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As Art Director and Animation Specialist at Balance studios, I am responsible for leading the Art Department and creating assets that help the Creative Director realize their vision.As Animation Specialist, I work to bring that vision into reality through the use of 3D animation and motion graphics.I have worked on commercials, animated pitch pieces, museum pieces, tradeshow content, game cinematics, augmented reality game content, illustrations, in house promotion videos, and… Show more As Art Director and Animation Specialist at Balance studios, I am responsible for leading the Art Department and creating assets that help the Creative Director realize their vision.As Animation Specialist, I work to bring that vision into reality through the use of 3D animation and motion graphics.I have worked on commercials, animated pitch pieces, museum pieces, tradeshow content, game cinematics, augmented reality game content, illustrations, in house promotion videos, and animated short pieces.Skills:Storyboarding - Photoshop, Storyboard ProBackground and Character Concept Design - Photoshop, Krita, Zbrush3D Layout - Maya, Blender, Unity 3D, Lightwave3D modelling - Maya, Blender, Lightwave3D Sculping - Zbrush and BlenderTexture Artist - Substance, Zbrush, Photoshop, Unity 3DRigging - Maya, Lightwave, Blender, After Effects3D animation - Maya, Lightwave, Blender2D Animation and Motion Graphics - After Effects, Unity 3D Show less

I am responsible for creating assets that help the director with the look and feel of his animated properties.I have worked on commercials, animated pitch pieces, museum pieces, game cinematics, in house promotion videos, and animated short pieces.My Animator job responsibilities include:- 3D modeling- layout- rigging- animation- Lighting- simple compositing of final animation rendersMy Character Design responsibilities include:- 2D designing of… Show more I am responsible for creating assets that help the director with the look and feel of his animated properties.I have worked on commercials, animated pitch pieces, museum pieces, game cinematics, in house promotion videos, and animated short pieces.My Animator job responsibilities include:- 3D modeling- layout- rigging- animation- Lighting- simple compositing of final animation rendersMy Character Design responsibilities include:- 2D designing of Characters- Environmental and Prop design- One Sheet Illustrations- creating Storyboards for shorts and commercials Show less