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Layout Artist at Smiley Guy Studios
Animation | Toronto, Canada Area, CA

Summary

Develop story ideas and define individual scenes through sequential drawings from scripts.
Revise sequences according to director feedback and client notes.
Offer creative and resourceful solutions for story-related problems.
Adapt working style to varying budget and schedule parameters.

Provide detailed turn-arounds, posing sheets and line-up as well as colour options for character design.
Create design samples for secondary characters and props.
Specialties: •Photoshop, Toon Boom Storyboard, Sketch Book and Painter •Flash, Illustrator •Familiar with Maya and Combustion •Comfortable using Wacom Tablet or Wacom Cintiq and good old fashioned pencil and paper •Good understanding of the possibilities/limitations unique to CG animation and Flash animation

Experience

  • May 2012 - Present
    Layout Artist / Smiley Guy Studios
  • Jul 2010 - Present
    Development Artist / Smiley Guy Studios
  • Sept 2008 - Present
    Storyboard Artist / Smiley Guy Studios
  • Feb 2011 - Present
    Freelance Illustrator / Nexus Studios
  • Dec 2009 - Present
    Freelance Illustrator / Haymarket Publishing
  • Apr 2008 - Present
    Junior Artist / Ganz

Education

  • 2009 - 2010
    The Second City
  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Sheridan College

Additional Information

Websites:

Posts

March 27, 09:28 PM
New flavors page. Check out the rebel on the two wheels . . .

March 04, 12:44 PM

 

Slooowly but surely getting back into the swing of it.


January 15, 07:15 PM


 

This was a pleasure. Below rough sketchies.

 


January 04, 10:05 PM

Maybe I’ll post the splash page sometime soon.


November 02, 08:58 PM

My co-worker Chris Minzz hit me up for a few bizarre-o designs for a Justin Kalk music video he is doing. Loved this project because it meant I got to let my imagination run wild! It’s not every day you get to draw yam/crab/eel hybrids and organ grinder torture racks.  Check out The Docs work here!


July 15, 04:10 PM

Some character concepts I did for a show a friend was putting together with Chuck Gammage. Unfortunately after a few rounds Teletoon passed on it.

Oh well, it was sooooooo much fun to do and I can at least post it now!


May 03, 08:16 PM

Although I don’t draw for ham sandwiches I sure will for modern furniture! My friend Arden-a carpenter, traded me a custom made coffee table for a poster advertising the improv night he hosts. Sweet deal! Well, almost anyways. Try lugging this thing back to Union Station by TTC all the way from the Danforth! F.Y.I. I’m too cheap to pay cab fare but what an adventure. I’ll extrapolate another day when I’m in more of a writing mood.


January 26, 09:34 PM

Here’s the line art for a personal project. A saint among house pets-and a damn good opera singer!


September 05, 10:17 PM

It says "Green (Latex Mix)" Which the character has in the last cell.

Believe it or not I found these in an antiques shop during a cottage trip to Fenland Falls with a bunch of animators.

The shop owner couldn’t tell me anything about them and time spent combing the internet has turned up no leads.

I think these are some great examples of fun,  simple designs.  Most are in good shape, except for the Sultan in purple; unfortunately his paint is chipping off.

"Flying Trunk Sample"

"Flying Trunk Sample"

"Flying Trunk Sample"

29 Sample "The Prince Who Couldn't Make Up His Mind"



August 11, 09:16 PM


All summer long caper flicks have been running at Yonge and Dundas Square. It’s a fun way to sketch-if you don’t count the teenagers smoking pot beside you, douchey-mcgees who won’t give up the extra chair cuz they like stretching their legs and occasional topless homeless guy wandering around. Nope, that my friend is flavor.

Speaking of which check me out at Flavors.



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