With a creative core and foundation in traditional mediums, such as illustration, watercolour, and acrylic painting, I’m an enthusiastic 3D artist, specialising in Maya with experience in Graphic Design and Illustration. I have a Bachelor of Animation along with an Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media, and five years of experience in the animation industry as a Production Coordinator.
As a young kid I aspired to be an artist [painter], that was until my high school art teacher remarked in jest that, only dead artists make money. However, the same teacher then taught us how to make a short stop-motion film, and I was hooked; I wanted to go into animation.
I create my best work when I’m thoughtful and creating with a purpose. I love that animation has the ability to entertain, teach and invoke a wide range of emotions in anyone. To be part of a process achieving that, brings me such joy and fulfilment because animation has had the same effect on me.
With my strong understanding of Maya, I excel at conceptualising reference images, bringing them to life as quality 3D models while maintaining efficient use of topology, edge flow, poly count and UV mapping. I’m proficient in Photoshop and able to create seamless tileable textures, using photo manipulation or painted techniques. For greater versatility, I‘m also honing my sculpting and 3D skills in Blender and am capable of foundational rigging and animation.
With 5 years of production coordination experience on titles such as Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lego Monkie Kid, 100% Wolf: The Book of Hath, Vegesaurs and Treehorn (TBA); I am excited to trade in my spreadsheets for creative tools and join the amazing teams of artists that I have coordinated along my journey.
With my background in coordination, graphic design and illustration, I hope to be an invaluable asset to any team, with experience that most junior artists would not have.
I really resonated with Andrea Romano’s acceptance speech at the 2019 Annie Awards:
"Spend a little bit of time getting to know what goes into making an animated production... I think that understanding what your co-workers do helps you appreciate their specific contributions. See if you can stop in their workspace and ask them to show you a little bit of what it is that they do. I believe that having that knowledge gives you respect, and respect for the contributions your co-workers have can not possibly be a bad thing.
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We're all different but the amazing journey is finding out how we're all the same."
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We're all different but the amazing journey is finding out how we're all the same."
