I love to design and storyboard characters with a certain exaggerated energy that is always portrayed in very distinct and readable poses. I also love designing props and backgrounds that add so much personality to the story itself.

LenaMathiason

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I love to design and storyboard characters with a certain exaggerated energy that is always portrayed in very distinct and readable poses. I also love designing props and backgrounds that add so much personality to the story itself.

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I love to design and storyboard characters with a certain exaggerated energy that is always portrayed in very distinct and readable poses. I also love designing props and backgrounds that add so much personality to the story itself.

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Skills

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Character Design
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Freelance Gig
Procreate
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Short Film
An
Animation
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Experience Level

Character Design
Expert
Freelance Gig
Expert
Procreate
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Animation
Expert
Toon Boom Harmony
Expert
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
Expert
2D Animation
Expert
Cartoon
Expert

Education

BFA at California College of Art
September 20, 2021 - September 23, 2024
Associates Degree at Saddleback College
September 23, 2019 - May 15, 2021
Majored in Studio Art

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail
    uniE613 Go Fetch
    A minute long 2D animated short about two spooky kids having a friendly game of fetch out in the woods. This project was completely storyboarded, animated, and colored by me. I also designed the original characters and backgrounds. https://youtu.be/9X3iet0eyk4?si=PAIB9xTtaNpWuaNZ
    uniE613 End of The Line
    A musical animatic that I storyboarded and animated myself using character designs that I also created. The audio is an edited version of song End of the Line from the musical Theory of Relativity. https://youtu.be/UsqbWBi14NE?si=vXzE-c6EBOAPcrnu
    uniE613 Just Kiss Me
    A storyboard exercise in animatic form used to illustrate character dialogue. I storyboarded it and created the character designs myself. However, the audio I used is from the show New Girl. https://youtu.be/gFBoT3cAXpE?si=q8zZQ8nHBoTvTRy5
    uniE613 Graveyard Gift
    A 30 second animated short about a young zombie woman looking for her missing limb. I storyboarded and animated it all on Procreate. I also developed the character designs and background art. https://youtu.be/dtcrvWgaPr4?si=4HFoyu4J_P56w0K3
    uniE613 The Date
    A 2D animated student film about a first date between two best friends. I created the storyboard and animatic utilizing TVPaint, and designed the original characters with Procreate. https://youtu.be/01C1a06IVXo?si=pp_gmr4ne1XTPFtO
    uniE613 Knight and Princess
    A 2D animated short about a Princess with a dark secret. I wrote and storyboarded original storyline using Storyboard Pro. I also designed the characters, illustrated the backgrounds and created the sound design. https://youtu.be/vOaXzfQq37U?si=HXE62lbHwTS6r1gm