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I am a multi-disciplinary artist blending illustration, animation, and background design to bring vivid, humorous worlds to life. I earned a BFA in Illustration for Entertainment Arts from ArtCenter College of Design, and I love collaborating with directors to translate boards into color, mood, and movement. My recent work includes painting backgrounds, doing layouts, graphic design, and some character animation for ShadowMachine's animated pilot, being trained in BG painting at Titmouse, and leading background art for two of YouTuber Ghoulinfuschia's animated episodes. I'm always learning the TV animation pipeline and sharing knowledge with teammates.…I am a multi-disciplinary artist blending illustration, animation, and background design to bring vivid, humorous worlds to life. I earned a BFA in Illustration for Entertainment Arts from ArtCenter College of Design, and I love collaborating with directors to translate boards into color, mood, and movement. My recent work includes painting backgrounds, doing layouts, graphic design, and some character animation for ShadowMachine's animated pilot, being trained in BG painting at Titmouse, and leading background art for two of YouTuber Ghoulinfuschia's animated episodes. I'm always learning the TV animation pipeline and sharing knowledge with teammates.

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I am a multi-disciplinary artist blending illustration, animation, and background design to bring vivid, humorous worlds to life. I earned a BFA in Illustration for Entertainment Arts from ArtCenter College of Design, and I love collaborating with directors to translate boards into color, mood, and movement. My recent work includes painting backgrounds, doing layouts, graphic design, and some character animation for ShadowMachine's animated pilot, being trained in BG painting at Titmouse, and leading background art for two of YouTuber Ghoulinfuschia's animated episodes. I'm always learning the TV animation pipeline and sharing knowledge with teammates.…I am a multi-disciplinary artist blending illustration, animation, and background design to bring vivid, humorous worlds to life. I earned a BFA in Illustration for Entertainment Arts from ArtCenter College of Design, and I love collaborating with directors to translate boards into color, mood, and movement. My recent work includes painting backgrounds, doing layouts, graphic design, and some character animation for ShadowMachine's animated pilot, being trained in BG painting at Titmouse, and leading background art for two of YouTuber Ghoulinfuschia's animated episodes. I'm always learning the TV animation pipeline and sharing knowledge with teammates.

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I am a multi-disciplinary artist blending illustration, animation, and background design to bring vivid, humorous worlds to life. I earned a BFA in Illustration for Entertainment Arts from ArtCenter College of Design, and I love collaborating with directors to translate boards into color, mood, and movement.

My recent work includes painting backgrounds, doing layouts, graphic design, and some character animation for ShadowMachine’s animated pilot, being trained in BG painting at Titmouse, and leading background art for two of YouTuber Ghoulinfuschia’s animated episodes. I’m always learning the TV animation pipeline and sharing knowledge with teammates.

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Watercolour Illustration

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Work Experience

Background Designer at ShadowMachine

April 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Design and paint backgrounds according to given descriptions for an animated pilot episode; create additional prop, character, and graphic design work for episode; take critique and adjust while maintaining the show's style and humor.

Background Paint Mentee at Titmouse Animation

February 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025

Worked under a mentor to learn the TV animation pipeline through meetings, shadowing, and assignments; contributed to style tests from previous shows.

Lead Background Artist at Ghoulinfuschia YouTube (Murder Drones: Intermission)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Worked with the director directly referencing storyboards to design and color backgrounds as well as critique others' work to match; designed style guides to maintain style across the team.

Teaching Assistant (Composition and Drawing & Analytical Figure Drawing) at ArtCenter College of Design

September 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022

Graded homework over one-on-one critique and provided resources and support to help students improve their drawing; memorized human body bones and muscles to help students apply it to their art.

Background Design and Paint at ShadowMachine

April 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Design and paint backgrounds for an animated pilot episode; create additional prop, character, and graphic design elements; take critiques and iterate while maintaining the show’s style and humor.