I’m Jane Elliott, an artist, illustrator and animator based in San Francisco. I create backgrounds, character designs, and animation for picture books, magazines, editorial work, and documentary projects. My recent work includes The Opioid Trilogy, Wolf Girl, and the CGMA Layout & Background Painting Mentorship. I value clear communication, efficient workflows, and hands-on problem solving. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring stories to life, from initial sketches to polished frames, and I love exploring new software and techniques to expand my visual language. My portfolio is at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

Jane Elliott

I’m Jane Elliott, an artist, illustrator and animator based in San Francisco. I create backgrounds, character designs, and animation for picture books, magazines, editorial work, and documentary projects. My recent work includes The Opioid Trilogy, Wolf Girl, and the CGMA Layout & Background Painting Mentorship. I value clear communication, efficient workflows, and hands-on problem solving. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring stories to life, from initial sketches to polished frames, and I love exploring new software and techniques to expand my visual language. My portfolio is at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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I’m Jane Elliott, an artist, illustrator and animator based in San Francisco. I create backgrounds, character designs, and animation for picture books, magazines, editorial work, and documentary projects. My recent work includes The Opioid Trilogy, Wolf Girl, and the CGMA Layout & Background Painting Mentorship.

I value clear communication, efficient workflows, and hands-on problem solving. I enjoy collaborating with clients and teams to bring stories to life, from initial sketches to polished frames, and I love exploring new software and techniques to expand my visual language.

My portfolio is at Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Roto Artist at Storied Studios
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Animated documentary roto linework, fills, revisions, background light and shadow enhancements; day-of-shoot stagehand and prop organizer. Technical troubleshooting on flow, software, technique and file management. Developed workflow and documentation for fills. Cross-app testing for best practices. Reviewed and critiqued sequences for consistency. Created custom brushes. Implemented and documented new video layer techniques into the existing workflow.
Animator at Liminal House
October 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023
Roto linework, fills, and animation for Wolf Girl, an animated short produced by Liminal House with Nidhi Reddy and Patrick Zimmerman. Advised on best practices using Animate with other artists new to the program. Developed and documented a workflow for fills.
Illustrator at The San Franciscan magazine & SF Standard
August 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
Cover illustration for the August 2023 issue; created an animated version using After Effects. For the SF Standard, interior illustration for an article about AI and displacement of the traditional workforce.
Illustrator, Designer at Thanks A Ton
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Created original illustrations depicting several forms of carbon removal and sequestration. The digital works are sold as gift cards when carbon removal is purchased.
Designer, Illustrator, Animator at Emerge Studio
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Design Studio Practicum: produced illustration and bumper animation for the annual film festival, logo designs and poster designs.
Rotoscope Artist, Alpha Assistant at Storied Studios
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Part of The Opioid Trilogy - a PBS/ITVS funded documentary. The roto team worked in Photoshop using custom brushes to create pencil-look line work over live action video. Final PNG sequences were rendered, compiled and prepared for Alpha work using EBSynth. Pixel-perfect cleanup of the EBSynth generated mask layers.
Illustrator at Acute by Design
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
YA book illustrations and cover art for Beatrice and the POGs and Beatrice and the Search For The Orb. Mixed digital and traditional media; created a custom font used on the covers.
Illustrator, Designer at Crimson Cloak
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2019
Book cover design for Crimon Cloak Publishing titles; varied styles to match author vision.

Education

Certificate in Visual Media & Design at City College San Francisco
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
CGMA Layout & Background Painting Mentorship at CGMA
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
School Of Motion After Effects Kickstart Bootcamp at School Of Motion
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025

Qualifications

Dean’s Honor List - Visual Media & Design
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet
    uniE621 Children's Book Portfolio Project
    Here are a few images from a Children's Book portfolio project. I started with a few rough sketches and developed the story. I wanted to use simpler shapes to appeal to early readers and older picture book age groups. illustrator designer artist…
    paper The Twins of Bellingham Bluff

    Middle-Grade to Young Adult Mystery Chapter Book portfolio work.