Hi, I'm Eric Maina, a digital artist specializing in illustration, visual art, and animation. I focus on storytelling through mood, color, and atmosphere to bring ideas to life. I love collaborating with directors and fellow artists to craft engaging visuals, and I continuously explore new techniques to push my craft further.…

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Hi, I'm Eric Maina, a digital artist specializing in illustration, visual art, and animation. I focus on storytelling through mood, color, and atmosphere to bring ideas to life. I love collaborating with directors and fellow artists to craft engaging visuals, and I continuously explore new techniques to push my craft further.…

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Hi, I’m Eric Maina, a digital artist specializing in illustration, visual art, and animation. I focus on storytelling through mood, color, and atmosphere to bring ideas to life.

I love collaborating with directors and fellow artists to craft engaging visuals, and I continuously explore new techniques to push my craft further.

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Language

English
Fluent
Swahili
Fluent

Work Experience

2D Animator at Mianane Studios/ Cal Kenya
December 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023
Worked on Tales Of The Chicken Coop (Unreleased) as a rough and clean up animator for 6 episodes. The project is yet to be released.
2D Animator at Rezzy Studios
April 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Worked closely with the director to storyboard the whole music video. Key contributions also included key animation, cleanup animation, coloring, and composition of the final video with the director's guidance.

Education

Bachelor of Architectural Studies at The Technical University of Kenya
January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2026
Self-taught Artist at YouTube Art School
January 1, 2019 - June 23, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education
    FeverDream rough animation
    This is my own personal project ‘Fever-dream’. It is part of a longer short-film that is stalled currently due to a lack of funding. I have worked on everything except the music. I hand-painted all the environments and animated the characters. It is still clearly in a rough state. But it’s good enough to show people. animator…
    Skybound
    This is a small project done as a proof of concept for a short-film I was and still is working on. It showcases my ability to create dynamic animation that is appealing animator filmdirector video…