Olivia Stephens

Create immersive environments by using scenic techniques such as distressing, aging, priming, detailing, sculpting, and texturing to paint backdrops, props, and scenic elements. Produce scenic effects including wood graining, marbling, and metal finishes, and apply accurate colour matching across different materials, paints, and finishing methods. Design and illustrate paper graphics for new games (e.g., book pages, maps, labels, notes, posters), animate 2D assets used in games, and prepare rooms to a high public-ready standard while meeting short deadlines and maintaining alignment with concept designs. Collaborate effectively with carpenters, electricians, and other artists to deliver efficient production timelines, and contribute to general upkeep such as cleaning, collecting deliveries, moving props, and storing paints correctly. Use flexibility and problem-solving to adapt to different room layouts, deadlines, and material issues.

Freelance illustrator creating a wide range of products for clients such as book covers, album covers, merch designs and personal portraiture. Adapting personal style to the subject matter and personal preferences of the client. Working to specific dimensions and criteria set by the client such as colour schemes, print needs, typography preferences etc. Working with clients in a friendly and professional manner to ensure the client is happy with the final product.

Full fabrication of 2 wire animal puppets, several detachable wigs for a human puppet, and all face plate paint jobs. Perform maintenance and upkeep of all puppets, collaborate with other artists, and revise designs based on director feedback. Act as character designer for 2 characters including the main character, assist as a model maker producing set pieces such as campfire, tree stumps, flowers, ferns, and other ‘forest filler’. Contribute to compositing by replacing greenscreen with CG footage, removing rigs and unnatural elements, adding fog and other effects to create atmosphere.