Hello, my name is Dylan Salaman. I am an animator, storyboard artist, character artist, and screen writer. I have a fierce passion for animation and visual storytelling. I’m eager to gain hands-on experience and turn my creativity into a career, bringing ideas to life with careful planning, strong organization, and a collaborative mindset. Ambitious and creatively driven, I design characters, storyboard scenes, and craft engaging narratives. I thrive on learning, delivering quality work on time, and continuously refining my craft through personal projects and freelance work. My areas of focus and expertise lie in storyboarding, 2D animation (frame-by-frame and rigging), character design, illustration, motion graphics, and screen writing.

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Hello, my name is Dylan Salaman. I am an animator, storyboard artist, character artist, and screen writer. I have a fierce passion for animation and visual storytelling. I’m eager to gain hands-on experience and turn my creativity into a career, bringing ideas to life with careful planning, strong organization, and a collaborative mindset. Ambitious and creatively driven, I design characters, storyboard scenes, and craft engaging narratives. I thrive on learning, delivering quality work on time, and continuously refining my craft through personal projects and freelance work. My areas of focus and expertise lie in storyboarding, 2D animation (frame-by-frame and rigging), character design, illustration, motion graphics, and screen writing.

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Hello, my name is Dylan Salaman.
I am an animator, storyboard artist, character artist, and screen writer. I have a fierce passion for animation and visual storytelling. I’m eager to gain hands-on experience and turn my creativity into a career, bringing ideas to life with careful planning, strong organization, and a collaborative mindset.

Ambitious and creatively driven, I design characters, storyboard scenes, and craft engaging narratives. I thrive on learning, delivering quality work on time, and continuously refining my craft through personal projects and freelance work.

My areas of focus and expertise lie in storyboarding, 2D animation (frame-by-frame and rigging), character design, illustration, motion graphics, and screen writing.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Independent Animator for Personal Projects at Self-employed
June 1, 2024 - September 12, 2025
Independent animator creating original projects, including concept art, storyboarding, animation, and post-production for personal projects.
Freelance Illustrator for Private Commissions at Self-employed
May 29, 2024 - September 9, 2025
Illustration commissions for private clients.

Education

2D Animation, Character Design, Storyboarding at Austin Community College
August 24, 2017 - December 5, 2025
2D Character Design and Rigging at Udemy (Online) — Self-paced
May 1, 2022 - July 5, 2022

Qualifications

Udemy Certificate: 2D Character Design and Rigging
May 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education
    uniE608 Animation Demo Reel
    Current Demo reel for 2D animation. video animator videoeditor demoreel 2danimation characteranimation puppetrig riganimation fxanimation rotoscope animalanimation
    uniE608 A Haunting
    Storyboard animatic for a short film personal project, featuring original characters and original story. Storyboarding and compiled in Harmony Storyboard Pro.
    uniE608 Anyone Who Hurts My Friends...
    Storyboard animatic for a short animation personal project, featuring original characters and an original story. Timed to audio from DRAGON BALL SUPER anime. I do not own the rights the audio clip and do not profit from this project, it is only for personal use. Storyboarded, animated, and compiled in TV Paint. video videoeditor animator filmdirector animation storyboard animatic shortfilm tvpaint
    uniE608 Lume Animatic
    Storyboard animatic for college thesis project. Drew the shots for the final scene, and compiled the first draft of the animatic. My scenes are labeled. video animator videoeditor filmdirector shortfilm thesis storyboard animatic toonboomharmony
    uniE608 I'll go with u
    Storyboard animatic for a 1min short film, featuring original characters designed by myself. Timed to audio from the song SUNSET by THE MIDNIGHT. I do not own the rights the audio clip and do not profit from this project, it is only for personal use. I drew the scenes and compiled the audio and frames in TV Paint. video animator videoeditor filmdirector tvpaint storyboard animatic shortfilm originalcharacter
    uniE608 Lume
    College thesis, animated short film. Designed and animated in ToonBoom Harmony. These are the scenes I was responsible for animating, using a designed character rig. I was the lead script writer, and was responsible for all drafts of the script. I also drew a few shots for the storyboard, and compiled the first draft of the animatic. video animator videoeditor puppetrig rigging storyboard animatic screenwriting shortfilm thesis