Hi, I'm Jay Shelton! I specialize in character design, storyboarding, and animation for various projects including 2D and 3D sequences. I love bringing characters to life through creative sketches and animations, and have been fortunate to work on a variety of projects from freelance work to web animations and hybrid productions. With a background in animation and illustration, I am passionate about storytelling through visuals. I enjoy collaborating and crafting unique characters that engage audiences, and I continue to expand my skills in both traditional and digital animation techniques.…

Jay Shelton

Hi, I'm Jay Shelton! I specialize in character design, storyboarding, and animation for various projects including 2D and 3D sequences. I love bringing characters to life through creative sketches and animations, and have been fortunate to work on a variety of projects from freelance work to web animations and hybrid productions. With a background in animation and illustration, I am passionate about storytelling through visuals. I enjoy collaborating and crafting unique characters that engage audiences, and I continue to expand my skills in both traditional and digital animation techniques.…

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Hi, I’m Jay Shelton! I specialize in character design, storyboarding, and animation for various projects including 2D and 3D sequences. I love bringing characters to life through creative sketches and animations, and have been fortunate to work on a variety of projects from freelance work to web animations and hybrid productions.

With a background in animation and illustration, I am passionate about storytelling through visuals. I enjoy collaborating and crafting unique characters that engage audiences, and I continue to expand my skills in both traditional and digital animation techniques.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Animator at Three Train Studios
April 3, 2024 - Present
Lead Animator at Three Train Studios
January 4, 2025 - Present
Character Designer/Story Board Artist at Three Train Studios
April 1, 2024 - Present
Create, design, and storyboard characters for animated sequences.
Animator at Jay Sketchit Freelance
February 1, 2023 - Present
Create preliminary sketches, drawings, character design, storyboarding, 2D and 3D animation.
Animation and Illustration Intern at Ferry Godmother Productions
February 28, 2023 - July 24, 2025
Created animated gif assets and illustrations for hybrid animation projects.
Animation Colorist at Imagination Takes Flight Project
November 30, 2022 - July 24, 2025
Responsible for adding color to animations during the project timeframe.
Character Designer at Wondr-Cube Animation
December 31, 2021 - July 24, 2025
Conceptualized, designed, and finalized character animation; designed the ending commercial placard for web animation.
Animator at Wondr-Cube Animation
December 31, 2021 - July 24, 2025
Created and animated the final scene in the web animation and performed character interaction between two characters.
Character Designer/Story Board Artist at Three Train Studios
April 1, 2024 - Present
Create, design, and storyboard characters for animated sequences.
Animator at Jay Sketchit Freelance
February 1, 2023 - Present
Create preliminary sketches, drawings, character design, storyboarding, and 2D and 3D animation.
Animation and Illustration Intern at Ferry Godmother Productions
February 28, 2023 - July 24, 2025
Created animated GIF assets and illustrations for hybrid animation projects.
Animation Colorist at Imagination Takes Flight Project
November 30, 2022 - July 24, 2025
Character Designer at Wondr-Cube Animation
December 31, 2021 - July 24, 2025
Conceptualized, designed, and finalized character animation. Designed the ending commercial placard for web animation.
Animator at Wondr-Cube Animation
December 31, 2021 - July 24, 2025
Created and animated the final scene in the web animation. Character performance with two interacting characters.

Education

Bachelor of the Fine Arts at Sam Houston State University
August 25, 2018 - May 8, 2022
BFA at Sam Houston State University
August 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022
BFA at Sam Houston State University
August 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022

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Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment

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