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Hi, I’m Polina Kalion, a junior 2D animator and character designer based in Sydney. I’m passionate about character acting and expressive motion, with hands-on experience in academic and self-directed animation projects. I have a solid grounding in animation principles and visual storytelling, and I enjoy developing original characters and visual concepts, practicing frame-by-frame animation, storyboarding, and basic animatics. I’m excited to join a creative team and grow while delivering polished, character-led visuals.…Hi, I’m Polina Kalion, a junior 2D animator and character designer based in Sydney. I’m passionate about character acting and expressive motion, with hands-on experience in academic and self-directed animation projects. I have a solid grounding in animation principles and visual storytelling, and I enjoy developing original characters and visual concepts, practicing frame-by-frame animation, storyboarding, and basic animatics. I’m excited to join a creative team and grow while delivering polished, character-led visuals.

Polina Kalion

2D Animator, Character Designer, Animator, +4

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Hi, I’m Polina Kalion, a junior 2D animator and character designer based in Sydney. I’m passionate about character acting and expressive motion, with hands-on experience in academic and self-directed animation projects. I have a solid grounding in animation principles and visual storytelling, and I enjoy developing original characters and visual concepts, practicing frame-by-frame animation, storyboarding, and basic animatics. I’m excited to join a creative team and grow while delivering polished, character-led visuals.…Hi, I’m Polina Kalion, a junior 2D animator and character designer based in Sydney. I’m passionate about character acting and expressive motion, with hands-on experience in academic and self-directed animation projects. I have a solid grounding in animation principles and visual storytelling, and I enjoy developing original characters and visual concepts, practicing frame-by-frame animation, storyboarding, and basic animatics. I’m excited to join a creative team and grow while delivering polished, character-led visuals.

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Hi, I’m Polina Kalion, a junior 2D animator and character designer based in Sydney. I’m passionate about character acting and expressive motion, with hands-on experience in academic and self-directed animation projects.

I have a solid grounding in animation principles and visual storytelling, and I enjoy developing original characters and visual concepts, practicing frame-by-frame animation, storyboarding, and basic animatics. I’m excited to join a creative team and grow while delivering polished, character-led visuals.

Skills

Adobe After Effects

2D Animation

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro

Experience Level

Adobe After Effects

Expert

2D Animation

Expert

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Russian

Fluent

Ukrainian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Junior 2D Animator

January 1, 2024 - Present

Creative and detail-oriented 2D animator focused on character acting and expressive motion. Produced 2D animated character performance tests and visuals for storytelling exercises. Developed original characters and visual concepts. Practiced frame-by-frame animation and timing exercises. Worked on storyboards and basic animatics. Collaborated with classmates on group animation projects. Directed an individual animation project focusing on storytelling, storyboarding, and visual narrative development.

Junior 2D Animator, Character Designer

January 1, 2024 - Present

Produced 2D animated character performance tests and visuals; developed original characters and visual concepts; practiced frame-by-frame animation and timing exercises; created storyboards and basic animatics; produced short animated films as part of course work; collaborated with classmates on group animation projects; directed an individual animation project focusing on storytelling, storyboarding, and visual narrative development.

Freelance 2D Animator at Academy

January 1, 2024 - Present

Produced 2D animated character performances tests and visuals for storytelling exercises. Developed original characters and visual concepts. Practiced frame-by-frame animation and timing exercises. Worked on storyboards and basic animatics. Produced short animated films as part of coursework. Designed characters and environments. Collaborated with classmates on group animation projects. Directed an individual animation project, focusing on storytelling, storyboarding, and visual narrative development.