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Hi, I’m Ellen Li, a versatile 3D animator, illustrator, and designer based in Los Angeles. I’m passionate about creating lively characters and immersive visuals for animation, games, and media, and I love collaborating on projects that push creative boundaries. My background in digital media and animation lets me bring ideas to life from concept to final render, with a focus on storytelling, quality, and a friendly, collaborative approach. I enjoy exploring new tools and techniques, from 3D modeling and lighting to post-production and motion graphics. When I’m not crafting visuals, I enjoy teaching and guiding others, and I’m always eager to take on new challenges and grow my craft through diverse, innovative projects.…Hi, I’m Ellen Li, a versatile 3D animator, illustrator, and designer based in Los Angeles. I’m passionate about creating lively characters and immersive visuals for animation, games, and media, and I love collaborating on projects that push creative boundaries. My background in digital media and animation lets me bring ideas to life from concept to final render, with a focus on storytelling, quality, and a friendly, collaborative approach. I enjoy exploring new tools and techniques, from 3D modeling and lighting to post-production and motion graphics. When I’m not crafting visuals, I enjoy teaching and guiding others, and I’m always eager to take on new challenges and grow my craft through diverse, innovative projects.

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Hi, I’m Ellen Li, a versatile 3D animator, illustrator, and designer based in Los Angeles. I’m passionate about creating lively characters and immersive visuals for animation, games, and media, and I love collaborating on projects that push creative boundaries. My background in digital media and animation lets me bring ideas to life from concept to final render, with a focus on storytelling, quality, and a friendly, collaborative approach. I enjoy exploring new tools and techniques, from 3D modeling and lighting to post-production and motion graphics. When I’m not crafting visuals, I enjoy teaching and guiding others, and I’m always eager to take on new challenges and grow my craft through diverse, innovative projects.…Hi, I’m Ellen Li, a versatile 3D animator, illustrator, and designer based in Los Angeles. I’m passionate about creating lively characters and immersive visuals for animation, games, and media, and I love collaborating on projects that push creative boundaries. My background in digital media and animation lets me bring ideas to life from concept to final render, with a focus on storytelling, quality, and a friendly, collaborative approach. I enjoy exploring new tools and techniques, from 3D modeling and lighting to post-production and motion graphics. When I’m not crafting visuals, I enjoy teaching and guiding others, and I’m always eager to take on new challenges and grow my craft through diverse, innovative projects.

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Hi, I’m Ellen Li, a versatile 3D animator, illustrator, and designer based in Los Angeles. I’m passionate about creating lively characters and immersive visuals for animation, games, and media, and I love collaborating on projects that push creative boundaries. My background in digital media and animation lets me bring ideas to life from concept to final render, with a focus on storytelling, quality, and a friendly, collaborative approach.

I enjoy exploring new tools and techniques, from 3D modeling and lighting to post-production and motion graphics. When I’m not crafting visuals, I enjoy teaching and guiding others, and I’m always eager to take on new challenges and grow my craft through diverse, innovative projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Chinese

Advanced

Work Experience

3D Artist at ZEKU Technology

November 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Collaborated with software engineers on synthetic data generation for video processing via machine-learning-enabled smart cameras. Independently composed, modeled, animated, and rendered 1500 frames daily of realistic synthetic video sequences in Unreal Engine, spanning a variety of human subjects, props, and environments. Communicated and resolved issues related to rendering passes for depth disparity, object segmentation, motion estimation, and camera normals estimation.

Technology Lab Information Technician at Otis College

May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022

Supervised lab equipment rentals, handled invoices, and ensured renters accountability. Diagnosed and repaired hardware and software issues in 14 Digital Media technology labs on PCs and Macs.

Assistant Administrative Manager Intern at Color Academy

August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021

Maintained class registrations and client interactions while assisting Site Manager with inventory management and COVID-19 regulations. Taught daily art classes to students over Zoom and assisted on-site classes with 50-60 students. Created and oversaw artwork direction for marketing materials such as posters and web banners to advertise upcoming events and classes.

Illustration and Animation Intern at NAMU Stories

October 1, 2020 - October 1, 2020

Created illustrations and animation assets based on provided script, storyboard, animation, character and environment concept art. Used downstream assets to form final animation videos that were approved by client (Yale Center for Emotion Al Intelligence).

Commission Artist at Freelance

November 1, 2013 - Present

Communicated with clients, including back-and-forth discussions, iterations, and final satisfaction with the product. Served over 200 clients.

Tech Lab Information Technician at Otis College

September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022

Diagnosed and repaired hardware and software issues in 14 Digital Media technology labs on both PCs and Macs. Supervised rentals of lab equipment by handling invoices and keeping renters accountable.

Freelance Illustrator and Animation Intern at NAMU Stories

July 1, 2020 - October 1, 2020

Created illustrations and animation assets based on provided script, storyboard, and character and environment concept art. Used team assets to form final animation videos approved by client (Yale Center of Emotional Intelligence).

Commission Artist at Freelance

January 1, 2014 - Present

Communicated with clients, including back-and-forth discussions of work requests, iterations, and final satisfaction with product. Served over 200 clients.