Aaron Berchild
Design and Animation
_ OBJECTIVE: To obtain an animation position that will challenge me and
continually improve my skill set as an artist and animator so that I may better
serve my clients.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
FINE ART SKILLS
Experience
Lead Artist at Disney Interactive
November 2012 - Present
Where's My Mickey?, Where's My Water 2?, unannounced game title...
Developing characters, backgrounds, props, and UI for Disney Interactive games.
Freelance animator/illustrator: TV, Games, Children's books. at AB Studios
November 2007 - Present
Clients:
Concept artist/Animator at NomNomNom
January 2012 - November 2012
Lead Artist at Rock You
May 2009 - May 2011 (2 years 1 month)
Zoo World (Facebook social game application)
• Designed conceptual look and feel for entire game including all animals, environments, and UI
• Illustrated and animated various environmental effects and animals using Flash
• Manage in-house art team and overseas team in China
• Manage 3D development of game (avatars)
• Overseeing look and feel of company’s two other in-house games Restaurant and Casino
Flash Illustrator/Animator (contract artist)
April 2009-Sept. 2009
Zoo (Initial version of zoo game for Facebook)
• Illustrated and animated animals in Flash
Animator at LeapFrog
November 2006 - November 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Crammer platform
A new product for middle-school age children
• Concepts, layout and UI design
• Created all animation
“ClickStart” platform
Dora the Explorer, Kindergarten, Toy Story, Thomas the Train, Bob the Builder, Finding Nemo
• Storyboarding and concept art
• Created and worked with board-a-matics (storyboards with early animations)
• Created backgrounds in Flash which when exported required bitmapping and pixel clean up
• Character and background design
• Character animation
• Effects Animation: smoke, explosions, etc.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer at The Gorilla Foundation
September 2010 - May 2011
Disney voluntEAR at The Walt Disney Company
July 2013 - Present
Volunteer at San Francisco and Marin Food Banks
June 2012 - October 2013
Publications
The Art of Aaron Berchild
Lulu Publishing September 1, 2012
Authors: Aaron Berchild
Showcasing some my daily sketches done over the past year.
Education
Vancouver Film School
Digital Character Animation
2011 - 2011
Academy of Art University
BFA, 2D Animation
2001 - 2005
Disney Interactive
Toon Boom Harmony training
2013
Honors and Awards
Short film 'Lumberjacked' placed third at the Living Skies International Film Festival.
*References available upon request.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Maya 2013, Photoshop CS6, Flash CS6, Painter IX, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Unity, After Effects, Pro Motion, Digicel Flipbook, and Final Cut Pro; Mac and PC proficient
FINE ART SKILLS
- Traditional arts training (pencil, charcoal, pastel, oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, ink, and sculpture) with specialization in human and animal figurative studies
- Knowledge and application of traditional animation skills, including cartooning and character design
Experience
Lead Artist at Disney Interactive
November 2012 - Present
Where's My Mickey?, Where's My Water 2?, unannounced game title...
Developing characters, backgrounds, props, and UI for Disney Interactive games.
Freelance animator/illustrator: TV, Games, Children's books. at AB Studios
November 2007 - Present
Clients:
- Zynga
- CO3/Method
- Mighty Play
- LOL Apps
- Super Secret
Concept artist/Animator at NomNomNom
January 2012 - November 2012
- Design for mobile gaming (Android)
- Character design
- Animation (2D/3D)
- 3D modeling
- UI design
Lead Artist at Rock You
May 2009 - May 2011 (2 years 1 month)
Zoo World (Facebook social game application)
• Designed conceptual look and feel for entire game including all animals, environments, and UI
• Illustrated and animated various environmental effects and animals using Flash
• Manage in-house art team and overseas team in China
• Manage 3D development of game (avatars)
• Overseeing look and feel of company’s two other in-house games Restaurant and Casino
Flash Illustrator/Animator (contract artist)
April 2009-Sept. 2009
Zoo (Initial version of zoo game for Facebook)
• Illustrated and animated animals in Flash
Animator at LeapFrog
November 2006 - November 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Crammer platform
A new product for middle-school age children
• Concepts, layout and UI design
• Created all animation
“ClickStart” platform
Dora the Explorer, Kindergarten, Toy Story, Thomas the Train, Bob the Builder, Finding Nemo
• Storyboarding and concept art
• Created and worked with board-a-matics (storyboards with early animations)
• Created backgrounds in Flash which when exported required bitmapping and pixel clean up
• Character and background design
• Character animation
• Effects Animation: smoke, explosions, etc.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer at The Gorilla Foundation
September 2010 - May 2011
Disney voluntEAR at The Walt Disney Company
July 2013 - Present
Volunteer at San Francisco and Marin Food Banks
June 2012 - October 2013
Publications
The Art of Aaron Berchild
Lulu Publishing September 1, 2012
Authors: Aaron Berchild
Showcasing some my daily sketches done over the past year.
Education
Vancouver Film School
Digital Character Animation
2011 - 2011
Academy of Art University
BFA, 2D Animation
2001 - 2005
Disney Interactive
Toon Boom Harmony training
2013
Honors and Awards
Short film 'Lumberjacked' placed third at the Living Skies International Film Festival.
*References available upon request.