ABOUT ME
Hi I'm Rebecca and I'm a Vis Dev Artist, Character Designer, and Animator based in Chicago!
I'm a first gen immigrant born from Ghanaian and Ukrainian parents. Currently pursuing my MFA in Animation at DePaul University!
I received my BFA in Animation (Game Art) and minor in Game Design at DePaul University in 2020. I'm super passionate about music, visual storytelling, and merging the two to create vibrant, emotional stories. I love playing with contrast created between dark themes and saccharine visuals in my work. Costume design (especially hair) brings me a lot of joy.
I'm passionate about advocating for mental health and disabilities, especially in relation to Black identity, and exploring topics of intersectionality in my work. I'm inspired by anime (sakuga), video games, music, and comics.
On the side I compose and produce music and use it in my animated works.
RESUME
Vis Dev Artist • Character Designer • Animator
EDUCATION
Sept 2021 - Jun 2024 DePaul University, Chicago, IL | MFA in Animation
Sept 2015 - Mar 2020 DePaul University | BFA in Animation - Game Art concentration, Minor in Game Design
EXPERIENCE
June 2022 - Present | Animator, Sprite Artist, Unannounced | 2.5D Exploration Game
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Create and prep 2D sprite animation to be colored and placed in Unreal Engine
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Take lead in creating inventive and fun character idle and transitional animations
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Work closely with art department, designers, and programmers to shape immersive experience
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Animate playable cutscenes that blend with gameplay and further immersion
Jan 2022 - June 2023 | MFA Graduate Assistant, DePaul University
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Collaborated with crew members to set up and host May Day, a 3 day long animating event
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Assisted with creating social media posts and content for May Day engagement and press
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Curated footage and edited the undergrad and grad animation reel
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Aided in planning DePaul's Frame-by-Frame event for Visiting Artist Series
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Proactively developed rigging skills to create a 2D character rigs using Duik Bassel
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Created visemes for a character rig in Illustrator and lip syncs in Adobe Character Animator
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Illustrated background art and assets to be used for a parallax animation
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Created animated assets and additional animation for a client’s music video
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Assessed quality control issues across projects and enabled impactful edits
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023 | Netflix Animation Foundations | Mentorship
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Developed industry level skills in Visual Development through portfolio based assignments
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Built strong relationships with mentors and peers through critique, check-ins, and engagement
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Identified the production pipeline at Netflix Animation and concrete career paths
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Acquired industry interpersonal skills through networking opportunities and workshops
SKILLS
Visual Development • Character Design • 2D & 3D Animation • Storyboarding • 3D Modeling • 2D & 3D Rigging • Sound Design
TVPaint Animation • Adobe Photoshop • Premiere Pro • After Effects • Maya Autodesk • Illustrator • Audition • Duik Bassel • Unreal Engine
ACTIVITIES
Women in Animation Mentee 2024 • Netflix Foundations Mentee 2023 • Black N’ Animated • Black Women in Animation • Rise Up Animation Mentee 2021 • DePaul Animation Lodge • Beatmaking
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