Andrés Isaac Alvarez

308 Ruby St. #308

Redondo Beach Ca, 90277
(310) 951-7597
http://thecartoonartist.blogspot.com

WORK
EXPERIENCE

• Cosmic Toast Studios 10-Present

In-House Digital Storyboard Artist

Creating sequences for Hasbro Toys Littlest Pet Shop webisodes

and developing incidental and main character designs. Conceptual
design and story development for PBS series The Nonsense Box.

Animax Entertainment 09-10

Freelance Character Design Artist Bob&Doug Show

Developed main and incidental characters, building flash assets from

traditionally drawn designs. Designing finished Background layouts
from storyboards.

• Funmobility (iPhone/online-game development) 05-08

Art Director/Lead conceptual design artist

Lead designer for various projects online gaming and iPhone

Responsible for start to finish design work for level designs, characters,
digital paints, animation, and prop development.

• Muchkin Entertainment (Lost Little One) 03-05

Art Director-Lead Character Design Artist

Developed original main and incidental characters for 3D feature.

worked on various sequences developing visual storyboards
based on production screenplay.

• Walt Disney Television Animation (Piglet’s Big Movie) 01-02

Character Clean-up Artist/Production Coordinator

Direct to video department Assisted lead character design artists by

cleaning rough drawings and layout drawings for animation.
Organized all layout drawings for individual animators, answered
phone and coordinated production meetings with supervising director
and production executives.

Applause Toy Company (Power Puff Girls) 00-01

Development Artist Freelance

Developed original plush toy and package designs based on the

“Power Puff Girls” animated series. Character Rotations showing
 different angles for the characters before final toy fabrication.

• Sony Pictures Animation (Men in Black) 98-00

Storyboard Artist/Production Coordinator

Assisted lead character design artists cleaning rough drawings into

finished line work for animation. Worked on various productions
developing storyboard sequences based on production screenplays.
Organized shows for shipment by keeping all files in respective sections
and coordinating various sequences that were specific to each animator.

SKILLS • Outstanding traditional drafting skills, including both traditional and

Digital animation skills

• PhotoShop CS5, illustrator CS5, Painter X, Flash CS5, and Sketchbook Pro

EDUCATION The Animation Academy 98-01

My Primary area of study was in conceptual design using both traditional and
digital mediums to express concepts in story. I was also trained in traditional
animation and Vector animation using Flash, with the express purpose of using
my skills in both Television, commercial, and feature animated projects.

American Animation Institute 98-00

Developed skills in Life drawing and background and prop development. Each
week we produced a finished storyboard from various screenplays from live
action and commercial material. Advanced studies in Storyboarding utilizing
shot design, lighting, staging, and character acting.

Affiliations • Local 839 Cartoonist Union Member Since 1998

Online Portfolio • http://thecartoonartist.blogspot.com