Nicolas Martinez
Animator, Storyboard Artist, Illustrator
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Objective
To work as an animator or story artist, and to collaborate with like-minded, talented artists for the most compelling entertainment possible.
Skillset
-Project Management (Overseeing a small team of animators.)
-Budgeting.
-Invoicing.
-Time Management.
-Traditional Art
Watercolor, Acrylic, Pencil, Paper, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Ink, Marker.
-Digital Art
Toon Boom Animation Pro/ Harmony Premium, Adobe Animate/Flash CC 2019, Photoshop 2019 CC, Premiere 2019 CC, After Effects CC 2019, Illustrator CC 2019.
Work Experience​​
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Illustrator, Editor, Writer Feb. 2018-present
321 Fast Draw, Inc. Chicago, IL
-Creates concepts, Manages interns & animators, Writes voice-over scripts, Illustrates animation assets, Animates in Premiere and/or After Effects.
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Storyboard Intern Oct. 2015-present Animated Storyboards, Ltd. Chicago, IL
-Creating sketch-boards and full-color storyboards from scripts.
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Illustrator Nov. 2017-present Self-Employed, Chicago, IL
-Creates custom commissions for clients in the private sector. Deliverables include: Holiday Cards, Birthday Cards, specialty portraits, and other artwork for non-commercial use.
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Animator Mar. 2017-present LEEP Forward, Inc, Chicago, IL
-Working in Toon Boom Harmony to animate the "LEEP Forward" intro video for their webpage.
www.leepforward.com.
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Storyboard Artist Feb. 2017-present Thomas Deshays, New York, NY
-Storyboarding an unproduced animated sequences for “GEANT.”
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Animator Feb. 2017-present Klique Creative, Naperville, IL
-Works with Toon Boom Harmony software to animate "ACTIO Learning" training video.
www.kliquecreative.com
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Artist Oct. 2016-present
p3 mediaworks, Chicago, IL​
-Illustrates storyboards for commercials, Retouches photographs, Works primarily in Photoshop.
www.p3mediaworks.com
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Artist / Animator Aug. 2016-present
The Julie & Michael Tracy Foundation, Chicago, IL
-Caricatures staff for the foundation's webpage, Animates for their videos.
www.urbanautismsolutions.com
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Storyboard Artist / Animator Apr. 2016-July 2016
Calabash Animation, Inc. Chicago, IL / U.S. Soccer
-Animating and assisting in a series of videos for the US Women's Soccer Team.
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Character Design Jan. 2016-Feb 2016
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
"The Butterfly Lady", (IN-PRODUCTION), by Brittany Adams Yee.
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2D Animator / Clean-up Artist (Off-site) Oct. 2014-Apr. 2015
Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
“Wings of Change”, by Amy Wamboldt.
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Storyboard Artist Sept. 2014-Oct. 2014
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
“Our Brittle Books”, (IN-PRODUCTION), by M. Allam.
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Storyboard Artist / Character Design Refiner Jan. 2014-March 2014
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
“Vending”, by Alissa Steinert.
Education
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
2nd Bachelor's Degree Sept. 2012-April 2014
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Graduated with a 3.978 GPA.
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Concentration in Film and Animation.
The American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
Bachelor's of Fine Arts Sept. 2009-April 2012
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Graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
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Concentration in Illustration.
Bradley University, Peoria, IL Sept. 2008-April 2009
• Concentration in Drawing.
Other Activities
Junior Animation Workshop Instructor (6-week pilot course) Children of Peace School March 2015-April 2015