Email: caitlinmystickat@gmail.com
Art Portfolio: https://sites.google.com/view/caitlinryanportfolio
Pixel Portfolio: http://caitlinryanportfolio.tumblr.com/
Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television 2013-2017
B.A. Animation, graduated May 2017
- 2013: LMU Academic Scholarship
- Senior Thesis Project: Art Director, Lead Animator, and co-creator of an RPG game made in Unity
Designed and animated characters, enemies, and environment
Created pixel sprites in Photoshop
Designed level layout and puzzles
Cyclone (2013) – short film; colored frames
Fruit Bat (2014) – short film; traditionally animated in pencil
Glowing Cave (2015) – Flash game; created, animated, and coded
Ninja Attack 2 (2015) – Flash game; created and animated pixel sprites
Alien Hunter (2015) – Unreal Engine game; designed/modeled environmental assets in Maya and designed concepts for aliens
RPGU game demo (2017) – Senior Thesis project, a RPG game demo with a fully playable dungeon; designed level, puzzles, and nearly everything visual in the game
Hedgie the Ghost Hedgehog (2022) – short film; designed and fully animated characters in Toon Boom Harmony
Ordinary Fantasy Studios, Co-Founder/Art Director/Lead Animator - May 2017-Present
Designed and animated characters, enemies, and environmental assets
Created pixel sprites and tiles in Photoshop
Designed level layout and puzzles
Designed logos for Ordinary Fantasy and games
Freelance Artist - July 2013-present
Created artwork commissioned by clients
Created book covers and illustrations for clients' writing
Created banner/icon for clients' online profiles
Designed company mascot and created artwork of mascot for client
Designed and sold greeting cards at a store
Private Art Tutor - October 2018-March 2020
Worked one-on-one to help students learn art techniques
Helped students learn to draw still life, shading, animal anatomy, etc.
Taught students how to use different art mediums, such as acrylic paint, watercolors, pastels, etc.
Studio 1.6, Art Class Assistant Teacher - March 2018-October 2018
Guided students in learning and using art techniques in various mediums
Helped set up and clean up art lessons
Chef Koochooloo, Supporting Visual Designer/Illustrator Intern - October 2017-May 2018
Helped brainstorm game flow design for the Chef Koochooloo game app
Created art assets to be used in the Chef Koochooloo game app
Used video editing software to put together promotional videos
Designed flyers advertising Chef Koochooloo’s programs
Loyolan Newspaper, Freelance Comic Artist - October 2013-May 2014
Created comics and art that were published in the Loyolan Newspaper
Proficient with using Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, and Flash
Has experience with coding in Flash using ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0 coding
Has experience in Toon Boom Harmony, Godot, Unity, Adobe Premier Elements, and Adobe Bridge