MICHELLE CHEN
Background Paint | Colour Design | Visual Development
~ Experience ~

Matte Painter - IoM Media                            (March 2024 - Present)
Painting mattes for an upcoming hybrid 2D/3D show.

Background Designer                                     (Jan 2024 - Present)
Designed backgrounds and explored styling for bg-related elements for the indie project, Tóraíocht: A Conceptual Trailer.
Instructor - APW                                             (Sep 2023 - Jan 2024)
Delivering structured demos and lessons on life drawing and drawing for animation.
Background Painter - Nelvana                      (Jun - Aug 2023)
Painted backgrounds for Nickelodeon + Nelvana's Zokie of Planet Ruby.

Background Painter                                        (Jan - Apr 2023)
Responsible for colour design and establishing keys for the student short film, Ali's Chase.
Background Paint Intern - Nelvana               (May - Aug 2022)
Painted backgrounds and bg-related assets for Nickelodeon + Nelvana's Zokie of Planet Ruby.

Teaching Assistant - APW                              (Aug 2020 - Feb 2023)
Supervised and led demos for students in life drawing, character design and layout.

Background Paint Lead                                  (Sep 2021 - Apr 2022)
Organized deliverables and designed colour scripts and scene mockups for the student short film, Solstice.

Children's Book Illustrator                              (Feb - May 2017)
Illustrated scenes in ink and watercolour pencil for the book, Water Only, Please! by Camilla Aviss.

~ Education ~

Sheridan College - Oakville, ON                 (Grad. 2023)
Honours Bachelor of Animation

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