WELCOME TO DAZTOONS!
AWARD WINNING
CARTOONIST & ANIMATOR
DARREN SMITH
EDUCATION
TRURO COLLEGE, UK
ATTENDED: 2008 - 2012
QUALIFICATIONS:
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NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ART AND GRAPHICS
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CITY & GUILDS IN LIFE DRAWING
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FOUNDATION DEGREE IN DIGITAL VISUALISATION
Languages
GERMAN
ENGLISH
FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY, UK
ATTENDING: 2012 - 2014
QUALIFICATIONS:
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BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS IN DIGITAL ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
WORK EXPERIENCE
CLEAN UP ARTIST - GERONIMO STILTON- VERJIM STUDIOS
SEPTEMBER 2016 - FEBRUARY 2016
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CLEANED UP OUTLINES AND INKED ROUGH ANIMATION
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FILLED IN MISSING INBETWEEN AND KEY POSES IN ROUGH ANIMATION, STICKING TO MODEL SHEETS AND KEEPING STYLE CONSISTENT TO THE ART DIRECTOR'S SPECIFICATIONS.
Skills
2D ANIMATION
CONCEPT AND CHARACTER DESIGNS
PHOTOSHOP
FLASH
PAINT TOOL SAI
PHOTOGRAPHY
STORY BOARDING
SOME KNOWLEDGE WITH
3DSMAX
3D MODELLING AND ANIMATION
TOONBOOM
FREELANCE ANIMATOR/ILLUSTRATOR - DAZTOONS
2010 - PRESENT DAY
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SHIRT DESIGNS
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BUSINESS CARD DESIGNS
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CONVENTION BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
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ANIMATION FOR WEBSITES
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CHARACTER DESIGNS AND MODEL SHEETS
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PROMOTIONAL ANIMATION
Honours & Awards
Skull D'or: Award for Student Excellence
Derek Hayes, Course Supervisor, Falmouth University. 2014
Best Undergraduate Animation - Crocodile Tears
HRH The Prince of Wales, Royal Television Society 2014
Testimonials
Stephen Trezona , Managing Director, Clear Brew Ltd
"Its been a pleasure working with Darren over these last few months , his ability to understand our remit and his professional approach coupled with his attention to detail ultimately meant that our expectations were surpassed , I would without a shadow of doubt recommend Darren and wouldn't hesitate in using his services again"
