PANN YU
Character and Concept Artist
858-603-8188
[email protected]
Determined and innovative concept artist seeking to apply their artistic skills, a collaborative mindset, and familiarity with the industry pipeline to forward your IP’s development and production. Has a lifelong desire to learn and grow as an artist; proactively sought education not only in design, but also animation, traditional painting, and digital sculpting.
EXPERIENCE
Independent Web-based Game Project (Title TBA)
Illustrator and Character Designer | Feb 2024 – Jun 2024
Designed and finalized character busts and costumes to be used for user profile avatars. Also revised several older designs to make the overall presentation more appealing.
Descendants (independent animation project)
Character Designer | Jun 2020 – Present
Designed and finalized major and background characters and props under the direction of show runner and art director; also elevated old designs to better fit the theme of the show.
Private Clients
Freelance Character Designer | Feb 2020 – Present
Successfully designed and finalized character(s) and prop(s) to clients’ satisfaction.
Ergobags
Freelance Illustrator | Dec 2019 – Nov 2021
Successfully delivered over 30 drafts and button designs to client in a timely manner; communicated and incorporated client critiques and needs to satisfaction for over 2 years.
Independent Animation Short Project
Inbetweener | 2018
Collaborated with the lead animator and team to finish an independent animation short.
Independent Animation Student Project
Prop Designer | 2015
Collaborated with a team to produce a student film set in a tribal themed haunted house.
Chemorphesis
Generalist (character designer, storyboarder, etc) | 2010 – 2015
Collaborated with teammates to create highly rated and reviewed comics teaching chemistry through analogy to high school and college students.
SKILLS
Digital
Adobe Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint EX, Blender, Zbrush, Procreate
Traditional
watercolor, gouache, oil paint, pen and ink, graphite
Languages
English, Chinese (Mandarin)
EDUCATION
Concept Design Academy (CDA)
2017- present
Brainstorm School
2020 – 2021
Animation Guild
2019 – 2020
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2016 – 2017
RELEVANT
COURSEWORK
Figure Invention for Animation – Kevin Chen | CDA | 2022
Intro to Animation – Toniko Pantoja | Project City | 2021
Character Design – Devon Cady Lee | Workshop Academy | 2021
Character Design – Kevin Chen / Joshua J. Shaw | CDA | 2021
Character Design – Qiu | Brainstorm School | 2020
Intro to Zbrush – Xander Smith | CDA | 2017