About The Artist
Brittany Yvonne Penn received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in May of 2012, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, majoring in 2D animation.
She is a published illustrator as well as a remote freelance 2D animation assistant & Production Artist for Buzan Animation LLC, which produces 2D animated music videos and visuals for live events. For these projects, Brittany has regularly contributed clean up animation, in-betweens, roughs, color, background painting, props, and visual development such as character concepts and storyboard thumbnailing.
Published Children's Books:
2021 - Illustrator - Your're Ewes" - written by Rod Galindo
2019 - Illustrator - "Grammarlocks and the Three Theiyr'res" - written by Rod Galindo
Animated Projects:
2022 - Clean Up Animator, Assistant Animator, Background Painter - "Cartoon Nightmares: City of Venom" - Mashed
2022 - Clean Up Animator - [Undisclosed Commercial] - Bien Motion Design Studio
2020 - Clean Up Animator, Assistant Animator, Color Design, Concept Artist, Background Painter - "Storm" by Alampa
2019 - Clean Up Animator - "Little Fishes" by The Claypool Lennon Delirium (Premiered on RollingStone.com)
2019 - Assistant Animator, Character Designer, Production Artist - "Secret Season" by Ecstatic Union
2018 - Assistant Animator, Lip Sync Animator - "Back In '74" by Endless Boogie
2018 - Assistant Animator & Production Artist - "Camo" by JJUUJJUU (Featured in the L.A. Times 2018)
Animation for Live Events:
2021 - Clean Up Animator, Character Designer - Des Rocs Alive
2019 - 2D Animation Assistant - Red Hot Chili Peppers – 2019 Tour
2017 - Rotoscoper & After Effects Animator - Incubus 2017 Tour
Contact:
Email: bypenn.art@gmail.com
Technical Skills
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Adobe Photoshop CC, TVPaint, After Effects, Flash, Final Cut Pro, Toonboom, Illustrator, Premiere, Clip Studio Paint, File Managing, Microsoft Office
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Wacom Tablet, Cintiq
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Graphite, Color Pencil, Conte, Graphic Marker, Watercolor, Acrylic
University Coursework
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Traditional Animation, Flash Animation, Motion Graphics
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Character Design
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Preproduction
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Storyboarding
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Color, Layout, Background Design
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Figure and Animal Drawing
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Scientific Illustration, Natural Illustration, Fashion Illustration
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Anatomy and Physiology, Evolutionary Mammalogy, Animal
Behavior, Abnormal Psychology
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History of Animation, Japanese Art History, Chinese Art History,
19th Century Art History, World Music and Cultures, Survey of Classical Operas
Education
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2012-2017 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
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MFA, Majoring in 2D Character Animation
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2007-2012 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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BFA, Emphasis on Drawing & 2D Animation
Merit Scholarship Recipient