Title: High Tops Thompson Info: This was created for a Compass Learning math application. The characters were designed by Compass Learning and animated by 360KID. Animated in Flash.
Click here to watch the animation.  Title: R. Eddy Drumming Info: This was created for a Compass Learning math application. The characters were designed by Compass Learning and animated by 360KID. I animated this short drumming sequence in Flash.
Click here to watch the animation.  Title: Ratatouille Leapster Metagame Intro Info: The is the introduction cutscene for one of the games in "Ratatouille" for the Leapfrog Leapster. I was responsible for the animation of the characters. The Leapster was a very difficult platform to work on because animation ran at 8 frames per second, making it challenging to get smooth movement. Created with Flash at 360KID for Leapfrog.
Click here to watch the animation.  Title: Unannounced Title Maintenance Page
Info: Maintenance page for an unannounced Facebook title. Drawn in Flash, property of Blue Fang Games and HMH.  Title: Unannounced Title Dialog Art
Info: Dialog art for an unannounced Facebook title. Drawn in Flash, property of Blue Fang Games and HMH.  Title: Zoo Kingdom Cemetery Archway
Info: Cemetery Gate Archway game asset designed for Zoo Kingdom on Facebook. Drawn in Flash, property of Blue Fang Games and Gameforge.  |
Resume
JOEL DE GUZMAN
Email: joeldeguzman AT gmail DOT com
ARTIST AND ANIMATOR
SUMMARY
- Digital illustration and
animation
- High level of expertise in
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Scaleform GFx, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, and Final Cut Pro
- Intermediate level of
expertise in Autodesk Maya and Adobe Illustrator
- Concept art, interface
design, asset creation, character design, and storyboards
- Highly adaptable to different
art styles
- Fast technical learner with a
highly critical eye and excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication,
teamwork, and collaboration skills
- Experienced with version
control software for art asset management and production
EXPERIENCE
- Over seven years of digital
art and animation production for interactive software and video games
- User interface and general Flash artist for World of Zoo (Blue Fang Games/THQ for Wii/PC) and Zoo Kingdom (Blue Fang Games for Facebook)
- Work at 360KID included clients such as PBS, Sesame Street, Hasbro, HiT Entertainment, Nickelodeon, Scholastic, Boston Children’s Hospital, Leapfrog, and National Geographic Kids
- Collaboration with
producers, engineers, directors, and clients to bring software titles from concept to
final product
- Created artwork and animation for game titles on Nintendo Wii, Facebook, Leapfrog Leapster, Hasbro iOn, Web, and PC/Mac platforms
- Served as 360KID’s art and
animation lead for Disney/Leapfrog’s “Ratatouille” title on the Leapster
game console
- Designed new art assets and optimized artwork for refreshes and localizations of six additional Leapster game console titles
RELEVANT WORK HISTORY
Nov. 2008
– Jan. 2011 User Interface/Flash Artist for Blue Fang Games, Waltham MA
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Full-time UI and graphic artist for console, PC, mobile, and Facebook titles
May 2005
– Oct. 2008 Senior Artist and Animator for 360KID,
Newton, MA
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Full-time,
in-house artist and animator
Aug.
2003 – May 2005 Contract Artist and Animator for 360KID, Newton, MA
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Worked
on interactive children’s software as a freelance contractor
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film,
Animation & Video, June 2002
Rhode Island School
Of Design, Providence, RI
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