Since graduating from Northumbria University in 2020, I've worked towards becoming a stylised character artist, developing my skills in software like Zbrush, Maya and Substance Painter. During lockdown I really wanted to come out the other side with a fleshed out portfolio, so I did things to push myself like participating in Sculptober, entering character design competitions, and even receiving an honourable mention for my work for one of the Flipped Normals challenges. During 2021 I had the opportunity to do 6 months of work as an animator and illustrator for a small company, creating templates for them to post on Instagram, and animating an advertisement for their new application. While I enjoyed working with my colleagues, and developing my After Effects skills, I knew it wasn't what I really had a passion for, and I decided to become a Freelance Character Artist in August 2021. I was hired soon after by Super Strange Studios to do some work for them creating characters for their upcoming Christmas interstitial on Sky Kids, and my responsibilities were modelling and texturing all of the characters. It was an incredibly rewarding experience, especially seeing the finished product with the characters I worked on being animated. After that I was hired to do some work for Keyframe Studios, creating a character for an upcoming stage production by one of their clients. It was a really helpful experience, as I got to work with a bigger team and really pushed to meet the specific deadlines. I'm currently working on more projects with Super Strange Studios, and I'm constantly updating and developing my portfolio, so that I can hopefully be a full time employee of a studio in the future.