Biography
I'm a passionate and highly motivated story artist, an eternal student of film and art. I love to collaborate with other artists. I'm experienced in storyboarding for both live-action, and animated productions, as well as drawing comics and doing illustrations for various publications.
Studied 2D Animation at the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) in the Netherlands, graduated as a Master of Arts in 2011. Big fan of online courses I did a gesture course with Louis Gonzales, storyboarding courses with Steven MacLeod and Matt Jones, and a Motivarti mentorship with Ian Abando. Currently taking part in the StoryboardArt story mentorship.
I was part of the story team for My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) and Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
My all-time favorite movies are: The Big Lebowski, Amadeus, Jurassic Park and Ratatouille. I like to learn languages. And I love Italian food.
Skills
Roles
- Advanced
Technical Skills
- Advanced
Other Skills
- Advanced
- Advanced
Work Experience
2021 – 2022
Storyboard artist
Bidaya Media (Remote)
Storyboard Artist on TBA 2d animated series
2020 – 2020
Story Artist
Knudsen Pictures (Remote)
Remote storyboard artist on Richard the Stork 2: The Mystery of the Great Jewel
2019 – 2019
Story Artist
nWave Digital (Remote)
Remote story artist on Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness.
2018 – 2019
Story Artist
Boulder Media (Dublin, Ireland)
In-House story artist on My Little Pony: A New Generation. The first CG-animated My Little Pony movie.
2017 – 2018
Storyboard artist
Ka-Ching Cartoons (Remote)
Storyboard artist on the 2D animated feature film The Test of Time (De Tand des Tijds).
Education
2007 – 2011
MA
The Open University
Unknown
Participated in the Design for Digital Cultures program, a collaboration between the HKU and The Open University. Graduated as a Master of Arts in 2011.
2007 – 2011
BA
Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU)
Traditional (2D) Animation
Four year Traditional (2D) Animation program. During personal projects and an 8 month traineeship with story artist Daan Jippes I put the emphasis of my studies on story and storyboarding.