Biography
Skye Ocaranza is a visual development artist and avid latin percussionist. He is currently in his final semester at San Jose State University working towards a BFA in Animation/Illustration. He has fallen in love with the visual development side of the animation pipeline and loves working with graphic shapes and colors. His goals are working on environments, props, and characters for TV Animation, writing stories and illustrating for children's books, and playing in an Afro-Cuban Jazz Band. Skye also is a nature enthusiast and studies biology and paleontology on the side. Portfolio Website: https://skyeocaranza.pb.design
Skills
Roles
- Mastery
- Advanced
- Advanced
- Advanced
- Advanced
- Advanced
Software
- Mastery
Work Experience
2021 – Present day
Graphic Designer
Associated Students, SJSU (San Jose, CA)
-Conceptualized and created original designs for advertisements, events, and promotional campaigns for SJSU's Associated Students
-Held design briefs, discussed aesthetic proposals with clients, and m
2020 – 2020
Visual Development Artist
House of Chai (San Jose, CA)
-Created prop and background designs for a student film directed by San Jose State's Animation/Illustration program coordinator.
-Created concept art for character designs
-Animated a shot from the fi
2018 – 2020
Program Specialist
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (San Jose, CA)
-Worked different spaces of the museum and engaged in art activities and projects with children.
-Taught children how to create and explore with art, music, and reading.
-Facilitated outdoor games and
Education
2017 – 2022
BFA
San Jose State University
Animation/Illustration
Studied Visual Development with the 5 year Animation/Illustration program at San Jose State University. I specifically studied character, prop, and environment design.