Nick Winn
Burbank
Summary
Nick Winn is a Designer for TV and Feature animation based in Los Angeles who has done Character, Prop and VFX Designs for various shows as well as Storyboards and Visual Development for clients and Studios such as Cartoon Network and Netflix.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Storyboard Artist
Cartoon Network
02.2023 - 03.2023
- Worked with showrunner to come up with ideas and thumbnails for Opening and Closing credits for the show.
Visual Development Artist
Cartoon Network
08.2020 - 01.2023
- Worked with Art Directors and Showrunners for various shows and movies to come up with memorable characters for their stories
- Provided Lineups, Splash Pages, Concepts and early Turnarounds to present to Sam Register and his executives
- Produced Style Guides to send to the Production teams both in studio and overseas in South
- Korea
- Pitched ideas and story elements that can help enhance the designs given.
Prop and FX Design Supervisor
Character, Cartoon Network
04.2022 - 03.2022
- Worked with Art Director and Showrunners to visually develop characters for the Director and
- Storyboard Artists to use for upcoming episodes
- Handed in concept art weekly to that tied down any designs needed from the Storyboard
- Oversaw a team of 3 artists to design Characters, Props, and FX for every episode
- Every
- Episode Shipment was a 100% ship
- Provided notes, drawovers and retake drawings for overseas when needed.
Prop Designer
Netflix
10.2020 - 01.2020
- Worked with shows design team to come up with props needed for and from the Storyboard
- Worked with Art Director to help get designs approved on a weekly basis.
Art Apprentice
Marvel
06.2018 - 09.2018
- Worked with Marvel Comic Artist Richard Isanove to put out fully rendered comic pages on a weekly basis
- Worked alongside Richard to understand the importance of deadlines, studio notes and how color can bring life to a page and make the reader come back for more.
Visual Development Artist
Loren Spratt
07.2017 - 04.2018
- Developed and Designed 20 fully fleshed out characters with additional concept art to create two pitch bibles for the Showrunners
- Worked closely with the Showrunners and Producer and met weekly to discuss art direction and notes given out the prior week
- Worked on Character Design, Creature Design and Color Design to make the cast memorable and full of life.
Education
Associate of Arts - Animation and VFX
Academy of Art University
Skills
- Photoshop
- Storyboard Pro
- Filemaker Pro
- ToonBoom Harmony
- Clip Studio
- Digital Painting
- Photography
- Adobe Products
- Microsoft Products
- Da Vinci Resolve
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Communication
- Organization
Timeline
Storyboard Artist
Cartoon Network
02.2023 - 03.2023
Prop and FX Design Supervisor
Character, Cartoon Network
04.2022 - 03.2022
Prop Designer
Netflix
10.2020 - 01.2020
Visual Development Artist
Cartoon Network
08.2020 - 01.2023
Art Apprentice
Marvel
06.2018 - 09.2018
Visual Development Artist
Loren Spratt
07.2017 - 04.2018
Associate of Arts - Animation and VFX
Academy of Art University
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