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Nicholas Piña

Background Painting/Visual Development
  • Portfolio
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  • Visual Development
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Visual development artist July 2024


Asians in Animation - Immersive Lab July 2024


- Worked closely with the leads and vis dev team to design and illustrate backgrounds and environments for a 2 minute short


Background Designer

Bento Box Atlanta                                  January 2021 – May 2023

BIG BRUH                                                                            Mar 2023 – May 2023

- Worked closely with the directors to design and illustrate backgrounds and props in ToonBoom Harmony, along with formatted objects to be reused between scenes


MILLENNIAL HUNTER                                                         Dec 2022 – Mar 2023

- Worked closely with the directors to paint backgrounds

- Created tileable buildings and reusable assets for populating backgrounds

PASTACOLYPSE                                                                   Oct 2022 – Dec 2022

- Worked closely with directors to design and paint backgrounds, BG close-ups, and BG cut-ins from BG keys

AQUA TEEN FOREVER: PLANTASM / AQUA TEEN

HUNGER AQUA DONK SIDE PIECES                                  July 2021 – May 2022

- Provided development for the background look and paint style for the film

- Created painting and texture tutorials for the design and paint team

- Designed texture and brush packs for the art team to use as photobash textures

- Designed logos and props to enhance worldbuilding

- Painted lighting keys for compositing to reference

- Provided constructive feedback to fellow background painters

- Upscaled original backgrounds and designed new sets and props

BEST FIENDS                                                                      Jan 2021 – April 2021

- Created backgrounds for a series of animated shorts

- Created props and movable background objects to assist animation

- Designed new props and designs within the game’s existing style

- Formatted backgrounds and props for ToonBoom Harmony



CO ART DIRECTOR / VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST

SCAD Animation Studios                                Jan 2020 – Nov 2020

Hex Limit - Visual Development Artist                             Sep 2020 – Nov 2020

- Provided Visual Development for Hex Limit, including buildings and background signs/props

Bearly – Co Art Director                                                     Jan 2020 – May 2020

- Provided Art Direction and design for Bearly, including characters, props, matte backgrounds, 3D model paintovers, and keyframe illustrations for the film

- Designed 2D trees and BG props for set dressing in a 2D sequence

- Created end credits cards