Illustration| Design| Story (757)705-3680 || [email protected] Website:AbelleHayford.com EDUCATION EXPERIENCE Maryland Institute College of the Art Freelance Illustrator 2016-2020 || Baltimore, MD 2014-Present BFA Illustration • Produce work for cilents including New York Times, Apartment ACCOMPLISHMENTS Therapy, Cartoon Network,The New Yorker, Penguin Random Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship House, Simon & Schuster, Henry Holt Books & ,Google. Competition • Runs online shop and sells self-made merch 2020 Recipent • Sold work at serveral conventions , including SPX,MOCCA,CALA, llustration Departmental Recognition Award and more 2019 Recipent Warner Bros.Animation |Full Time Background Painter llustration Departmental Recognition Award Oct 2020-Dec 2020 2018 Recipent • Provide BG paint for “Aquaman” Warner Bros. Animation Nickelodeon Animation | Freelance Artist Hanna-Barbera Reach Honorship Sept 2020-Oct 2020 2016 Recipient • Provide artwork for projects in development Warner Bros.Animation | Freelance Artist SKILLS June 2020-Present Animation Pre-production • provide artwork and color designs for Multiple projects in develop- Color design/styling, BG paint, ment visual development, character design, Disney TV Animation | Freelance Color Designer and storyboarding/revisions Aug 2020-Sept 2020 Illustration • Provide color designs for Big City Greens Editorial,advertisement,book illustration, Nickelodeon Animation | Freelance Color Designer stationary, comics,and book publishing Aug 2020 PROGRAM/TOOLS • Provide color designs for Middlemost Post Design Media Titmouse NYC | Character Assistant (Remote) Photoshop, Flash/Animate, July 2020-Aug 2020 Storyboard Pro, Indesign, Provide turnarounds,expression sheets, special poses, and redresses Tv Paint for approved characters designs on Netflix Adult Series Printmaking Warner Bro. Animation | Reach Art Intern Silkscreen & Risograph 2019|| Burbank,CA Video • Assisted with color and character designs for Thundercats Roar Quicktime, After Effects, Premiere pro Warner Bro. Animation | Reach Production Intern Sound & Music Editing 2016-2019 || Burbank,CA Audition,Audacity, Garageband • Previously worked on UniKitty, DC Enterainment, and Lego DC Production Comics Super Heroes: The Flash Filemaker pro,Shotgun, Bridge • Provided assists to production teams by organizing pre-production General work, archiving asssets,creating Size comp. for assets& breaking Microsoft Office, Google down storyboards. Drive, Adobe Acrobat #DrawingWhileBlack | Creator • organized #DrawingwhileBlack, a viral hashtag to celebrate and promote black artists around the world. • Organized and mantain Directory for art directors and recuiters to use to hire Artists • Created yearly promotional art for Hashtag event • Featured in Buzzfeed,Refinery29,AJ+,SYFY,and more