Concept Artist 40 Leopold Street – Loughborough – LE11 5DL H 07541 734530 • B [email protected] Í

Concept Artist 40 Leopold Street – Loughborough – LE11 5DL H 07541 734530 • B Kathryn.Zalecka@Gmail.Com Í

Kathryn Zalecka | Concept Artist 40 Leopold Street – Loughborough – LE11 5DL H 07541 734530 • B [email protected] Í www.kathrynzalecka.com

Education Illinois Institute of Art Chicago Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media Arts and Animation 2007-2011 Realistic and stylized traditional art, 2D and 3D animation, 3D modelling, storyboarding, and video editing Prosser Career Academy Chicago High School Diploma, GPA 3.8 2003-2007 Skills - Highly experienced with digital painting and traditional drawing - Specializing in concept art and illustration - Experienced with 3D modeling and animation - Storyboarding and animatics - Strong understanding of human and creature anatomy - Good knowledge of traditional animation principles

Software...... - Adobe Photoshop, Blender, Krita, Flash - Maya, Blender and Zbrush - Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro - Storyboard Pro Employment Mind Candy Freelance Artist on Petlandia 2016-Present My work at Mind Candy consists of character design and pose sheets for a printed, customizable book about real pets. The book itself is ordered on print on demand basis and the pet owners provide photos of their animals for artists to work off. It is my responsibility to stay in close communication with the art director and other members of the team to ensure the fast work flow necessary for the tight deadlines, as well as stay true to the visual style of the project.

Freelance Concept Artist and Illustrator 2005-Present I work as a self-employed artist and produce personal and commercial works in a fast-paced and co-operative process with my clients. Since my work comprises of a wide variety of subjects and scale, it requires clear communication and significant self-study and development. Great River Productions Art Director, Concept Artist 2012 I began my work at the studio as a concept artist before being quickly promoted to the position of an art director, where I oversaw and designed the overall visual direction and appearance for an animated film Troll - A Tale of a Tail. During the first stages of the production, it was my responsibility to ensure the artistic vision was properly translated into the next stages of development by the CG teams. I worked remotely on this project, and as such I had to ensure that I provided a clear vision and good communication to those that I worked with, ensuring consistent and regular success in the meeting of production milestones.

Aywas Collectible Creatures Online Concept Artist October 2011 - December 2011 I worked with Aywas in preparation for their holiday season content update. My task was to adapt the existing style of their artwork and design holiday themed sets of creatures for players to collect. Following the success of the holiday sets, I was recommissioned for further themed sets.

Experience Supercore Concept Art/Textures/Sprite Animation 2013-Present I’m the lead artist for a independent video game team where I handle concept art, textures and 3D modeling. The team regularly takes part in game jam weekends in which a game is conceptualized and created from start to ﬁnish in an intense, rapidly iterating process over forty-eight hours. These games can be found at supercore.itch.io

Hippotherapy/Equine Therapy Institute Equine care & social work 2003 With several of my friends I joined a volunteering group at the Horse Therapy Institute in Warsaw. My responsibilities included grooming, feeding and preparing horses for sessions with children of a varying degree of general learning disabilities, as well as being an assistant horse lead and stabling the horses after each session.

Interests World building: - I have a strong interest in creating rich, ﬁctional worlds from the ground up with prose, illustrations and animations. - I take great interest in nature, history and space documentaries, which help in the construction of a deeper visual library and authentic ﬁction. Arts and media: - I’m part of a indie game development team that creates a wide selection of video games, often under the extreme demands and time restraints of a game jam. - my own drawings/writing. Sports and exercise: - I enjoy hiking and sight-seeing remote and diverse areas around the world. - I get involved in a variety of physical activities including swimming and weight-lifting.

References available upon request.