Nicolas Martinez

I am a professional animator/illustrator with a 2nd BA in Film and Video (Animation) from Columbia College Chicago as well as a BFA in Illustration from The American Academy of Art. I've accrued a sound knowledge of both dynamics for a thoughtful, efficient process and creating impactful stories.

Illustrator, Editor, Writer 321 Fast Draw, Inc Creates concepts, Manages interns & animators, Writes voice-over scripts, Illustrates animation assets, Animates in Premiere and/or After Effects.
Illustrator Self-Employed Creates custom commissions for clients in the private sector. Deliverables include: Holiday Cards, Birthday Cards, specialty portraits, and other artwork for non-commercial use.
Animator LEEP Forward, Inc. Working in Toon Boom Harmony to animate the "LEEP Forward" intro video for their webpage. www.leepforward.com.
Storyboard Artist Thomas Deshays Storyboarding an unproduced animated sequences for “GEANT.”
Animator Klique Creative Storyboarding an unproduced animated sequences for “GEANT.”
Animator p3 mediaworks Illustrates storyboards for commercials, Retouches photographs, Works primarily in Photoshop.
www.p3mediaworks.com
Caricature Artist / Animator Urban Autism Solutions Caricatures staff for the foundation's webpage, Animates for their videos.
www.urbanautismsolutions.com
Storyboard Artist / Animator Calabash Animation, Inc. / U.S. Soccer Tobin Heath: Field of Dreams | WNT Animated.
Animating and assisting in a series of videos for the US Women's Soccer Team.
Character Design (Additional) Columbia College Chicago Providing additional character design for "The Butterfly Lady" by Brittany Adams Yee, currently in production.
Storyboard Intern Animated Storyboards, Ltd. Creating sketch-boards and full-color storyboards from scripts.

Bachelor's in Film & Animation Columbia College Chicago
Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Illustration The American Academy of Art
Concentration in Drawing Bradley University