An animator/illustrator exorcising my demons and tellin' tall tales. Nice to know ya! mauesart.com

Laura Maue

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An animator/illustrator exorcising my demons and tellin' tall tales. Nice to know ya! mauesart.com

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An animator/illustrator exorcising my demons and tellin’ tall tales. Nice to know ya!

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Skills

Ch
Character Design
Adobe Photoshop
Il
Illustration
GI
GIF
2D
2D Animation
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Experience Level

Character Design
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Illustration
Expert
GIF
Expert
2D Animation
Expert
Freehand Digital Illustration
Expert
Animation
Intermediate
Toon Boom Harmony
Intermediate
Narrative Illustration
Intermediate
Adobe After Effects
Intermediate
Music Video
Beginner
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Language

English
Fluent

Industry Experience

Professional Services
    uniE621 Rocto's Escape
    An illustration for a contest, featuring a space pirate named Rocto. I didn't place, but I'm proud of the character design work I did, balancing colors and shapes and using octopi and Mantis Shrimps for reference. Over time I've learned real life is stranger than fiction, and it helps keep your designs from looking lazy and stale. #illustrator #characterdesign #scifi #sciencefiction #alien #space #pirate #octopus
    uniE608 How long it takes
    Never back-sass the dictator of a planet until he's WELL out of earshot. Here's a time-lapse of a clip I animated for the purpose of showing potential clients (and aspiring animators) just how much work goes into the process. Of course these numbers won't hold true in all cases, but this felt like a concrete way to get across the idea that animation is indeed a full-time job. Don't take it for granted, people. Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/QCdYcsVHJXQ #animator #2danimation #timelapse #speedanimation #photoshop #toonboomharmony #framebyframe
    uniE608 2019 Character Animation Reel
    A compilation of dialogue scenes I animated from late 2018 through 2019. They're all from mass collaborations as I haven't worked on any meaty, emotional speaking parts for clients yet. We'll see what the coming year brings! Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/1NH3FD9EVXg #video #animator #2danimation #reel #characteranimation
    uniE621 Superhero Project: Mermaid August
    So I signed up to contribute art to the Superhero Project, which asks kids with serious illnesses about their superhero personas and assigns each one to a volunteer artist. This description came from a three-year-old: A mermaid with a pink tail, eye makeup, painted nails, a heart-shaped trident, and a tool belt, being pulled by a seahorse, and feeding carrots to the fish and dolphins. Superpower: Saving the oceans. It was so fun to bring this child's imagination to life, and I hope to illustrate more heroes in the future! #illustrator #illustration #mermaid #superhero #fish #seahorse #dolphin
    uniE608 My Hero My Life intro
    Here's this video opening I animated for the Youtube channel My Hero, My Life! This is the animator's cut, with temp sound effects and no music. Animating an action scene with a shifting perspective was a challenge, especially with such detailed character designs. I realize the action's a bit slow, but overall it was a solid first attempt at something like this. I'm sure I'll animate more fight scenes in the future, and improve with every one! #video #animator #youtube #opening #intro #superhero #animation #2Danimation
    uniE608 Isn't it neat?
    Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/u6M5vQGzofw Here's my contribution to the Part Of Your World Reanimated project, coming out soon in celebration of MerMay! There are some animation quirks I don't care for, but I'm happy with this overall. For Ariel's design here, I took inspiration from ghost sharks, hatchetfish, and other deep-sea dwellers. And Flounder's a blobfish because of course he is. Enjoy! #animator #2danimation #disney #littlemermaid #mermaid #ariel #flounder #underwater
    uniE608 So ends it.
    Here's a look at the process behind my re-imagined animation of Freaky Fred from the show Courage the Cowardly Dog! I placed a lot of focus on textures and lighting for this one, and had a blast revisiting this specter from my childhood. Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/No-xhQX1uWc Update: Here's the finished episode that brings everyone's scenes together! https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/737353 #video #animator #process
    uniE608 Zoe the Courageous
    Thirteen-year-old Zoe meets monsters on the beach- and then things get REALLY weird. This was a commission for Awesome Perfectly Me Girls, a series of stories featuring different characters with different "superpowers" (courage, intelligence, compassion, etc.) that show girls how to be confident in themselves and their talents, which I can totally get behind. :) Check out the website (including a narrated version of this video) here! http://www.awesomepmgirls.com/ I'll be the first to admit I'm much more at home with hand-drawn animation than with rigged animation. If I had to do this again, I'd pay more attention to easing and get more snap in some spots so the motion looks more natural. But overall, this was a great learning experience, and I'm glad to have contributed to a worthy cause! See the concept art here: https://www.behance.net/gallery/74957473/Zoe-the-Courageous?#video #animator #illustrator #2danimation #riggedanimation #cutout animation #girl #beach #monsters
    uniE608 All Dogs Reanimated Scene 7
    Here's a process compilation of the scene I completed for the All Dogs Reanimated project on Youtube! I had a blast re-imagining All Dogs go to Heaven in my own style, as well as working with so many kind and talented animators! (Also seen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XqzwqwNan8c) #video #animator #animation #2danimation #dogs #DonBluth #collab #collaboration #handdrawn #meat
    uniE608 Wedding speedpaint
    This is a speedpaint I created for a client, featuring her brother and his bride-to-be. The idea was for the video to be projected behind my client as she sang to the two of them on their big day. It was a success, and I'm glad to have been a part of it! Congrats to the happy couple! #video #illustrator #videoeditor #speedpaint #wedding #painting
    uniE608 Room Dividers Now
    This is one of several scenes I've animated for Room Dividers Now, a company that provides customers with specialized curtains to split up their living space. I designed the roommate characters and animated them over a 3D background (which was already animated) to show the product in action. For more examples, see the rest of the project on Behance! https://www.behance.net/gallery/68138353/Room-Dividers-Now-projects #animation #illustration #characterdesign #2Danimation #2D3D
    uniE621 Holly Social animations
    See the gifs here: https://www.behance.net/gallery/60478149/Holly-Social-animations This is a set of animations I created for Holly Social (posted with permission). The first is the squirrel mascot jumping into and out of the logo, the second is a colored and shaded run cycle to be used on the site (originally on a transparent background), and the third was meant to run across the screen and stop in place. Awesome client; very patient and polite, providing helpful feedback all the way through the process! #animator #branding #gif #squirrel #cycle #animal

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