Scott C Adams

(415) 643-3114

scott@scottcadams.com

www.scottcadams.com

 

Education:     San Francisco Art Institute.  Painting and Video Art, 1987-1989

                        Academy of Art College.  BFA Illustration 1992-95

 

Professional Work History:

 

Morgan Interactive 1995 : Digital background design and painting for interactive CD-Rom projects.

 

Cogito Interactive Media: 1996-1997 Illustrator, designer, production artist in Photoshop and Director for college level educational multimedia projects.

 

Wildbrain Inc, Animation 1996-present Digital background painting, color key styling, CGI texture artist, production artist, print and video.  Applications: Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Express.

 

Wildbrain Projects include:

 

Television Series Work:

 

“Poochini”  Lead background key painter, color stylist.  26 episodes, 72 7 minute cartoons.  Produced 25-50 background color keys and color styling for dozens of characters and props per week using Photoshop. 1999-2000

 

“Mr. Baby” Art director, Lead background key painter, color stylist.  Responsible for establishing the color  and paint style of the series and executing background color keys for two 11 minute cartoons a week.  Series placed on hiatus midway through production. 2001

 

“Vanilla Pudding” Color stylist and background painter.  Created dimensional renderings in Photoshop of 3D characters to illustrate the show concept.  Helped design and execute printed promotional materials, show bibles, etc. 2002

 

"Higglytown Heroes" Lead background artist, 2 dimensional prop painter. Created all of the background key frame for the 52 shows of this 26 episode series. Painted hundreds of 2 dimensional props and background elements to be used in 3D environments. Worked with the directors to establish the art direction of the backgrounds from the early pilot stage through series completion. 2004

 

Numerous Show pitches.  Worked closely with creators to establish color styling and background treatments for a wide variety of animated series proposals.   Designed show bibles, logos and printed promotional materials.

 

 

Commercials:  Background painting and color keys, CGI texture mapping, production art.

 

Coke Supermom  and Coke Supermom II

NTB: National Tire and Battery

Green Giant

KFC

Cheetos

Kid Cuisine

Post Fruity and Coca Pebbles

Willy Wonka

Kraft Cheese

McDonald's Bear

Ford Focus

Dreyer’s Dreamery

 

Movies

 

Rat Race  “Opening Titles” Extensive photo manipulation to create puppets for After effects animation.

 

Cats and Dogs: “Egyptian Hieroglyph Sequence”  Realistic painting in photoshop of carved Egyptian heiroglyphics.

 

Interactive Media

 

            Jar-Jar’s Journey  Background painting for a LucasArts children’s game.