// Marvel Character Designs //
As part of a mentorship with Caleb Staker, I was tasked with designing 3 characters for animation. For this project, I chose Loki, Hela, and Thor, choosing to focus on Loki for the other smaller parts of the project as I enjoyed his design a lot more than the others.
// Cecil and Mortimer //
Cecil and Mortimer are two of my main OCs, both shapeshifting demons interacting with the human world.
// Guardian Designs //
I was given the opportunity to design 4 designs as part of the Guardians Closed Species, available for purchase by other users in the group. I was given free range in terms of traits and aesthetics to create these, and all were approved by the species creator. Luckily enough, all designs have been purchased and are loved by their owners!
// Clown Town //
This project was a small practice in shape language and more simple character design. Claude, the mime character, was a design I had sitting around for quite a while so I decided to make him some friends as well as play around with shape language with different clown types.
// Nyx: Freedom Quest Character Concepts //
This project was a part of a small internship where I worked on designing both the main character (cat) and various NPCs for an unfinished video game. I had to follow the style sheets given to me, focusing on harsh shadows and rim lighting similar to a Noir style.
2023 Animation Reel
As part of my graduation, I compiled all animations I had done across my 4 years at Otis.
Sushi Shop
Two animal burglars sneak into a sushi shop, but quickly find out the owner has certain ways of dealing with criminals.
Band Geeks - Reanimated
Over the course of the Fall 2022 Semester, I was tasked under Otis Instructor Lexi Vay to animate 6 shots for the Spongebob Episode "Band Geeks." I opted on redesigning and re-animating them in a more unique, exaggerated style.
My Parts:
1:00 ; 4.51 ; 5:44 ; 7:39 ; 8:20 ; 9:31
Lawnmower
Over the Spring of 2021, I was given the chance to animate anything I wanted in a 30-60 second time-frame. I decided to animate to a Markiplier clip, as it showed good character interaction and acting as a final piece.
Hey there, I'm Tala~!
I'm a Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, and Illustrator based in Los Angeles. I am currently working with indie studio Killer Sunshine as a Storyboard and Concept Artist!I love horror media, video games like Overwatch and Marvel Rivals, learning about mythology and cryptids, and my cat Mario!I am open to freelance & long + short-term contract opportunities! Come connect with me:
Email - [email protected]
Experience~!
- 1 Year Professional Storyboard
- 1 Year Professional Character Design
- 5+ Year Freelance Character Design
- Animation + Games Production
- BFA Digital Media - Animation (Otis College of Art and Design)
- Low Poly 3D modeling
Toolkit~!
- Photoshop
- TVPaint
- Procreate
- Storyboard Pro
- After Effects
- Premiere Pro
