Allison Lownie - 3D Animator and 2D Artist

Academics

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON - Honours Bachelor of Animation (2016 - 2020)

4 year Bachelor program learning from industry professionals the tools and techniques used in all aspects of animation filmmaking. Emphasis on classical principals in all forms of animation, 2D, 3D and Stop motion. Worked in collaborative and independent projects to create stories, designs, characters and layouts.

Work History

MANGLEDmaw Games, Hamilton, ON (Remote)

3D Animator - Amanda the Adventurer 2 | Amanda the Adventurer 3 (Mar 2024 - Present)

  • Responsible for animating an array of pre-rendered videos for the in game show “Amanda the Adventurer”
  • Created assets and textures for scenes that needed extra polish and attention to detail
  • Created all 2D art assets from posters to book covers to childrens’ drawings in order to liven up environments
  • Responsible for creating all Steam Store assets and achievement icons
  • Created social media content based on publisher marketing needs

Snotwurm Studios, Toronto, ON (Remote)

Production Artist - Bapy: THE Demon Baby Parenting Simulator (Jul 2019 - Present)

  • Responsible for Asset Creation, Backgrounds, UI Design and Implementation
  • Frame-by-frame sprite creation, parallax supported backgrounds.
  • Implemented assets into the engine

Look Mom! Productions, Toronto, ON (Remote)

Layout and Background Colourist - Doomlands Season 2 (Mar 2023 - May 2023)

  • Worked in teams of 4-5 painters/layout artists to create and paint backgrounds in established style in Adobe Animate

Background Artist - Corbin and the Squirrels (Jun 2021 - Aug 2021)

  • Created 32 full colour shaded backgrounds over five weeks from storyboards to match finished animation

DoubleJump Games, Toronto, ON (Remote)

2D Artist - YouTube Content (Apr 2022 - Mar 2023)

  • Produced assets for game mods used to make YouTube videos and content.
  • Matched pre-existing assets styles to seamlessly incorporate new art, character models, layered maps and levels into Innersloth's popular game Among Us.

Aether Interactive, Toronto, ON (Remote)

Background Artist - Sol Hemochroma (Sept 2018)

  • Style matched to pre-existing assets to complete backgrounds with parallax layer functionality.

Past Project Experience

Pitch This! Contest, Ottawa, Ontario

Artist - TAC and OIAF 2023

  • Created pitch deck and collaborated with script writer Onyka Gairey to present TV pitch to a panel of 3 judges.
  • Semi-finalists in a group of 10 chosen from 250+ applicants.

Dumpster Date! Toronto, Ontario

Artist (2019 - Game Jam)

  • Created for Global Game Jam 2019, a 48 hour game jam.
  • Created coloured pixel art of dateable body parts and organs.
  • Created pixel art backgrounds and loopable abstract graphic backgrounds.

(I Don’t) Like To Be Jealous, Toronto, Ontario

Animator (2023 - Music Video)

  • Created animations and visual effects for a music video funded by The Airtime Project: a multi-platform project exploring the hardships of covid in the music scene.

Scoop It Up!, Oakville, Ontario

Artist (2020 - Vertical Slice)

  • Drew clear and conceptually feasible concept art for team members to reference from.
  • Designed 2D UI graphic assets and splash art
  • Modelled and painted characters for rigging.
  • Sculpted and painted modular background set pieces and obstacles for platforming and puzzle mechanics.

Art Market Vendor

  • Created cross media products to sell at various artist markets such as micro crotchet, embroidered patches, art prints, etc.

Music for Every Child, Toronto, Ontario

Animator (2024 - Educational Videos)

  • Collaborated with a youth-led charity organization to create educational animated videos to spread awareness for funding of music therapy programs for special education classrooms.
  • Brought a series of short, scripted animated videos from storyboard to post-production in a team of three artists.

Technical Skills

  • Has worked in ToonBoom Storyboard and Harmony, TVPaint, and Adobe Animate.
  • Has experience in Unity, Twine, and Ren’Py.
  • Ability to work in Photoshop, ClipStudio Paint, Illustrator and InkScape.
  • Understanding of Source Control Software; Github, Sourcetree, etc.
  • Skilled in the use of Microsoft Suite and Adobe Suite.