Kendra Melton — Design Manager
*To request password protected materials email: KendraMeltonDesigns@gmail.com* SYNOP: 15 yrs XP, 8 as supervisor, CH DES: Rick and Morty, Venture Bros., Playdate with Pooh, Baby Shark, +more BG DES/COLOR: Superjail! DEV: M.O.D.O.K., Woke (Live Action), + additional NDA projects Kendra Melton is a character designer and development artist with 14 years of professional experience based out of Los Angeles. Seven years of which have been in lead and supervisory roles. She is most known for her adult comedy work with credits on Rick and Morty, Venture Bros., M.O.D.O.K., Woke (Live Action), China, IL and Superjail!. She has been very blessed to have spent the majority of her career in the adult comedy space but also looks forward to more family friendly and education based opportunities in the future. Her positions have ranged from art directing style development of pilots and pitches for established studios, as well as teaming up with independent clients and late night comedy writers. Kendra primarily works as a character designer and supervisor, but has also been professionally employed as character layout supervisor, background line and color designer, prop and FX artist, and has even done some work as a storyboard revisionist. She is a very proficient draftsman who adapts quickly to new styles, software, and has worked within both 2D and CG pipelines, making her a flexible and strong addition to any team. She recently expanded her skillset to include Blender and hopes to find time to add Maya to her 3D/CG toolbox in the near future. Animation Clients: A24, Amazon Prime, Rick and Morty LLC. / Green Portal Productions, Nickelodeon, Oddbot Inc., Cartoon Network Studios, WB, Netflix, Adult Swim, Titmouse Inc., Disney XD, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Shadow Machine, Fox, HBO, Comedy Central, Cowboy Bear Ninja, TV Land, ARS NOVA PGM, and Spin Master Entertainment. Toy Clients: Spin Master and Cartwheel Kids LLC. Professional Work Experience: - Character Design / Supervisor - Development Artist - Pilots / Pitches / New IPs - Character Layout / Supervisor - Background Design + Color - Prop + FX Design - Storyboard Revision - Toys Program Experience: - Photoshop - Flash / Animate - Toon Boom Harmony - Blender - Storyboard Pro - Sketch Up Comfortable on Mac and PC
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Location: Burbank, California, United States
Experience: 14 yrs 9 mos
Career Highlights
- 15 years of experience in character design.
- Specialized in adult comedy animation.
- Proficient in both 2D and CG pipelines.
Work Experience
4 yrs 11 mos
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Titmouse
Character Design Supervisor (11 mos)
Character Designer (1 yr 4 mos)
Video Game Startup (NDA)
Character Development Artist (Video Game) (8 mos)
Warner Bros. Animation
Development - Character Design (11 mos)
Character Designer (4 mos)
Character and Prop Designer (3 mos)
LAAFA: Los Angeles Figurative
Character Design Teacher (2 mos)
OddBot Animation
Character Designer (4 mos)
A24
Character Design Supervisor (1 yr 7 mos)
Titmouse
Development - Character Design (0 mo)
Cowboy Bear Ninja
Development - Character Design (1 mo)
Nickelodeon Animation
Development - Character Design (1 mo)
Character Designer (5 mos)
Titmouse
Development - Rebranding Pitch (0 mo)
Netflix
Development - Character Design (0 mo)
Cartoon Network Studios
Character Designer (1 mo)
RICK AND MORTY LLC
Lead Character Designer (2 yrs 3 mos)
Character Designer (6 yrs 2 mos)
Titmouse
Character Designer (7 mos)
Titmouse
Character Design Supervisor (11 mos)
Lead Character Designer (5 mos)
Storyboard Revisionist (1 mo)
Character Designer (1 yr 5 mos)
Character Layout Supervisor (7 mos)
Background Designer (6 mos)
Character Layout Artist (3 yrs 1 mo)
ShadowMachine
Character Designer (1 mo)
Ars Nova Entertainment
Development - Character Design (0 mo)
Cartwheel Kids
Development - Character and Environment (0 mo)
Spin Master Ltd.
Character Designer (6 mos)
Untitled Development Project for Ed Li, Burbank, CA
Prop Designer (2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts at Ringling College of Art and Design
Sketching in Blender for 2D Artists with Azusa Tojo at Warrior Art Camp
Clip Studio Paint at Titmouse Workshop
Character and Environment Design at Concept Design Academy
Figure and Story at Animation Guild
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA at Ringling College of Art and Design