Kendra Melton

Design Manager

Burbank, California, United States14 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 15 years of experience in character design.
  • Specialized in adult comedy animation.
  • Proficient in both 2D and CG pipelines.
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*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

Experience

14 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
11 mos
Current Experience

4 yrs 11 mos

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

Present

Titmouse

2 roles

Character Design Supervisor

Promoted

Jun 2025Present · 11 mos

  • Haunted Hotel S2 (Dec2025 - Current)
  • Beavis and Butthead S4 (June2025 - Dec2025)

Character Designer

Jan 2024May 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Haunted Hotel S1 "Undervale" - Adult Horror Comedy (Jan2024-Apr2025)
  • Kevin - Adult Comedy (Jan2025-May2025)

Video game startup (nda)

Character Development Artist (Video Game)

Feb 2025Oct 2025 · 8 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote

  • Designed characters for in game content with team previously associated with Triple-A (AAA) video game titles. Designs created in Photoshop. (Feb2025 - Oct2025)

Warner bros. animation

3 roles

Development - Character Design

Jan 2025Dec 2025 · 11 mos

  • Adult Comedy - Based on legacy IP (Dec2025)
  • Adult Comedy - New IP (Jan2025)

Character Designer

Jan 2025May 2025 · 4 mos

  • NDA - Adult Series. Character Design, animated Mouth Charts and expression sheets

Character and Prop Designer

Mar 2024Jun 2024 · 3 mos · Burbank, California, United States · Remote

  • Bat-Family

Laafa: los angeles figurative

Character Design Teacher

Mar 2024May 2024 · 2 mos · Van Nuys, CA · Hybrid

  • Taught classes through Los Angeles Figurative Art (LAAFA) program for the Animation Guild (TAG).
  • Testimonial:
  • “I enjoyed learning about character design and creating turn arounds. The instructor has a wonderful, energetic approach to character art, a wealth of experience, and provided great art critiques.”
  • Local 839 Member
  • ZOOM CLASS - March 2, 3, 9, 2024 - 9Hr Class
  • ZOOM CLASS - May 4, 5, 11, 2024 - 9Hr Class
  • ON-SITE LECTURE - May 23, 2024 - 1Hr Talk, roundtable Q&A

Oddbot animation

Character Designer

Nov 2022Mar 2023 · 4 mos · Burbank, California, United States · Remote

  • Playdate with Winnie the Pooh - CG Preschool - Photoshop
  • Provided turnarounds for multiple "legacy IP fictional anthropomorphic" main characters to be modeled in CG.
  • Tigger - Eeyore - Piglet - Rabbit
  • Also contributed some exploratory sketches for additional character designs.

A24

Character Design Supervisor

May 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · Beverly Hills, California, United States · Remote

  • RMMY - #1 Happy Family USA for Amazon Prime

Titmouse

Development - Character Design

Apr 2022Apr 2022 · 0 mo · Remote

  • Conquest - 2D Adult Animation - Photoshop
  • Came on briefly toward the end of development to help bring fresh ideas to main characters, main villain crew, and creature concepting.

Cowboy bear ninja

Development - Character Design

Jul 2021Aug 2021 · 1 mo

  • NDA - 2D Adult Comedy - Photoshop
  • Worked with creators to design the main anthropomorphic character for use as a talk show host.

Nickelodeon animation

2 roles

Development - Character Design

Jun 2021Jul 2021 · 1 mo · Remote

  • NDA, for Nick Jr - 2D Bridge - Photoshop
  • (June2021 - July2021)
  • Created multiple style options of main character to help find new IP's visual direction.

Character Designer

Jul 2020Dec 2020 · 5 mos · Burbank, California, United States

  • BABY SHARK - Season 1 and Shorts (July2020 - Dec 2020)
  • Designs, turnarounds, special pose, cleanup, and some color

Titmouse

Development - Rebranding Pitch

May 2020May 2020 · 0 mo · Burbank, California, United States · Remote

  • The General - Ad Campaign - Photoshop
  • Redesigned a major insurance brand's iconic character. Also provided poses and interaction shots with live action elements.

Netflix

Development - Character Design

May 2020May 2020 · 0 mo · Remote

  • Carol - 2D Adult Animation - Photoshop
  • Worked directly with show creator to come up with a variety of style samples to establish series character design direction.

Cartoon network studios

Character Designer

Feb 2020Mar 2020 · 1 mo · Burbank, California, United States

  • Adventure Time: Fionna + Cake - 2D kids animation - Photoshop
  • Helped briefly before production was in full swing with turnarounds, special poses, and incidental character designs.

Rick and morty llc

2 roles

Lead Character Designer

Oct 2019Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Burbank, CA

  • RICK AND MORTY - S6 - Adult Swim (END: 28Jan2022)
  • RICK AND MORTY - S5 - Adult Swim
  • RICK AND MORTY - S4 - Adult Swim
  • All Character Designs created in Photoshop CC
  • Responsibilities: Design, Turnarounds (animated + flat), Clean Up, Mouth Charts
  • Created color or value passes when necessary

Character Designer

Feb 2016Apr 2022 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Burbank, CA

  • RICK AND MORTY - Commercial - Adidas (Feb-Apr 2022)
  • RICK AND MORTY - S6 - Adult Swim (End: 28Jan2022)
  • RICK AND MORTY - S5 - Adult Swim
  • RICK AND MORTY - S4 - Adult Swim (Start: 20Aug2018)
  • SOLAR OPPOSITES - Pilot - Hulu (Mar2018)
  • RICK AND MORTY - Commercial - Old Spice (Aug 2017)
  • RICK AND MORTY - S3 - Adult Swim (16Feb2016 - 17Mar2017)
  • All Character Designs created in Photoshop CC
  • Responsibilities: Design, Turnarounds (animated + flat), Clean Up, Mouth Charts
  • Created color or value passes when necessary
  • Click the Rick and Morty S3 BTS links below to see clips of
  • the crew and I talking about our designs!

Titmouse

Character Designer

Apr 2017Nov 2017 · 7 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • All Character Designs created in Photoshop CC/CS4
  • VENTURE BROS. - Adult Swim (3Apr2017 - 3Nov2017)
  • Responsibilities: Design, rough color, turnarounds, mouth charts; animated + flat, + clean up

Titmouse

7 roles

Character Design Supervisor

Feb 2015Jan 2016 · 11 mos

  • All Character Designs created in Flash CS3
  • BRAD NEELY': HARG NALLIN' SCLOPIO PEEPIO - Season 1 - Adult Swim (May2015 - Jan2016)
  • Broke down episodes and created detailed assignment sheets for artists
  • Gave feedback + provided draw overs for finessing turnarounds + headpacks
  • Turnarounds - design, turn, cleanup, and color
  • Created layouts and special poses for in-house animation
  • CHINA, IL - Season 3 - Adult Swim (Feb2015 - May2015)
  • Responsible for Headpacks - 360 head puppets, including extreme up and down heads
  • Turnarounds - design, turn, cleanup, and color
  • Gave feedback to artists + provided draw overs if needed for finessing turnarounds + headpacks
  • Refined main characters from previous seasons giving them more form + resolving anatomy issues

Lead Character Designer

Promoted

Sep 2014Feb 2015 · 5 mos

  • All Character Designs created in Flash CS3.
  • CHINA, IL - Season 3 - Adult Swim
  • Responsible for Headpacks - 360 head puppets, including extreme up and down heads
  • Turnarounds - design turn, cleanup, and color
  • Gave feedback to artists + provided draw overs if needed for finessing turnarounds + headpacks

Storyboard Revisionist

Jan 2014Feb 2014 · 1 mo

  • 18 TO 34 - PILOT - Fox (Storyboard Pro / SketchUp)
  • Addressed network notes, revised posing, timing, shot composition, etc.
  • Re-shot scenes by manipulating models in SketchUp to get proper angles
  • Cleaned scenes for client final approval to lock animatic for animation

Character Designer

Promoted

Jun 2013Nov 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • All Character Designs created in Flash CS3.
  • DEEP FRITO - PILOT - Adult Swim (November2014)
  • Full turnarounds for 2 asymmetrical main female characters
  • CHINA, IL - Season 3 - Adult Swim (June2014 - Sept2014)
  • Responsible for Headpacks - 360 head puppets, including extreme up and down heads
  • Turnarounds - design turn, cleanup, and color
  • MENEHUNES - Pilot - Nickelodeon (Apr2014 - June2014)
  • LINK: http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/short-toons-menehunes.html
  • Designed Primary and Secondary Characters around Pitch Bible Materials
  • Created character turnarounds; cleaned with Line tool and colored for Model Sheets
  • Designed Head and Mouth Packs for Front / Front 3Q / Side
  • 18 TO 34 - PILOT - FOX (Jan2014 - May2014)
  • Designed secondary and background characters.
  • Worked directly with Director, Animation Supervisor, + Creator to achieve their vision
  • HIGH PROFILE AD CAMPAIGN - NDA - New York (May2014)
  • Designs created in Photoshop and Flash
  • NDA prohibits addition information at this time.
  • HOT IN CLEVELAND - Animated Episode - TV Land (Jan2014 - Mar2014)
  • Brought in at initial development phase to define episode's look / style
  • Created multiple style variations in Photoshop + Flash (Brush Tool)
  • Provided multiple style options for how to caricaturize the live action cast
  • Designed Characters - Main Characters to Background
  • Designed key character props
  • Produced Turnarounds / Special costume options
  • GHOSTBAGS - Pilot - Adult Swim (June 2013)
  • Created turnarounds for Two Main Male Characters
  • Created a turnaround for Secondary female Character

Character Layout Supervisor

Oct 2012May 2013 · 7 mos

  • China, IL - Season 2 - Adult Swim (17Oct12 - 31May13)
  • All work done in Flash. Provided notes for Character Layout artists’ scenes based on Anatomy, Posing, Shot Continuity, and Style Consistency.
  • Populating and re-staging Character heavy scenes while they were in Animation
  • Made adjustments to head packs
  • Designed Props
  • Designed Background Characters
  • UNCREDITED: Ep. 10 - Hog Wrangler
  • Created extensive character page of hogs from all angles (upshots/down shots)

Background Designer

Jan 2012Jul 2012 · 6 mos

  • Superjail! - Season 3 - Adult Swim (30Jan12 - 27July12)
  • Flash Background Design and Color
  • Submitted roughs for Approval
  • Cleaned roughs and colored finals in Flash
  • Created Color Keys for new locations
  • Designed vehicles and props

Character Layout Artist

May 2011Jun 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • All Character Layouts created in Flash CS3. Integrating Characters into Backgrounds, while improving composition to facilitate quick turnaround for Animation. Certain shows necessitating prop and effect design.
  • MENEHUNES - PILOT - Nickelodeon (June2014)
  • Creating layouts with a combination of puppet and hand drawn elements
  • TRACY MORGAN RE-ANIMATED - Short - Comedy Central - (Mar2014 - Apr2014)
  • Designed all characters while Laying out scene
  • Cleaned specific scenes personally at Directors request
  • Brush Tool
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I70Pdg6qcn8
  • ANIMATED TWEETS - Tim Heidecker- Short (19Oct13 - 22Oct13)
  • Pencil Tool
  • Designed minor props
  • KING STAR KING - Adult Swim (19Aug13 - 18Oct13)
  • Brush Tool
  • Designed Effects (fluid, explosions, etc)
  • Designed BG Characters
  • Designed Props based off rough storyboards
  • CHINA, IL - Season 2 - Adult Swim (10Sept12 - 31May13)
  • Promoted to Supervisor after 1st episode
  • Brush Tool + Head Packs
  • Designed minor props
  • ODD GIRL OUT - Pilot - HBO (3Feb12 - 10Feb12)
  • Brush Tool
  • CHINA, IL - Season 1 - Adult Swim (12Dec11 - 13Jan12)
  • Brush Tool + Head Packs
  • Designed additional background characters
  • Designed minor props
  • MOTORCITY - Season 1 - Disney XD (9May11 - 7Dec11)
  • Brush Tool + Head Packs
  • Designed additional background characters
  • Designed minor props

Shadowmachine

Character Designer

Nov 2014Dec 2014 · 1 mo · Hollywood, CA

  • All Character Designs created in Flash CC
  • BOJACK HORSEMAN - Season 2 - Netflix
  • Briefly worked on a couple Background Character Turnarounds
  • Created new mouth packs for each character including front, 3Q, and profile.

Ars nova entertainment

Development - Character Design

Nov 2013Nov 2013 · 0 mo · Burbank, CA / New York, NY

  • PROFESSOR BADASS (Adult Comedy) - Pitch Bible - Photoshop
  • Designed Professor Character and Color
  • Designed “Hero Pose” Layout for Main Character / Explosion - BG Element
  • Created multiple Character Interaction Layouts
  • Cleaned up, Fixed Anatomy, and added form to Main Cast Character Designs

Cartwheel kids

Development - Character and Environment

Aug 2013Aug 2013 · 0 mo

  • Toy Company (Photoshop)
  • 3 Character Style Sketches
  • 3 Environment Style Sketches

Spin master ltd.

Character Designer

Sep 2010Mar 2011 · 6 mos

  • TV:
  • Character designer for Action Animated Television Series for Girls (pitch)
  • Character designer for Animal Adventure Animated Television Series for Girls (pitch)
  • TOYS:
  • Styling and Development - Girl's Toy Department
  • (NDA prohibits more details)

Untitled development project for ed li, burbank, ca

Prop Designer

Jun 2010Aug 2010 · 2 mos

  • Developed Prop sheets for 3D production.
  • (NDA prohibits more details)
  • 15 Turnarounds, Front/Back/Side A+B/Top;
  • 12 cars, 1 utility truck, 1 motorcycle, & 1 Fire Engine
  • 5 Damaged cars, ie: side swiped, missing mirrors, broken windows etc
  • 3/4 Front + 3/4 Back view of destroyed vehicle with twisted axel
  • 20 interchangeable clumps of props varying in size to be used on different vehicle types
  • Designed multiple layers of clutter at various stages to fill trees with debris

Education

Ringling College of Art and Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts — Illustration

Jan 2005Jan 2009

Warrior Art Camp

Sketching in Blender for 2D Artists with Azusa Tojo — Blender

May 2022Jul 2022

Titmouse Workshop

Clip Studio Paint

May 2022May 2022

Concept Design Academy

Character and Environment Design

Jan 2010Jan 2010

Animation Guild

Figure and Story

Jan 2010Jan 2011

Ringling College of Art and Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA — Illustration

Aug 2005Jun 2009

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