Damon Bard

Work History

• Character Designer- Watership Down

  WATERSHIP DOWN LIMITED

  December 2016 - May 2017

  Character designer for the Netflix/BBC (4 X 1 hour CG animated mini-series) re-telling of the classic Richard Adams tale.
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  3D Designer

  Snap Inc.

  March 2017 - April 2017

• Character Visual Development Artist (Traditional & Digital)

  Onyx Films

  October 2012 - July 2014

  The Little Prince
  -directed by Mark Osbourne-
  
  Character Visual Development Artist responsible for sculptural design development and to aide in defining the style of 5 main characters for the project. Traditional maquettes were scanned to be the basis for CG character assets.
  
  Additional digital visual development/design and art direction done on 30+ other characters, in ZBrush.
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  Character Visual Development Artist

  Starburns Industries

  April 2014 - June 2014
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Tippett Studio

  1996 - March 2014

  Various roles/responsibilities ranging from Creature/Character Visual Development, concept design, sculpting, mold-making, model-making, painting, set dressing, lighting, rigging, puppeteering, animating and other traditional film making techniques.
  
  Projects include:
  Mad God
  Mutant Land
  Enchanted
  Son of the Mask
  Starship Troopers II : Hero of the Federation
  League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  Blockbuster Video (Carl and Ray)
  Evolution
  Cats and Dogs
  Hollow Man
  The Haunting
  My Favorite Martian

  

• Character Visual Development Artist / Sculptor

  ShadeMaker Productions, Inc. (Cinderbiter)

  March 2011 - August 2012

  S.F.

  Henry Selick's: The Shadow King
  
  Sculpture Dept lead. Responsible for sculptural design development and to aide in defining the style of all main and most secondary characters for design establishment and stop-motion puppet processes.
  
  Art direction of CG modeling dept and sculpt dept liaison to the puppet/fabrication dept.

• Character Visual Development Artist

  Happy Product

  2010 - 2011

  Character Visual Development Artist responsible for sculptural design development and to aide in defining the style of the characters.
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  DreamWorks Animation

  2002 - 2010

  Feature Visual Development.
  
  Character Visual Development Artist responsible for sculptural design development and to aide in defining the style of the characters. Traditional maquettes were scanned to be the basis for CG character assets.
  
  Projects include:
  
  The Croods
  Kung Fu Panda I & II
  How to Train your Dragon
  Monsters v/s Aliens
  Bee Movie
  Over the Hedge

  

  
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  Sculptor/visual development

  Imagi Animation Studios

  2009 - 2009

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Tusker
  
  Character Visual Development Artist responsible for sculptural design development and to aide in defining the style of the characters. Traditional maquettes were scanned to be the basis for CG character assets.
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Laika

  2005 - 2008

  Coraline
  
  Sculpture Dept Lead. Responsible for sculptural design development and to aide in defining the style of all main characters for design establishment and stop-motion puppet processes.
  
  Art direction of CG modeling dept.

  
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Sony Pictures Animation

  2006 - 2006

  Surfs Up
  
  Character Visual Development Artist responsible for defining 2D drawings into 3D designs of the main characters for the project.
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Industrial Light & Magic

  2004 - 2004

  Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
  
  Sculptor/Modelmaker Mustafar lava fields.
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  DreamWorks Animation

  1996 - 2002

  Feature Visual Development.
  
  Character Visual Development Artist responsible for sculptural design development and to aide in defining the style of the characters. Traditional maquettes were scanned to be the basis for CG character assets.
  
  Projects include:
  
  Shrek 2
  Madagascar
  Monster.com (Trump)
  Tusker
  Antz
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Pixar

  2001 - 2001

  Character Visual Development.
  
  Ratatouille

  
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  Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Electronic Arts

  2001 - 2001

• Character Visual Development Artist/Sculptor

  1492 Pictures & 20th Century Fox

  1999 - 2000

  Greater Los Angeles Area & SF Bay Area

  MonkeyBone
  
  Sculpture Dept Head. Responsible for sculptural design development of all main and most secondary characters for design establishment and stop-motion puppet processes and also for full scale makeups and bodysuits.

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  M-5 Industries

  1996 - 1998

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Rob Bottin Productions

  1996 - 1996

  Deep Rising

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Skellington Productions

  1993 - 1995

  James and the Giant Peach