Jimmy Tran

Jimmy Tran

2D Background Artist / 3D Modeler & Sculptor

Senior Background Artist / Senior Visual Development / 18 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Background Designer

Fairview (2022)

Background Designer / Prop Designer

Our Cartoon President (2018)

Background Painter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

Background Painter

Valt the Wonder Deer (2017)

BG Color Supervisor

Ultimate Spider-man (2012)

color stylist

Robotomy (2010)

Color Stylist

Turtles Forever (2009)

Hi, my name's Jimmy. I'm an Illustrator based out of Los Angeles, California. I've been working in Animation, Mid-Core Gaming, and everything in between now for about 16 years. I specialize in Background Art (Layout and Paint) and also enjoy 3D Modeling and Sculpting.
Work History

  • Lead Background Designer

    Late Night Cartoons, Inc.

    November 2017 - March 2022
    Greater New York City Area

    Our Cartoon President
    Fairview
    Washingtonia

  • Background Painter

    Cartuna

    February 2021 - February 2021

    Background Layout and Paint on internal Nick Upfronts

  • Background Painter

    DreamEast Pictures

    January 2017 - November 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Background and Prop Painter for Valt the Wonder Deer Season 2.

  • Background Color Supervisor

    Film Roman

    March 2015 - April 2016
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Color BG Supervisor on Ultimate Spiderman

  • Freelance Designer/Illustrator

    Highline Games

    October 2014 - December 2015
    Greater New York City Area

    Designed and illustrated original art for pitch boards and presentations.

  • Freelance Illustrator

    FreshPlanet

    June 2014 - August 2014
    Greater New York City Area

    Illustrated in-game assets for Lucky Pop and designed achievement icons for Travel Pop

  • Freelance Tech Pack Designer/Illustrator

    C. Wonder / QVC / Ellen Degeneres - ED

    February 2014 - April 2014

    From product design tech packs, to illustrating type faces, water colors and everything in between.

  • Freelance Background Artist

    Interactive Monster

    January 2014 - January 2014

    Freelance 2D Background Artist for an untitled flash game.

  • Background Artist

    MC Frontalot Music Video

    October 2012 - April 2013
    Greater New York City Area

    Fully illustrated backgrounds for the MC Frontalot music video, "I'll Form the Head"

  • Lead Designer

    Kidaptive

    November 2012 - February 2013

    Character/Prop/Background Designs, as well as any other illustrative duties.

  • Illustrator

    Zynga

    August 2011 - October 2012
    New York, New York

    Background illustrator on Dream Pethouse as well as a concept/development artist on various titles

  • Freelance Illustrator

    Fishman and Tobin

    2012 - September 2012

    Illustrated fashion croquis for pitch boards

  • Illustrator

    Astro Ape Studios

    February 2011 - August 2011

    Illustrated backgrounds, in game assets, and title screens for mobile/social games Mini-Wizardz, Vegas Strip City, & Monsterz Revenge.

    For more info and visuals, please visit: https://www.acidacid.com/social-mobile-gaming.html

  • Color Stylist

    World Leaders Entertainment

    February 2010 - June 2010

    Painted props, backgrounds, and characters for Robotomy, a show on Cartoon Network

  • Color Stylist

    4Kids Entertainment

    2006 - 2009

    Primarily a background colorist but I also did many other art duties on
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewer
    Turtles Forever
    Chaotic Collectible Card Game

  • Freelance

    Fishman and Tobin, Inc

    2006 - 2006

    Created graphics and illustrations for shirts, catalogues, and presentation boards. Also assisted in converting fashion bodies from Web PDM to Adobe Illustrator, and organized vignettes in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Education

  • BA Com D in Illustration

    Pratt Institute

    2001 - 2005