RESUME

Kaining Wang

Character Design & Visual Development

Email: opheliawang1711@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Meta(Facebook) Reality Labs- Los Angeles, CA ( May 2021- Present)
Concept Designer
- Doing concepts and illustrations for the Horizon/Metaverse Platform
Warner Brothers Animation - Burbank, CA ( Nov 2020 - May 2021 )
Visual Development Artist/Background Painter
-Doing finished environment painting/rendering for the TV series
-Working with Art Director and Color Team

Solar Opposites (Rick & Morty LLC) - Burbank, CA ( June 2020 - Nov. 2020 )
Background Painter & Color Designer
-Doing finished environment painting/rendering for the TV series
-Color design for props, characters and effects
-Working with Art Director and Color Team
T-REX LAB.CO - San Francisco. CA ( May 2019 -Sep 2019 )
Freelance Concept Artist
-Character Design for Unannounced games
-Visualising ideas for characters starting from exploring different poses, then to different designs of costumes according to specific reference and theme. Doing flat color version and final rendering.
Steadman Design Studio - Pasadena. CA (Jun 2018- Aug 2018)
Design Intern
-Visualizing ideas of architectures for different unannounced theme park projects for Universal Studio.
-Making keyframes ideation as well as finished paintings for the theme park rides in Universal Studio
Designing props and vehicles for the inside studio projects
Art Center College of Design - Pasadena. CA (Jan 2018- Apr 2018)
Teacher Assistant for Analytical Figure Drawing
-Help constructing the class and organizing the classroom setting
-Help critiquing students and giving them feedbacks

Art Center College of Design: Entertainment Design Concept Track (Bachelor of Science) (2016-2020)

Adobe Photoshop/ Adobe Illustrator/ Zbrush/ Sketchup/ Blender

Character Design/ Concept Design Research/ Visual Development/ Painting/ Illustration

2016: Honors Student: Rhode Island School of Design
2018-2020: Huace Scholarship Award
2018-2019: Provost’s list: Art Center College of Design
2016-2020: Rhode Island School of Design Illustration Department Scholarship
2020: Society of Illustrator West 59: Bronze Award
2020: Infected by Art Feature
2021: Concept Art Award: Independent Character Finalist
2021: Creative Quarterly 66 Illustration Professional: Runner up
2021: Ijungle Illustration: Merit Award
2022: Society of Illustrator West 60: Bronze, Honorable Mention
2022: Communication Arts: shortlist
2022: ADC 101st Annual Award: shortlist
2022: Creative Quarterly 68 Illustration Professional: Runner up
2022: 3x3 International Illustration Award: Merit, Honorable mention