Ricky De Los Angeles
Illustrator - Character Designer - Caricature Artist Los Angeles, Ca
For freelance inquiries or commissions, or any questions, contact me at rickyanimation@gmail.com
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Experience
Character Artist
Disney Creative Group / Disney Consumer Products
March 2014 – Present • Glendale, CA
--2D Character Art Concepts, Stylizations, and Final Production Art for Product. Some properties include: Doc McStuffins, The Good Dinosaur, Zootopia, Moana, Coco, and various Disney IP.
Animator
WayForward Technologies
November 2013 – March 2014 • Santa Clarita, CA
Digital 2D Animator. Roughed out key poses, animated and inbetweened. Play tested rough animation.
Character Designer
Bento Box Entertainment
March 2013 – April 2013 • Burbank, CA
Designed characters for an animated show in development.
Artist Undergraduate Associate
Disney Consumer Products
April 2011 – October 2011
I was part of a multi-disciplinary Think Tank tasked with developing new I.P for the Company.
Education
California Institute of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Character Animation
2005 – 2009 • Santa Clarita, CA
Awards
2012
Rookie of the Year(Best Newcomer), International Society of Caricature Artists
2012
Best Black and White Technique, International Society of Caricature Artists
2012
8th Place out of Top 10 Caricaturists of the Year, International Society of Caricature Artists
Exhibitions
2017
Group Show, Fan Alley Artist Lodge, Odd Fellows Lodge - Anaheim, CA (Exhibiting Artist)
2017
Group Show, Fan Alley Ground Zero Animation Expo, Odd Fellows Lodge - Anaheim, CA (Exhibiting Artist)
2017
Group Show, CTN Road Trip, Downtown Burbank Arts Festival - Burbank, CA
2016
Group Show, Fan Alley Artist Lodge, Odd Fellows Lodge - Anaheim, CA
2015
Group Show, Don Bluth Tribute Show, A Little Known Shop (now Fan Alley) - Anaheim, CA
2013
Group Show, 'Arrested Development' Tribute Show, Great Over Good Gallery - Santa Ana, CA (One of my pieces was featured in the OC Register.)
2013
Group Show, Red Dot Auction, Chuck Jones Center for Creativity - Santa Ana, CA (Created art inspired by Chuck Jones' legacy.)
2012
Group Show, RAW Artists Showcase, El Rey Theater - Los Angeles, CA (Showcased my art and drew live caricatures of guests.)
Clients
The Walt Disney Company Bento Box Entertainment WayForward Technologies Street Virus Heredia Designs Big Picture Group
Specialties
character design illustration caricature logo design typography character art vector illustration cartoons sketches
Skills
drawing character design illustration adobe illustration adobe photoshop