Kel "Kain" Sylvester
Animation | Vis Dev
(previously credited as Kel Barnes)
STRENGTHS
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Rough Animation
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Clean-up Animation
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Animation Rendering
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Basic Compositing
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Merchandise Design
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Style Adaptation
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Meeting Deadlines
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Quick Turnarounds
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SKILLS
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Toon Boom
Clip Studio Paint
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects​
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EDUCATION
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BA in Studio Art, May 2015, CSUCI, Camarillo, CA
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Minor in Computer Game Design, May 2015, CSUCI, Camarillo, CA
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Certificate in Digital Media Art, May 2015, CSUCI, Camarillo, CA
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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​​Rough Animator
2024 - Now Spindlehorse Toons
HELLUVA SHORTS, Ep 2: ANTARCTICA
HELLUVA SHORTS, Ep 3: WEEABOO-BOO
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Merchandise Designer
2024 - Now Spindlehorse Toons; various merch collections
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Character Illustrator
2024 - Now NDA
​Clean-up Animator
2024 Spindlehorse Toons / Amazon Prime
Hazbin Hotel S1, Eps 8: The Show Must Go On
Clean-up Animator
2023 - Now Spindlehorse Toons
HELLUVA BOSS S2, Eps 3: EXES AND OOHS
HELLUVA BOSS S2, Eps 4: WESTERN ENERGY
HELLUVA BOSS S2, Eps 5: UNHAPPY CAMPERS
HELLUVA BOSS S2, Eps 6: OOPS
HELLUVA BOSS S2, Eps 7: MAMMON’S MAGNIFICENT MUSICAL
HELLUVA BOSS S2, Eps 8: FULL MOON
HELLUVA BOSS S2, Eps 9: APOLOGY TOUR
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Visual Development
2023, Pipsqueak Animation / Hulu​
SECRET CHEF , S1 Eps 1-10​
Background Layout Artist
2022, Pipsqueak Animation
Sesame Street, S52 Eps 18: Fort Rudy "7 Busy Beavers" short​
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Art Director/Visual Development
2021- 2022, StoryCorps (Pipsqueak Animation), Various Projects
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Art Director/Background Artist
2021, Sage Intacct (Pipsqueak Animation), "Finance Superhero" advert
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Art Director/Colorist
2020, Lincoln Project (Pipsqueak Animation), "Fairytale" short
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Webcomic Editor/Panel Layout
2018 - 2022, Ghost Bound Comic​
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Prop Designer
2018, Super Slackers (Pipsqueak Animation)​
Documentary Illustrator
2017, Rodents of Unusual Size (Pipsqueak Animation)
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Prop Designer
2016, Get My Goat (Dreamworks TV)​
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Production Assistant
2014 - 2015, Fifi: Cat Therapist (Dreamworks TV)
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