ABOUT ME:
I am an experienced illustrator, comic artist and animator with 8 years of professional experience in the fields of animation and digital illustration. I specialize in creating visually compelling narratives that engage and resonate with audiences. I am currently working on a original graphic novel about a young boy on his journey home through a fantastical land to reunite with his mother.
SKILLS:
STORYTELLING ANIMATION
CHARACTER DESIGN STORYBOARDING
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION DIRECTING
BOOK DESIGN AND LAYOUT TEAM MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2022 JUL – Present: FREELANCE DIGITAL ILLUSTRATOR AND
ANIMATOR
2017 MAR – 2022 JUL: ANIMATION DIRECTOR PENCELL STUDIO
Creative supervision of animation projects
Directing
Storyboard
Character Design Development
Animation
Team Management
for several commissioned and in-house
animation projects.
2016 JUL – 2016 DEC: ANIMATOR JOOSK STUDIO
Storyboard
Character Design Development
Animation
for commissioned and in-house animation
projects.
EDUCATION:
2009 – 2016 : UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE I, YANGON
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
(M.B, B.S)
Graduated – 2016 MAY
CERTIFICATE:
2018 DEC: AMERICAN FILM SHOWCASE (AFS)
ANIMATION STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
with mentors Aaron Warner (Film Producer,
Shrek) and Artur Fong (Visual Development
Artist, Kungfu Panda)
Luang Prabang Film Festival 2018
NOTABLE PROJECTS:
2021 - present: OF SANDWICHES AND UNEARTHLY ROOMMATES
Webcomic series
CREATOR, AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR
2022: အဝါရောင်နေကြာပန်းတွေပွင့်တဲ့ဂါဝန်
(eng: A GOWN WHERE BLOOM YELLOW
SUNFLOWERS, Author Jon Par Htaw,
published by Buju Editions)
ILLUSTRATOR AND BOOK DESIGNER
2022: BASIC FIRST AID Instructional Videos
A series of animated videos, commissioned
by ICRC.
DIRECTOR, CHARACTER DESIGNER,
STORYBOARD ARTIST
2019: NGA YEE SAR KA PO MITE TAL by Frenzo
Animated music video produced by Pencell
Studio.
LEAD ANIMATOR
2019: LIFE ON HOLD by Trocaire
Animated Short Film dedicated to women
displaced by conflict in Kachin state.
DIRECTOR, STORYBOARD ARTIST
2018: THADIYADAL by Big Bag
Animated music video produced by Pencell
Studio.
LEAD ANIMATOR
2016: GWEN UNIVERSITY
Animated web-series produced by Joosk
Studio.
LEAD ANIMATOR, STORYBOARD ARTIST
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