Ashley Kliment-Baker
*Also credited as: Ashley Kliment
akliment77@yahoo.com
(916) 607•0330
Work Experience:
Background Designer, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, The Loud House May 2016 - Current (2019)
• Provided black and white background layouts based off of storyboards
• Painted backgrounds and title cards based on stylized reference & layouts
Background Designer, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Wallykazam! January - April 2016
• Returned to help complete post-production and series finale assets and art direction
• Created paint overs to fix artistic retakes
• Attended meetings for calling retakes and color correction
• Covered art direction duties during art director’s paternity leave
Background Designer, DreamWorks Animation Consumer Products, IKEA Project August - December 2015
• Provided style guides and color styling for several animated shorts
• Painted background plates and provided layout guides
• Painted and designed props built in both Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Background Painter (Freelance), Cartoon Network, Adventure Time (1 Episode) December 2015
• Quickly painted background to help meet production deadlines
Background Painter, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Wallykazam! (26 Episodes) July 2014 - June 2015
• Painted textures for 3D props and set elements
• Provided color styling & concepts for props and sets
• Painted cycloramas and background matte paintings
Education:
San Jose State University
• Bachelors in Fine Art: Animation/Illustration – Graduated May 2014
• Honors: Dean's List Scholar & Cum Laude (2011-2014)
• ShrunkenHeadMan - Animation Club Officer
Student Short Film Projects:
Concept Artist & Background Painter, Student Film, "A Knock on My Door" Summer 2012
•Prepared stylized layouts, backgrounds, and assets
•Painted backgrounds for the animated short film
•Provided post-production digital inking assistance
Skills:
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop with experience in Maya and Adobe Illustrator