ERIC SCALES

 

  Artistic Experience:

 

 

  2005-present

Red Eye Animation, Venice CA

  • Freelance character design, Animation layouts and Background Painting.

 

  2005

Picture Plane Imaging, Santa Monica CA

  • Freelance Penciller specializing in character artwork

 

  2002-present

Edwards Art, Nuevo CA

  • Freelance Penciller for various clients including Scholastic, Harper Collins, and Dreamworks

 

  2003-2004

Disney Internet Group/Disney Auctions

  • Design collectable cloisonné pins based upon existing characters and stories. Designs must be appealing, on model, and tell a story.

 

  2001-present

Disneyland, Anaheim CA

  • Character Artist for Art Watch program.
  • Proficient in a variety of styles and techniques. Proven familiarity with a wide range of characters in the Disney Library.

 

  Work Experience:

 

  2001-2000

Disneyland, Anaheim, CA

  • Cast Member for Store Operations, specializing in Art & Collectibles.

 

  2000-1997

Walt Disney Gallery & Disney Store, Main Place Mall, Santa Ana, CA

  • Cast Member specializing in Art & Collectibles.

 

  Education:

 

  2000-1999

Cypress College, Cypress CA

  • Figure Drawing with Stas Orlavski, Illustration and Painting with Joyce Patti

 

  1998-1995

Associates in Art, Sherman Oaks, CA

  • Figure Drawing – James Martin and Mark Westermoe
  • Inbetweening and Assistant Animation – Dan Bowman

 

  1996-1992

Orange County High School of the Arts, Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos, CA

  • Diploma. Accelerated art education in both two and three dimensional fields.

 

  1996-1995

Animation with Michael Humphries, Los Alamitos, CA

  • Individual instruction in animation and figure drawing techniques.

 

  1994

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

  • Figure drawing instruction using a live model.