Kā’eo Luke
kaeolukeart@gmail.com | kaeoluke.com | Laguna Beach, CA
EDUCATION ______________________________________________________________________
Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach, CA | Expected graduation May 2025
Major: Traditional Animation
SKILLS___________________________________________________________________________
Computer: Proficient in Photoshop, Storyboard Pro, Harmony, TV Paint, Maya, ZBrush, and Procreate.
Language: English
Art: TraditionalDigital Art, Photography, and Videography
PROJECTS_______________________________________________________________
Product Design | Wild Birds Unlimited Sept. 2024
- Bird sticker design
- Concept, finish, and physical product production management
- Not affiliated with official Wild Birds Unlimited franchise. Work done for an individually owned store.
First Senior Thesis Film | 2D Full Animation Expected Completion May 2025
- Conservation story about Kākāpō
- Script, concept, story, animation, color, layout, BG paint, composite
Second Senior Thesis Film | 2D Full Animation Expected Completion May 2025
- Poem narration accompanied by bird and character animation.
- Poet, concept, story, animation, color, layout, BG paint, composite
WORK EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________
Customer Service & Sales Associate | Wild Birds Unlimited | Mission Viejo, CA Sept. 2022 – Current
- Casual wild bird customer education and advisement
- In-Person Customer Service
- Floor-sales & Register
- Floor & Back Stock
- Sales Associate at the O.C. Spring Home & Garden Show
Non-Profit (Avian Conservation) | Leo o Nā Manu | Founder & Artist July 2024 – Current
- Artist and Designer
- Branding and Social Media
- Advertisement
- Shipping and Stock
- Website Design and Product Photography
Costuming and Props | Seaside Suits | Founder 2017 – Current
- Customer Service
- Budgeting and Timeline
- Patterning and Sewing
- Prop and Fabric Painting
- Shipping and Stock
- Website Design and Product Photography
HONORS AND AWARDS______________________________________________________________
Laguna College of Art & Design
- President’s List | 2021 – 2024
- Student Leadership Recognition | Fall Semester 2022
AFFILIATIONS________________________________________________________________________
- LCAD LGBTQ+ Club Founder & President | 2021 – Current
- Women in Animation Member |2021 – Current
VOLUNTEER/ETC._________________________________________________________________
- Fall Bird Feeder Craft Children’s Activity | Wild Birds Unlimited 2024
- Halloween Bird Illustration Children’s Activity | Wild Birds Unlimited 2024
- $258 Raised for The Hawai’i Forest Institute & Kaua’i Forest Birds Project | Leo o Nā Manu 2024
- $110 Raised through fundraising for The Trevor Project | LCAD LGBTQ+ Club 2023
- $96 Raised through fundraising for The Trevor Project | LCAD LGBTQ+ Club 2022
REFERRALS____________________________________________________________________________
- Please email me for a list of contacts.
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