Jack Ma

Proactive | Driven to self-improvement.
Adaptable | Keen to learn new things.
Tenacious | Self-made and career-minded.
Goal-Driven | Enjoys challenges.
Analytical | Detail-oriented and iterative.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Storyboard Artist | Doberman Pictures                    (Vancouver, Canada)
May 2022 - Jun 2023
Primary storyboard artist on Mighty MonsterWheelies.
Pitched boards to DreamWorks executives.
Worked closely with Unit Directors, other board artists, and solo.2D and 3D Animator | Iron Circus Comics                                 (Remote)
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
Rough hand-drawn and 3D animator on the "Lackadaisy" animated pilot.
Focused on character acting in a primarily hand-drawn short.
Coordinated and animated mixed-media shots (2D, 2D rigged, and 3D).Co-Op Junior 2D Animator | Big Jump Entertainment (Ottawa, Canada)
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
2D rigged animator on the "Scooby Doo, Where Are You Now?" short.
Quickly and accurately incorporated revisions from supervisors.EDUCATION
Honours Bachelor of Animation | Sherdian College     (Oakville, Canada)
Sep 2018 - Apr 2022
Storyboard lead on 3rd-year group film.
Directed a small team on a 3-minute thesis film.

Photoshop | Illustrator | Adobe Animate | AfterEffects | Premiere
ToonBoom Harmony | ToonBoom Storyboard Pro | Maya | Blender
Unity | GameMaker | JavaScript

PROCESS:
1. Customer gives me their e-mail.
2. I send the invoice.
3. Invoice is paid (for orders less than 40CAD, entire payment upfront; for orders more than 40CAD, half up-front, half after the approved sketch).
4. Work-in-progress sketch is sent. Customer has two chances at revision.
5. Once sketch is finalized, remaining payment (if any) is sent.
6. Commission is finished within given time limit (see ToS for details).

WILL DRAW:
> Human, furry, anthro, quad
> Original and canon characters
> Real people and pets (so long as it is personal and not fanwork of actual celebrities/youtubers/etc.)
> Characters and images from text
> Weapons, armor, detailed designs
> Body horror and gore (as long as it is not fetish)WON'T DRAW:
> NSFW and fetish
> Fanart of real people, actors or otherwise
> Offensive subjects

PRICING:
All prices subject to increase based on complexity.Bust Sketch - 12CAD (15CAD for color)
Bust Cel-Shaded/Flat Color - 40CADHalf-body Sketch - 18CAD (22CAD for color)
Half-body Cel-Shaded/Flat Color - 60CADFullbody Sketch - 25CAD (32CAD for color)
Fullbody Cel-Shaded/Flat Color - 80CADPainted / Animated / Full Illustration (BG included) / Comic Pages / Other - Case-by-case, please inquire. I'm very open to trying different things!Examples of commission types below:

Terms of Service

LAST UPDATE: March 20, 2021This contract applies to the artist further called Seller and person or institution further called Customer purchasing from Seller a work of art further called Product. By ordering Product from the Seller the Customer agrees to the following terms and conditions:PAYMENTS
1. Customer agrees to pay the due amount upfront for any orders of value lower or equal to 40CAD.
2. On orders above 40CAD customer agrees to pay half the invoice total upfront. The other half has to be paid on approval of the initial sketch.
3. Any other payment schedule has to be mutually agreed before work on the Product commences.
4. Customer accepts that work on the Product will not commence until payment has been received by Seller according to the above schedule.
5. Certain types of work do not allow for a split payment. In such cases customer will be informed about this and will be asked to agree on a different payment schedule, before any work can commence.PRODUCT DELIVERY
6. Customer agrees that Product will be delivered digitally to email address provided by Customer, after the final payment has been received by the Seller.
7. Any other method of delivery, either digital or physical, has to be mutually agreed before the work commences. Customer is obliged to bear any costs incurred by alternative delivery method, such as postal costs, material costs, digital service subscription fees etc.
8. It is sole responsibility of Customer to propose delivery method which works for both parties. Seller cannot be held accountable for Customer's loss of access to the delivery method, loss of delivered files, impediments such as spam filters or any other technical obstacles outside responsibility of the Seller.
8b. Upon delivery of the product, it is the Customer's responsibility to store it properly. Loss of product due to negligence will not be reimbursed by the Seller. Seller can not guarantee that the original copy of the product will be available in the case that the Customer lost their files.REVISIONS
9. Customer has right to 2 complete revisions in the sketching phase.
10. Customer has right to a reasonable amount of minor edits after completion, such as changing an eye colour or fixing a small detail, up to an additional 10% of the total time spent on creating the originally delivered Product. Any requests above that, however minor, will require a prior mutual agreement and will result in a proportional increase of order value. Any such increase will be invoiced separately. Work on any such excessive requests will not commence until the payment for the additional invoice(s) has been received.
11. Revisions are not applicable for design sales.CURRENCY CONVERSIONS
12. Customer agrees to pay the total amount specified in CAD.
13. It is a sole responsibility of Customer to bear any currency conversion costs, bank transfer fees, payment provider service fees and any other costs involved in transferring funds to the Seller.
14. Payment is considered as received and completed only when total amount received on Seller's CAD account is equal to the invoice amount in CAD.REFUND POLICY
15. Customer has right to request a full refund if there's been no progress for two consecutive months, or when Product has not been completed within four months. Refund conditions for commissions which require more work must be agreed separately, before the work commences. These provisions exclude work interruptions caused by unforeseen circumstances such as illness, accident or any other credibly documented reason for interruption of work.
16. Customer obliges to contact the Seller in a fast and responsive manner, responding swiftly to any requests for comments, clarifications, opinions, validation of progress etc. Lack of timely communication on behalf of Customer will be recognized as implicit approval of all work progress and current state of the Product.
17. Refunds are not available for design sales.
18. The Seller is not responsible for refunds when a design is acquired through illegal purposes (I.E a design being stolen by a third party, and then sold to the customer). It is the customer's responsibility to be sure that the sale is legitimate.
This means, that once the design is out of the seller's hand, it is no long the Seller's responsibility.PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL USE
19. The Product received by Customer is for personal use. Any use of the Product for commercial purposes, reselling it, reproduction or publishing for reasons other than personal purposes has to be approved beforehand by the Seller. This will require a separate agreement between Customer and Seller defining exact conditions and financial implications of such use of the Product.Customer does not hold the right to mint/tokenize/sell the product for NFT.CANCELLATIONS
20. Seller reserves every right to refuse or cancel any order, under condition of full refund, without giving reasons to Customer.
21. Any disrespectful behaviour will not be tolerated. It might result in cancellation of order without any right of Customer to receiving a refund, and may result in refusing any service to the Customer in the future.