profile pictureSince his early childhood, growing up in Stockton, CA, Aaron Roderick has expressed himself through art. Not only did he find an appreciation for hand drawn work, but he also moved into acting. Aaron ended up finding a natural combination of hand crafted artwork and acting: animation.His love of animation brought Aaron to study at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco where he attained his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Animation & Visual Effects. Aaron has excelled in his studies and, apart from his stellar GPA, he has had his animation work featured at the Academy of Art University Annual Spring Show in 2011 where he won a runner-up award as a freshman. Apart from honing his skills in character animation, Aaron has learned rotoscoping for visual effects, fine arts figure drawing, color composition, storyboarding, and he has experience as a freelance graphic designer. Aaron also has some experience in acting and improvisation which are essential skills when it comes to working with teams and feeding a creative energy.

Skills

Character Animation | 3D Animation | 2D Animation | Stop-Motion | Rotoscoping

Software

Maya | TVPaint | After Flash | After Effects | Adobe Premiere

Photoshop | Autodesk Mudbox | Silhouette