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Matt Watts

Matt Watts

Graphics Modeler Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Toon Boom Harmony cut-out rigging and animation instructor. Creativity consultant.

  • Education

    • Salt Lake Community College

      2010 - 2011
      Art/Art Studies, General 4.0 GPA

      Figure Drawing, Character Design and Foundations 2 art classes.Won award in character design competition.

    • University of Utah

      2005 - 2007
      B.S. Architecture 3.3 GPA

      Remained debt-free through my entire college career by consistently working 1-2 jobs.Directed a 77 minute humorous documentary involving more than 100 classmates and faculty.Displayed 30 pieces of art for two months as a featured artist in a metropolitan art show.

    • Weber State University

      2000 - 2004
      A.S. Math and Art 3.9 GPA

      Completed enough classes beyond Calculus 3 to minor in math.Employed as a one-on-one math tutor for 3-5 students on a regular basis.Began college-level art education with Design and Foundations 1 classes.

    • Savannah College of Art and Design

      2024 -
      Master of Fine Arts - MFA Animation

      Pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Animation to be able to teach as a university full-time animation faculty member.

  • Experience

    • MHTN Architects

      May 2007 - Feb 2009
      Graphics Modeler Specialist

      Modeled and rendered more than 500 graphics for building proposals.Learned and used at least 7 complex software programs including Revit, CAD and 3DS Max.Nailed every deadline for 2 years.

    • AboveTraining, Inc.

      May 2010 - Mar 2018
      Senior Instructional Illustrator

      Created and organized thousands of high-quality, engaging illustrations and animations.Helped shape brand identity and recognition for nearly a decade.Learned and taught at least 10 software programs to more than 20 team members including Photoshop, Toon Boom Harmony, Illustrator and After Effects.Contributed hundreds of original cartoon concepts for marketing collateral.

    • MattWattsArt

      Jan 2011 - Jun 2018
      Freelance Illustrator and Animator

      Wrote, directed and animated more than 8 minutes of full-color animation.Designed and rigged more than 20 Harmony character puppets.Painted more than 25 backgrounds in Photoshop.

    • Mercury Filmworks®

      Jun 2018 - Sept 2019

      Showed tricks to more than 40 colleagues to improve productivity using Toon Boom Harmony.Expanded on an organization system to increase animator efficiency and avoid duplication of work.Polished 5 main character rigs for Kid Cosmic Netflix series.Built a professional character rig from scratch within my first three months on the team. Animator on Rapunzel's Tanged Adventure Seasons 2 and 3.Nominated for technical expertise award in Toon Boom Harmony.

      • Builds & Rigging Artist

        Mar 2019 - Sept 2019

      • 2D Harmony Animator

        Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

    • Matt Watts Art LLC

      Oct 2019 - now
      Animator and Illustrator

      YouTube tutorials including The Baked Potato Rigging Course: how to build a full 360° Toon Boom rig.Cutting-edge animated advertisements. Engaging illustrations. Appealing and professional caricatures. Enthusiastic Toon Boom Harmony and Photoshop training.

    • Toon Boom Animation

      Jan 2020 - now
      Toon Boom Harmony Instructor

      Current: Contracted online rigging and cut-out animation instructor.2022: Rigged a character for internal and onboarding training purposes2021: Presented rigging workshop for Ottawa International Animation Festival2020: Wrote the Intro to Rigging and Advanced Rigging in Harmony training courses.2020: Rigged the Punk and 360° Shark rigs to be used as training resources.2020: Rigging Interview featured on Cartoonbrew.com2020: Presented rigging workshop for Ottawa International Animation Festival2020: Twitch Livestream Rigging Interview2017: Commissioned for 20 corporate caricatures2016: Toon Boom 2 part Blog Interview (Illustration & Animation) Show less

    • Digital Gravy

      May 2020 - Jul 2021
      Technical Director

      Tuttle Twins animator and rigging artist.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints "Loving Your Neighbor" lead animator.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints "A Great Work | Youth Music Festival 2021" supervisor.Toon Boom Cut-Out Animation SupervisorToon Boom Harmony Rigging SupervisorAsset organizationSoftware training

    • Optimize Play

      Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
      Technical Director

      Odd1sOut YouTube main channel and shorts animator and rigging artist.FX animation.Creative chaos organizer.

    • Utah Valley University

      Aug 2021 - now
      Adjunct Faculty Digital Media Instructor

      Helped establish UVU as a Center of Excellence for Toon Boom training.Toon Boom Harmony cut-out animation and rigging.Animation principles and gesture drawing.

    • Disney Television Animation

      Feb 2022 - Sept 2022
      Technical Director of Animation

      The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder- Season 1Animation, Rigging, Compositing, Technical Troubleshooting, Training, Organization, Workflow Optimization.

    • StoryBox Studios

      Oct 2022 - Feb 2024
      Animation Director and Rigging Supervisor

      Toon Boom Harmony training, animation, rigging, compositing.Art direction, character design, project organization, workflow optimization.Thumb Follow Me series animation director.https://www.youtube.com/@ThumbFollowMe

    • Creator Ink

      Oct 2022 - Dec 2023
      Animator and Rigging Artist

      Animation and Rigging for YouTube channelsOdd1sOut, Let Me Explain Studios, Haminations

  • Licenses & Certifications