Denise 'Dee' Chavez
yumnoodle@gmail.com
Production Experience
2024 Freelance Lead Location Designer - Disney TVA - Hailey’s On It! - S1
Illustrator/ Designer - HamCat Shoppe and @SweetHamCat
2021-2023 Lead Location Designer - Disney TVA - Hailey’s On It! - S1
2021 Background Designer/Clean-Up at Bento Box/Fox - Duncanville - S2
Concept/Background Designer/Painter at Bento Box Ent./Special Projects - Unnamed Pilot Project
Concept/Background Designer/Clean-Up at Bento Box/FOX - HouseBroken - S1 - 2020-21
2020 Art Director at Bento Box Ent./Special Projects - (2)-90 sec. short Commercials - Dogs Playing Poker
Animated Spots (created by Dennis Leary, Jack Leary and Jim Margolis) (Includes BG Design and Paint)
Background & Concept Design at Titmouse Studios, Inc. - Animated Music Video - Artist - Dua Lipa
Background/ Concept Designer at Titmouse Studios Inc/ NETFLIX - BIGMOUTH - S4 - Holiday Special
2019 Background Designer/Clean Up at Bento Box Ent./ Fox Ent./NETFLIX - HOOPS - S1
Freelance Background Designer at FOX/Titmouse Studios, Inc. - Bless the Harts S1
Creator/Designer/Animator HamCat and Maizy Animated Sticker Emoji Sets for Apple iMessage
Background Designer/Clean Up at Bento Box Ent./ Fox Ent. Bob’s Burgers Theatrical Short & PreDesign for Movie
Visual Development at Disney TV - Hunch Bunch Pilot
Background Designer/Color at Chris Cray Animation U.K. - Series Pitch Book based off the Comics of Chris Cray
2018 -2017 Background Layout/Designer at Universal/Dreamworks - Animated Movie 2019 -Curious George: Royal Monkey
Background Painter Freelance on “Pilot - Lil’ Kev” - Bento Box / FOX TV
Art Director/ BG Painter "David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special" Project for NBC/SNL/Bento Box - 22 min.
Background Designer/Painter Freelance "The Taking Car" Animated Short created by Patrick O' Connor
2017-2015 Background Layout/Designer at Dreamworks TV Animation Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh - Season 1, 2, 3
2015-2013 Background Layout/Designer at Nickelodeon Animation Studios - Sanjay and Craig - Season 1, 2, 3
IP Creator/ Designer HamCat Sticker Pack for Facebook Messenger (Still in FB Sticker Store)
2013-2000 Previous Animation Resume Upon Request (Clients: Titmouse, Disney Interactive, South Park, Nickelodeon & More)
Education
Toon Boom 1 - CA - 1 semester 2013
Art Center - Pasadena, CA Children's Book Illustration Class (1 semester) 2013
Concept Design Academy –Pasadena, CA Digital Story Illustration for Animation Workshop 2010
Glendale Community College – MAYA 3D Modeling and Animation Class (3 Semesters) 2004-2005
California Institute of the Arts (CALARTS)- Valencia, CA - BFA Character Animation Degree - 1996-2000
Fresno City College and KRCC 2D Fine Art Major pre 1996
Skills/Programs
Art Direction/Supervising
Background Layout/Design Background Paint Adobe Animate
Character/Prop Design Children’s Book Illustration Adobe Illustrator
Digital Character Ink/Paint Traditional Acrylic Painting Adobe Photoshop
Digital/Traditional Animation Procreate Clip Studio Paint