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