I am a 2D illustrator and animator with a passion for all things drawn. I graduated in 2012 with a First in BA (Hons) Animation at the University of Wales, Newport and love to tell stories with engaging characters by mixing digital and traditional mediums. Coming from a home-educated background, my aim in making my graduation film, Acorns, was to present the nostalgia of my childhood using the charms of character animation and visual storytelling without dialogue. After graduating I worked in London on Channel 4's sequel to The Snowman, dubbed The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) and as a story artist on CBeebie's Bing at Tandem Films in 2013-2014.

Most recently I have worked as a storyboard artist on Scream Street (2015), a 2D Assistant Animator on the feature length Ethel & Ernest (2016) and a senior 2D Assistant Animator and Additional Animation on Channel 4's We're Going on a Bear Hunt (2016) at Lupus Films.

I currently work as a freelancer for clients and companies while continuing personal projects (illustrations and animation) between work. In my spare time I enjoy watching films, playing video games, reading fictional novels and 'art of' books as well as days out with friends and traveling to new places.

Visit my website for more of my personal work and information: http://www.amberdust.co.uk

1. Senior 2D Animator on "Untitled Project"

   KONG Studios · Feb 2023 - Present

2. Animator / Director

   AmberDust Studios · Sep 2006 - Present

3. 2D Clean-up Animation Artist on "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse"

   Well Hello Productions · Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

4. Senior 2D Animator on "Screecher's Reach"

   Cartoon Saloon · Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

5. 2D Animator on "Gardening" Short Film from BFI

   Hipster Films · Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

6. Senior 2D Animator "My Father's Dragon"

   Cartoon Saloon · May 2020 - Dec 2021

7. Senior 2D Clean-up Animator "Wolfwalkers"

   Cartoon Saloon · Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

8. 2D Assistant Animator "The Tiger Who Came to Tea"

   Lupus Films · Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

9. Storyboard Artist "The Clangers"

   Factory Create · Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

10. 2D Animator "The Bear's Famous Invasion of Sicily"

    Prima Linea / 3.0 Studios · Oct 2017 - May 2018

11. 2D Animation Lecturer

    Futureworks, Manchester · Sep 2014 - May 2017

12. 2D Senior Assistant Animator and Additional Animation "We're Going On A Bear Hunt"

    Lupus Films · Jun 2016 - Nov 2016

13. 2D Assistant Animator "Ethel & Ernest"

    Lupus Films · Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

14. 2D Animator

    Simon's Cat · Feb 2015 - Feb 2015

15. 2D Animator

    Dark Signal Ltd. · May 2015 - Jul 2015

16. Storyboard Artist "Scream Street"

    Factory Create · May 2015 - Oct 2015

17. Storyboard Artist

    HiT Entertainment · Dec 2014 - Apr 2015

18. Storyboard Artist "Horrid Henry"

    Richard Villeneuve Media Services · Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

19. UKCES: Our Investment

    UK Commission for Employment & Skills (UKCES) · Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

20. Senior Story Artist "Bing"

    Tandem Films · Nov 2013 - Feb 2014

21. Story Artist "Bing"

    Tandem Films · Apr 2013 - Feb 2014

22. Freelance Flash Animator "Boost Buddy"

    Tandem Films · Mar 2013 - Apr 2013

23. Runner and Rendering Department "The Snowman and the Snowdog"

    Lupus Films · Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

24. Storyboard Artist

    THE GATE FILMS · Nov 2011 - Jan 2012

25. Freelance Artist "One-Armed Bandit"

    Octopus, Inc · Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

26. 2D Animator

    Beryl Productions · May 2011 - Jun 2011

27. Freelance Comic Artist

    THE GATE FILMS · Aug 2010 - Mar 2011

28. Illustrator

    A. Dora Duck · Jan 2009 - Aug 2011

1. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

   ScreenSkills Learning · Feb 2023

   ScreenSkills Funded

2. BA (Hons) Animation

   University of Wales, Newport · 2009 - 2012

3. BTEC National Diploma Interactive Media

   Yale College, Wrexham · 2007 - 2009

4. Qualification type unknown Field of study unknown

   Education Otherwise (Home Education) · 1990 - 2007

• Tackling harassment and bullying at work

  Screenskills Learning
  Issued 19 Feb 2023