Hi, I’m Andy

Visual Effects Artist and Digital Multimedia Creative Specialist

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About Me

Who am I?

I'm Andy Walton, digital media artist with experience in multiple creative disciplines.
I hold a BFA in Digital Media Production and Animation from Florida State University's College of Motion Picture Arts.

What do I do?

VFX comp, keying, roto, burn-ins, split screens, motion graphics, paint outs, beauty, matchmove, particle sims, cleanup/wire removals, on-site/remote VFX supervision, etc.
VR/3D game character/object asset modeling, rigging, texturing, animation.
Animated pixel art, graphic design for merchandise, logos, ads, banners, billboards, typeface design, 3D printing, typeface design, voice acting, databending, datamoshing, analogue video distortion/degradation via VHS circuit bending and re-digitization.

How do I do it?

Expertise in versatile software like NukeX, After Effects, Blender, Photoshop, Illustrator, Substance 3D painter, Stable Diffusion and many others.

Where am I?

I am based in Los Angeles. I work hybrid/remote as an employee of BLP VFX for 3 years, but temporarily on leave, looking for freelance remote work, where I use my state of the art home studio equipment.

Experience

-I've been employed as an in-house artist at Big Lazy Panda VFX since 2020. BLP is a creative boutique that adheres to the rigorous standards of The Production Network (TPN), ensuring maximum security and protection of content throughout the production process.
-Work at BLP VFX is performed via PCoIP technology, enabling secure and high-performance work even when remote.
-Shows I've worked on include (but not limited to):
American Rust || Big Brother || Celebrity Big Brother || CSI: Vegas || Dark Winds || Dead to Me || Dynasty || For All Mankind || Heels || History of a Pleasure Seeker || Kidding || Kingdom Business || Reasonable Doubt || Murder at the End of the World || Ride the Eagle || See || Swagger || The Ms. Pat Show || The Wilds || This is Us || Under the Banner of Heaven || UnPrisoned || Utopia
-I’ve had the opportunity to work on several indie film projects, including the documentary Living With Chucky, short films Waiting Period, Monkey Bars, and Prep.
-I’ve done work on several music videos, including “Out of Love” - Lil Tecca || "The Curse of Wolfsbane" - Love Ghost x Rico Nasty || “Dog” - Everybody Loves Payday, among others.
-I formerly worked closely with Agency Within to create various advertisement assets for mobile, web, print and billboards for AB InBev, advertisements for Dr. Squatch, motion graphics for Amazon Fresh, 7-Now, and GoPuff, Advertisements for mobile and web for Helix Sleep, motion graphics for Gallo Winery, AMZ, and more (2019-2020)
-I was employed by Vibrant Penguin, where I created various assets ranging from an animated Mortal Kombat-style action sequence to datamoshed glitch art bumpers, motion graphics, cg renders and custom chat emojis for The Sushi Dragon Show, hosted by the avant-garde twitch streamer TheSushiDragon (2021)
-Designed a best selling line of licensed merchandise items for multiple award-winning video game (and my personal favorite game of all time), Deep Rock Galactic, including shirts, tank tops, pullover and zip up hoodies, mouse pads, posters and more (2020-2023)
-I collaborate with clients closely to create custom tailored and stylized, high performance virtual reality avatars that suits their personal needs.
-I design, model, animate, rig, texture, and prepare assets for use in both Unity and Unreal game engines.
-Drove development of annual television, radio, web, and print advertising strategies.
-Designed unique 2D and 3D assets for commercial use. Products included a 3D animated commercial, motion graphics, televised commercials, directing and filming footage, logo design, merchandise design, hand-illustrated fair map and brochure, etc.
-Collaborated with sales staff to plan merchandising campaigns.
-Preserved brand integrity by monitoring the consistency and quality of marketing content.