Mission

To tell original and compelling stories through art and animation.

Mind Map


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I created this mind map of my priorities and avenues for fulfilling them. I have four main priorities:

original content creation: Writing stories and telling those stories through graphic means.

free play : Learning about the world, honing my artistic skills, and finding inspiration to fuel the creation of original content.

marketing and networking : Disseminating content to the general public and establishing relationships with fans and collaborators.

fundraising : Raising funds necessary to continue and enhance the other three components.

Short Bio

 

Born

July 8 1984 in Queens, New York

Education

Princeton University, Class of 2006

BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Experience

I worked at the Princeton New Media Center for five years where I taught students and faculty how to use the latest in digital media software.

As an undergrad and after graduation, I spent over nine months assisting with research on plains zebras (Equus burchelli) in Kenya.

In 2007-08, I taught English classes at two high schools in Gunma, Japan.

Starting in 2010, I teach classes on animation and programming using Flash at the Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts (Washington DC campus).

I have been a freelance artist for over 4 years. I am currently living in Washington DC.

Awards

2011 - "Stripes" - Annecy International Animation Film Festival - Call for Projects "Stripes"

2011 - "Evolution" - Finalist in the 2011 Science Visualization Contest held by AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) and NSF (National Science Foundation) - Video Game category

Tools & Skills

Software
Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign (Layout), Toon Boom, Premiere, After Effects, Google SketchUp (3D modeling)

Hardware
 Wacom Cintiq

Languages
Fluent English, Advanced Japanese, Intermediate Spanish, Basic Swahili

Programming/Web Design
Flash Actionscript 3.0, HTML, CSS

Services

Here's a sample list of my services:

  • Animation
  • Illustration
  • Storyboards
  • Animatics
  • Story Writing
  • Comic Books
  • Concept Art (such as character design, enviroment design)

Do you have an idea or message you would like expressed in a unique graphic style? E-mail me anytime at larkinheather@gmail.com and let's talk about it.

Teaching

I am also available to teach classes or tutor individually on the following topics:

  • Digital Painting with Photoshop
  • Dynamic Drawing
  • Color Theory
  • Storyboarding Techniques
  • Story Writing

Photo

Adventures

Being on Japanese TV / Having a shark swim underneath me (no cage) / Being bitten by a chimpanzee / Petting a rhino, a bongo, Plains and Grevy’s zebra, a warthog, an ostrich, impala, dik-dik, bat, hedgehog, and a coati / Seeing someone skin a marten / Seeing two female plains zebra fight over a newborn foal for three minutes / Riding an elephant / Swimming beside a hawksbill turtle / Driving a snowmobile in the Canadian Rockies / Seeing a giant (4-5 feet) leatherback turtle lay eggs in the beach and return to the sea / Eating crocodile and camel / Meeting Prince William and having him say to me, “Excuse me, I’m like a vervet monkey” / Climbing Mount Fuji / Waiting all night to get my Wii / Kissing a giraffe / Seeing albino zebra / staying in a treehouse in India / almost getting run over by a zebra