Kara Hemsworth
Illustration and Design
Georgetown, Texas
info@Karahemsworth.com
KaraHemsworth.com
EXPERIENCE
Kara Hemsworth Art & Design, Austin, Texas — Owner and Freelance Illustrator
December 2017 - PRESENT
Illustration, Character Design. Visual Development, Storyboarding and Design
Character Designer: Delivering clients meaningful, high-quality, stylized portraits that are animated with life. I love connecting with the community and being able to tell a story with the illustration of the person in subject. I strive to maintain happy and touched clients who love to refer me to their friends and family.
Pink Champagne Designs, Austin, Texas — Lead Illustrator, Watercolor Artist & Portraits
December 2017 - PRESENT
Watercolor portraits and venues, character design, on-site murals, story maps, wedding venue maps, graphic design, asset creator for online shop etc. Working Traditionally and Digitally.
PictureBox Productions, Austin, Texas — Character Designer and Illustrator
Client: Indeed
January 2022- Infomercial for internal use 1 Video
Nov-Dec 2021- Infomercial 1 Video
Aug-October 2021- Infomercial 5 Videos
March-May 2021- Infomercial 2 Videos
Delivered infomercial videos in a timely fashion while exceeding the client’s needs for directional change and delivering absolute satisfaction.
Storyboarded, character designed and created animatable characters in adobe software to hand off to animators. Was able to deliver inclusive character designs for employees to connect with!
Client: Alcon
November -Dec 2020
Nov-Dec 2019
Delivered two videos in a timely fashion while exceeding the client’s needs for directional change and delivering absolute satisfaction. Storyboarded, character designed and created animatable characters in adobe software to hand off to animators.
Client: The Humane Society
Jan 2019
Dec 2018
Award: 2019 Professional Choice Award Public Service Announcement
Delivered a variety of styles pitches with a punctual turnaround time.
Completed visual development of style and design of commercials for a client.
Designed and built completed (500) assets in a timely fashion.
Designed storyboards that accurately followed the script while making each scene’s transitions and camera angles clear and dynamic for the animator, team, and client.
Kept file sharing and layer naming impeccably clean for easy hand off to the animator.
Built characters for successful puppet animation.
SKILLS
Illustration
Visual Development & Design Character Design
Digital Portraits
Venue Art
Digital Painting
Graphic Design
Procreate
Photoshop
Illustrator
Traditional Art
AWARDS
2019 PROFESSIONAL CHOICE AWARD FOR PSA: BAILING OUT BENJI
- THE HUMANE SOCIETY
Interview in Houston Voyager 2017
2009 ART AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION (By Invitation) MARION, OHIO BRANCH
- THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Art Auction Event 2011
1 of 3 Artist chosen for event 4 entries of mixed media for purchase
-Ohio Gallery
EDUCATION
Austin Community College, Austin, Texas —2D Animation Aug- 2012 - May 2015
Traditional 2D animation education
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio —BFA Art & Tech
2005- 2009 Art and Technology