About
Amy Johnson is a character designer and animator who graduated from Woodbury University with a BFA in Animation in May 2015. She has been immersed in cartoons since she was a child, drawing characters and creating novel-length stories. Since then, she has furthered her interest and is honing her skills as a working artist.
Character design
Concept art
Background animation
Traditional/Digital 2D animation
Storyboard
Stop-motion armatures
Character maquettes/sculpting
Keying/Inbetweening
Story development
QA Game Testing
Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash/Animate
Maya
Toon Boom Harmony
Storyboard Pro
Wacom/XP-Pen tablets
Corel Painter 12
Microsoft Office
Mac & Windows
Software Proficiency
Walt Disney Elementary School
Burbank, CA
April 2015
Flipbook education project with Disney artist, Jennifer Klein
Woodbury University CTN Animation Expo Booth
Burbank, CA
November 2012/2013/2014
Provided info on school's animation program
Volunteer Work
Sony Interactive Entertainment
San Diego, CA
October 2017 - March 2018
QA Game Test Analyst (Playstation)
Assessing functionality of game software, researching, documenting, and tracking defects and other bugs, data entry, and beta-testing software. Created database of game assets for QA team to help improve accuracy of bug reports
"Hopscotch" Mobile Opera (The Industry)
Los Angeles, CA
September 2015 - November 2015
Production Assistant
Prepped limos with tech, props, and equipment, assisted with striking scene before and after showtimes, and assisted performers and other production staff.
Michaels Stores
Tempe, AZ
June 2024 - present
Service Team Member
Stocking shelves and assisting customers
"The Boing Heard Round the World" documentary (UPA Legacy Project)
Los Angeles/Burbank, CA
September 2014 - 2016
Transcriber (remote)
Typed various interviews for the documentary.
Experience
CTN Animation Expo
Burbank, CA
November 2014
Showcased as a finalist in the "New Talent" competition.
Showings
Story development, novel writing, character design, gaming, D&D, astrophotography, guinea pig parenting