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Umaimah is a Designer and Visual Development Artist from Northern Nigeria currently working in the U.S. She spends most of her time drawing, watching cartoons and reading romance novels. In the few months since graduating from Savannah College of Arts and Design (BA), she started working with Disney TV Animation. She has also created art for other studios like Sesame Studios, Cartoon Network and Warner Brothers. Her work has been featured in a Universal Studios Gallery show for the critically acclaimed movie Get Out by award-winning director Jordan Peele. Her final year film Harvest is currently making its way through festivals like PRIX ROYAL Paris Animation Award, Kid's First Film Festival and Standalone Film Festival. She loves working with other creative people and being inspired by them.
E-mail - udamakka@gmail.com
Literary representation - Susan Graham of Einstein Literary Management
E-mail - udamakka@gmail.com
Literary representation - Susan Graham of Einstein Literary Management
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EXPERIENCE
Disney TV Animation ( September 2020 - current )
- Color Designer.
- Working with Art Director to create color and lighting variations for characters
to fit their environment.
- Prop Designer.
- Designed prop assets making sure they fit well with the style of the show.
- Created turn arounds and different poses for the prop assets.
- Did quick turn arounds and edits based off Art Director's feedback.
Warner Brothers Animation
- Freelance Character Designer / Color Designer.
- Responsible for character explorations for the main line up of a project under NDA.
- I worked with the Director to create color variations, expression sheet and poses for the characters.
Cartoon Network
- Freelance Title Card Designer.
- Created title card concept sketches for show under NDA and finalized a
fully designed title card.
Sesame Studios ( March 2020 - May 2020 )
- Lead Character Design Coordinator.
- Collaborated with classmates to assist in developing concepts, artworks and designs for potential original short videos.
- Used Photoshop to design characters and create character sheets of poses and expressions.
- Created multiple story beat thumbnails and the final black and white story beat illustrations.
Weird Enough Productions
- Color stylist.
- Worked with the design team in following an established art direction.
- Efficiently flatted 66 pages while making sure to meet deadlines and quick turn arounds.
- Worked with a global team using online tools like Notion, Asana, and Slack.
RECOGNITION
Exhibition
- Get Out (2017) by Jordan Peele art piece displayed in the Universal Studios gallery show.
- Las Laguna Art Gallery - Women in Art 2021
Film ‘Harvest’
- PRIX ROYAL Paris Animation Awards 2021 - Award Winner.
- Monthly Indie Shorts 2021 - Award Winner (x 2).
- Panthéon du Prix Royal 2021 - Nominee.
- Standalone Film Festival & Award 2021 - Official Selection.
- Kid’s First! Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection.
Disney TV Animation ( September 2020 - current )
- Color Designer.
- Working with Art Director to create color and lighting variations for characters
to fit their environment.
- Prop Designer.
- Designed prop assets making sure they fit well with the style of the show.
- Created turn arounds and different poses for the prop assets.
- Did quick turn arounds and edits based off Art Director's feedback.
Warner Brothers Animation
- Freelance Character Designer / Color Designer.
- Responsible for character explorations for the main line up of a project under NDA.
- I worked with the Director to create color variations, expression sheet and poses for the characters.
Cartoon Network
- Freelance Title Card Designer.
- Created title card concept sketches for show under NDA and finalized a
fully designed title card.
Sesame Studios ( March 2020 - May 2020 )
- Lead Character Design Coordinator.
- Collaborated with classmates to assist in developing concepts, artworks and designs for potential original short videos.
- Used Photoshop to design characters and create character sheets of poses and expressions.
- Created multiple story beat thumbnails and the final black and white story beat illustrations.
Weird Enough Productions
- Color stylist.
- Worked with the design team in following an established art direction.
- Efficiently flatted 66 pages while making sure to meet deadlines and quick turn arounds.
- Worked with a global team using online tools like Notion, Asana, and Slack.
RECOGNITION
Exhibition
- Get Out (2017) by Jordan Peele art piece displayed in the Universal Studios gallery show.
- Las Laguna Art Gallery - Women in Art 2021
Film ‘Harvest’
- PRIX ROYAL Paris Animation Awards 2021 - Award Winner.
- Monthly Indie Shorts 2021 - Award Winner (x 2).
- Panthéon du Prix Royal 2021 - Nominee.
- Standalone Film Festival & Award 2021 - Official Selection.
- Kid’s First! Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection.
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Press
LIGHTBOX EXPO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M02kbetHxY
CREATIVE HOWL - https://creativehowl.com/work/umaimah-damakka/
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jordan-peele-get-team-celebrate-fan-inspired-art-1059794
ALEXIS BURLING (critic / writer / editor) - https://alexisburling.com/in-she-votes-100-female-artists-retell-the-suffrage-movement-story/
BLACK NERD PROBLEMS - https://blacknerdproblems.com/i-would-just-call-my-art-style-fluffy-an-interview-with-umaimah-damakka/
The Chiswick Calendar - https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/chiswick-reconfined-reconstrained/
ShoutOut Atlanta - https://shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-umaimah-damakka-animation-artist/
