Sophia Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
boreasjohnson27@gmail.com 224-256-6755 https://www.sophiajohns27.com
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 2019-present
Bachelor Fine arts, Animation, Merit Scholarship Recipient
Dulwich College International Suzhou
Jiangsu, Suzhou, graduated 2019
IB Bilingual diploma
Professional Experience
Graphic Design Internship, Dim Events
Chicago, IL 2021.12.10-2 5.13
Designed logos and fliers for advertisement.
3d Animator Internship, FlashMonkey Inc.
Chicago, IL 2021.7-2022.1.19
Designed the mascot of the company and created a 3d model based on it. Painted and rigged the model in
Maya for animating. Made 3 demo animations to demonstrate the character, and created an introduction video for the company.
AV tech support, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL, 2019- present
Worked as a technical support assistant for projectors, speakers, monitors, iMacs and Zoom in school events such as art exhibitions, artist talks and Zoom webinars.
Logo designer, Innovision Semiconductor Inc.
Guangzhou, China, 2019
Designed website heading logo and product logos for semiconductors for the company.
Relevant coursework
Specialized in Programs
Adobe Animate
Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Substance Painter
Adobe Premiere Pro
Zbrush
Adobe After Effects
Toon Boom Harmony
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
Clip Studio Paint EX
Languages
English (native)
Chinese (proficient)
Group Exhibitions
2019 Homescape, The Franklin, Chicago, IL
2021 Imaginary Worlds, Online
https://hubs.mozilla.com/4Y8Rb4T/virtual-installation-final-exhibition
Learned to apply traditional animation principles to 3D rigged
models, and timing the keyframes to create believable animation.
Experimental 3d
Learned functions in Maya relating to animating and rendering, and also modeling and painting textures within Zbrush and Substance Painter
Digital bodies
Created figures, rigged joints, and keyframed body parts in Maya
Virtual Installation
Made AR projects, such as filters in Instagram, Facebook, and applications with Vuforia, Unity, GitHub and Mozilla Hubs
Made fundamental animations using traditional methods of hand drawing, learning to apply the basic principles of animation.
Visual artist studying as a Senior in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently lives in Chicago and is fluent in English and Mandarin. Focus on digital drawing, animation, video editing, designing and in all, creating artworks of value.