Chelsea Ortega

My goal is to be able to uplift the stories and voices of others as a storyboard artist.

It was 2008 and nestled between my hands was a Nintendo DSi. And on that DSi, there was an app called "Flipnote", that allowed anyone of any age to create these things called "flipnotes"-- digital flipbooks that you could share online, which each "page" acting as a frame. It was the first time I found a community, completely awestruck by fan animations of Legend of Zelda, epic stick fight scenes, animatics, everything! It was the contigent moment where I knew I wanted to become an animator.

Learning: School of Visual Arts

Skills: Adobe After Affects Adobe Photoshop Procreate Toon Boom Toon Boom Harmony

Expertise: 2D Animation Concept Art & Illustration