About Me
I started my journey into animation at a very young age. At 12 years old I was already creating Lego stop-motion and pixel art animations and had earned the title "artsy kid." While the following school years were not kind to me, I never lost my love for art and storytelling.
In 2021, after a wild and varied job history involving, blacksmithing, making coffees, silversmithing, and industrial-scale biscuit baking, I decided to chase my dreams post-pandemic and finally become an animator. I moved from my quiet country home of St Arnaud in rural Australia to the busy streets of Melbourne. Applied as a mature-age student to Victoria University and earned a CERT IV in Tertiary Preparation. Continuing my education journey when I was accepted into their Animation and Visual Effects course which I aim to complete in 2025.
I have also developed a small online presence after my work on The Sanguis Soiree and Arkpoint Twitch streams in 2022. In these circles, I am known by my online persona "Eldritch Flatcap."
Education
Aug 2022 - 2025
Bachelor's of Animation and Visual Effects
Victoria University
Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation
Victoria University
While only starting in the middle of of 2022, I achieved high distinctions in all my classes and have been commended for my creativity and quality of work.
As the first step in my career journey, this course equipped me with university level numeracy and literacy skills as well as presentation and essay writing. I received glowing reviews from all my teachers and mentored fellow students to ensure we all completed the course.
Work history
Feb 2021 - May 2022
Freelance illustrator
Before I began my studies I did multiple freelance illustration jobs. First doing a few portraits for family members, then I was hired by the College Of Inspiration and assisted them in producing both the Sanguis Soiree and Arkpoint Twitch streams. It was the deep satisfaction this experience gave me that caused me to realise I wanted to turn my art from a hobby to a career and motivated me to begin my studies.