snow day
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short film (2024)

me myself & the moon
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short film (2023)

gcsf
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short film (2023)

best for you
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short film (2023)

personal
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sketchbook + process

character design

a visual development project about two clumsy lovers - a florist and a baker - set in modern day manila.

STORY BEATS

product design

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a set of sample product designs for juniper.

postcard

sling bag

plush

me myself & the moon

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(dir. christine lee, emily carr university 2023)

characters

environments

HALLWAY

style guide

film poster

sketches

galactic canine space force

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(dir. anya amarillo, emily carr university 2023)

color script

characters drawn by anya amarillo, bg art by amanda lim, allyssa clemente, james huang, esther bellefontaine.

environments

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playground exploration

backgrounds

art direction + production coordination

original poster by anya amarillo (left) + revised poster by amanda lim (right) with title design by nikki rodriguez & bg art by esther bellefontaine

compositing

best for you

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(dir. emma mckay & bailey martin, emily carr university 2023)

color script

MY APPROACH✦ assigning colors to scenes where characters have more influence:a. BLUE = maura (picking up tommy, beginning the fight)
b. PINK = tommy (party, outburst during the fight)
c. ORANGE = josie (dating and ending)✦ gradually moving in a gradient from one primary color to another, showing a shift in dynamic:EX: Tommy and Josie starting to date (shifting from solitary pink to blossoming orange)EX: Maura picking Tommy up then starting an argument, until the climax when Tommy finally takes a stand (somber blues moving into bright, tense, vivid pink)EX: Maura begins to let go of Tommy and Josie is there to be with her (conflicted purple shifting to warm orange)✦ playing with values and saturation:a. party scenes (dull) -> meeting Josie (more saturated, more vibrant)
b. fight progressively becomes more and more saturated, mirroring rising tensions

backgrounds

environments

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country home exterior

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country home interior

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mall layout - side a

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mall layout - alley

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mall layout - side b

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hallway

hello!

I'm Amanda, a 2D illustrator with a focus in developing visually for animation, films, and games.I also enjoy playing a variety of video games, consuming tv drama, and collecting an absurd amount of plush keychains in my spare time! :)Previous clients include Capgemini Engineering, Unity Technologies, and Doberman Studios.Contact me at [email protected] or fill out the form here!

snow day

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(dir. michael dharney, art dir. steven shmuely, unity film studio 2023)

ivy & jasper

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character design exploration

3d renders

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courtesy & credit to unity 3d artist team (kids: andre mello, snowman: camille rail)