About

About Me

Ten years of experience does a lot to a person. With each year comes more experience and opportunities. I’ll update this page constantly, but why don’t you see what I’ve got so far.

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Character Design & Illustration

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Animation

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Visual Development

I'm Alexa Terry Hanson

I'm a 29 year old wife and mother to a firey red headed girl. We've recenltly relocated from Orange County, California to beautiful Austin, Texas. I've had a dream to be an artist working in the world of animation since I was in middle school where I first layed my eyes on a copy of the book, The Art of Animation. Since then I have done everything I could to achieve that dream. I attended BYU Salt Lake City where I had a major in Art, and when I returned home to California, I attended The Animated Academy in the heart of Burbank. Since then I have worked with many companies and clients and created a career for myself. I've worked very hard to get to where I am today and the adventure is only begining.

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My Story and Skills

Offering an exceptional ten year career working with designing concept art, illustrations, character art and props as a Character Designer, Product Designer, Illustrator, and Concept Artist. Strong interpersonal skills that are beneficial when working with dynamic teams and talking with clients to determine their needs and style requirements

Able to create both physical and digital artwork, such as developing toy artwork for Wendy’s Kids Meals, and digital designs for Disney television shows like Kick Buttowski. Highly knowledgeable about graphic design techniques, as well as reviewing team artwork for cleanliness. Extensive experience designing artwork for games, videos, and web advertisements. Additional experience in 3D modeling and related platforms such as ZBrush and Maya.

Character Design
Visual Development
Character Layout Art
3D Modeling
Animation
Toy Design
Gamer

Experience

2D Character Layout Artist

Flying Bark Productions
2019 – 2020

Production Illustrator/Designer

SCS Direct Inc.
2015 – 2019

Prop Artist

Disney Television Animation Studios
2010 – 2011

Children’s Book Illustrator

Cedar Fort Publishing
2013 – 2019

Education

Master of Character Design

The Animation Academy
Burbank, California 2012

Associates Degree/ Art Major

Brigham Young University
Salt Lake City, Utah 2010

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects
Toon Boom Harmony
ZBrush & Maya
Pen & Pencil Sketching
Organization & Teamwork
Interpersonal Communication
Advertisement Design
Coordinating with Style

Awards & Recognition

Tillywig Toy Awards (Best Family Fun)

This was one of many awards given to a board game that I illustrated called Tall Tales: The Game of Infinite Story Telling.

Dr. Toys (Best Classic)

This was one of many awards given to a board game that I illustrated called Tall Tales: The Game of Infinite Story Telling.

Scholastic Parent & Chid (Gold Star Toy)

This was one of many awards given to a board game that I illustrated called Tall Tales: The Game of Infinite Story Telling.

Portfolio

RANDOM DOODLIN’

I draw A LOT, so I always have new artwork to show! Here are just a few of my favs. If you want to see more of my professional work, press the VIEW ALL button, or visit the Instagram Gallery to see more recent artwork.

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