Marie Thorhauge
Freelance designer - characters / environments / illustration
Ringsted, DenmarkTo keep it short and sweet -
Art Director/ Designer / Visual development artist:
CHARACTERS - concepts/color/modelsheets/posing
BACKGROUNDS - concepts to finals
ILLUSTRATION
**Nominated for the 42nd annual ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award: "Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production" Song of the Sea (Cartoon Saloon).
**Nominated for the 43rd annual ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award: "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" Puffin Rock "Night Lights" (Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Books).
Head of design at Cartoon Saloon 2009-2012
Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation from The Animation Workshop 2009 - focus on design
Graduation films:
"Leitmotif" - character design, concepts and final backgrounds - {Annecy 2009}
"SHEEP!" - background design - {Annecy 2009}
"Sylfidden" - background design, color styling, final backgrounds - {Annecy 2009} {Cannes 2009)
Message or email me regarding availability - then we'll find the right solution!
Art Director/ Designer / Visual development artist:
CHARACTERS - concepts/color/modelsheets/posing
BACKGROUNDS - concepts to finals
ILLUSTRATION
**Nominated for the 42nd annual ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award: "Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production" Song of the Sea (Cartoon Saloon).
**Nominated for the 43rd annual ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Award: "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production" Puffin Rock "Night Lights" (Cartoon Saloon, Dog Ears, Penguin Books).
Head of design at Cartoon Saloon 2009-2012
Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation from The Animation Workshop 2009 - focus on design
Graduation films:
"Leitmotif" - character design, concepts and final backgrounds - {Annecy 2009}
"SHEEP!" - background design - {Annecy 2009}
"Sylfidden" - background design, color styling, final backgrounds - {Annecy 2009} {Cannes 2009)
Message or email me regarding availability - then we'll find the right solution!
Work Experience
Brand New School
character designer
character design for commercial.
June 2017
- June 2017
Fred Rogers Company
visual development artist
development for pre-school show.
May 2017
- June 2017
Mattel
character designer
character design for a tv-series reboot (title currently N/A).
March 2017
- March 2017
Penguin Random House
Illustrator
Cover art for a quirky middle grade title :)
December 2016
- February 2017
Hornet
background designer
background design for commercial, directed by Yves Geleyn.
*Nominated for the fourtyfifth Annie Awards as Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial.
*Nominated for the fourtyfifth Annie Awards as Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial.
January 2017
- January 2017
Cartoon Saloon
concept artist
Character- and background concepts for the feature My Father's Dragon.
December 2016
- January 2017
Bron Animation
visual development artist
Set design concepts for 3D feature The Willoughbys.
November 2016
- December 2016
Pip Animation
Production Design
Production design for the pre-school show Through The Woods made for The Fred Rogers Company.
- Character concepts / final designs / preliminary modelsheets.
- Background design + Key backgrounds (reference for further composited episode BGs)
*EPISODE "A SNOWY MORNING" NOMINATED FOR AN ANNIE - Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children.
- Character concepts / final designs / preliminary modelsheets.
- Background design + Key backgrounds (reference for further composited episode BGs)
*EPISODE "A SNOWY MORNING" NOMINATED FOR AN ANNIE - Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children.
July 2016
- September 2016
Zac Creative
Concept art
background concept for campaign.
June 2016
- June 2016
Flaunt Productions
background design
development work for tv-series teaser.
May 2016
- June 2016
Passion Pictures
Concept art
character concept for campaign.
May 2016
- May 2016
Paper Panther Productions
Concept art
background concept for shortfilm produced by Cartoon Saloon and TG4.
May 2016
- May 2016
Zac Creative
illustrator
January 2016
- April 2016
Cartoon Network
Background Artist
Long Live The Royals, miniseries
Powerpuff Girls, reboot
Powerpuff Girls, reboot
June 2015
- November 2015
Dog Ears
Background Designer
Background design + Master backgrounds for tv-sereis teaser
October 2015
- October 2015
So Awesome
illustrator
illustrated card-deck "Emotions" of 37 childrens faces; and 4 scenario posters.
May 2015
- May 2015
Denmark
Upstairs EFX
Visual Development Artist
character and background design for 2D feature in development
March 2015
- May 2015
Denmark
SYBO Games
Concept art
character concepts for PR and Merchandise / Mobile game Subway Surfers
March 2015
- March 2015
Denmark
Upstairs EFX
Concept Artist - environments
Environment concepts for 2D feature
February 2015
- February 2015
Denmark
HarperCollins
Illustrator
Cover art for book by Frank Cottrell Boyce "The Astounding Broccoli Boy" - to be released September 15th 2015.
November 2014
- January 2015
Denmark
Jibjab Bros Studios
Illustrator
Illustrations for e-book in the Starring You series.
November 2014
- December 2014
Denmark
Disney
concept artist & character designer
location concepts and character designs for tv-series in development.
September 2014
- November 2014
Kilkenny, Ireland
LAIKA
freelance concept artist
preliminary character concepts for Chris Butler feature in development.
September 2014
- September 2014
Ireland
Cartoon Saloon
Lead Background Artist
design and development of backgrounds for Cartoon Saloon's own preschool show Puffin Rock, broadcasted by Nick Jr. and RTÉjr, featuring narration by Irish actor Chris O’Dowd.
February 2014
- November 2014
Ireland
FX Goby
Concept Artist, Freelance
character concepts for a short film in development, directed by François-Xavier Goby
January 2014
- January 2014
Ringsted, Denmark
BUCK
Color Key Artist, Freelance
color keys for tv spot campaign Fruitsnackia.
Style of color to match Bucks previous Fruitsnackia spots by creative director Thomas Schmid.
Programme: Adobe Photoshop
Final products can be seen on Bucks website at:
http://www.buck.tv/work/gym/
http://www.buck.tv/work/camping/
OM NOM NOM!
Style of color to match Bucks previous Fruitsnackia spots by creative director Thomas Schmid.
Programme: Adobe Photoshop
Final products can be seen on Bucks website at:
http://www.buck.tv/work/gym/
http://www.buck.tv/work/camping/
OM NOM NOM!
September 2013
- September 2013
Ringsted, Denmark
Nørlum
Visual Development Artist
design for new exciting project - to be announced.
September 2013
- October 2013
Denmark
Ka-Ching Cartoons
lead background artist
key backgrounds for tv-show...to be announced :)
June 2013
- December 2013
Ringsted, Denmark
Ka-Ching Cartoons
Character Designer
character designs for tv-show...
December 2012
- July 2013
Ringsted, Denmark
Nicole Gallagher
Character Designer / Visual development
words of the director: "July's Eve is a short horror film for kids. It follows twelve year old Juliette in her fight against a nasty old witch during her summer vacation in Louisiana."
December 2012
- January 2013
Ringsted, Denmark
Education
Animation Sans Frontieres
October 2013
- March 2014
France
Languages
French (Beginner),
English (Fluent),
Danish (Native),
German (Beginner),
Skills
Adobe Photoshop,
Art Direction,
Adobe Flash,
Character Design,
Character Development,
Color Styling,
Coloring,
Digital Painting,
Environmental Design,
Illustration,
Modelsheets,
Supervising,
Visual Development,
