Character Design & Animation
Marika Nieminen
Hello,
I'm a Character Designer, Character Animator and Writer, with a Bachelor's Degree in Media & Arts and
a Diploma in 2D Animation.
2020 - 2021
Junior Compositor
at
2021 -
Art Assistant
at
Skills
Photoshop
Illustrator
Procreate
ToonBoon Harmony
Storyboard Pro
Premiere
InDesign
Shotgun
Education
&
Academic Achievements
2021 –
Master's Programme in Animation
Aalto University
Helsinki, Finland
2019 – 2020
2D Character Animation Program (Honors Graduate)
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
(VanArts)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017
Bachelor of Culture and Arts
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Kouvola, Finland
2012 – 2013
Visual Communications & Graphic Design
Laajasalo Folk High School
Helsinki, Finland
Recipient of the
Federation of Canadian Artists Bursary
2020
Bachelor’s Thesis
“Psychology in Character Design:
Creation of a Character Design tool”
Winner of the Game Studies Thesis Competition 2018