Stan Prokopenko

Stan@stanimationinc.com

Objective

Motivated college student seeking to find a job in the art industry and perfect the skills needed to work in a professional environment in visual arts.

Education

Watts Atelier of the Arts, Encinitas, CA (2002 – Present)
Courses in Head Drawing, Figure Drawing, Quick Sketch, Plein Air Painting in Oil, Portrait in Oil, Illustration, Storyboarding, Anatomy, Facial Expressions, Caricatures, Environmental Design, Perspective, Composition, Animal Sketching, Gouache and many more specialty courses.

Computer

Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Sound Forge, Dreamweaver

Awards & Honors

“A Game of Pool” featured on all American Airline Flights in Sept-Dec 2004
Presidential Scholar In the Arts
NFAA ARTS Awards Level 1 Winner
Winner of the 2003 International Student Media Festival in Anaheim
Overall Winner of the 22nd Annual Congressional Art Competition in Washington D.C.
Winner at Del Mal Fair Animation Contest
38 trophies and medals from karate tournaments
Recognized as Most Improved Freshman Track athlete
Twice Inducted into National Honor Roll
President’s Award for Educational Excellence
Bank of America Achievement Award for Fine Arts (2004)

Publication

Featured in a Documentary on KPBS
Wrote an article about 3D animation for Imagine Magazine
Article in YoungArts Magazine
Featured in San Diego Union Tribune, USA Today, Corridor News, and Seven Days
Twice Recognized in Who’s Who Among American High School Students

Work Experience

-Watts Atelier of the Arts (January 2007 – Present)
Teach various Life-drawing courses
-Science fiction author Orson Scott Card (August 2006 – Present)
Concept design for a film based on his short story ‘Dogwalker’
-International Artist
Paintings have been in 6 galleries in USA and Great Britain
-Exhibit with SDDG at ART Produce Gallery – San Diego (May 12 – June 23, 2007)
-Design a website and Logo for Europa Art Gallery (July 2006 – December 2006)
-Exhibit with SDDG at Art Institute of California – San Diego (Aug 1 – Sept 29, 2006)
-The ReLeef Initiative (December 2005 – October 2006)
Design and update a website and create a discussion board for their employees
-‘The Montgomerys’ Musical Band (December 2004 – February 2006)
Created a fully animated 3D music video
-Paid Internship at Sony Online Entertainment (July 2003 – August 2003)
3D Modeled clothing, rigged and animated characters
-Work for Advertisement (January 2004)
Modeled 3D Racecar for advertising presentation
-Sunset Hills Elementary School (November 2004 – 2005)
Designed 7 murals and poster for classrooms for the Character Counts program
-Work for Ninel Kuybus (June 2003 – 2005)
Designed CD Covers for ‘Sarco’ and ‘Brazilian Nights’, created animation for website

Groups and Organizations

Member of the San Diego Drawing Group (2005 - Present), Film Club (2001-2004), President of ART Club (2004)