Angela Edmonds
Acton, CA
Represented by The Bright Agency
Member of the 12 x 12 Challenge
Member of SCBWI
Angela started drawing animals at the age of four and has never stopped.
She grew up in the bush of Alaska, there were few roads so the family car was a tiny propeller bush plane. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts and landed her first job with Disney Animation as a layout artist. She spent her early career working as an artist in children’s entertainment television. Angela fell in love with children’s book illustration when she was asked to illustrate her first picture book. She now lives on a ranch just minutes from Los Angeles, with her husband and pets.
The Bright Agency
Illustrator
2019-Present
Edmonds Studios Animation / Los Angeles Area
Freelance Illustrator, Visual Development Artist, Character Designer
2009 – 2018
* Visual Development - Various short and feature films in development
* Illustrator - Freelance for multiple companies
* Illustrator / writer - Children's books
* Story Artist - Various short and feature films in development
* Character Designer - Various short and feature films in development
2009 – 2018
* Visual Development - Various short and feature films in development
* Illustrator - Freelance for multiple companies
* Illustrator / writer - Children's books
* Story Artist - Various short and feature films in development
* Character Designer - Various short and feature films in development
Edmonds Ranch Art / Acton, CA
Animal Fine Artist, Original Oil on Canvas1995 – 2018 / Acton, CA
* Animal Impressionist Painter
* Wildlife and Ranch Life oil paintings
* Animal Impressionist Painter
* Wildlife and Ranch Life oil paintings
Renegade Animation / Glendale, CA
Illustrator
2013 – 2014 / Glendale, CA
* Children's Book Illustrations
* Sight Word Poem Illustrations for ABC Mouse
Illustrator
2013 – 2014 / Glendale, CA
* Children's Book Illustrations
* Sight Word Poem Illustrations for ABC Mouse
Edmonds Studios Animation / Red Bluff, CA
Art Director, Co-Director, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Illustrator
2003 – 2009
Edmonds Studios Animation is a pre-production / production studio creating animation for commercials, bumpers, promos, interstitial, shorts, specials, and industrial films for film and TV. It provides all or parts of a project including storyboards, character design, animation, layout, music, voice-overs, final color and compositing.
* Art Director, Storyboard Artist, Designer – Commercials, Bumpers, Interstitials for PBS Kids, Mattel, General Mills through multiple companies including Curious Pictures, Calabash Animation, DisneyToon Studios, Fallon Worldwide, Little Airplane Productions, Psyop, and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
* Co-Director, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, Designer – Television Commercials for Northern CA companies including St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Auto Doctor, Tuscan Brewing Company, and Turtle Bay Exploration Park.
Walt Disney Animation Studios / Burbank, CA
Layout Artist
1990 – 1992 / Burbank, CA
* Cinematography and background design for Disney's classic animated feature Beauty and the Beast. All layouts were hand drawn emphasizing strong composition, value, draftsmanship, and clarity for film.
Layout Artist
1990 – 1992 / Burbank, CA
* Cinematography and background design for Disney's classic animated feature Beauty and the Beast. All layouts were hand drawn emphasizing strong composition, value, draftsmanship, and clarity for film.
Education
California Institute of the Arts,
BA in Fine Arts
BA in Fine Arts