Diego Gomez
Harbor City,CA
Summary
Entertainment arts student specializing in Character Design. Passionate about storytelling art, and how characters are built into worlds. Currently working as a barista in Long Beach and on a short film for a sky dance pre apprenticeship.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Animation Professional Development Program
Aim - N - Inspire Animation Cohort
Los Angeles, CA
04.2025 - Current
- Industry Mentors from sky dance taught us about animation process and roles and techniques.
- Teamwork and Information about dedicated roles to help us create a short film by december.
- Storyboard artist, Colorkey designer, Character Designer, Writer, Background artist, 2d animator.
- Mentors taught color key design and effective storytelling in art from their previous work: Spider-man Into the Spider-verse.
- Current role storyboarding, and background design for animation.
- Animation Professional Development Program
- Los Angeles, CA
Winter Bootmcamp
Brainstorm
12.2025 - 02.2026
- Completed 20 environmental drawings each week.
- Practiced photo bashing techniques to create and finalize environment concepts.
- Understand design workflow and steps.
- critiques every week and paintovers.
Barista
Starbucks
Lomita, CA
08.2022 - 09.2025
- Gained time management skills in order to provide within a timely manner.
- Teamwork and Motivational.
- Provided exceptional customer service by greeting customers with a friendly demeanor and addressing their needs promptly.
- Assisted team when in need of help.
World Building 1 Course
Brainstorm Design School
01.2025 - 03.2025
- 10 week course building interior and exterior environments with proper perspective, layout, and design.
- Developed the ability to sketch and communicate designs for the video game and film industries.
- Utilized blender to create 3D blockouts for rendered sketches and finished drawings.
- Learned to build reference sheets to create effective designs.
- World Building 1 Course
Education
Studio Arts Transfer Program -
El Camino College
Gardena01.2025
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Photoshop 1 Year
- Clipstudio 3 years
- adptibility to issues
Timeline
Winter Bootmcamp
Brainstorm
12.2025 - 02.2026
Animation Professional Development Program
Aim - N - Inspire Animation Cohort
04.2025 - Current
World Building 1 Course
Brainstorm Design School
01.2025 - 03.2025
Barista
Starbucks
08.2022 - 09.2025
Studio Arts Transfer Program -
El Camino College