Eva Marie Pfaff
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I am a passionate artist and visual storyteller. I've been fortunate to spend so many years of my life learning new skills and getting my hands on unique projects. My favorites are the ones where I get to collaborate towards a goal with other passionate minds, use my skills to make meaningful imagery, projects that involve storytelling, or anything stop motion!
Please, have a look at samples of my recent work and if your curiosity ensues, read about my project experience in the blog.
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Honors & Awards |
2018
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Best Production Design , San Diego Film Awards & San Diego Film Consortium, Best Production Design, Daisy Belle, Halo Cinematic
Emmy Awarded for Graphic Arts - Art Direction/Set Design , The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Daisy Belle, Halo Cinematic |
Clients |
Halo Cinematic
Playcorp Team Wenger Solar Light Films Anita J. Loercher |
Oliver Watson Productions
Yatir Haber Joanna Rogers Thad Phetteplace Alex Fragd |
Nicole Marie
Tony Neumeyer |
Client Reviews |
"Eva is an exceptional artist and has a great eye for detail. When she helped me with my character, Francisco, for my book, the communication between us was flawless. She created the character and storyboard just as I envisioned. I'm grateful to her great talent in bringing my character to life. I look forward to working with her in the future to continue my Francisco the littlest Goat series."
Anita J. Loercher aka Nita Bita Luna "A quick and speedy turn around on the concept from 5 roughs to 3 refined, a final coloured and model sheet in 1.5 days. Thanks Eva." Playcorp "Excellent communicator. Stayed on step ahead of the process." Oliver Watson Productions "A real artist and someone who really cares about doing the job right! This was not an easy task and Eva nailed it! I would hire her again. A pro, through and through and she went above and beyond!" Tony Neumeyer "Eva went above and beyond in learning about the subject she was illustrating. She was enthusiastic and very proactive. The final product was exactly what we were looking for." Thad Phetteplace "**Highly recommend - a great experience. Professional Creative delivering wonderful designs. Thanks so much...looking forward to working with you again!" Nicole Marie "Eva created our 45 second film intro video. She did an amazing job and the end result is brilliant. The range of skills in play for this video is mind bending. She handled every visual aspect of the project solo (modeled, textured, rigged, animated, rendered, composited, used particle, fluid and n-dynamics). She is an amazing artist with incredible talents." Scott Wenger |
Education |
Associates in Art and Science
Illinois Central College Academy of Art University San Francisco |
Personal Education |
I love growing however I can; whether the teacher is human, literature, video, or experience, I'm always on the hunt for answers to my questions. Some of my favorite topics include art/artists, animation, the brain, relationships, self awareness, storytelling and nature.
I highly recommend the following books for anyone with similar interests. The Change Code by Monica Bourgeau The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs by Tristan Gooley Pathways to Bliss Mythology and Personal Transformation by Joseph Campbell The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. Getting Relationships Right by Melanie Joy, Ph.D. Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color by kevin D. Macpherson Illusions of Life Disney Animation Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston The Great Courses Your Best Brain by John Medina The Art of Storytelling by Hannah B. Harvey The Creative Thinker's Toolkit by Gerard Puccio Great Philosophical Debates: Free Will and Determinism by Shaun Nichols How to Listen to and Understand Great Music by Robert Greenberg Anatomy of Love by Helen Fisher Van Gogh, A Retrospective Edited by Susan Alyson Stein Drawn To Life by Walt Stanchfield The Advanced Art of Stop Motion Animation by Kenneth A. Priebbe Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel The Learning Maya 2009 Collection; Foundation, Modeling & Animation, Special Effects How to Cheat in Maya 2010, Digital Sculpting with Maya; Essential Tools & Techniques for Artists |