Damon Bard

Current

• Owner at Bard Sculpture Studio

Past

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Laika Entertainment
• Feelance Sculptor/Designer at Art of White
• Feelance Sculptor/Modelmaker at Kerner Optical

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Sony Pictures Animation
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at DreamWorks Animation
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Tippett Studio
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at ILM
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Webster Colcord Pictures
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Rearden Studios Inc
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at PDI (Pacific Data Images) DreamWorks S.K.G
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Pixar
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Electronic Arts
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at 20th Century Fox/1492 Pictures
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Scientific Art Studio
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Will Vinton Studios (Claymation)/Imagine Entertainment
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at M-5 Industries
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Calcus Studios
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Michelangelo Cafe
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Kern Sculpture Co.
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Saurian Studios
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Twitching Image
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Curious Pictures
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Rob Bottin Productions
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Mikhon Sculpture
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Skellington Productions
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Oddzon Products
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Lewis GALOOB Toys
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Rijn & Reisman
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at S.C. Design
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Mattel Toys
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at Atari Games
• Freelance Sculptor/Designer at C.C. Engineering

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Education

• Vaugel Sculpture Studio

Recommended

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Connections

260 connections

Industry

Animation

Damon Bard’s Summary

Damon Bard
Sculptor/Designer

Sculpture & Design of Characters & Creatures for Animation & Visual Effects

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Sculptor
Makeup Artist
Concept Designer
On Set Dresser
Model Maker
Character Art Director/Supervisor

Art Direction / Supervising / Consulting (1991 to present.) Various Projects.

GEORGE STUART HISTORICAL FIGURES- Workshop 2007 (mixed media figures)

GENTLE GIANT 2005 - 06 Q.C. & Art Direction (Burbank, CA)

ARTWORKS FOUNDRY 1997 – present. Wax / Metal / Patina – Q.C. & Art direction (Berkeley, CA)

MONTEREY SCULPTURE CENTER 2004 – 05 Wax / Metal / Patina – Q.C. & Art direction (Marina, CA)

ART EXPO 2004 (P.B.F.A.) Gallery & Trade Show Presentation / Public Relations / Sales ( Javitts Center, N.Y.)

PAIGE BRADLEY FINE ART 2003-04 Sculpture / Mold-making (Carmel Valley, CA)

RICHARD MACDONALD MASTERS WORKSHOPS 2002-03 Art of Art / Business of Art, Portraits and Busts (Monterey, CA)

ROCKET METALWORKS 2001-06 Sculpture / Mold-making / Bronze casting (Oakland, CA)

GLENN VILLPU DRAWING WORKSHOPS 1996 Figure drawing (Los Angeles, CA)

ASSOCIATES IN ART 1996 Contemporary figure drawing (Los Angeles, CA)

MARTINE VAUGEL SCULPTURE STUDIO 1993 Figure & portrait sculpture, (Loire Valley, France).

PRATT FINE ARTS CENTER 1989-90 Sculpture, mold-making, bronze casting. (Seattle, WA)

SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1989-90 Painting & drawing. (Seattle, WA)

KIM GRAHAM STUDIOS 1988-91 Sculpture, drawing & painting. (Seattle, WA)

References available upon request.
Portfolio also available upon request.

Damon Bard’s Specialties:

Specialties Include: All aspects of sculpture and design.

Art Direction

Sculpture sketches

Final Maquettes

Stop-Motion Puppets / Replacement Animation

Bronze Sculpture

Damon Bard’s Experience

• Owner

  Bard Sculpture Studio

  (Fine Art industry)

  1986 — Present (22 years)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Laika Entertainment

  (Animation industry)

  2005 — 2008 (3 years)

  Coraline

• Feelance Sculptor/Designer

  Art of White

  (Fine Art industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

• Feelance Sculptor/Modelmaker

  Kerner Optical

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Sony Pictures Animation

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

  Surfs Up

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  DreamWorks Animation

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  2002 — 2006 (4 years)

  Visual Development:
  
  Kung Fu Panda
  How to Train your Dragon
  Monsters v/s Aliens
  Bee Movie
  Over the Hedge

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Tippett Studio

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  1996 — 2006 (10 years)

  Enchanted
  Son of the Mask
  Starship Troopers II : Hero of the Federation
  League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  Blockbuster Video (Carl and Ray)
  Evolution
  Cats and Dogs
  Hollow Man
  The Haunting
  My Favorite Martian

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  ILM

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

  Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Webster Colcord Pictures

  (Animation industry)

  1991 — 2004 (13 years)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Rearden Studios Inc

  (Animation industry)

  2002 — 2002 (less than a year)

  Visual Development

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  PDI (Pacific Data Images) DreamWorks S.K.G

  (Animation industry)

  1996 — 2002 (6 years)

  Shrek 3
  Shrek 2
  Madagascar
  Monster.com (Trump)
  Tusker
  Antz

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Pixar

  (Public Company; Animation industry)

  2001 — 2001 (less than a year)

  Ratatouille

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Electronic Arts

  (Public Company; Entertainment industry)

  2001 — 2001 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  20th Century Fox/1492 Pictures

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year)

  MonkeyBone (Sculpture Dept Supervisor)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Scientific Art Studio

  (Entertainment industry)

  1998 — 1998 (less than a year)

  Atlantis Casino (Bahamas)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Will Vinton Studios (Claymation)/Imagine Entertainment

  (Animation industry)

  1998 — 1998 (less than a year)

  The P.J.s

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  M-5 Industries

  (Entertainment industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years)

  Various sculpture and design work

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Calcus Studios

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  1997 — 1997 (less than a year)

  (work executed in Paris, France)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Michelangelo Cafe

  (Arts and Crafts industry)

  1997 — 1997 (less than a year)

  Restaurant Sculpural Decor

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Kern Sculpture Co.

  (Entertainment industry)

  1997 — 1997 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Saurian Studios

  (Museums and Institutions industry)

  1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

  Dinosaur Diarama (to be exhibited at the Boston Natural History Museum)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Twitching Image

  (Animation industry)

  1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Curious Pictures

  (Animation industry)

  1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Rob Bottin Productions

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

  Deep Rising

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Mikhon Sculpture

  (Entertainment industry)

  1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Skellington Productions

  (Animation industry)

  1993 — 1995 (2 years)

  James and the Giant Peach

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Oddzon Products

  (Entertainment industry)

  1995 — 1995 (less than a year)

  Toy product:The Kooshlings

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Lewis GALOOB Toys

  (Entertainment industry)

  1995 — 1995 (less than a year)

  Toy product

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Rijn & Reisman

  (Entertainment industry)

  1994 — 1994 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  S.C. Design

  (Entertainment industry)

  1993 — 1994 (1 year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Mattel Toys

  (Public Company; Entertainment industry)

  1993 — 1993 (less than a year)

  Toy product

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  Atari Games

  (Entertainment industry)

  1993 — 1993 (less than a year)

• Freelance Sculptor/Designer

  C.C. Engineering

  (Entertainment industry)

  1993 — 1993 (less than a year)

Damon Bard’s Education

• Vaugel Sculpture Studio

  Sculpture & Fine Art 1993 — 1993