Tom Stone

I am a Visual Artist well versed in an array of creative skills.

Sculpting background:
I have worked with sculpting media such as oil-based clay, wood, and cast metals. I welded my own armatures for the clay sculptures and created my own molds for the cast metals. I have shown my sculptures in various galleries in the Northeastern USA and on my portfolio website.

Digital background:
Creating abstract experimental animations with a painterly appearance.
Freelance: visual effects and rotoscoping for short and independent feature length films. Working with clients in NY and NC.
Freelance: website designs, flash animations.

Tom Stone’s Specialties:

Software skills: Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Flash, Dreamweaver, Camtasia, GIMP.

Artistic skills: Sculpting, Ceramics, Drawing, Web Animation, Web Design, 3D Modeling, Broadcast Animation, Compositing, Rotoscoping, Storyboarding, Animatics.

Business skills: Quickly adapts to new positions, self-driven, quick follow-through, time-management, trustworthy, and excellent communication skills.

Tom Stone’s Experience

Lead Visual Effects Artist

Jette Entertainment

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year)

Creating 2D and 3D visual effects and rotoscoping for a series of independent short films.
Rotoscoping Artist

Foundery Pictures

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Independent Fine Art Professional

Self Employed

(Animation industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Rotoscoping, animation effects, domain management, and web design. Working with various film directors in NY & NC, and e-commerce clients.
Domain Manager

Electro-Marketing, Inc

(Security and Investigations industry)

January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)
Visual Artist

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Fine Art industry)

May 1994 — Present (15 years 3 months)

Sculpting in mixed media such as oil based clay, wood and cast metals. Freelancing with digital media such as 3D models, flash animation and web designs.
Part-Time Rotoscoping Artist

UVPHACTORY

(Broadcast Media industry)

November 2008 — December 2008 (2 months)

Rotoscoping and other related tasks in the compositing department
Animation Instructor

School of Communication Arts

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 2005 — May 2008 (3 years)

Instructing students through various stages of a 3D animation pipeline.

Software taught: Adobe After Effects 6.5, Autodesk Maya 7.0 and, 8.5., Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash.

Additional acvities:
- SIGGRAPH conference cross department liaison 2006 & 2007.
- Producing instructional videos for e-learning.
- Curriculum development for e-learning program.
- Cross department instruction: Animation and Digital Media.
Teaching Intern

Savannah College of Art and Design

(Educational Institution; Animation industry)

June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

Assisting the teaching of 3D animation to undergraduate students, supervised by Professor Larry Valentine.
Student Volunteer

SIGGRAPH '03

(Non-Profit; Animation industry)

July 2003 — August 2003 (2 months)

Full-Time position
Volunteer for the Side Effects Software Job Fair.
Assisted with regulating attendees at events.
Assisted artists in the art gallery.
Demonstrated the function of emerging technology products to attendees.
Facilitated in setup/tear down of conference.
Student Volunteer

SIGGRAPH '02

(Non-Profit; Animation industry)

July 2002 — August 2002 (2 months)

Full-Time position
Assisted with regulating attendees at events
Assisted artists in the art gallery
Demonstrated the function of emerging technology products to attendees.
Color Production Specialist

Print-Tech

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)

October 1997 — August 2000 (2 years 11 months)

Managed digital color output department. Main machinery: Canon CLC 1000 laser copiers and direct output. Digital color correction for proofs using CMYK. Operated flatbed scanning station. Communicated directly with clients and sales staff.
Apprentice/Intern

Johnson Atelier

(Fine Art industry)

May 1992 — July 1995 (3 years 3 months)

Apprenticeship in all departments of fine art foundry production.

Internship in Modeling and Enlarging Dept; Full concentration of skills in life-sized and monumental clay modeling from base and armature to the finished textured clay pattern.
Plasteline brand clay was used.

Tom Stone’s Education

Savannah College of Art and Design

MFA , Computer Art - Emphasis on Experimental Animation , 2000 — 2005

Studied in areas of:
2D classical style cel animation, 3D animation, web animation, 3D modeling, storyboarding, animatics, compositing, and video editing.

Activities and Societies:

New York SCAD Alumni Association.
Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture

Monumental and lifesized figure modeling in oil based clay. Various disciplines in the foundry arts. 1992 — 1995

Received technical certificates in:
Modeling and Enlarging, Mold Making, Wax Casting, Wax Chasing, Wax Spruing, Ceramic Shell, Foundry, Resin Bonded Sand, Carbon Arc, Metal Chasing, Metal Fabrication, Paint & Patina, Restoration and Installations.

Worked with artists such as George Segal, J. Seward Johnson Jr, Mel Kendrick, Marisol, John Newman, Tom Otterness, Joel Shapiro, Rein Triefeldt, and many others.
University of Hartford

BFA , Hartford Art School, Sculpture , 1986 — 1991

Areas of Concentration in:

Sculpture
classical and abstract with various materials

Ceramics
wheel throwing, firing, mixing custom clay and glaze ingredients.

Activities and Societies:

Volunteer EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), Crew Chief, on-campus Emergency Medical Team, University of Hartford Alumni Association
Westfield High School

Additional Information

Tom Stone’s Websites:

My Portfolio

Tom Stone’s Interests:

Hiking, Camping, Sailing, Gardening, Canoeing, Kayaking, Mountain Hiking, Experimental Animation, Movies, Concerts, Traveling, Social Networking, Sculpting, Indie Films.