Cynthia Ignacio

I have worked in feature and television animation for many years. I have also designed for theme parks and theatre, as well as several live action projects.

One of my favorite projects was working with Alan Muraoka on a music video. The music video was for the Foo Fighters' drummer, Taylor Hawkins.

Cynthia Ignacio’s Specialties:

My specialty is designing environments for sci-fi/action adventure genres, that are very technical in nature.

Cynthia Ignacio’s Experience

Concept Artist

Universal Creative

(Entertainment industry)

February 2009 — Present (6 months)

Storyboarding/Illustrating, for USJ (Universal Studios Japan) theme park project.
Art Director

Thinkwell

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Design industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
BG Designer

Warner Bros. Animation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Entertainment industry)

2003 — Present (6 years)

"Superman"
"Teen Titans"
Resident Set Designer

Lodestone Theatre Ensemble

(Entertainment industry)

2001 — Present (8 years)

"Terminus Americana"
"Romeo and Juliet"
"When Tigers Smoked Long Pipes"
"Solve for X"
Concept Artist

Disney Feature Animation

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1996 — Present (13 years)
Assistant

Marvel Comics

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1992 — Present (17 years)
Concept Artist

Thinkwell Design & Production

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year)
Assistant to Art Director

Celestine

(Music industry)

June 2009 — June 2009 (1 month)

Assisted Art Director Kent State, on a music video for rap artist Celestine.
Concept Artist

Walt Disney Imagineering

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Entertainment industry)

1997 — 2008 (11 years)
Concept Artist

BRC Imagination Arts

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
Designer

Phuuz Entertainment

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
concept artist

Chimera

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

November 2007 — December 2007 (2 months)
BG Layout Artist

Starz Media/The Simpsons Feature

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Set Designer

DisneyToon Studios

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
BG Designer

Starz/IDT/FilmRoman

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Concept Artist

Chimera Design LLC

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
art department

"Taylor Hawkins/Coattail Riders" music video

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
BG Designer

Warner Brothers Studios

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

April 2002 — May 2006 (4 years 2 months)
Set Designer

The Victory Theatre

(Entertainment industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

I designed several of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble's productions at the Victory Theatre. I was in turn, invited to design some of the Victory Theatre's plays. My favorite was "Suggestibility."
Storyboard Artist

"Annapolis" Touchstone Pictures

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Set Designer

Themed Entertainment Awards

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

2002 — 2002 (less than a year)
BG Designer

Sony Studios

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years)
BG Supervisor

Sony Television/Jackie Chan Adventures

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)
BG Designer

Hyperion

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Concept Artist

Landmark

(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Concept Artist

Universal Studios, Theme Parks

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)

1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Visual Development Artist

Walt Disney Feature Animation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Animation industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Visual Development Artist

Walt Disney Feature Animation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Animation industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Layout Artist

Walt Disney Feature Animation Los Angeles

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1995 — 1997 (2 years)

"Hunchback of Notre Dame"
"Fantasia"
Concept Artist

Universal Studios/Theme Parks

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1997 — 1997 (less than a year)
Layout Artist

Walt Disney Feature Animation Paris

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

"Runaway Brain"
Layout Artist

Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Animation industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years)

"Lion King"
"Pocahontas"

Cynthia Ignacio’s Education

John Watkiss Academy

2005 — 2007
Pratt Institute

BA , Illustration , 1987 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

editor-in-chief, "Static Fish" (campus comic book)
"Ubiquitous" (campus literary magazine)
Year Book
Academy of New Musical Theatre
David Henry Hwang Writers Institute
Gnomon

Additional Information

Cynthia Ignacio’s Websites:

My Portfolio

Cynthia Ignacio’s Interests:

Sword fencing (epee and foil, as well as stunt-fencing), Martial arts (Kali Eskrima Arnis), Playing bass and guitar, Volunteer-work for arts organizations, Designing for theatre (stage) productions, Writing art-related magazine articles, Writing poetry/plays/musicals, Designing theme parks, modeling

Cynthia Ignacio’s Groups:

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute, ASIFA, Women in Animation, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, Visual Communications, Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, APEX, UAAN, DisOrient, Set Decorators Society, Costume Society, Animation Guild, IAPPA, Graphic Artists Guild, Themed Entertainment Association, UCLA PAA