Contact Information:
Emma Vokurka, Illustrator/Animator
P.O. Box 30801
Seattle WA 98113-0801
(206) 782-1752


Project History

What I do best...
I'm a versatile character illustrator and cartoonist. Equally at ease on-staff or off-site and freelance, I take pride in creating beautiful high-quality graphics. I have over a decade of experience creating graphics for computer applications, specifically games, entertainment and educational products. As of this year I have produced graphics for five published books and have created the design and graphics for several additional printed works.

Past Project Highlights
Freelance Illustration, Animation and Design
Smarterville - Kindergarten and First Grade Downloadable Games
Microsoft Corporation
Monolith Productions
Square Soft
Software Creations of America
Starwave

My Education, Computer Skills, Traditional Skills and Credentials

Past Project Highlights

FREELANCE PROJECTS:
Animator/Illustrator/Graphic Design, 1990 - present

I've created graphics for a variety of print, Internet and computer entertainment applications.
My animation and illustration projects have included:
Book illustrations, game specs, layouts, storyboards, spot illustrations, 2D animated narratives and computer graphics, web banners, web graphics, character designs, caricatures, gag cartoons, comic books and editorial cartoons.

Client list includes: Hasbro, People for Puget Sound, Real Health Magazine, Warner Books, Zero Entertainment

ARTIST ON-STAFF POSITIONS:

Smarterville Inc.
Smarterville Activity Center, Kindergarten and First Grade
Assistant Art Director/Animator
Seattle, July 2000 - May 2001

I was a lead staff artist on Smarterville's Activity Center, a children's online educational and entertainment product. Art was created primarily in Flash.
My tasks included:
- Illustration of game elements, icons, online advertisements and web graphics for site
- Animation of game sequences
- Art direction of print activities
- Assisting the Art Director in review of content and new artist applicant interviews

Microsoft Corporation www.microsoft.com
Picture It! Publishing2001 and 2000, Home Publishing '99, and Hallmark Greetings
Animator/Graphic Designer
Redmond, WA., April 1998 - June 2000

I created graphics, animations and e-greeting cards for Picture It! Publishing 2000 and 2001, Home Publishing '99 and Hallmark Greetings.
My tasks:
- Animation of graphics for narrative multimedia web templates
- Creation of graphics for promotional web site and product online documentation
- Creation of art for Shockwave movies
- Support the art lead by organizing and tracking production data and training new artists

Monolith Productions www.lith.com
Claw! www.captainclaw.com
Lead Animator
Kirkland, WA. 1996 - 1997

I was the 2-D animation lead artist for the side scrolling, computer platform game The Adventures of Captain CLAW.
My tasks:
- Active in character design and supervised assistant animators
- Animated character game sequences
- Created concept art

Square Soft
Illustrator/Animator
Redmond, WA. 1996

I created original character designs and animated 3D characters for Worlds Within, a role playing game for the Nintendo system. (The game title changed to Shadow Madness when finally released by Crave Entertainment.)

Software Creations of America (SCOA)
AVP Volleyball Animator
Seattle, WA. 1995 -1996

While at SCOA, I illustrated characters and designed 2-D character animations for game demos. I animated walk cycles, extra environmental movements and special effects. I drew original character sketches, created storyboards and painted texture maps for 3-D models.

Starwave Corporation
Illustrator/Animator
Bellevue, WA., 1994 - 1995

While at Starwave, I created 2-D character illustrations and animations for the 3D children's computer game, Garage Sale (never released). I assisted the lead animator and keyframe animated several main character sequences. These animations were animated traditionally on paper and then scanned for painting in Photoshop.


Education, Computer Skills and Credentials

Education
HTML and Flash Animation, School of Visual Concepts
Bachelor of Arts, Drawing and Illustration, Northern Illinois University

Computer Skills
I am versatile in several computer graphics programs and knowledgeable in several web development, 3-D animation and data tracking programs. I most often work on a PC platform. I'm an experienced user of Photoshop and Flash.

Traditional Media
I use a combination of pen and ink, pencil, colored pencil, watercolor and acrylics for my illustration work. For caricatures, I usually use Ebony pencil and charcoal.

Memberships
SPGA/Seattle Graphics Artists Guild, 2001- Present
SCBWI WA/N.ID - Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators