Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, able to draw and design physically, and knowledge of human form and anatomy
Animation and Video
Proficient in Adobe After Effects and Autodesk Maya
Design and Layout
Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign
Gallery
Character Animation
Animated Bumper Ad
Sticker Design
Type-Based Poster
Logo Design
Mobile Ad
Technical Illustration
TV Series Trailer
Stamp Design
3D room
UV mapping
Infographic
About
Caden Kenney-McGowan
Hi there. My name is Caden and I am currently a digital art and design student at LIU Post currently in my junior year. I am able to work both digitally with a number of programs and can draw and design physically on paper as well. If you would like to reach me please contact me below.
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Appa mid flight
This was the first thing I ever animated, and stars Appa from Avatar: The Last Airbender. I painted the character myself in photoshop and used the puppet mesh tool to move his limbs and tail.
Date: April 2021
Category: Animation
Characters owned by ViacomCBS Inc.
Crown Tundra ad
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This project was also animated entirely in photoshop. The subject is form the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass and it's mascot, Calyrex.
Date: October 2020
Category: Animation
Characters owned by Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Inc., and Game Freak Co., Ltd.
Rowlet Stickers
This project was done in Illustrator and are thumbnails of the Pokémon, Rowlet. I drew all the characters on paper and scanned them onto my computer, followed by outlining and coloring.
Date: February 2021
Category: Illustration
Characters owned by Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Inc., and Game Freak Co., Ltd.
Stone Ocean Poster
For this project, we were assigned to create a type based poster. So I made one based on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, which was announced around the time I created this. It was made entirely in Illustrator.
Date: May 2021
Category: Illustration
Characters licensed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and Viz Media
Vampiric Essence
For this project, we were assigned to make a logo for a kind of drink. I chose to do wine and theme it around vampires since Halloween wasn't too far away. All of it was done in Illustrator
Date: October 2020
Category: Illustration
Apex Legends Mobile Video
Here we were assigned to advertise an app or game for the IPhone, and I chose to do Apex Legends which is getting an IOS release sometime in 2022. Images were edited in Photoshop and then animated in After Effects. the song featured is the game's main title theme.
Date: November 2021
Category: Video
Characters, setting, and music owned by Respawn Entertainment, LLC, and Electronic Arts Inc.
Thomas the Tank Engine
For this project we were assigned to do a technical illustration of an object like a phone or game system. I chose to do a model of Thomas the Tank Engine. It was created entirely in Illustrator using model sheets from the show as reference.
Date: April 2021
Category: Illustration
Characters owned by Mattel, Inc.
Arcane: League of Legends trailer
For this project we were assigned to make a trailer for a movie or tv series showing the actors and their characters. I chose to use characters from the show Arcane on Netflix. Images were edited in photoshop and animated in after effects. The song in the background is Enemy by Imagine Dragons and J.I.D which is also used as the main theme of the show.
Date: December 2021
Category: Video
Characters and Setting owned by Riot Games, Inc.. Music owned by Interscope Records, Kidinakorner, and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Mallard Stamp
The prompt for this project was to create an image for a postage stamp. The subject matter is Mallard, the fastest steam engine on record. The entire stamp was created in illustrator using image reference.
Date: December 2021
Category: Illustration
My Room
This fully rendered room was done in Maya. I decided to make my current bedroom. The geometry and some textures are original. The rest of the textures are modified pre-existing non-copyright images.
Date: December 2021
Category: 3D
Characters owned by Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Inc., Game Freak Co., Ltd., Respawn Entertainment, LLC, Electronic Arts Inc., Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Viz Media, Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd., and The Walt Disney Company.
Bike Shop UV Demo
This class project was done with the goal of learning uv mapping and texturing in Adobe Photoshop, back when Photoshop had 3D features. The geometry was given to the class with instruction on techniques for creating the textures. The textures are original with design motifs based on the Pokémon Rayquaza.
Date: May 2021
Category: 3D
Sinnoh Region Guide
This project was done in InDesign, with the goal of making an easy to read and understand infographic. I decided to make a guide to the setting of Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, as if it were a theme park map. The text describes some of the locations in the game as well as its lore.
Date: December 2021
Category: Layout
Characters and setting owned by Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Inc., and Game Freak Co., Ltd.