I have been a professional illustrator for over 15 years, specializing in digital illustration, storyboards and animation.
I started storyboarding for commercials and videos, freelancing for several advertising agencies and production companies. Clients included Grey advertising, Needham, Thompson, Leo Burnett, etc. as well as directors like Jonas Åkerlund, Johan Renck, Chris Fisher, Henrik Von Sydow and others for brands like Hugo Boss, Ikea, Allstate insurance and others.
I started storyboarding for commercials and videos, freelancing for several advertising agencies and production companies. Clients included Grey advertising, Needham, Thompson, Leo Burnett, etc. as well as directors like Jonas Åkerlund, Johan Renck, Chris Fisher, Henrik Von Sydow and others for brands like Hugo Boss, Ikea, Allstate insurance and others.
I have storyboarded 11 independent films https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1100026/ for directors Chris Fisher (Dirty), Joans Åkerlund (Spun), Mark Dipee (Frankenfish), Rob Sneider (Big Stan).. Collaborated on animated features ‘Garfield fun fest’ as well as worked as Art Director on ‘Garfield gets real’.
I have recently illustrated my second in a three part series of children's books about African and African American folktales for Third Lap Inc. We created a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXlJrcgQjIveuSpV6f81TFg ) with animated excerpts from the book, created in Adobe After Effects and featuring the Duik plugin to bring the stories to life.
‘The Talented Toad’ (2016) https://www.amazon.com/Talented-Toad-Velma-Cato/dp/1495181014
The story is of a young Toad, who through perseverance and hard work, learns to sing despite the derision of those around him.
‘The Three Bullheaded Bulls’ (2019) https://www.amazon.com/Three-Bull-headed-Bulls-Velma-Cato-ebook/dp/B07WZY7C26
The story of a group of African buffalo that survive through the leadership of their female chieftain against their enemies the lions. With the third book set for development in 2021.