Chartokai
Portfolio
About me
Creative tech enthusiast capable of producing branding materials across mediums. 2D, 3D, animated and still graphic creation. Self-study marketing and bias psychology, as well as Japanese and French for the last 1,500+ days in a row. I’m looking for an opportunity to prove I can put my knowledge into practice.
What I do
Mediums: Motion graphics, graphic design, VFX, 3D modelling, DSLR operating and video editing.
Program languages: HTML, CSS, PHP. This site is a prime example. I wrote and designed this site to push the limits of free web hosting. WordPress is only used as a CMS, its theme’s logic and design was all me! JavaScript plays a small part of this site and is used in writing expressions on Adobe After Effects. I have also briefly worked with Lua, C++ and Java.
Programs: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After effects, Blender, Autodesk Meshmixer, Ultimaker Cura, Windows 3D Builder.
Video showcase
A densely packed showcase of my motion graphics, editing and sound mixing ability.
Because my video assets are made and programmed in an open-ended manner (In Adobe AfterEffects), they can be used and customized without any specialist knowledge or coding, just text boxes, colour pickers and sliders. Also, I’m not limited to the retro game aesthetic, that’s just my brand’s visual identity.
Music and sound effects are a mix of my own work and public domain FreeSound sounds.
My biggest complete illustrated animation project was also my first. A hypothetical trailer for a mixed-media game, it uses various art mediums like felt, cardboard and digital art.
Despite its age, that it was all done in Photoshop to a rushed deadline still impresses me looking back at it.
Here’s a breakdown of my prosses from sketch to lines, then shadows and effects.
I used an accent version of Photoshop with experimental video features. Despite how non-user-friendly it was, I knew my knowledge of Photoshop layer styles could produce an interesting and unique result.
Other projects
Reverse engineering detail back into a model for 3D printing. As you can imagine, movies and games cheat almost all of their detail, and I wanted it back. Put simply, I used light deforming textures to “push” their patterns back into the model to recreate them. Comparison shot and My render full view.
A sewing pattern I made from a 3D model. UV unwrapping (How flat textures conform to 3D shapes) and fabric joining simulations allowed me to test many iterations without wasting fabric.
Some examples of my experience converting reference images into stylized painting templates. Their minimalist nature doesn’t do justice to the amount of effort involved.
Formal education
| Art and Design, Marlowe Academy | Double distinction merit A Levels Textiles, art history and theory | June 2014 |
| Graphic design, Marlowe Academy | GCSE level 2 | July 2011 |
| ICT, Marlowe Academy | GCSE pass | June 2011 |
| Mathematics, Marlowe Academy | GCSE B | February 2011 |
| Science, Marlowe Academy | GCSE A Chemistry applications Physical science applications Biological systems 6.0 level 2 Grade Distinction | June 2011 |
An Introduction to Coding and Design
Computer Programming for Everyone University of Leeds
Learn to Code for the Web University of Leeds
Creating a Great User Experience for Mobile Apps University of Leeds
Digital Skills: Artificial Intelligence Accenture
Digital Skills: Digital Marketing Accenture
TQUK Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills The Skills Network
Languages
I’m a very systematic learner. For languages, I use Anki’s intelligent flashcards with word lists ordered by frequency which are filtered to other learning resources like Duolingo.
English
I speak proper Queen’s English, init mate? But seriously, my vernacular is a cornucopia of lexemes!
From Shakespearian classics to Steven Pinker’s writing guides, I would like to think I’m well-educated in my native tongue.
Japanese / 日本語
As you could expect from the hardest language for English speakers, progress is difficult to measure. I can manage JLPT N5 practice questions but have kanji knowledge well above my grade.
Hiragana All
French / Le français
While I can’t wax philosophical over the economic history of wine, I can at least hold my own in a baguette duel.
I managed to get by with all the social situations I encountered in France. In CEFR terms, my vocabulary is B1 and my grammar is A2
If you have any enquiries or opportunities, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Get in touch!