Pre-Production
Pre-Production
Kevyn is a skilled designer with over 5 years of experience using full Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Lightroom. She specializes in character design, storyboarding, environment detailing, and sound design. Kevyn also uses Procreate Dreams to create animatics. Check out some examples of her design and story artwork below.
mija (Senior Animation thesis, 2024)
Mija is a Spanish contraction of “mi hija” which translates to “my daughter". In Chican@ culture, this word is also loosely used as a term of endearment to express pet names like “darling”, “honey”, or “baby”. Kevyn chose the name Mija for this film because the story reflects her transition to adulthood and the, sometimes, uncomfortable nature of blossoming from a young woman to an older woman. Check out some concept art for this piece below. (Designed and animated with Procreate Dreams, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro and Photoshop)
EAST BAY SPCA PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The characters and purpose for this PSA were inspired by East Bay SPCA's amazing work. This 2D animated public service announcement promoted the benefits of pet adoption. (Animated and designed using Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere Rush)
Yo soy joaquin
This artwork is still in development. It's a reinterpretation of the first Chican@ film ever produced, Luis Valdez's I Am Joaquin. This is also Kevyn's self portrait. (Designed and Illustrated with TVPaint Animation, Adobe After Effects, and Photoshop, Photographs sourced from CNN.com)
Estela
Estela is a character that is still in development. Her eerie story is inspired by performance anxiety and scopophobia (fear of being watched). Scroll through her details to learn more! (Illustrated with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator)