Full name
Kaya Dzankich
Title
Background Painter
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Blurb
Fine artist working in the animation industry since 2009. Experience as a background painter, color designer and color supervisor.
Experience
Background Painter
Cartoon Network
Paints backgrounds on kids TV series "Craig of the Creek".
Color Supervisor
Bento Box Entertainment
Painted color scripts, managed 4 background painters and one color designer, created lighting scripts and color notes for Bob's Burgers TV series.
Background Painter
Warner Brothers Animation
Freelance background painter for the animated mini-series "Aquaman: The King of Atlantis".
Background Painter & Color Stylist
Fox T.V. Animation
Painted backgrounds, characters and props on the animated series Family Guy.
Background Painter
Disney TV
Freelance background painter for “Milo Murphy’s Law”.
Color Stylist & Freelance Background Painter
Dreamworks TV
Painted characters, props, FX. Freelance Background Painter on the Dreamworks TV series “Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh”. Streaming on Netflix.
Background Painter
Cartoon Network
Freelance Background Painter for the Cartoon Network pilot and mini-series “Long Live the Royals”.
Background Painter
Bento Box Entertainment
Background Painter on the Emmy-winning series Bob’s Burgers.
Background Painter
Bento Box Entertainment
Freelance Background Painter for animated film “Madea’s Tough Love”.
Background Painter & Color Stylist
Fox Television Animation
Background Painter & Color Stylist on Family Guy spin-off “The Cleveland Show”.
Education
Bachelor of Arts
Portland State University
Graphic Design major
Skills
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CorelPainter, Acrylic, Watercolor