Artist — Author — Storyteller
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My Story
TAYLOR SUMMERLIN is a Southern California/Orange County native who lives and breathes art, writing, animation, and storytelling. After graduating from Cal State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art/Animation, she went back to Fullerton College to obtain the Illustration Certificate and became the first recipient of the Storyboarding Certificate. Her background became more impressive when she was hired at Titmouse Inc. to be one of the Assistant Animatic Editors on AMC Plus’ first animated series, PANTHEON. Now as one of the artists for Art Brand and Thomas Kinkade Studios, Taylor continues to expand her horizon. She may not know what’s coming next for her, but Taylor firmly believes that more great things are headed her way.
In her own words, “I’m an old-soul; a melting pot of ethnicities/cultures; a fan of Renaissance art, pop-opera, animation, musicals, and old Hollywood Classics; loves dogs; a con and expos attendee; likes baseball; will take a burger and fries over sushi any day; and am, without a doubt, the biggest nerd/geek you will ever meet.”
Taylor has taken the necessary steps to create her own small business known as Skye Castle. The name was derived from the dream phrase, "build a castle in the sky." She chose this knowing that her goals would be impossible, but not for long. As for the spelling, it ties in to her Scottish heritage. In Scotland, there is an island known as Isle of Skye and it contains seven castles. The castle in the logo was inspired by Segovia, Spain's Medieval castle, Alcázar of Segovia ("Segovia Castle"); also tying in to her Spanish heritage.
This business will carry Taylor's shop and self publishing some of her books. It will even serve as an entertainment company where Taylor will create videos for social media and YouTube.
No official website for this business has been created as of yet.
When the shop opens, it will be featured on this website with its own page.
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​Experience
Art Brand Studios (Thomas Kinkade Studios) - ARTIST
October 20, 2022- Present
* Sketch approved Disney characters on back of purchased Disney/Thomas Kinkade
paintings at Disney themed events
* Speak with guests as I sketch the characters
* Create concept sketches for paintings requested and approved by studio, as well as Disney
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Bang Laugh Love LLC - (FREELANCE) ILLUSTRATOR
May 06, 2022- July 15, 2022 | January 02, 2023- February 10, 2023
* Create an illustration based on characters from Pippa Grant’s books that will be placed onto postcards and be available as a digital download
* Present ideas (character designs, thumbnails, and roughs) to Jessica Snyder and Pippa Grant
* Discuss edits and new ideas when necessary
* Create artwork upon approval
* Send final version to Jessica Snyder and Pippa Grant
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Titmouse, Inc. - ASSISTANT ANIMATIC EDITOR- PANTHEON
September 28, 2020- December 17, 2021
* Assisted Animatic Editors: prepared storyboards for animatics, edited animatics with updated storyboards after they have been locked, searched for material editors require for animatics, etc.
* Broke down dialogue recordings
* Recorded Scratch Dialogue used as placeholder until recording(s) from actor(s) came in
* Prepared animatics for picture (Picture Prep)
Project(s) I worked on/assisted with: Pantheon (Series- Seasons 1 & 2) / Love, Death, & Robots (Series- Kill to Kill episode) / Forgotten Runes: Wizards Cult (Trailer)
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Iron Horse Entertainment, LLC - (FREELANCE) CONCEPT ARTIST
July 1, 2019- August 31, 2019
* Provided illustrations to show various dramatic scenes in film
* Drawings used for pre-production purposes to ensure the right visual style will be met in each department prior to the commencement of filming​
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Pretend City Children’s Museum - PRETENDGINEER
May 22, 2018- September 14, 2020
* Created and developed weekly artistic content for children’s art studio, ensuring each craft was centered around the week’s theme
* Implementing an inventory record for the art supply room
* Constructing props for use on museum floor
Education
- December 2021: Fullerton College - Certification in Storyboarding
- December 2017: Fullerton College - Certification in Illustration
- May 2017: Cal State University, Fullerton - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Entertainment Arts/Animation
- Dean's List (Fall 2014- Spring 2017)
- Golden Key International Honour Society (Fall 2016- present)
- Cum Laude (Spring 2017)
- May 2014: Fullerton College - AA Degree
- Dean's List
Organizations (Member)
- LatinX in Animation (LXiA)
- (SoCal Region) Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- Entertainment Arts Student League (EASL)
- StoryboardArt
- Indie Cover Project
- Alessandra Torre: Inkers
- Inkers Con Alumni
Other Roles
- Poet
​- Children's Book Writer & Illustrator
- Traditional Artist (Painting)
​- Vendor
- Cons & Expos Attendee
- Animation & Comic Book (movie & television) Fanatic
- Arts & Crafts Artist