Jon Ickes is an artist, animator, and educator from Salt Lake City, Utah. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation with a focus in 3D Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). While in school, he also discovered his passion in 2D animation, and has worked in that medium predominantly ever since. Jon has worked in his industry for five years as a freelance artist, working on various projects, assisting businesses with official branding, creating high quality commissioned paintings, and starting his own business, Jon Ickes Studio LLC.
Course Credentialing
AG2300 – Animation + Game Art Sophomore Portfolio Review, AG3131 – Business Ethics + Copyright, AG3590 – Special Topics, AG3840 – Experimental Animation, AG4990 – Senior Project I: Portfolio Preparation, AG4991 – Senior Project II: Portfolio Delivery + Review, AN1230 – Fundamentals of Animation, AN2270 – Digital Painting for Film + Games, AN2310 – Creative Visualization, AN3001 – Animation Junior Portfolio Review, AN3601 – Animation Internship Part I, AN3602 – Animation Internship Part II, AN2D1390 – Drawing + Acting for Animation, AN2D3230A – Character Animation + Motion Studies, AN2D3360 – Animation Layout & Production Design, AN2D3520B – 2D Computer Animation I, AN2D3620A – 2D + Z, AN2D4520A – 2D Computer Animation II, AN2D4870 – Stop Motion Animation, AG3350 – Rigging for Animation + Game Art, AN3D1210 – 3D Computer Fundamentals, AN3D2320 – 3D Computer Lighting + Materials, AN3D3230 – 3D Computer Animation Motion Studies, AN3D3330 – 3D Character + Production Design, AN3D4250 – Advanced 3D Computer Animation Motion Studies, GA3000 – Game Art Junior Portfolio Review, GA3120 – 3D Modeling, GA3330 – Character + Level Design, GA3601 – Game Art Internship Part I, GA3602 – Game Art Internship Part II, GA4110 – Game Animation + Motion Capture, GA4350 – Character Rigging, AG1070 – Digital Painting for Film + Games, AG1110 – Introduction to Animated Storytelling, AN1110 – Introduction to Animated Storytelling, AN1200 – Storyboarding, AG3500 – Animation + Game Art Junior Portfolio Review, AN2410 – Drawing + Acting for Animation, AN2D2550 – Animation Layout + Production Design, AG2850 – Introduction to Rigging, AG2320 – 3D Lighting + Materials, GA4460 – Character Creation II, GA2530 – Environment Creation II, AG4531 – Business Ethics + Copyright, AG4985 – Senior Project II: Production, AG4995 – Senior Project III: Post-Production, AN2D2400 – 2D Animation I, AN2D3550 – 2D Animation III, AG1310 – 3D Fundamentals, AG2650 – 3D Animation I, AN3D3650 – 3D Animation II, AN2D4530 – 2D Animation IV
