Dave Cockburn

Dave Cockburn

AnimatorWallington, United Kingdom
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Dave Cockburn

Dave Cockburn

AnimatorWallington, United Kingdom
About me
Born in the north of England when life was in black and white and people were in fancy dress, I was lured down south by the bright lights of London and the promise of up-to-date fashions. A BA (Hons) in Graphic Design and Illustration, from Kingston Polytechnic, propelled me into the crazy world of commercials and pop videos as a Designer/Animator, after which I hopped daintily into feature film work at Richard Williams Studios. Craving the wild, I chose life as a freerange Animation Director and Illustrator, along with a stint as a lecturer in Moving Image at Kingston University. I continue to make charming animation and illustrations for charming people. Also a Co- Director of Mo Choy Design (for all your design needs!), I reside in the London area with my wife and 2 chatty Siamese cats. Do contact me if you are charming and have animation, illustration or consultancy needs.
Projects
  • Pumpkin Lantern
    Pumpkin LanternBack in the 70's, when I was a kid growing up in the north of England, we carved turnip lanterns to celebrate Halloween. Not because we northerners were hard and didn't mind blistered fingers, more because pumpkins were fancy foreign veg that we hadn't yet encountered. Well, that's what I thought until an idle web search, while trying to avoid the news, revealed that turnips were the original lantern based on the old Irish folk tale of Stingy Jack, or Jack-o-lantern. The ne'er-do-well and smoo
  • Big Pumpkin
    Big PumpkinBig Pumpkin Trying to get my head around adobe illustrator.
  • Hourglass Earth
    Hourglass EarthHow 2020 feels to me :-(
  • How Cats Keep Cool
    How Cats Keep CoolA short comedy animated explainer video. Raul - the worlds smartest dog explains. A personal project where I did everything except the music.
  • Kentucky Ken
    Kentucky KenPortrait illustration experimenting with different ways of working digitally.
  • 1920's criminal style
    1920's criminal styleFrankie is wearing a utility three piece in this seasons muted colours set off deliciously by the emerald silk tie. The homberg at a jaunty angle just screams understated elegance and the knee patch is a cheeky touch and bang on trend. Trying to merge the look of my sketchbook pencil work with my digital illustration and It’s just all too thrilling for words darling!
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Work history
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    Animator, illustratorSqueaky Pictures
    Wallington, United KingdomFreelance
Skills
  • 2D Animation
  • Digital Illustration
  • Character Design
  • Storyboarding
  • Humour