Lydia Butz

Cleanup Artist Kelowna, Canada

I specialize in digital art and animation cleanup, but I have also enjoyed working with sculpture and traditional fine arts.
My early years were filled with a lot of fan art for Doctor Who and other pop culture pillars, and fan comics as well. (Many of those pieces are in this portfolio.)
In 2015 I moved from my native Canada to London, England, to seek out new and exciting opportunities. There, I collaborated on comic projects with artists such as Hamish Steele, and have done freelance work for studios like BlinkInk, Eye Present, and the BBC.
I moved back to Canada in 2017, and began work in the Canadian 2D television industry. I am also currently working on an original comic, 'Space Trash'.
I work from my home studio in sunny Kelowna, BC.

Experience

The Proud Family, Strawberry Shortcake - Retakes/Cleanup

Wildbrain Studios

2020 – 2021 • Kelowna, Canada

Polly Pocket, Chip & Potato - Animator

Wildbrain Studios

2020 – 2021 • Kelowna, Canada

Hotel Transylvania the Series & Pete the Cat – Animator

Yeti Farm

November 2018 – 2020 • Kelowna, Canada

Macra Terror – Background Artist

BBC Worldwide

June 2018 Kelowna, Canada

Background artist on an animated release of the Doctor Who serial ‘The Macra Terror’.

Xephos & Honeydew – Cleanup + Backgrounds

Eye Present

March 2018 – May 2018 • Kelowna, Canada

Background artist and cleanup animator on the pilot episode of ‘Zephos and Honeydew’ for the Yogscast. Worked in Adobe Animate.

Label Design

Meadow Vista Honey Wines

February 2018 Kelowna, Canada

Designed labels for a range of honey wine products. Worked in Adobe Illustrator.

Dorothy Gale – Cleanup

Blink Ink

September 2017 – October 2017 • London, UK

Short mood reel for a series pitch. Worked in Harmony/Toon Boom.

Tulipop – Cleanup

Blink Ink

September 2017 London, UK

Cleanup work on a children’s show pilot. Worked in Adobe Animate.

Facebook Germany – Cleanup

Blink Ink

August 2017 – September 2017 • London, UK

Short ads for Facebook Germany. Worked in Adobe Animate.

Absolut Vodka – Animator

Blink Ink

June 2017 London, UK

Short animation for Pride month for Absolut Vodka. Worked in Adobe Animate.

Shada – Artist

BBC Worldwide

May 2017 London, UK

Created a traditional piece done in pencils for the release of ‘Shada’, a restored/animated Doctor Who serial.

Adidas ‘Here to Create’ – Cleanup

Blink Ink

April 2017 – May 2017 • London, UK

Cleanup on multiple sequences and some additional animation. Worked in Adobe Animate.

I is Pig – Lead Cleanup

Blink Ink

March 2017 – April 2017 • London, UK

All cleanup, and some additional bits of animation on a 3min short. Worked in Adobe Animate.