About Me
Brittani is a Character Designer and Illustrator who holds both a BFA (in Drawing) and an MFA (in Digital Animation). She currently teaches Digital Animation and Character Design at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Always interested in trying something new, Brittani explores various ways to depict her art and storytelling abilities through, illustrations, animations and conceptual designs.
Brittani has been drawing since she was a young child crawling between the benches in her small baptist church. Her parents were her greatest supporters who, to this day, continue to encourage and promote her work. In her youth she won various art contests hosted by her local community, high school and various state and local businesses.
She has written and illustrated several books of her own creation and of independent clients. During her years as a young adult she tutored local and online students in the fundamentals of art. Academic she has stayed at the top of her class until the completion of her Master’s Degree, and exit of the higher education system.
Artist Statement
To deform the human form, one must understand it and be able to show that comprehension. Drawing the human form is one of the first things I did as an artist, and it is the center of all that I do. The prospect of researching ancient and modern cultures to learn their customs and behavioral patterns in order to build rich and fulfilling stories was too big a temptation for me to pass. My art is the vehicle I use to understand humanity, to transform it, elevate it and reconstruct it. Looking beyond the obvious, being engaged in my process in order to capture the truth of my subjects. I don’t just draw the human form I carve it out of paper and pen