ABOUT THE ARTIST
Animator Gene Hamm has worked in Hollywood and Silicon Valley on such projects as Ralph Bakshi’s Lord Of The Rings, Hanna-Barbera’s Smurfs and Superfriends, Art Clokey’s Gumby, Roger Corman’s Battle Beyond The Stars, MTV’S Liquid Television, Sega’s Dick Tracy game, and Living Books’ Arthur’s Birthday Party, Tortoise And The Hare, and Behrenstain Bears Get In A Fight.
Independently, Gene’s own projects include the animated feature Hell Toupee, which is streaming on Tubi and Fawesome TV. He created the instructional DVD, Cartooning Shortcuts, Formulas And Cheap Tricks, and The Professional Cartoonist Kit, and is the author of How To Get A Job In Animation And Keep It. His animated short, No Hat, No Mask, No Service, was a winner at the Big Muddy Film Festival. The Conceited Little Christmas Tree has shown at Cannes as well as film festivals as far away as Egypt and Turkey.
Gene has over 30 years experience teaching cartooning and drawing caricatures for folks who enjoy his jokes and stories about working in Hollywood. He taught animation and storyboards at Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
He has drawn caricature/portraits at various corporations, such as Google, Apple, Adobe, Twitch, Tubi, Intuit, Live Nation and Salesforce.
Independently, Gene’s own projects include the animated feature Hell Toupee, which is streaming on Tubi and Fawesome TV. He created the instructional DVD, Cartooning Shortcuts, Formulas And Cheap Tricks, and The Professional Cartoonist Kit, and is the author of How To Get A Job In Animation And Keep It. His animated short, No Hat, No Mask, No Service, was a winner at the Big Muddy Film Festival. The Conceited Little Christmas Tree has shown at Cannes as well as film festivals as far away as Egypt and Turkey.
Gene has over 30 years experience teaching cartooning and drawing caricatures for folks who enjoy his jokes and stories about working in Hollywood. He taught animation and storyboards at Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
He has drawn caricature/portraits at various corporations, such as Google, Apple, Adobe, Twitch, Tubi, Intuit, Live Nation and Salesforce.