DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS LEAD LOOK DEVELOPMENT ARTIST DYLAN VANWORMER TO JOIN CCS ENTERTAINMENT ARTS DEPARTMENT

Disney Animation Studios Lead Look Development Artist Dylan VanWormer to Join CCS Entertainment Arts Department

VanWormer brings his experience in character development for Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” “Moana” and “Frozen 2” to the College’s next generation of storytellers

Detroit, Michigan — The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dylan VanWormer as Assistant Professor in the Entertainment Arts department. The department emphasizes three pillars of entertainment design — animation, concept design, and game design and educates its students on each pillar. VanWormer will be teaching digital media arts under the direction of Entertainment Arts program Chair David Gazdowicz.

In 2011, VanWormer received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in computer design from Ringling College of Art and Design. He began his postgraduate career as a look development supervisor at Moonbot Studios, where he was responsible for developing, refining and executing the final look for animated characters.

VanWormer continued to further his career at Walt Disney Studios as a lead look development artist, working on award-winning feature films “Zootopia,” “Moana,” “Wreck-It-Ralph 2,” “Frozen 2” and “Raya and the Last Dragon.”

After his work at Disney, VanWormer was employed at General Motors where he handled the creative oversight of the UX 3D team before transitioning to a role at Marvel Studios as a senior look development artist. There, he worked closely with the production designer and showrunners to help transpose 2D designs into elaborately detailed 3D.

VanWormer assumes his role at the College for Creative Studies this upcoming fall semester, bringing his wealth of knowledge and experience to bolster the already advanced Entertainment Arts department.

“I’m thrilled to work at such a dynamic institution,” says VanWormer, “the education and experience that students receive in these formative years can shape the future of their careers, and I’m honored to be able to guide them on this journey.”

VanWormer will be instructing students at various levels in their education, focusing on digital media arts, expanding into 3D animation in the spring.