From a young age Natalie knew she wanted to be an animator. She loved art and drawing.
In 2005 Natalie studied for a degree in animation. After graduating she was out of work for a long time, lost her passion for art and animation and her mental health suffered. Around 2011 she joined a local Art Centre called The Ark and slowly started to relight her passion for animation and digital illustration which lead her to enrol for a Masters in animation in 2015. That’s where she began to get a serious interest in pursuing a career in animation.
2 years later in 2017 her university told her about the Inspiring Enterprise project so Natalie got in touch with Inspiring Enterprise Specialist Susan Reviere.
Susan and Natalie worked together regularly to help Natalie set up her business as a freelance animator.
Susan said: “Natalie is a very talented illustrator, so it was great being able to provide her with the mentoring and marketing strategy support to establish her animation business.”
In 2017 Natalie graduated with a masters in animation and Radiant Chameleon was officially born.
Radiant Chameleon focuses on 2D animation and illustration and Natalie even started holding animation workshops at Camfest in 2018.
Natalie produces family friendly, bright, colourful animation that tells a story and has appealing character design. Natalie uses animation to raise awareness of neuro diversity and mental health. Natalie is on the autism spectrum herself so it is important to her to raise awareness.
Since working with Inspiring Enterprise Natalie’s work has been screened at several film festivals and she has recently won an award at the Oxford International Film Festival for Best Children’s Film.
She is starting to work with clients on animation commissions and has made greeting cards which are sold online.
Susan commented: “Natalie’s vibrant animation style is very engaging whilst clearly communicating key messages, with all her hard work the business is steadily developing.”
Her client base is growing and she is getting more and more local interest in her work.
You can find out more about what Natalie does by looking at her website or facebook page