Toonboom Harmony

Adobe Creative Suite

TV Paint

Autodesk Maya

Blender

Clip Studio Paint

Touch Designer

Resolume Arena

DragonFrame

Toonboom Harmony Adobe Creative Suite TV Paint Autodesk Maya Blender Clip Studio Paint Touch Designer Resolume Arena DragonFrame

About Me

✧ CV Available here ✧
✧ CV Available here ✧
✧ CV ✧
✧ CV ✧

I’m Jess Wilcock, a London-based multidisciplinary artist specialising in visual development for animation and costume design.

My work is driven by storytelling, with a focus on expressive, character-led worlds that explore emotion, identity, and inclusivity. As a queer artist, my personal experiences inform much of my creative practice, shaping the narratives I develop.

Alongside my core disciplines, I have experience in makeup, hair styling, photography, and performance, which inform my approach to character, worldbuilding, and visual storytelling.

I’m currently expanding my practice into comics, interactive media, and experimental design, while continuing to develop my skills in animation and costume.

  • Support Available, 2024 | Director & Various roles

    Official Selection, February 2026

    Exhibited at Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

  • Support Available, 2024 | Director & Various roles

    Official Selection, November 2025

    Screened Virtually

  • Support Available, 2024 | Director & Various roles

    Official Selection, September 2025

    Exhibited at Genesis Cinema, Mile End, London

  • Support Available, 2024 | Director & Various roles

    Official Selection, April 2025

    Screened Virtually

  • University of the Arts London, June 2024

    For the Ba (Hons) Animation Showcase, I finalised my Final Major Project with my teammates and developed an interactive vending machine display that sat on top of a hand-painted plinth. Photos and videos of the exhibition are available on the ‘Other Work’ tab of my website!

    Skills Developed:

    • Completing a film to a deadline

    • Hand painting and setting up exhibition materials

    • Interactive art design

  • Winstanley College, 2021

    I received the Kate Bentham Award for excellence during Art Foundation

  • Winstanley College, June 2021

    Due to Covid, I had missed out on two exhibition opportunities at the college, which made this exhibition particularly special. I exhibited my FMP work which included 60s/70s costume design and my take on a retro-futuristic living room and textile aliens.

    Skills Developed:

    • Installation Planning

    • Set Design

    • Video Editing

⋆Achievements ⋆

⋆Markets ⋆

  • Independent Organiser | March 2026

    Set Social, Peckham Rye

  • Set Peckham | March 2026

    Set Social, Peckham Rye

  • Slaystation | January 2026

    The Clapham Grand, Clapham Junction

  • Nitecawr | December 2025

    Colours Hoxton, Hoxton

  • Canvas Collective | December 2025

    133 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green

  • Nitecawr | November 2025

    Colour Factory, Hackney Wick

  • Canvas Collective | October 2025

    133 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green

  • Satanic Flea Market | June 2024

    Electrowerkz, Islington

  • Satanic Flea Market | April 2024

    Electrowerkz, Islington

  • December 2018, December 2019

    Both years were a collaborative stall with a college friend where we sold handmade iron-on patches, bag charms, original prints and stickers. We also offered sketch commissions. Profits from sales were donated to Alzheimer’s Society.

    Skills Developed:

    • Marketing

    • Product research and design

  • Grade: 2:1

    I chose to do an animation degree as it was a long standing interest of mine and felt a formal education would be beneficial to develop my software knowledge.

    As well as software skills, I started developing more character and background design knowledge as well as overall visual development skills.

    Skills Developed:

    • Character Design

    • Background and Prop Design

    • Visual Development

    • Animation Production

    • 2D Animation

    • 3D Modelling

    • Video Editing

    Software Skills Developed:

    • Classical animation

    • ToonBoom Harmony and Storyboard Pro

    • Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, Animate and Acrobat)

    • TV Paint

    • Autodesk Maya

    • Blender

    • Resolume Arena

    • Touch Designer

    • DragonFrame

    • Procreate

    • Procreate Dreams

    • Office Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)

    As a member of the course committee, I worked alongside other peers to raise student complaints, complements and feedback with staff and course leaders to improve course content for future students.

    Skills Developed:

    • Teamwork and Co-ordination

    • Active Listening

    • Communication

  • Grade: Distinction

    Similarly to my A-level courses, my Art Foundation course was often interrupted by Covid-19 Lockdowns. Despite this, my teachers were very efficient about keeping my work on track and helping me further progress in my software and practical skills.

    Skills Developed:

    • Installation Design

    • Textile Art

    • Photography

    • Illustration

    • Character Design

    • Costume Design

    Software Skills Developed:

    • Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro)

    • Blender

    • Procreate

    • Office Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)

  • Grades: A* x2, C in Geology and B for EPQ

    My time at Winstanley College developed my self-criticism abilities as well as developing my researching skills. I have produced work during my time that I am still proud of despite some of my work being permanently incomplete due to Covid-19 cutting my course short.

    Skills Developed:

    • Screen Printing

    • Knitwear Design

    • Pattern Making

    • Costume Design

    • Painting

    • Illustration

    • Sculpture

    • Photography

    • Metalwork

    • Laser cutting

    Software Skills Developed:

    • Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Lightroom and Photoshop)

    • Office Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)

 ⋆ Education ⋆