Animation Graduate Cody Schroder first came to VanArts as a pre-teenager with exceptional artistic talent in our summer intensive.  As he grew up, he returned to take more courses and finally enrolled into our full-time diploma program, taking both years in 2D and 3D Animation, and graduating in 2005. 

Cody started his post-graduate career at a Vancouver studio called Koolhaus Games, where he worked for over 2 years doing storyboarding, character design, concept art, and texturing.  After his time there, he spent some time freelancing in comics until he landed his current position as Lead Character/Background Artist at another local studio, Kaboom Social Games.

Says Cody of his experience, "Had I never gone to VanArts, I would have been a lost cause.  I'm the happiest I've been so far, as this is the closest I've come to doing what I love: 2D and 3D characters, environments, lots of painting in Adobe and even the odd bit of animation.  My current job is great, the company is great and I couldn't ask for more."