Storyboard artist! (prev. Harmon Bros, Primal Screen, Wildbrain, Isle of Misfits, Nick PBSKids, Crayola +more!) Big of heart, small of brain. *•̀ᴗ•́*)و 🌸🔅✝
Hi
#PortfolioDay
! I'm a story artist with 4+ years of experience, currently available for work. Former clients include Nick, PBSKids, Sesame Street, Cartoon Network, SYFY, Crayola + more.
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Heads up, art friends! Huion is having a clearance on several of their tablets, and are including free shipping! I've been using my Huion for about two years now and it's SOOO much cheaper than a Cintiq!
The fact that there is now animated content that openly acknowledges periods is such a cool thing to me. Like yes it's personal, but it's also such a NORMAL thing for young girls - and hopefully this will encourage parents to talk to their kids BEFORE it happens to them!
Fandom becomes so much more fun when you ignore the rest of the fandom and just sit in your little sandbox and make your characters walk around like the Littlest Pet Shop pets
I highly recommend looking up the phrase “concept art portfolio got me hired” on YouTube- there’s a good handful of artists on there that have shared their work! :D One thing I also did as a student was find artists I like and see if their portfolio was public- a lot are
I’m really interested in seeing what an A+ hirable portfolio looks like for game concept artists for the current barrier of entry.
I wanna see the quality of work and how I should organize my projects for when I build my own portfolio.
Any resources would be appreciated. :)
Can I just say again how much utter genius it was to make all of the turtles different species in Rise?? Like Leo and Mikey being the two with the flashiest designs, Leo's stripes being a nod to the Mirage Turtles, Mikey being the one most equipped to tuck into his shell when
Everyone's totally entitled to their own interpretations of characters, but it kind of makes me sad to see so many takes on Splinter being a neglectful/downright abusive dad & Raph being forced to be his brothers' caretaker? Like Splinter absolutely has his failings & likely
Just Like Him (1/3) (TBC)
Someone asked to see Uncle Raph interacting with the Spaghettios and this immediately came to mind. <3 Also the kiddos struggling to pronounce "Raphael" and nicknaming him "Fafa" was inspired by a fit of the same name by KayGryffin on AO3
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I think you officially reach the point of “fandom adult” when you log on, see people arguing about what essentially boils down to headcanons, and just stare tiredly at the wall
@FeonixSwagg
I remember being HORRIFIED when I first turned in my thumbs and thinking I'd get fired... and then my supervisor told me that I could actually draw much looser, and she would have considered what I submitted almost finals XD
This is from WAYYYY back- honestly I hate it now and hadn't learned how to draw Splinter yet but the writing still makes me laugh. XD
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@isleofdogsmovie
I have so much respect for stop-motion animators. <3 They don't get nearly as much recognition as they should for such remarkable work!
@WalkinOnAScream
@starxeebs
I hadn't really thought about it like that, but you're totally right
It's kind of giving me Pinocchio and Gepetto vibes vs the Blue Fairy
The fact that someone animated a 22 second shot with multiple characters, dialogue and FLUIDS that weren’t even necessary but were literally just to add life and love to this series speaks to how great the team on it is 💜 I really want to know whose shot this was!
*leans in* I heard y'all (
#risetwt
) like fankids?
@Star_Sparkler
@tdubberz
@HoneyLemon_UwU_
@darlinkaz
and I all worked together and made some precious Mikey kiddos (the 'Tangelos' <3) and I thought I'd share my boys. <3 Meet Milo and Theodore (Theo) - or "The Spaghettios"!
@Mykaa_CGlife
I understand being hesitant towards anime when students use it as a crutch/excuse to not learn drawing fundamentals, but it's ridiculous to utterly disregard artwork that has been influenced by it - especially when so many students nowadays grew up being exposed to it.
This was something I didn't fully understand until I got closer to working in animation! A big part of your work process will depend on you being able to show your intentions clearly and quickly. If you're given 5 weeks to board an episode, your superiors will need to see your
when recruiters, ADs, etc. say "show process" in your design portfolio, they usually don't mean "process" in the "process video" sense (chronological steps of a single image: sketch, flats, render, etc.), but rather... (cont'd)
scared, Raph being a snapping turtle and the biggest thereby allowing himself to be both the battering ram and protector he is, Donnie being a soft shell and forcing him to overcompensate with his inventions to make up for a perceived weakness just
AAAAA CHARACTER DESIGN GOODNESS
I want to offer some advice for newer board artists! Granted I'm just one person & was largely self taught before entering the industry, but I've been able to work on a small handful of shows/projects & have learned a lot of lessons that I wish I knew earlier on.
Since April was the Rise boys' first friend+first girl in their life, it would be really cute if she taught them how to style her hair (Mikey is totally an expert braider), and that became a good bonding time for them. Then when they befriended Cass (and eventually Casey) they
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I can't see Cassandra actually birthing a child, but I can 100000% see her finding a young Casey (maybe alone after Krang invasion) and just showing up to the rebellion with him strapped to her back
My piece for the upcoming
#RiseCalendar
hosted by the awesome
@TheColinStein
! Keep an eye on his account in the upcoming month for updates! :D
My piece is for the month of November, and was a bit of a thank you to the awesome crew behind
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♥️ I can't wait for the movie!
Donnie helped design Milo and Theo’s hearing aids, and simultaneously made Milo decide that he wanted to be just like his Uncle Donnie when he grows up 💜
I wanted to try drawing/coloring straight in Storyboard Pro, and ended up drawing
@kianamaiart
's OC. <3 Her art is always really fun and colorful, so if you don't follow her already you should check her out!
Apparently today is Portfolio Day! I've been blessed this year to not be looking for work, but if you are in the industry/trying to get in, please share your portfolio here!
Commission from earlier this week! The commissioner said that Leo was totally a trumpet player, and as a marching band alumni I totally agree XD
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Here's a lip sync assignment that I did for class, using audio from one of
@JennyENicholson
's videos, and featuring my fave
#StarWars
lady! (And I know Daisy Ridley doesn't have a Twitter, so I hope
@HamillHimself
doesn't mind me tagging him! :))
That feeling when you're not a big hugger, but then you suddenly get a really good hug that makes your brain go “!!! so that’s why people like these things!!!
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