Animation

Here is all of my 2D animation from 2022 to the current year. It mostly consists of hand-drawn animation but there is also a couple works of 2D rigging animation. To see these in full screen, all of my animations are on my Youtube.

Bushitoad 2D Cleanup Animation 3

A shot featuring Lily as she jumps from pillar to pillar, with a bit of struggling, across a pond. This was great practice for drawing and animating a character with consistent proportions. Made in 2023. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony

Bushitoad 2D Cleanup Animation 2

A shot of Lily crying as tears fall down from her face. I focused a lot on the timing and consistent line work for this shot. Made in 2023. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony

"Feeling Beachy" Shot 2 Animation and Composition Process

This was a shot I made entirely from the background art to the compisition. Compositing was something I had not done much before, but working for this film taught me a lot of techniques I'll continue to apply to future animations. I had also used scratch audio for the first time, and overall feel confident with the lipsync to the final audio. Made in 2024. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony

Character Emotion Animation

A shot of my original character Chex getting defensive when someone questions if he's truly a man. This was meant as a practice of lip syncing and showing a character's emotion through expressions and gestures. Made in 2023. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony. Audio is from Gravity Falls, Season 1, Episode 6, "Dipper Vs. Manliness"

Character Distracted Animation

Here's an animation of my original character, Shirt, riding a horse and having a conversation with a friend while also trying not to get shot. The goal of this project was to animate a character talking to someone but also getting distracted by something else, which I think I was able to showcase clearly. Made in 2023. Made with: Toon Boom Harmony, Wacom Cintiq, Adobe Premiere Pro. Audio is from Lupin III Part 2.

2D Elemental Effects Animation

Here's a compilation of some 2D effects animation I've made in 2024. I learned a lot about avoiding repetitive design and pacing of movements when it comes to effects. Music is "Moon Lounge Omicron Prime" By Kevin MacLeod. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony

Walk to Stop Animation

A shot of a woman walking into a pet store. She looks around for the perfect pet when she finally finds it, an iguana! This shot was practice of how to animate a walk cycle and someone walking to a stop. Made in 2022. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony

Jumping Animation

A shot of a boy bracing himself and jumping over a creek in the forest, and is very happy to discover he makes the jump. This was practice for animating anticipation and good timing. Made in 2022. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony

Character Tail Animation

A shot of a squirrel-like animal hopping around the forest when it discovers and gets spooked by an animal skull. This shot was a practice of character personality and animating overlap. Made in 2022. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony

2D Rigging Animation 2

Here's a 2D rigging animation I did with my little skunk character. The goal of this animation was to make a 360 turn of a character, master controllers for the head, and the character animated in a real-life setting. All of this and more is in this process video. Made in 2023. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe After Effects. Song: Exit the Premises by Kevin Macleod

2D Rigging Animation

A shot of my cartoon self walking into frame and discovering a cute skunk plush. This was my first time animating from a 2D puppet rig. It was a lot of steps to animate but I feel I did well with squash and stretch and other animation principles overall. Made in 2023. Made with: Wacom Cintiq, Toon Boom Harmony