Time for a sentimental story: 10 years ago, I was a quiet, scared high school graduate taking a tour of the Art Building at San Jose State and a group of Animation students walked us into a small side room they called the “Pencil Test Lab” where you would work on your 2D animations. On the walls of this crammed space were hundreds of drawings, images, and posters, but what immediately caught my eye in the top corner of this room was a large poster of Jessie from Toy Story 2. When I saw it, I knew right away that this was the school I wanted to go to, and animation was the right career for me. And so ever since then– in some form or another– I have kept a version of that image with me through the years. Friends and coworkers will joke with me from time to time for always having a depressing poster by my desk, but to me this image isn’t about me trying to feel down or sad. To me it represents everything I worked towards and strived to be as an animator. To me it is a constant reminder of why I love to do this. I started learning animation in August of 2009 with that image of Jessie quietly looking down at me. And now 10 years later, I had to opportunity to work on Toy Story 4, and Jessie was still right there along side me. In a way I feel this latest Toy Story film is all about remembering your purpose, understanding your past, and moving forward from there onto the next chapter. I’m looking forward to the next 10 years, and I’m really excited for what that next chapter will bring. Congrats to the entire crew for creating such a special film, and I hope you all enjoy Toy Story 4 too! #pixar #toystory #toystory4 #jessiethecowgirl #woody #bopeep #behindthescenes #toystory2 #animation #reminiscing #proud #sentimental (at Pixar) https://www.instagram.com/p/By_WB_rgTl_/?igshid=1796gd0l3hgm8

Had an awesome time with @ryaneways at SHM-Con yesterday. It was great seeing old friends and meeting numerous new people as well. Sharing our @latenightsnacksanimation work with everyone was a blast, and I can’t wait to do it again! #shmcon2019 #latenightsnacksanimation https://www.instagram.com/p/BuAmsuUl1fu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18aqj83gs4lad

Toy Story 4 is only a few months away, and today everyone gets their first look at Bo Peep! I recently started working on this film, and it’s such a surreal feeling to now be animating Woody and Bo. Can’t wait for everyone to see the movie! #pixar #toystory4 #woody #bopeep #comingsoon (at Pixar Animation Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtMz9yth3_J/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1keeykr4e64dz

Thumbnails....The Deep is out now! Link in my bio. #animatedmusicvideo #phildel #2danimation #musicvideo #thumbnails #sketches #artwork #pencildrawing #behindthescenes https://www.instagram.com/p/Boo_BHKhaqV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sh48aqju3ni7

Thumbnails....The Deep is out now! Link in my bio. #animatedmusicvideo #phildel #2danimation #musicvideo #thumbnails #sketches #behindthescenes #artwork #pencilandpaper https://www.instagram.com/p/Boo-Zt6B7P5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dmjnn4llvwo7

It all starts with a sketch.... The Deep is out now! 

https://vimeo.com/292251729

Thanks to everyone for all the support this weekend! @phildelofficial and I are both thrilled at all the positive feedback the music video has been getting. It means a lot! If you haven't seen it already here's the link: https://vimeo.com/292251729. I'll be sharing some artwork later this week. Cheers! #animatedmusicvideo #phildel #2danimation #musicvideo #animation #grateful #thankful https://www.instagram.com/p/BoX1gxahRnP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lu6lq0so1cka

It’s here! The animated music video I created for Phildel’s new single “The Deep” is finally online! I’m really proud of this project, and so honored to have worked with @phildel for the past 2 years on this animation. I’ll continue to share some artwork over the coming weeks, and a making-of video will be released later next month. Thank you to Phildel and to everyone who supported me while I worked on this. I would not have been able to do it without you. Enjoy!

Tomorrow morning will be the release of "The Deep", the animated music video I created for @phildelofficial's new single. I can't wait to share it with you all! #phildel #animatedmusicvideo #animation #comingsoon #2danimation #musicvideo https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPGTauh596/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x3oauqkrv0bv

Tomorrow morning, the animated music video I created for Phildel’s newest single will be released online! Stay tuned!

TOMORROW! It’s out…my new single, “THE DEEP”, accompanied by a beautiful animated video by Youri Dekker x

Two more production stills from the animated music video I created for @phildel’s new single, "The Deep". It's less than 2 weeks out from its release!

Here's a still from the animated music video I created for @phildel's new single, "The Deep". Over the coming days we will be releasing images from the video, before it will be released online on September 28th! Stay tuned!

Sketch dump! Played around with some different pens and pencils this morning. #sketch #sketchdump #pencilandpaper #doodle #faces #drawing #coloredpencil https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbmozABmI-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18zjej0caqhmb

Part 2 of 2. This was another one of the shots I animated for Going Fishing, a project I did a few months ago with @ryaneways for @latenightsnacksanimation. It was a blast animating such a goofy and cheerful character. Here you can see the rough animation I did, followed by my clean-up animation after. Head over to the @latenightsnacksanimation page and follow us to see more of our work! #animation #goingfishing #latenightsnacksanimation #tvpaint #roughanimation #cleanupanimation #2danimation #2d #fishing #sketch #digitalsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/BnR6uX4hccZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o0eigg5g5qqh

Part 1 of 2. This was one of the shots I animated for Going Fishing, a project I did a few months ago with @ryaneways for @latenightsnacksanimation. It was a blast animating such a goofy and cheerful character. Here you can see the rough animation I did, followed by my clean-up animation after. Head over to the @latenightsnacksanimation page and follow us to see more of our work! #animation #goingfishing #latenightsnacksanimation #tvpaint #roughanimation #cleanupanimation #2danimation #2d #fishing #sketch #digitalsketch https://www.instagram.com/p/BnR6As1BokR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=licm6ehlmwvc

For the past two years I’ve been working with the amazing musician @phildel on an animated music video for her next album. I’m beyond excited to finally announce that next month will be the release of her first single “The Deep”, along with the music video I created for it. Apart from the music and some critique and advice from some helpful friends, this was a project I developed and completed entirely on my own. It’s a 4 minute animated film that took over a year and half to make on my spare time, and I’m thrilled to say that in a few weeks Phildel and I get to share it with you all. Stay tuned!

Did a little animation of Lara Croft! Saw the latest Tomb Raider film last night and wanted to see if I could rough something out quickly today. This is about 4 hours of work, including an even rougher pass I had before adding the "detail". #laracroft #tombraider #girlpower #animation #roughanimation #tvpaint #sketch #bowandarrow  #speedtest #animationtest #2d #2danimation