Jumbla approached me with the challenge of “creating an animation that looks nothing like anything else in the studio’s portfolio.”
It’s a very broad brief, but then they also mentioned that they really liked my caricature illustrations of NBA AllStars; Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.
So it was pretty easy to go from there.
I took my time in designing the character, making his limbs and expressions very exaggerated. It was important that the style be unique and show more of “me”.
This project gave me the opportunity to experiment in my animation process and it was fun to put so much heart into something without the fear of a client not liking it.
A special thanks to Aleksander Saharovsky who mentored me through the whole process, encouraging me when I was uncertain at points and giving me honest critique when I needed it.
- Animation