I found some old stuff on my hard drive that I did for a world building class at @conceptdesignacad years ago. I wish I could’ve finished but I had to leave the class early.
I wanted to build a fantastical world based on Filipino culture. I wish I...

I found some old stuff on my hard drive that I did for a world building class at @conceptdesignacad years ago. I wish I could’ve finished but I had to leave the class early.
I wanted to build a fantastical world based on Filipino culture. I wish I could remember more about this character but I remember he painted massive murals on the village’s mountain-sides. And he had a crush on a mermaid😂.
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A pre-Oscar interview, reppin’ for the Philippines pt 2!

Thank you Janelle So!

A pre-Oscar interview, reppin’ for the Philippines! 

Thank you Janelle So!

More character development work for a different project earlier this year !

Some character exploration for a fun project earlier this year. Between the short & freelance , I haven’t had much time to do personal work but am gonna make more time in the new year :)

Abuelitos =)

Character exploration for one of the last characters I got to design for the Tangled Series,  King Edmund.

More character exploration from the same project about two siblings and the generation gap with their Abuelitos =)

Monday edit: WAIT WHERESEVERYONEGOIN

Some character exploration for one of my favorite projects in development about a charming Mexican-American family =)  

Some examples of final animation w/ the color keys I painted over the shots. Our lighting & comp team, led by GaoShang Zhang, would then realize these images beautifully for the final film! These particular shots were animated by @andrew_chesworth , @shaofu.zhang, with tech anim by @andrewtaylorjennings , and hair anim by Joy Johnson.

“Did you eat yet?” Ahh yes a common hello for Asian households. I love the idea of dinner tables being a place where, regardless of the madness of your day, a family can be present and connect. Mama P’s specialties were her world-famous Grilled Cheese, Spaghetti, or Fried Rice! Another valuable thing I learned in that Schoolism class was how to construct different lighting setups using a neutral base. These were paintovers of a rough 3D layout, showing different times of day and different emotional states.

A few color keys I painted over some awesome boards by @andrew_chesworth . Before we started I was *terrified* because I didn’t know a thing about color and light! So I took an amazing online Schoolism course by @dicetsutsumi and @robertkondo while...

A few color keys I painted over some awesome boards by @andrew_chesworth . Before we started I was *terrified* because I didn’t know a thing about color and light! So I took an amazing online Schoolism course by @dicetsutsumi and @robertkondo while on vacation in Indonesia. Honestly I still have no idea what I’m doing but I learned SO MUCH from them! Very thankful to those guys for being so generous with their knowledge.

A few boards from our final sequence! I haven’t yet been to the moon but I remember my first day as an animator (after trying for years!) feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude thinking of everyone who encouraged me along the way❤️🙏. Hi Mom!

Some early design preparation for Dad. An expert shoe cobbler who supports Luna’s dream the only way he knows how. I didn’t grow up with a father figure but luckily I’ve met some incredible Dads that I could aspire to be like. Those are the kinds of people that inspired this character ❤️

This was done trying to get a feel for San Francisco Chinatown . That feeling of Eastern & Western cultures colliding matched Luna and her father’s relationship, and also spoke to our studio’s ambitions.

This was done trying to get a feel for San Francisco Chinatown . That feeling of Eastern & Western cultures colliding matched Luna and her father’s relationship, and also spoke to our studio’s ambitions.

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