My process
Thumbnails
With every layout and background I do I start with nine quick thumbnails. This helps get my ideas out, figure out which composition looks the best, and quickly change components with notes from the director or art directors.
Clean sketch
Line art
Tones
After I get the notes on my thumbnails I move on to a clean sketch. This is where I work out more of the style and finer details of the piece. For this piece I worked in the style of gravity falls.
After the sketch I start working out how I want the line art to look. I try different line weights and brushes until I find one that fits. In this instance since it's in the style of gravity falls I added a bold line.
From there I start coloring the line art in with different shades of grey. This in particular allows me to make sure none of the colors I choose bleed together and muffle the overall colors of the piece.
In the flat colors stage I replace the grayscale with the colors. In this stage I edit the saturation and brightness more. To do this I go back and forth between grey scale and flats.
In the final stage I add color details such as highlights and shadows. I also add atmospheric lighting that fits the style.
Layouts
Traveling Merchant, 2022
created in the style of "Adventure time”
Traveling Merchant Night, 2022
created in the style of "Adventure time”
Backgrounds
The Movie Palace background, 2025
The fully rendered background for the animated segment in season 4 of the Movie Palace.
Laundromat, 2024
I fully rendered and created the layout for the second shot in the short film "Frankie". Inserted assets by Alex Suarez.
Living Room, 2024
I did the layout, rendered, color blocked, did stylistic line art, added texture, made sure everything was on model, and inserted assets by Alex Suarez ,and Madison Helland
Living room different angle, 2024
I rendered, color blocked, did stylistic line art, added texture, and fixed perspective to a layout done by Joy Niuguna. I also inserted assets by Alex Suarez ,and Madison Helland
Strip mall concept for "Frankie", 2023
I rendered, color blocked, did stylistic line art, added texture, and fixed perspective to a layout done by Laura Moore, and the original sketch by Alex Suarez
Fish Game, 2024
I rendered, color blocked, did stylistic line art, added texture, and fixed perspective to a layout done by Laura Moore. I rendered, color blocked, did stylistic line art, added texture, and fixed perspective to a layout done by Joy Niuguna. I also inserted assets by Alex Suarez
Kids bedroom concept for "Frankie", 2023
I created this piece in procreate, from thumbnail to final render
Fish store concept for "Frankie", 2023
I rendered, color blocked, did stylistic line art, added texture, and fixed perspective to a layout done by Laura Moore, and the original sketch by Alex Suarez