All of my animations begin as storyboards and sketches before they come together - this is an ongoing process for me throughout each project that I use to generate and test out ideas! Below are some extracts from my journal.

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TIGER

Ideas for opening sequence, and exploration of characters and poses for this animation inspired by Greek myths and Chinese astrology.

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talking to the boss

Initial storyboards, and several concepts for the climax/ending of the animation.

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RELease

First ideas planning the narrative, followed by consideration of the fantastical sequence - and how I could transition to and from reality.
I enjoy taking the opportunity to draw the characters featured in my animations in more detail now and then, I like to get familiar with them!

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Loopdeloop

 Getting inspired by animal expressions for the LoopdeLoop international animation challenge.

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beauty kitchen

Some quick ideas (and character design) about how to present this product with a charming, but very brief, infographic for social media.