Inspiring artist – Bobby Pontillas
Yo, came across Bobby Pontillas years ago through his sketches and characters online, then found his name on some of the illest animated films like Big Hero 6, Moana, Frozen, Zootopia, Ice Age, Wreck it Ralph, Rio, Spies in Disguise and more. Beyond that dude is one of the cofounders of Rise Up Animation a program aimed at helping more Bipoc creators into the animation biz which is hard af! He’s worked as an animator, Character design, director and more. Check out more of his work here.
I love the moments he crafts, you feel like you’re there or in the second or two before it happens. I also love to see the depiction of brown Filipino/a children! We don’t see enough animated film, or tv shows depicting Asian American or Asian children.
Check out this short film he co-directed – One Small Step! Incredible!
What’s this? This is where I share inspiring artists that have been inspiring to me in my work sometimes directly and other times indirectly. I love seeing the caliber of work Bobby puts out and hope to see him direct something big one day. Here are some others to check out:
Cymone Wilder– Typographic artist and designer
Elizabeth Catlett – Sculptor and fine artist
Olivia Fields– Illustrator, cartoonist
Helen Mingjue Chen– Illustrator, concept artist
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