Heya! I'm Nic!

Character performance and captivating my audience through the medium of animation and comics has been and will always be my lifelong passion! I love experimenting with different styles and colours, as well as finding new and fun ways to make a story more compelling!Thanks so much for taking a look through my portfolio!

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GIMME THAT! (2025)

FULL FILM COMING SOON!

In Gimme That! (2025), Kid inventor Mimo wrestles with their own creative vision when they get their hands on a supercharged battery, and their robot friend, Nexus, has grown tired of their negativity. If he can’t convince them to embrace their messy style, then he’ll just have to show them instead!
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While the creation of this film was mandatory in order to graduate from my program, this thesis film is more of a showcase to others what I love doing the most. Art and animation has always been a form of communication to me where words fail me, and being able to show others the worlds inside my mind and being able to captivate the people with it, even inspire others to make something of their very own, provides a lot of validation toward my creative self. This film is a fun representation of what one can do when they put their mind to something out of nothing but love for what they do.

ONE LAST WISH (2024)

Puffball Productions: One Last Wish (2024) tells the story of a little girl who searches for a magical dandelion that's capable of granting her one wish- to see her grandmother again. It's a heartwarming story about grief and learning to deal with it, no matter how lost we may be- and how our loved ones will always be with us, even after they're gone.
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This academic project has provided me such a wonderful experience both professionally and emotionally. This story holds a special place in my heart along with all the wonderful people I got to work with in the making of this film. Being the team's animation and compositing supervisor allowed me countless opportunities to lead, teach and redefine teamwork in ways I could've never imagine. At the heart of it all, this film is a love letter to the art of animation and the joy in collaborating with other creative minds.

PICK A CHARACTER!

NEXUS AND MIMO (360° RIG)

These two were made for my student thesis film, Gimme That! (2025). This year I wanted to challenge myself to create a fully rotational, completely dynamic but simple rig that can disguise itself well enough to look like hand-drawn animation.

NEXUS AND MIMO (ROTATIONS)

NEXUS AND MIMO (NODE VIEW)

HAND AND MOUTH SUBSTITUTIONS

LEEQUADD (180° RIG)

"Leequadd" is based off of a design I made to represent myself, which then I explored making in Toon Boom. Initially, I created him to gain a better understanding of deformers, which then became a personal challenge to make this rig as flexible as possible. This allowed me to create much more fluid and complex actions, as well as learn more about timing and dynamic posing!

CHARACTER ROTATION

LEEQUADD (NODE VIEW)

DRAWING SUBSTITUTIONS

FANDROID THE MUSICAL ROBOT (180° RIG)

Fandroid belongs to Griffin Lewis
Original Fandroid 2D Design by Deadlycomics
Facial expressions done by Kyra KupetskyFandroid is a character on YouTube known for creating songs related to different fandoms. As someone who enjoyed watching his content, I wanted to challenge myself in creating a proper rig I could play around with during my time working with Team Fandroid. Learning to construct a workable puppet in a different art style helped me understand more methods to rigging without over complicating the puppet with too many shapes.

CHARACTER ROTATION

FANDROID (NODE VIEW)

DRAWING SUBSTITUTIONS