Heya! I'm Nic!
I'm a 4th year animation student studying at Sheridan College here in Oakville, Ontario.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!I am currently directing my own short film "GIMME THAT!", which will be finished April 2025!Thanks so much for taking a look through my portfolio!
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Stay tuned for more updates on this film!
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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.
Film coming soon this 2025!
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NEXUS AND MIMO (360° RIG)
These two were made for my upcoming 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.
CHARACTER ROTATION
NEXUS (NODE VIEW)
MIMO (NODE VIEW)
HAND AND MOUTH SUBSTITUTIONS
LEEQUADD (180° RIG)
This rig was a late summer project that was then expanded and utilized for an animation assignment I completed in fall 2023. "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 Kupetsky
Fandroid 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
DEMO REEL
ROUGH TO CLEAN + DIALOGUE REEL
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