So, I won an Annie Award for Character Design last night – my husband by my side as he’s been since day one – and for work on Tangled, which has my whole heart. To say I’m overwhelmed (see second photo, haha) is an understatement. Animation is everything I love, and I’ve never felt more a part of its community than last night. Congrats to all the nominees and award winners. Congrats to Spiderverse which SWEPT, so deservedly. And thank you so much for the insane support I felt last night from all the friends I’ve made in this industry so far. You all are everything. I love you. (1st two pics thanks to one of my bffs @caroberson85!) . . . #animation #annieawards #annieawards2019 #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #disney b
So, I won an Annie Award for Character Design last night – my husband by my side as he’s been since day one – and for work on Tangled, which has my whole heart. To say I’m overwhelmed (see second photo, haha) is an understatement. Animation is everything I love, and I’ve never felt more a part of its community than last night. Congrats to all the nominees and award winners. Congrats to Spiderverse which SWEPT, so deservedly. And thank you so much for the insane support I felt last night from all the friends I’ve made in this industry so far. You all are everything. I love you. (1st two pics thanks to one of my bffs @caroberson85!) . . . #animation #annieawards #annieawards2019 #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #disney b
So, I won an Annie Award for Character Design last night – my husband by my side as he’s been since day one – and for work on Tangled, which has my whole heart. To say I’m overwhelmed (see second photo, haha) is an understatement. Animation is everything I love, and I’ve never felt more a part of its community than last night. Congrats to all the nominees and award winners. Congrats to Spiderverse which SWEPT, so deservedly. And thank you so much for the insane support I felt last night from all the friends I’ve made in this industry so far. You all are everything. I love you. (1st two pics thanks to one of my bffs @caroberson85!) . . . #animation #annieawards #annieawards2019 #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #disney b
So, I won an Annie Award for Character Design last night – my husband by my side as he’s been since day one – and for work on Tangled, which has my whole heart. To say I’m overwhelmed (see second photo, haha) is an understatement. Animation is everything I love, and I’ve never felt more a part of its community than last night. Congrats to all the nominees and award winners. Congrats to Spiderverse which SWEPT, so deservedly. And thank you so much for the insane support I felt last night from all the friends I’ve made in this industry so far. You all are everything. I love you. (1st two pics thanks to one of my bffs @caroberson85!) . . . #animation #annieawards #annieawards2019 #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #disney b
So, I won an Annie Award for Character Design last night – my husband by my side as he’s been since day one – and for work on Tangled, which has my whole heart. To say I’m overwhelmed (see second photo, haha) is an understatement. Animation is everything I love, and I’ve never felt more a part of its community than last night. Congrats to all the nominees and award winners. Congrats to Spiderverse which SWEPT, so deservedly. And thank you so much for the insane support I felt last night from all the friends I’ve made in this industry so far. You all are everything. I love you. (1st two pics thanks to one of my bffs @caroberson85!) . . . #animation #annieawards #annieawards2019 #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #disney b
[SWIPE!] Sing that song in your heart! . . Diving back into the swing of things. Starting my new job on Monday, so getting my hand in shape again seemed… smart. Haha. Also, I’ve been fixating on the Red Hat ladies, and was big time inspired to do this one. . . #characterdesign #animation #illustration #digitalart #redhatsociety #redhatladies #visualdevelopment #amandajolly
[SWIPE!] Sing that song in your heart! . . Diving back into the swing of things. Starting my new job on Monday, so getting my hand in shape again seemed… smart. Haha. Also, I’ve been fixating on the Red Hat ladies, and was big time inspired to do this one. . . #characterdesign #animation #illustration #digitalart #redhatsociety #redhatladies #visualdevelopment #amandajolly
Nature witch! So, hello #witchtober number 2! I’ve now done double what I realistically thought I would, so everything from here on out is a feat of pure… maaaagic? Keep your throwing-tomatoes to yourself, thanks. Still trying to shake off illness, so we’ll see what lies ahead! . . #animation #characterdesign #visualdevelopment #illustration #witch #halloween #digitalart #amandajolly
Nature witch! So, hello #witchtober number 2! I’ve now done double what I realistically thought I would, so everything from here on out is a feat of pure… maaaagic? Keep your throwing-tomatoes to yourself, thanks. Still trying to shake off illness, so we’ll see what lies ahead! . . #animation #characterdesign #visualdevelopment #illustration #witch #halloween #digitalart #amandajolly
“Oh, and I PROMISE you’re going to have the most fun! There’s so much out there to see and do, and I know change can feel sad sometimes, but it only means you have the chance to go out and find your next dream! Also-“. . Today is my last day at Disney TVA, and it is HARD. When I started here, I was so happy I basically thought I’d never leave. But the strange thing about this industry, and my relationship with it, is that new and inspiring projects come up, and this heart of mine follows the lead. I’m following it out of Disney for now, but I can’t believe forever. . My next thing is exciting and great. I can’t wait to see what I learn and do. But I needed my girl here to help me, because I’m the most change averse ever. Also, I love her and she knows best. It has been the pride of my life feeling like I got to give some of Rapunzel to the world. Forever my princess.. . I’ll update soon. Thank you for everything, Disney and Tangled. I love you always. . . #animation #tangledtheseries #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #illustration #visualdevelopment #digitalart #amandajollylines
[SWIPE!!] TANGLED || ep 209, Theres’s Something About Hookfoot: Designing the new lead for this episode, the mermaid Seraphina, was my very first job on our show. I joined the team part way into season 2, so many amazing things had been created to fill this world, and day-one on the job I was given this responsibility. So I panicked and made like 30 mermaid options, as one does. Haha. Here are some of my faves who didn’t make the cut. . . Also, worth mentioning: I was in a rough place artistically before I started on Tangled. I’d been working on a lot of projects and a number of characters that didn’t inspire me, and I was just getting frustrated and restless. I wanted to make something beautiful. I want to draw something I’d loved when I was younger. I wanted I chance to show women and differently shaped women in a positive light. And then I stepped onto Tangled and got this assignment. This job has meant so much to me, and I’m so happy to be making things for it. . . . #tangledtheseries #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #animation #disney #disneyanimation #tangled #rapunzel #mermaid #mermaids #visualdevelopment #amandajollylines
[SWIPE!!] TANGLED || ep 209, Theres’s Something About Hookfoot: Designing the new lead for this episode, the mermaid Seraphina, was my very first job on our show. I joined the team part way into season 2, so many amazing things had been created to fill this world, and day-one on the job I was given this responsibility. So I panicked and made like 30 mermaid options, as one does. Haha. Here are some of my faves who didn’t make the cut. . . Also, worth mentioning: I was in a rough place artistically before I started on Tangled. I’d been working on a lot of projects and a number of characters that didn’t inspire me, and I was just getting frustrated and restless. I wanted to make something beautiful. I want to draw something I’d loved when I was younger. I wanted I chance to show women and differently shaped women in a positive light. And then I stepped onto Tangled and got this assignment. This job has meant so much to me, and I’m so happy to be making things for it. . . . #tangledtheseries #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #animation #disney #disneyanimation #tangled #rapunzel #mermaid #mermaids #visualdevelopment #amandajollylines
[SWIPE!!] TANGLED || ep 209, Theres’s Something About Hookfoot: Designing the new lead for this episode, the mermaid Seraphina, was my very first job on our show. I joined the team part way into season 2, so many amazing things had been created to fill this world, and day-one on the job I was given this responsibility. So I panicked and made like 30 mermaid options, as one does. Haha. Here are some of my faves who didn’t make the cut. . . Also, worth mentioning: I was in a rough place artistically before I started on Tangled. I’d been working on a lot of projects and a number of characters that didn’t inspire me, and I was just getting frustrated and restless. I wanted to make something beautiful. I want to draw something I’d loved when I was younger. I wanted I chance to show women and differently shaped women in a positive light. And then I stepped onto Tangled and got this assignment. This job has meant so much to me, and I’m so happy to be making things for it. . . . #tangledtheseries #rapunzelstangledadventure #characterdesign #animation #disney #disneyanimation #tangled #rapunzel #mermaid #mermaids #visualdevelopment #amandajollylines
It’s been 84 years. No, but I truly haven’t drawn for myself in months, so here’s a doodle. Whenever I come back to personal art, I always find myself reaching for different things stylistically. How about you? . . #characterdesign #animation #digitalart #illustration #visualdevelopment #amandajolly
Witchywitchwitch! Happy October! I can’t find the energy to do #inktober this year (or any energy given the cold I have), but I really wanted to draw witches. I always want to draw witches. If I can this month, I wanna draw a whole lot of witches. So maybe #witchtober ? Can I make that a thing? Hopefully there will be at least one more and as many as 30 more by the time this month is up! For now, have this witch with some glowy eggs and a giant coat. As one does. . . #animation #characterdesign #visualdevelopment #illustration #witch #halloween #digitalart #amandajolly
Witchywitchwitch! Happy October! I can’t find the energy to do #inktober this year (or any energy given the cold I have), but I really wanted to draw witches. I always want to draw witches. If I can this month, I wanna draw a whole lot of witches. So maybe #witchtober ? Can I make that a thing? Hopefully there will be at least one more and as many as 30 more by the time this month is up! For now, have this witch with some glowy eggs and a giant coat. As one does. . . #animation #characterdesign #visualdevelopment #illustration #witch #halloween #digitalart #amandajolly
Kiss of Death. . #inktober #animation #characterdesign #illustration #visualdevelopment #death #amandajolly
Next month, my baby turns 1 year old. I CANNOT. But we’re having a family birthday party for her, and I themed it the best theme I could imagine: Princess Dinosaur. This is the invite. Enjoy. 😀 . . . . #animation #characterdesign #dinosaur #princess #visualdevelopment #illustration #digitalart #1stbirthday #amandajollylines
Hey guys! I’ll be on a panel at the upcoming @lightboxexpo discussing character design if you wanna stop by! . . DETAILS: Character Design Panel with Charlie Wen, Claire Hummel and Peter de Seve. Hosted by Matt Johnson . . DATE: Friday September 6 from 4-5:30 pm LOCATION: Room 102, Conference Center. . Hope to see you there!! . . . . #lightboxexpo #characterdesign #animation #illustration #visualdevelopment
As per tradition, #2018bestnine ! Thank you so much for the support this year, guys. I feel like I got to know so many more of you in 2018 and made some great friends in the art community. You’re all amazing, and thanks for inspiring me all the time. See you in 2019!. . . #animation #characterdesign #illustration #disney #visualdevelopment #digitalart #amandajollylines
In case you didn’t see me screaming in my stories today, I got nominated for an Annie Award in character design this morning. It’s for work I’ve done on our beloved Tangled show, and that really puts a bow on everything for me. . . However, I wanted to make a post about this, not only to save the memory somewhere, but because I wanted to talk about awards and why I’m excited. So, the longer you’re in the entertainment industry, the more jaded you become on awards. It has a lot to do with understanding the voting system for nominees, sometimes understanding how nominees got into the pool in the first place, etc. The short and short of it is: you stop looking at wins as meaning “the best”. There are too many people and projects who get overlooked, and too much hard work all over the industry to believe an award is gonna decide that. I really feel this way. . . All of that SAID, for a girl who wanted to work in animation her whole life, who only mustered the courage to try 8 years ago, and who has only been in the industry doing this thing she loves for 5.5 years, this means a lot to me. A lot. It has everything to do with feeling part of a community that I spent decades thinking I couldn’t break into. It feels humbling and exciting to know that the piece I’m playing in it, designing characters, is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do. I’ve been really fortunate with opportunities to pursue this dream and with the people backing me each step of the way. Awards and nominations aren’t the be all and end all. But this nomination (truly, even being in the consideration pool for a nom) was the sweetest little gift, and I’m gonna fold it up and tuck it tight and keep it warm in my arms. Thanks for letting me share!. . . #animation #characterdesign #annieawards #annieawardnomination #rapunzelstangledadventure #tangledtheseries #amandajollylines
For real, thank you to everyone who came out the last three days and visited me and @lulusketches at CTNX. We had never tabled before, had no clue what it would be like, and it was amazing if not overwhelming (see us hiding just to snack in pic 2 haha). Also, seeing old friends from my years in the field and meeting new ones in person for the first time is pretty much the BEST. . . It was so good to see all of you. I feel like I must have given a million portfolio reviews, which was my truest goal, and I want to thank everyone who stood around waiting for their turn to chat or get feedback. I hope you gained something valuable from it. Your support was valuable to me. . . Till next time, animation family! :D. You’re the actual greatest. . . #animation #characterdesign #CTNX #amandajollylines
For real, thank you to everyone who came out the last three days and visited me and @lulusketches at CTNX. We had never tabled before, had no clue what it would be like, and it was amazing if not overwhelming (see us hiding just to snack in pic 2 haha). Also, seeing old friends from my years in the field and meeting new ones in person for the first time is pretty much the BEST. . . It was so good to see all of you. I feel like I must have given a million portfolio reviews, which was my truest goal, and I want to thank everyone who stood around waiting for their turn to chat or get feedback. I hope you gained something valuable from it. Your support was valuable to me. . . Till next time, animation family! :D. You’re the actual greatest. . . #animation #characterdesign #CTNX #amandajollylines
If you’ve missed the announcements, I’ll be at @lightboxexpo on a character design panel. It takes place this Friday, Sept 6th, from 4-5:30! I would love to see you there so we could all discuss my favorite topic. Haha. Hit up their site for more details! . . #lightboxexpo #animation #characterdesign #illustration #visualdevelopment
