Work Availability
garth.laidlaw at gmail.com
(226) 500-4149
I love to work with organizations that are environmentally conscious. I’ve worked with food sovereignty-based NGOs, Universities and Colleges working in food and sustainability, and small businesses in my local community.
Animation (motion) and illustration (still images) are wonderful mediums to elaborate the power of the untold stories of the world. I work in both digital and traditional mediums, often combining the best of both as needed. I love working with different artistic styles, and continually try to expand the breadth of my visual palette. I also love traditional oil painting, and am occasionally available for commission; please contact me to inquire further.
I’ve been freelancing as an animator / illustrator for the past 15 years, and I absolutely love the process of collaborating with clients to bring projects of various sizes to life. I have an amazing extended team of artists that I hire to complete projects if clients require a project to be completed in a short timeline.
I am very transparent about my workflow and process, and regularly communicate if I’m unsure about any aspect of a project — I try to minimize surprise on all fronts.
This is my typical process of creating an animated video:
Create script, and decide if voiceover will be used, or just music
Create storyboard based on approved script
Once storyboard is completed, design characters and backgrounds
Once these are completed, create the scene-by-scene animation
Bring all elements together (audio and visuals) and adjust in post-production
The intricacies of each step can be articulated in more detail, but this is the simplest breakdown.
My animation budget is based on the complexity of the imagery and the techniques used to create the animation, so please ask about my availability for a project and give me a sense of what you’re looking for:
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