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Jesse Aclin

Character Designer / 14 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Visual Development Artist

The Brillant World of Tom Gates (2023)

Character Designer

Back to the Outback (2021)

Visual Development

Soul (2020)

Visual Development Artist

Killer Bean (2020)

Character Design

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Character Design

Onward (2020)

Character Designer

Playmobil: The Missing Piece (2019)

Additional Designs

Carmen Sandiego (2019)

Visual Development Artist

Unbeatable (2018)

Character Designer

Big Hero 6: The Series (2017)

Visual Development Artist

Prodigy Game (2017)

Character Designer

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

character Designer

The Book of Life (2014)

Character Designer

Free Birds (2013)

Visual Development Artist

Tom Gates Is Fantastic at Some Things

I am a Character Designer working in Film and TV and I teach character design at Calarts. Clients Include: Laika, Blue Sky Studios, Disney TV, ON animation, Nickelodeon, Paramount Animation,DisneyToon, Reel FX, Elastic TV, Nathan Love, Titmouse and more.

Work History

Character Designer

DreamWorks Animation

May 2018 - Present

Character designer feature animation
Character Design Teacher

CalArts

September 2015 - Present
Character Designer

Freelance

November 2012 - Present
Nickelodeon Animation Studio

October 2017 - May 2018
Character Designer

DreamWorks Animation

January 2018 - April 2018

Freelance character designer on a show in development
Warner Bros. Animation

October 2017 - December 2017
Cartoon Network

September 2017 - December 2017
Pixar

August 2017 - September 2017
Character Designer

ON Animation Studios

February 2016 - May 2017
Character designer

Blue Sky Studios

March 2017 - March 2017
Disney ABC Television Group

September 2016 - December 2016
Warner Brothers Television

April 2016 - June 2016
Character Designer

Paramount Pictures

June 2014 - October 2015
Walt Disney Animation Studios

June 2014 - July 2014

Los Angeles, California
Character Designer

LAIKA, Inc.

July 2013 - June 2014

Designed secondary characters on Kubo and the Two Strings.
Freelance Character Designer

Reel FX

January 2013 - June 2013
Reel FX

March 2012 - November 2012
Character Layout Artist for Adult Swim Pilot

Titmouse

December 2011 - January 2012
Freelance Character Designer

Nathan Love

October 2011 - October 2011

Created Concept Sketches and Rendered character designs and poses for commercial pitch.
Titmouse

June 2011 - October 2011
Freelance Designer

April 2009 - June 2011

I am a Freelance Designer working out of New York. My clients include: Hasbro, Disney, Fisher-Price and much much more!