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Jesse Aclin

Character Designer / 14 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Additional Character Design

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Visual Development Artist

The Brillant World of Tom Gates (2023)

Character Designer

Playmobil: The Missing Piece (2019)

Additional Designs

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

character Designer

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!