Taylor Krahenbuhl

Taylor Krahenbuhl

Character Designer - Feature Film Animation

Lead Character Designer / 12 yrs

Utah

Character Art Director

Garfield (2024)

Character Designer

The Bad Guys (2022)

Character Design

Sing 2 (2021)

Character Designer

The Sea Beast (2022)

Character Designer

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Character Designer

Trolls Band Together (2023)

Character Design

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Character Designer

Ron's gone wrong (2021)

Character Design / Character Designer

Tangled: The Series (2017)

Character Designer

Back to the Outback (2021)

Character Designer

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Character Designer

DC Super Pets (2022)

character designer

Amusement Park (2019)

Concept Artist

Toy Story 3: The Video Game (2010)

Concept Artist

Guild Wars 2 (2012)

Toy Story 3: The Video Game (2010)

storyboard revisionist

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Concept Artist

Bolt (2008)

Illustrator

Plants vs. Zombies 2

Taylor is a professional character designer and illustrator, specializing in creating unique and memorable characters for the feature film industry. With a passion for storytelling and a keen eye for detail, Taylor's work has been most recently recognized with a 2022 Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement For Character Design in an Animated Feature Production, The Bad Guys.
Work History

  • Character Designer

    DreamWorks Animation

    November 2024 - Present

  • Character Design Instructor

    BYU Center for Animation

    September 2024 - December 2024

  • Character Designer

    Spin Master Ltd.

    May 2024 - August 2024

  • Character Designer

    Radio Flyer

    January 2024 - May 2024

  • Character Designer Instructor

    CG Master Academy

    January 2024 - March 2024

    Character Design Portfolio Mentorship

  • Character Designer

    Spinmaster

    November 2023 - December 2023

    Feature Film Development

  • Character Art Director

    Alcon Entertainment

    January 2020 - December 2023

    Character Design Lead & Visual Development Artist

  • Visual Development Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    May 2019 - January 2022
    Burbank, CA

    The Bad Guys ( Annie Award Winner )
    Trolls Band Together
    Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken

  • Character Designer

    Illumination Mac Guff

    August 2017 - May 2019
    Santa Monica, CA

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    Minions: The Rise of Gru
    Sing 2

  • Lead 2D Artist

    Mindshow, Inc

    April 2017 - November 2017

  • Character Designer

    Disney ABC Television Group

    May 2015 - December 2016
    Burbank, CA

    Tangled The Series

  • Character Designer

    Reel FX

    May 2015 - June 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Wish Police

  • Character Designer

    Paramount Pictures

    June 2014 - May 2015
    Hollywood, CA

  • Character Design Lead

    Disney ABC Television Group

    March 2014 - June 2014
    Burbank, CA

  • Senior Artist

    PopCap

    May 2013 - March 2014
    seattle, wa

  • Visual Development Artist

    Disney ABC Television Group

    October 2013 - December 2013

    Freelance character design & background design

  • Character Designer

    Blue Sky Studios

    July 2013 - August 2013
    Greenwich, CT

    Freelance Character Development Artist

  • Concept Artist

    ArenaNet

    August 2012 - May 2013
    Bellevue, WA

    Character/Creature Design, Environments, Cinematics

  • Visual Development - Character Design

    Duncan Studios

    August 2011 - March 2012
    Pasadena, CA

    Visual Development
    My Beastly ABC's, an animated storybook app - working with Ken Duncan & Pilar Flynn. Narrated by Jim Dale. (the talented voice behind the Harry Potter audiobook series)
    Character Design/Background Artist
    Title Sequence Pitch - upcoming feature film (live-action) - Nov. 2011
    Rough Inbetween Animation Test - Mentored by Ken Duncan - " How to Train Your Dragon" (Gobber) - Sept. 2010

  • Character Design

    One Hand Clapping

    June 2011 - August 2011
    London, United Kingdom

    Cheese Toastie Brain Monster - cartoon series pitch
    Christian De Vita (head of story - The Fantastic Mr. Fox)
    and Paul Mckeown.

  • Story Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    September 2009 - March 2010
    Burbank, CA

    Talent Development Program
    Developed original storyboards for weekly pitches
    Mentored by Aurian Redson & Paul Briggs
    Story Supervisor Don Hall (Director of Winnie the Pooh)

  • Character Designer/Character Animator

    Spitfire Studios

    April 2009 - June 2009

    Ha, The Breath of Life - Character Animator and Story Artist
    Live stage performance shown daily at the
    Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, HI

  • Character Designer

    Lumenas Animation Studios

    September 2008 - March 2009

    The Legend of Santa Claus
    Production Design Artist - props, character design, orthos, story art

  • Concept Artist

    Disney Interactive Studios

    May 2007 - September 2008

    Responsible for Character Designs, Props, Sets - Pixar's Toy Story 3, Disney IP, and Bolt

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Education

  • BFA Animation

    Brigham Young University

    July 2005 - July 2009