Vesalius

More Boards from Adam Ruins Everything: Reanimated History, this time about the scientist Vesalius.

 

Vesalius from Kelsey Norden

Pocahontas

Last year I got the chance to board on Adam Ruins Everything: Reanimated History, directed by my cool friend Juston Gordon Montgomery. A clip just went up from the first of two episodes I worked on, featuring some of my Pocahantas sequences!

Watch the clip, then check out my boards after:

Seed of Evil Animatic

Hey I'm back at you with another animatic straight out of my Dungeons and Dragons campaign! This one is about my Aasimar (angelic) Cleric Shaun, who finally exorcises a demon that's been incubating inside him over the last several years.

Here are the panels:

Fastball Special

Another Dungeons & Dragons board! This was a fun moment that happened when our campaign was heating up. We finished it a few weeks ago, and I start a new one tomorrow, so this is a nice send off. 

Click through the images here:

Fastball Special from Kelsey Norden

Orb Transferral

Did a short board based on something that happened playing Dungeons and Dragons. Not as polished as usual, but it was fun to make.

Orb Transferral from Kelsey Norden

Donuts

This happened a while ago - Adult Swim released this short I boarded for the last show that I worked on at Titmouse:

I jumped on the chance to work on this one because it was the perfect representation of how I feel everytime someone leaves donuts in the studio kitchen.

Fetch

Here is a new, personal project I worked on this past week. I needed something fresh in my portfolio that wasn't work-related.

Carly Rae Jepson

I'm sorry the only thing I have to post here after a few months of silence is a silly comic about my roommate's dog.

China, IL "Magical Pet" Storyboards

THE FINAL BATCH! Here are some boards from the season three finale of China. What a good year!

China, IL "Gummy World" Storyboards

When we got the script for this episode I specifically asked for any moments that involved an extreme close up of Pony making squinty eyes.

China, IL "Life Coaches" Storyboards

China, IL "Displays of Manhood" storyboards

I was beyond excited to board a Dungeons and Dragons scene for this episode. SO FUN.

China, IL "Parent's Day" Storyboards

More Boards! This episode was fun because there was a lot of Jurassic Park influence on Doctor Mother's island.

China, IL "Bi-Topping-Ality" Storyboards

This was one of my favorite episodes to work on! Also one of the earliest ones I got to board this season. 

China, IL "Crow College" Storyboards

Some more storyboards from another episode of China, IL! Had some fun with these, especially with the reveal of Amelia Earhart. More soon!

China, IL "Charlize" Storyboards

Here's a scene I boarded in the episode "Charlize" of China, IL, which aired a couple weeks ago. More coming soon!

Archer Boards Episode 511

Here's a scene I boarded last year when I was working on season 5 of "Archer." I mostly did cleanup, but occasionally got the chance to board a short scene towards the end of the season. I was pretty proud of this one, simple as it was. Check it out!

Coyotes!

Last summer, I was challenged by a recruiter I'd spoken with to develop a project that was entirely kid friendly, with cartoony designs, possibly using animals. I was stumped.

Then I talked to my mother about it, she listed off a bunch of random objects to base designs off of, and somehow I came to the conclusion that "Hey, Mom has a dynamic family, why don't I base it on her?" Needless to say, she was ecstatic, though I don't think it turned out how she expected.

My mom was one of five in a family that traveled often due to her father's occupation in the air force. I never came up with a "story" based on that, but I did have fun turning her and her siblings into children's cartoon characters.

My mom, Robin, was the first one I designed, obviously, and based everyone else off of that. She was the creative one, energetic, more or less in charge of the pack.

My Uncle Dale spends a lot of his time spouting random facts and knowledge, usually having something to do with martial arts. He and Robin became the stars of the project, since most of her stories revolved around them, being the oldest kids.

Sandy is naturally really talkative, and somehow I ended up morphing her into the black sheep character who is pretty jumpy but still a little rambunctious.

Patrice has always been "the pretty one" - I have known this fact since I was a wee babe. She also ended up being "the mean girl with a heart of gold."

I consider Robin and Lisa to have very similar personalities in real life, so coyote-Lisa ended up being a miniature version of coyote-Robin. I'm still not sure about those pigtails.

Coyote-Dad had to fit the mold of the idealized adventurer. Coyote-Mom had to be a powerhousewife, able to do everything, but maybe a little worn out because whoo dang, five kids.

This project was a challenge to design because it was out of my comfort zone, but I'm happy with the result. The cast is interesting to continue using for personal boarding projects, though I don't think I'll get around to developing a pitch for them.

Speaking of boards!

Spelling G from Kelsey Norden

Big Bad Wolf from Kelsey Norden

Hiking from Kelsey Norden

Thanks for reading! More content soon.