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Paul Joseph Nicholson
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UK based Character Designer and Animation Artist. Art Director (Mr Bean) Character Designer: Netflix (Dance Monsters, DeadEnd), Tiger Aspect (Mr Bean, Corpse Talk) Moonbug/Disney (Buster Saves Christmas) He/Him
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Am in this! Go read it 🤩
March 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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All purpose mood
Sketch of a guy with his head down on a table with his arms laid out. The second sketch, he’s looking up with a confused expression and hands up.
March 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Paris Paris oh PARIS!
WIP- first page of ‘The Baker’
March 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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A little animated jump I made a couple of years back when I was playing around with Harmony. #animation
March 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Werewolf, orginally sketched last autumn, finally worked up into colour last weekend. #werewolf #skateboard #characterdesign
A purple werewolf with yellow hat and shorts and red sneakers on a black background. He's wearing a backpack with a skateboard attached to it and has two yellow arm bands. He's looking at the viewer and is saying Hi Folks.
March 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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A little sketch of King Clawthorne from The Owl House. Another of the Animal Alphabets series I made last year. #owlhouse #kingclawthorne #kingowlhouse #animation
An illustration of King Clawthorne, a character from the Disney series The Owl House. King is a small ,cute, black fox-like creature with a dog like skull for a head and large yellow and red eyes. He has a red collar and a gold medallion around his neck. The medallion has the letters KC inscribed on it.
March 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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I really liked that "Don't Buy Stuff" rabbit. So much that I wanted to draw her a buddy, the "Keep Not Buying Stuff" coyote.
Cartoon illustration depicting a smiling red coyote on a teal background. The coyote is viewed from the above and front as it runs towards the viewer. Text reads: Go the distance, Week of March 1-8, Only shop local. Two cartoon bubbles from the coyote read "Don't buy!" and "We have power."
March 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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A couple of years back, I wanted to see if I could make a drawing in Photoshop that looked like an original animation cel from the 1980s, borrowing a little from Disney and Don Bluth films from the era. I was quite pleased with how it turned out in the end. #animation #characterdesign
March 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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some freelance BGs I painted for “The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti” - an animated series made @gigglebugentertainment for Disney. Art Direction by the amazing @amylewisart 💙
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#backgroundartist #backgroundpainting #animationart #digitalart
February 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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The National Archives
Richmond TW9

Brutalist concrete building

#reference #buildingreference #materialreference
Brutalist concrete building
January 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Pika.
Sketches of Pikachu
February 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you #artshare
February 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you #artshare
February 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Seeing Japan, 1958 - from a tourist guide booklet. Illustration by Thomas Vroman.

#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
Colorful illustration of a tourist couple looking at various swatches of color that have outlines of attractions, specifically to Japan.
February 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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BOOSTING FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON I AM READY TO DESIGN ON SOME NEW SHOWS!! 👀✨
mikeyjamesdraws.bsky.social ✨mikey james✨ @mikeyjamesdraws.bsky.social · Jan 14
✨Hello #PortfolioDay ! ✨

I’m Michael James, a Character Designer looking for works in Animation and Games!
Looking for Freelance/Full-Time opportunities!

I have experience with Indie Animation on Visual Development/Design work!

#artshare #animation #art

Folio: www.michaeljamescaballes.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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URGENT 🚨 Our UK copyright is under threat.

The MOST important thing we can do is encourage every author & artist we know to respond to the consultation itself - this post breaks it down so it's easy to do!
Complete before 25th Feb!
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#kidlit #kidlituk
February 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Another one from the Animal Alphabets series - the Gruffalo #kidlitart #characterdesign #illustration
The Gruffalo, a large, brown, fantasy creature with tusks and horns with a tiny mouse sitting on his shoulder
February 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Fantastic Mr Fox from an Animal Alphabets series I did last summer. #fantasticmrfox #kidlitart #illustration #characterdesign
Fox, dressed in a tweed jacket, pants and waistcoat, running with a sack of stolen chickens slung over his shoulder, looking back at his pursuers out of shot
February 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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More Gilbert And Sullivan Overtures - Conducted By Kenneth Alwyn, cover illustrated by Malcolm Binding, 1965.

#wardsmorguefile #moreartlessdoom
Illustrated cover to the album "More Gilbert and Sullivan Overtures" featuring a lot of colorful characters from various eras and performances.
February 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Happy #portfolioday
Am Matt am a Character artist and 2D Animator.
I like animating and drawing people, mechs and and wonky shaped cars!
January 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Mecha Pilot Three done. Miriya Sterling From Macross/ Robotech. One more to go or maybe two. #MiriyaSterling #robotech #macross #superdimensionalfortressmacross #mechapilots
February 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Some cheerleader gremlins. I've been working with dark backgrounds for drawing recently and as well as being much more enjoyable, it's easier on my tired old eyes too. #characterdesign #cheerleaders
A picture of three gremlin cheerleaders one jumping up with pom poms and other two on either side raising similar pom poms
February 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Singing Cave Dweller Worm from #MiddlemostPost. I miss drawing for such an original, cartoony show!
February 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Might be a bit late for #PortfolioDay. I’m Paul and I’m a Character Designer based in London. I’ve worked in Animation for the past 8 years. I’ve been an Art Director and Character Designer on shows such as Mr Bean, DeadEnd: Paranormal Park and Buster Saves Christmas.

www.pauljaynicholson.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Haddington gable. Sometimes you want to draw all the bricks.
Pencil sketch of a building’s gable end in Haddington, a town in the south east of Scotland.
November 25, 2024 at 11:26 AM