Travis Animates
@travisanimates.com
A 2D animator in northern Vermont with a positive “glass half full” mentality.
https://www.travisanimates.com
https://www.travisanimates.com
Just reflecting on the past 365 days and how thankful I am for so much. One major thing is the outpouring of support for my short animated film, “Love of the Land”. Here’s an article that Seven Days just published.
www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/a...
www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/a...
Travis Van Alstyne’s Short Film Honors Farmer Romaine Tenney
With hand-drawn animation and pitch-perfect narration, the South Burlington filmmaker draws a poignant portrait of the Ascutney man who faced a stark choice.
www.sevendaysvt.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just reflecting on the past 365 days and how thankful I am for so much. One major thing is the outpouring of support for my short animated film, “Love of the Land”. Here’s an article that Seven Days just published.
www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/a...
www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/a...
Getting used to some new software that I’ll be using for my next animated short film! 🎥
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Getting used to some new software that I’ll be using for my next animated short film! 🎥
Had a great visit to The Nature Museum in Grafton this afternoon. By far, my favorite thing was the taxidermied mountain lion!
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Had a great visit to The Nature Museum in Grafton this afternoon. By far, my favorite thing was the taxidermied mountain lion!
There’s something extra special when your hometown news source writes up an article about you. Thanks Chester Telegraph! www.chestertelegraph.org/2025/10/22/c...
Chester native Travis Van Alstyne wins 2025 Hathaway History Award | The Chester Telegraph
By Shawn Cunningham ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC hester native and filmmaker Travis Van Alstyne was awarded the 2025 Richard O. Hathaway Award by the Vermont Historical Society for his animated shor...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
There’s something extra special when your hometown news source writes up an article about you. Thanks Chester Telegraph! www.chestertelegraph.org/2025/10/22/c...
“Love of the Land” just surpassed 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 on YouTube!
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Love of the Land” just surpassed 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 on YouTube!
I’m so excited to announce that I’m the 2025 recipient of the Richard Hathaway award from the Vermont Historical Society! The award is in recognition of my short animated film “Love of the Land” and its “outstanding contribution to Vermont history”. I’m beyond touched… 🥹
October 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’m so excited to announce that I’m the 2025 recipient of the Richard Hathaway award from the Vermont Historical Society! The award is in recognition of my short animated film “Love of the Land” and its “outstanding contribution to Vermont history”. I’m beyond touched… 🥹
Here's the latest post on my Substack! Subscribe today to stay up to date on all things animation that I'm working on. open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
Inspired by Indigenous Beadwork
The introduction of "A Mountain Lion's Journey" is inspired by the beadwork of Lori Lambert, Enrolled Citizen of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Here's the latest post on my Substack! Subscribe today to stay up to date on all things animation that I'm working on. open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
Here’s a behind the scenes look at how I’ll be animating “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”. This 2D animation rig was created in Moho.
October 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Here’s a behind the scenes look at how I’ll be animating “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”. This 2D animation rig was created in Moho.
HISTORY TIDBIT: There used to be a bounty on mountain lions here in Vermont, as they were deemed “noxious animals”. This poster (that I created for my project) displays the $20 bounty from 1895. It might not seem like a lot, but that’s over $650 in today’s money!
September 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
HISTORY TIDBIT: There used to be a bounty on mountain lions here in Vermont, as they were deemed “noxious animals”. This poster (that I created for my project) displays the $20 bounty from 1895. It might not seem like a lot, but that’s over $650 in today’s money!
Here’s the intro logo for my short animated film, “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”.
September 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Here’s the intro logo for my short animated film, “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”.
Catamount growling animation test for “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”.
September 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Catamount growling animation test for “A Mountain Lion’s Journey”.
Latest updates on my Vermont mountain lion animation project! open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
Mountain Lion Animation Tests
A first look at "A Mountain Lion's Journey"
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September 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Latest updates on my Vermont mountain lion animation project! open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
I had a great research trip to Squam Lakes Natural Science Center today to see the mountain lions! I studied them closely so I could start to understand their movements and behavior for my animation project.
May 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I had a great research trip to Squam Lakes Natural Science Center today to see the mountain lions! I studied them closely so I could start to understand their movements and behavior for my animation project.
I'm selling off my animation-related books on eBay, and I have a special coupon just for you all to save 25% off! Just use coupon code 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝟮𝟱 through April 16th: www.ebay.com/str/scadtrav...
April 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm selling off my animation-related books on eBay, and I have a special coupon just for you all to save 25% off! Just use coupon code 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝟮𝟱 through April 16th: www.ebay.com/str/scadtrav...
My latest post on Substack has to do with my next animation test of the mountain lion, him napping! Check it out and sign up for email notifications. ✉️ open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
Extremes and Breakdowns
Here are the extremes and breakdowns of the mountain lion napping.
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March 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My latest post on Substack has to do with my next animation test of the mountain lion, him napping! Check it out and sign up for email notifications. ✉️ open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
My short animated film, “Love of the Land” will be screening at the Vermont Animation Festival on March 29th! This will probably be the last chance to see it in VT on the big screen. www.vtanimationfestival.org
Vermont Animation Festival
The Vermont Animation Festival is hosted by Northern Vermont University in partnership with Catamount Arts and the Vermont Curators Group.
www.vtanimationfestival.org
March 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My short animated film, “Love of the Land” will be screening at the Vermont Animation Festival on March 29th! This will probably be the last chance to see it in VT on the big screen. www.vtanimationfestival.org
So excited to have won an Emerging Filmmaker Award at the White River Indie Film Festival (WRIF) a few weeks back!
March 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So excited to have won an Emerging Filmmaker Award at the White River Indie Film Festival (WRIF) a few weeks back!
New post on my Substack! Check it out if you're interested in hearing a short audio sample from the narration for, "A Mountain Lion's Journey". Also, feel free to subscribe to my Substack with your email... travisanimates.substack.com/p/recording-...
Recording Session Notes
The narration for, "A Mountain Lion's Journey" has been recorded!
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March 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New post on my Substack! Check it out if you're interested in hearing a short audio sample from the narration for, "A Mountain Lion's Journey". Also, feel free to subscribe to my Substack with your email... travisanimates.substack.com/p/recording-...
I'm starting a Travis Animates Substack newsletter! Check it out and subscribe if you're interested. ✉️ open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
Welcome to Travis Animates' Substack
I'm starting a newsletter that will follow my animation journey.
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February 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'm starting a Travis Animates Substack newsletter! Check it out and subscribe if you're interested. ✉️ open.substack.com/pub/travisan...
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A 2D hand drawn animator in northern Vermont with a positive “glass half full” mentality.
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February 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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I finished the rough animation of the full body turnaround! 🦁 #animation #handdrawn #2danimation #penciltest
February 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I finished the rough animation of the full body turnaround! 🦁 #animation #handdrawn #2danimation #penciltest
Work in progress animation of a full body 360 degree turnaround of my mountain lion character. #animation #animator #drawing #art #artist
February 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Work in progress animation of a full body 360 degree turnaround of my mountain lion character. #animation #animator #drawing #art #artist
Travis Animates has a YouTube channel! Check it out for my animations and animated movie reviews. ▶️ youtube.com/@travisanima...
Travis Animates
A 2D hand drawn animator in northern Vermont with a positive “glass half full” mentality.
youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Travis Animates has a YouTube channel! Check it out for my animations and animated movie reviews. ▶️ youtube.com/@travisanima...
Working on my first head rotation of the mountain lion.
February 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Working on my first head rotation of the mountain lion.
Working on my first four legged walk cycle animation.
February 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Working on my first four legged walk cycle animation.