Animations

Demo reel

Jayez Sprites

Commission work.
Left depicts sprites for client's Twitch avatar
and right depicts environment for music videos.

A foreboding road trip to a haunted motel.
Contributions: All animation and art

A tower defense game with a twist: to unlock up to 60+ towers by
combining the traits of others. On Steam here
Contributions: All non-VFX animation and art

In the spooky town of Angston, Yula Jean
goes on a quest to save her cabaret. On GMU Capstone site here
Contributions: All overworld sprites and textures

Personal animated short for the prompt, "Treasure Rat."

Cowboy Bebop fan animation in the beat
of Cats on Mars by The Seatbelts.

Twitch wait room animation for
the GADIG Extra Life charity stream.

Character Designs

Biscotti
Azzy
Biscotti
Almond
Veida Coffee

Personal art

Looping animations

Klaude the Cat
Ralsei Fan Animation
Spamton Fan Animation
Undertale Pose Off
Hector
Asakusa - Eizouken

Nunu and Willump
Queen Fan Animation
Deltarune Fan Animation
Over the Garden Wall Tribute
Kanamori - Eizouken

Fan Art

(ORIGINAL) Rat Bee Forest
JJBA Fanart - Jolyne
Kindred
Fiddlesticks
Inosuke
Fluft Feud Contest Submission
Hornet
Hisuian Zoroark
Slowbro

JJBA Fanart - Weather Report
Bayonetta 3 Outfit
Mahito
Doppio Jjba Fanart

Iggy Jjba Fanart
Nobara Kugisaki
Hornet
Jolyne Kujoh
Nickit
Toxel

Commissions

Art Fight Attacks

Characters belong to their respective owners in the captions.

@FireBay
@PyroKrypt

@hoolyyyy
@MarcelSteak2

Client Commissions

Full Body Outfit Design
Half Body Mask
Icon Animation
Lolla Full Body Commission
Protogen Full Body
Cinnamon Roll Red Panda
Charon Icon

Full Body Fox
Pokemon Commission
Lightning Arrow Full Body Commission
Capo Full Body
Brandy Icon
Paul Blart

About

Ian Elquiero is a Filipino 2D animator who works on games and personal film alike to develop pleasing motions. With a BFA in Computer Game Design, Ian loves to hop between mediums to develop interesting pieces that take the best parts of different lenses. He loves thick lines and dramatic angles seen in traditional comics, and you can see this inspiration in a lot of his works.

Ian enjoys designing his own characters on the side which he uses as the subject of a lot of his animated work. Don’t hesitate to send an email at [email protected] to get in touch!

Experience

Self-Employed Freelance Artist

RatcoreArt, Remote
Dec 2020 - Present
ㅤㅤ•Communicate with clients to deliver quality illustrations and animations
ㅤㅤ•Advertise and maintain socials

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Lead 2D Artist and Animator

Mischief and Mayhem Studios, Remote
May 2020 - Nov 2021
ㅤㅤ•Responsible for almost all visual design of the published game, Tower Alchemy
ㅤㅤ•Designed and animated over 80 tower and enemy sprites
ㅤㅤ•Communicate with programming and sound members
ㅤㅤ•Deliver assets on Unity through GitHub

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2D Cutscene Animator

Hairy Frog, Remote
Feb 2020 - Oct 2021 (Hiatus)
ㅤㅤ•Storyboarded, animated and cleaned cutscene for IGN trailer at the time
ㅤㅤ•Adapted into a lineless and more volumetric low-poly art style
ㅤㅤ•Communicated with director and lead artists to meet art direction
ㅤㅤ•Occassionally offer character designs

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iD Tech Game Design and Animation Instructor

iD Tech, Remote
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
ㅤㅤ•Instruct pre-made curriculums using Roblox Studio as a medium for game design and the Adobe ㅤㅤㅤㅤSuite for animation
ㅤㅤ•Adapt curriculums to meet tight time frames and cater to students' varying skill levels
ㅤㅤ•Troubleshoot softwares remotely among varying devices

Education

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Game Design

Programs

• ToonBoom Harmony
• Clip Studio Paint
• Adobe Animate, Photoshop, Premiere
• Unity
• Unreal Engine
• Experience Using Source Control