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Disa Wallander is an artist from Sweden currently studying illustration at the University of Brighton.

Disa Wallander

You can view her work on her current blog, a blog with older work, and her DeviantArt collection.

Disa Wallander

Working both digitally and on paper, Disa creates moody scenes with strong, limited color choices and rough line work.

Disa Wallander

Illustration school programs increasingly include animation-related projects in their courses, as the digital tools for creating animation are readily available and overlap with the software that students already use to create static images. Disa has several videos on her Vimeo account including this animation that she made for a University project:

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Chris McDonnell

Chris McDonnell’s recent animation productions include segments for Tour de Pharmacy (HBO), Lady Dynamite (Netflix), Comedy Bang Bang (IFC), Kroll Show (Comedy Central), Mike Tyson Mysteries (Adult Swim). Chris’s books include Steven Universe: Art & Origins and Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo, Sasquatch’s Big Hairy Drawing Book, and Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi. He works from his studio McD Workshop and teaches animation at The University of the Arts and Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.