- WHO I AM - - I’ve been an ANIMATOR, BACKGROUND and PROP DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, STORYBOARD ARTIST, SCREENWRITER and now GRAPHIC NOVELIST for a decade or two for COLOSSAL PICTURES, WILD BRAIN ANIMATION in San Francisco, as well as for my own creative endeavors. - In my ANIMATION and ILLUSTRATION career I’ve had to switch styles on a daily basis, which makes me highly adaptable to my client’s needs, and my own creative growth. - I’ve written SCI-FI, HORROR, DARK COMEDY, and CHILDREN’S SCREENPLAYS in a myriad of genres for myself and clients, so I’m no stranger to switching styles and researching for whatever the job entails. - WHAT I LOVE - - My personal work is RENO GABRIEL, a NOIR-HORROR-FANTASY that began a while back, a cumulation of my love of HISTORY, the PARANORMAL, NOIR and HORROR FILMS, Since then it’s expanded to 40 or so other STORIES, other spin-off WORLDS, with a hundred or so CHARACTERS, all with individual MOTIVES, ARCS, and HISTORIES. I do this effortlessly. - AS I CAN DO FOR YOU - - I chose WORLDBUILDER because it’s the best description of what I’ve been doing nearly all my life. Creating fantastic WORLDS with fun CHARACTERS and full HISTORIES. ARC’s and TWISTS and HEROES and VILLAINS and all of that. Effortlessly. I can do this, use my talents, for your GAME, your SCREENPLAY, your SERIES... - Given the rules of your PROJECT, your WORLD, and I can expand it, create new CHARACTERS and new DIRECTIONS within it. Effortlessly. - Thank you for your time. - A.

Antonio M. Toro

- WHO I AM - - I’ve been an ANIMATOR, BACKGROUND and PROP DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, STORYBOARD ARTIST, SCREENWRITER and now GRAPHIC NOVELIST for a decade or two for COLOSSAL PICTURES, WILD BRAIN ANIMATION in San Francisco, as well as for my own creative endeavors. - In my ANIMATION and ILLUSTRATION career I’ve had to switch styles on a daily basis, which makes me highly adaptable to my client’s needs, and my own creative growth. - I’ve written SCI-FI, HORROR, DARK COMEDY, and CHILDREN’S SCREENPLAYS in a myriad of genres for myself and clients, so I’m no stranger to switching styles and researching for whatever the job entails. - WHAT I LOVE - - My personal work is RENO GABRIEL, a NOIR-HORROR-FANTASY that began a while back, a cumulation of my love of HISTORY, the PARANORMAL, NOIR and HORROR FILMS, Since then it’s expanded to 40 or so other STORIES, other spin-off WORLDS, with a hundred or so CHARACTERS, all with individual MOTIVES, ARCS, and HISTORIES. I do this effortlessly. - AS I CAN DO FOR YOU - - I chose WORLDBUILDER because it’s the best description of what I’ve been doing nearly all my life. Creating fantastic WORLDS with fun CHARACTERS and full HISTORIES. ARC’s and TWISTS and HEROES and VILLAINS and all of that. Effortlessly. I can do this, use my talents, for your GAME, your SCREENPLAY, your SERIES... - Given the rules of your PROJECT, your WORLD, and I can expand it, create new CHARACTERS and new DIRECTIONS within it. Effortlessly. - Thank you for your time. - A.

Available to hire
  • WHO I AM -

    • I’ve been an ANIMATOR, BACKGROUND and PROP DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, STORYBOARD ARTIST, SCREENWRITER and now GRAPHIC NOVELIST for a decade or two for COLOSSAL PICTURES, WILD BRAIN ANIMATION in San Francisco, as well as for my own creative endeavors.

    • In my ANIMATION and ILLUSTRATION career I’ve had to switch styles on a daily basis, which makes me highly adaptable to my client’s needs, and my own creative growth.

    • I’ve written SCI-FI, HORROR, DARK COMEDY, and CHILDREN’S SCREENPLAYS in a myriad of genres for myself and clients, so I’m no stranger to switching styles and researching for whatever the job entails.

  • WHAT I LOVE -

    • My personal work is RENO GABRIEL, a NOIR-HORROR-FANTASY that began a while back, a cumulation of my love of HISTORY, the PARANORMAL, NOIR and HORROR FILMS, Since then it’s expanded to 40 or so other STORIES, other spin-off WORLDS, with a hundred or so CHARACTERS, all with individual MOTIVES, ARCS, and HISTORIES. I do this effortlessly.
  • AS I CAN DO FOR YOU -

    • I chose WORLDBUILDER because it’s the best description of what I’ve been doing nearly all my life. Creating fantastic WORLDS with fun CHARACTERS and full HISTORIES. ARC’s and TWISTS and HEROES and VILLAINS and all of that. Effortlessly. I can do this, use my talents, for your GAME, your SCREENPLAY, your SERIES…

    • Given the rules of your PROJECT, your WORLD, and I can expand it, create new CHARACTERS and new DIRECTIONS within it. Effortlessly.

    • Thank you for your time. - A.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Animator - Animation Design - Screenwriter - Storyboard Artist at https://www.antoniotoroart.com/
January 1, 1990 - December 22, 2025
It's all on my portfolio site
Animator, Storyboarder, and Designer at Wild Brain Animation
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 2017
Animator, storyboarder, and designer for hundreds of commercials; prop, character and background design for projects like Poochini's Yard, Duck on a Bike, and The Opus Movie.
Assistant Animator and Designer at Colossal Pictures
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1994
Assistant animator and designer on hundreds of commercials, including Nike, Sprite, and Coke; worked on Stick Figure Theatre for MTV's Liquid T.V.
Screenwriter / Storyboarder at Various (Amityville Horror films, The Block)
January 1, 1992 - Present
Co-writer/Storyboarder of two Amityville Horror films as well as The Block (2025). Wrote screenplays across Sci-Fi, Dark Comedy, and Kids; developing personal projects including Xolo and Reno Gabriél.

Education

Illustration at Academy of Art, SF
June 1, 1980 - June 1, 1886
My skills were developed here.
Illustration Major - Design Minor at Caption Academy of Art Collage San Francisco
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1986
Illustration Major, Design Minor at Caption Academy of Art College, San Francisco
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1986
Illustration Major at Caption Academy of Art Collage San Francisco
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1986
Illustration Major, Design Minor at Academy of Art College, San Francisco
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1986
Illustration Major - Design Minor at Caption Academy of Art College, San Francisco
January 1, 1981 - January 1, 1986

Qualifications

Animator - Animation Design - Graphic Novelist - Screenwriter (WGAW)
June 1, 1980 - December 22, 2025
https://www.antoniotoroart.com/
WGA Membership
January 1, 1992 - December 25, 2025
WGA Member
January 1, 1992 - December 25, 2025
WGA Member
January 1, 1992 - January 14, 2026
WGA Member
January 1, 1992 - January 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other