Hi, I’m Gab Talan, a Filipino animator and artist with a BFA in Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design. I thrive on storytelling through visuals, character design, and collaborative production. During my time at SCAD, I developed skills in 2D animation, storyboarding, illustration, graphic design, and video editing, and I’ve worked on student films and game concepts, leading art teams and coordinating schedules. I enjoy turning ideas into engaging visuals, creating character turns, mood boards, and background art. I’ve used tools like Photoshop, After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony to bring stories to life, and I look forward to new opportunities in animation, game design, and narrative art.…

Gab Talan

Hi, I’m Gab Talan, a Filipino animator and artist with a BFA in Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design. I thrive on storytelling through visuals, character design, and collaborative production. During my time at SCAD, I developed skills in 2D animation, storyboarding, illustration, graphic design, and video editing, and I’ve worked on student films and game concepts, leading art teams and coordinating schedules. I enjoy turning ideas into engaging visuals, creating character turns, mood boards, and background art. I’ve used tools like Photoshop, After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony to bring stories to life, and I look forward to new opportunities in animation, game design, and narrative art.…

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Hi, I’m Gab Talan, a Filipino animator and artist with a BFA in Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design. I thrive on storytelling through visuals, character design, and collaborative production. During my time at SCAD, I developed skills in 2D animation, storyboarding, illustration, graphic design, and video editing, and I’ve worked on student films and game concepts, leading art teams and coordinating schedules.

I enjoy turning ideas into engaging visuals, creating character turns, mood boards, and background art. I’ve used tools like Photoshop, After Effects, and Toon Boom Harmony to bring stories to life, and I look forward to new opportunities in animation, game design, and narrative art.

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Language

English
Fluent
Tagalog
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Director Intern for Video Game at The Donovan's Venom (501(c)(3))
August 1, 2025 - Present
Led the visual development for an educational music adventure game; created characters, turnarounds, mood boards, and concept art while directing a small art team.
Lead Fitness Center Assistant at SCAD Atlanta
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Led the visual development for an educational music adventure game; created character designs, turnarounds, mood boards, and concept art while directing a small art team.
Freelance Artist/Animator at Self-Employed
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2024
Produced illustrations, animations, and short films for clients via Instagram and Fiverr; created assets, storyboards, and backgrounds; collaborated with clients to deliver commissions.
Director/Creator at The Hiking Trip Film
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Directed and created a short film about a hiker's journey through the woods; animated, voiced, and edited the piece; designed characters and backgrounds; showcased at SCAD Atlanta's animation festival.
Asset Artist for Student Films at SCAD Atlanta
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Led visual development for an educational music adventure game; created character designs, turnarounds, mood boards, and concept art; coordinated a small art team and scheduled assets and production milestones.

Education

BFA in Animation at Savannah College of Arts and Design
September 1, 2021 - May 31, 2025
SCAD BFA in Animation focuses on the art of creating two-dimensional animation, where students learn to design and animate characters, backgrounds, and stories using digital tools, encompassing traditional animation principles while mastering industry-standard software to prepare for careers in animation for film, television, video games, and interactive media in a collaborative environment with other students, creatively. Also took up additional class credits for storyboarding.

Qualifications

SCAD Distinguished Scholarship Award
April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
A prestigious scholarship offered by the Savannah College of Art and Design, typically valued at $20,000 per year, for outstanding high school seniors or undergraduate transfer students, requiring nomination by an educator/counselor and exceeding admission requirement

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other
    uniE608 Gab Talan Animation Demoreel 2025
    This is my demoreel with animations I created the year 2025. It has rough keys, in-betweens, cleanup, and fully colored and composited animations by me from films i worked on, personal films I created and personal project. It features 2D traditional hand drawn animation, rigged cutout animation, and FX animation. animator 2Danimation toonboomharmony…
    paper Art Director for an Adventure Indie Video Game (The Donovan's Venom Org)

    Created the visual direction of the video game with moodboards, concept art, and character designs while also leading the team in terms of artistic design