Senior 2D Animator & Character Designer |20+ Years Experience. With nearly two decades of experience in 2D hand-drawn and cut-out animation, I bring high-end visual storytelling to life for music videos, commercial branding, and children's media. As a comprehensive animator, character designer, and illustrator, I handle the creative pipeline from initial concept and character design to final animation and post-production. My original series, Los Kantoons (The Candy House, The Granny of the Forest), serves as a complete showcase of my full-spectrum animation and directorial capabilities. Core Expertise: 2D Animation: Hand-Drawn, Traditional Frame-by-Frame, & Rigged Cut-Out. Visual Arts: Character Design, Children’s Book Illustration, & Comic Art Production & Commercials: Music Videos (David Blanco, Moreno Chembele), Festival Openers (Cayfilm International Film Festival) Software Toolkit: Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop) Whether you need a lead character designer, a full music video production, or engaging illustrations for children's publishing, I deliver polished, broadcast-quality visual media on deadline. Let’s bring your project to life!

Jose Manuel Lobo

Senior 2D Animator & Character Designer |20+ Years Experience. With nearly two decades of experience in 2D hand-drawn and cut-out animation, I bring high-end visual storytelling to life for music videos, commercial branding, and children's media. As a comprehensive animator, character designer, and illustrator, I handle the creative pipeline from initial concept and character design to final animation and post-production. My original series, Los Kantoons (The Candy House, The Granny of the Forest), serves as a complete showcase of my full-spectrum animation and directorial capabilities. Core Expertise: 2D Animation: Hand-Drawn, Traditional Frame-by-Frame, & Rigged Cut-Out. Visual Arts: Character Design, Children’s Book Illustration, & Comic Art Production & Commercials: Music Videos (David Blanco, Moreno Chembele), Festival Openers (Cayfilm International Film Festival) Software Toolkit: Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop) Whether you need a lead character designer, a full music video production, or engaging illustrations for children's publishing, I deliver polished, broadcast-quality visual media on deadline. Let’s bring your project to life!

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Senior 2D Animator & Character Designer |20+ Years Experience.
With nearly two decades of experience in 2D hand-drawn and cut-out animation, I bring high-end visual storytelling to life for music videos, commercial branding, and children’s media.
As a comprehensive animator, character designer, and illustrator, I handle the creative pipeline from initial concept and character design to final animation and post-production. My original series, Los Kantoons (The Candy House, The Granny of the Forest), serves as a complete showcase of my full-spectrum animation and directorial capabilities.

Core Expertise:
2D Animation: Hand-Drawn, Traditional Frame-by-Frame, & Rigged Cut-Out.
Visual Arts:
Character Design, Children’s Book Illustration, & Comic Art
Production & Commercials:
Music Videos (David Blanco, Moreno Chembele), Festival Openers (Cayfilm International Film Festival)
Software Toolkit:
Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop)
Whether you need a lead character designer, a full music video production, or engaging illustrations for children’s publishing, I deliver polished, broadcast-quality visual media on deadline. Let’s bring your project to life!

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Spanish; Castilian
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English
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​Creator & Lead Animator at Lobo Project
June 3, 2023 - Present
Sole creator, writer, character designer, and animator for the original children's animated series Los Kantoons. Responsible for the complete production pipeline—from concept art and storyboarding to 2D hand-drawn and cut-out animation in Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe Creative Suite. Released episodes include The Candy House and The Granny of the Forest.

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