Johan DGG

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I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Digital Art with a specialization in Animation and I am completing a Master’s in 2D Animation at a Toon Boom Centre of Excellence.

About

2D Animator, Rigger, and Director with professional experience producing both educational and entertainment content.I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Digital Art with a specialization in Animation and I am completing a Master’s in 2D Animation at a Toon Boom Centre of Excellence. My professional work includes:

HeyKatto Productions (The Million Game, YouTube series) – Cut-Out and Frame-by-Frame Animator.

Anhelo Creativo Studio (Los Tremendos Rex, Cuentos Fantásticos Infantiles) – Animator, Illustrator, and Rigger for children’s educational and entertainment series.

Freelance Productions for U.S. clients – Directed and produced animated short films, where I managed international teams of storyboarders, background artists, and animators.

Wisdom House Certification in Production – Strengthened my skills in coordinating and delivering high-quality animated projects on time.

My strengths lie in Toon Boom Harmony, 2D rigging, clean and expressive animation, and the ability to balance creativity with timely delivery. I am also versatile in illustration, background art, and storytelling, which allows me to adapt to different styles and workflows.

Languages

  • EnglishAdvanced
  • Spanish; CastilianFluent
  • FrenchBeginner

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services

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Projects · 10

At Heykatto Productions, I worked as a 2D Animator on The Million Game, a YouTube animated series. My role involved both cut-out and frame-by-frame animation, focusing on character performance, timing, and visual clarity to support engaging storytelling.

I collaborated with a remote team, adapting to established pipelines and workflows while meeting production deadlines. This experience strengthened my ability to maintain stylistic consistency, respond to feedback efficiently, and contribute to a dynamic production environment.

The Million Game Academy - YouTube Series
  • 2D Animator

Create a custom rig with 360° rotation, 30 hand changes, 15 mouths, and automatic controls, automatic poses, and animation such as walk cycles, run cycles, and preset poses to be used in a YouTube series.

YouTube Rigging Character
  • Character Rigger

I worked as a Producer and 2D Animator on Mar Salado y Sandalias, a 2D frame by frame animated short film (3 minutes long) developed as a slice of life project. My role involved overseeing both the creative and production aspects to ensure a cohesive and high-quality final result.

As a producer, I was responsible for organizing workflows, coordinating with the team, and managing timelines to meet production goals efficiently. On the animation side, I contributed to frame by frame character animation, focusing on performance, timing, and emotional clarity to support the narrative.

MSYS 2D Short film
  • 2D Animator
  • Content Producer
The Million Game Academy YouTube Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VaLLuUx93E At Heykatto Productions, I worked as a 2D Animator on The Million Game, a YouTube animated series. My role involved both cut-out and frame-by-frame animation, focusing on character performance, timing, and visual clarity to support engaging storytelling. I collaborated with a remote team, adapting to established pipelines and workflows while meeting production deadlines. This experience strengthened my ability to maintain stylistic consistency, respond to feedback efficiently, and contribute to a dynamic production environment.

  • 2D Animator
  • Animator
Advanced Rigging 2d ToonBoom Character

Advanced 360° Turnaround character, Master controller for happy and sad LipSync mouths, turnaround, eyelids & pupils. Replacing hand drawing, deformers in all body, tabs as body composition controlers. toonboom toonboomharmony toonboomrigging 2drigg

  • 2D Animator
  • Character Rigger
ASTROSHARK FILMS - THUMBNAILS

Illustrations for the social networks of a brand in charge of speaking and making animations. graphicdesigner illustrator photoshop procreate brand

  • Art Director
  • Artist
  • Artworker
  • +3
Yellow Death Comic

Rol: Scriptwriter, Project Manager, Character Concept Artists & Ilustrator. In a zombie-apocalyptic world, a group of three friends (Logan, Mike and CJ) search for survival supplies at their old school, however, an unexpected alarm forces the group to separate. Logan is left alone and unconscious after an arduous battle, he must find his friends at the agreed meeting point among the entire mass of yellow death. Illustration comic Horrorcomic zombies zombie apocaliptic

  • Book Illustrator
  • Comic Illustrator
  • Illustrator
  • +2
Tartarus (Concept Character Comic Project)

Concept art of three characters with "Hero, sidekick and villain" theme conceptartist conceptcharacter photoshop adobephotoshop comic

  • Book Illustrator
  • Comic Illustrator
  • Concept Artist
  • +1
Mi Vecino - 2D Shortfilm

In a small Mexican town, Guille and his family usually listen to their neighbor Don Augusto's music in the afternoon, until one day, it doesn't happen. Our protagonist Guille pays a visit to Don Augusto to make sure everything is in order and at least that's how it seems to be, until an unexpected turn of events at night... Producer: Humberto Porras Director: Paola Benitez Animators: Johan Gonzalez & Aldo Sahahgun toonboom animator 2danimation blender toonboomharmony 2dshortfilm

  • 2D Animator
Leon y el colibri - 2D Cut Out animation

One of several stories offered by the "Fantastic Children's Stories" channel, Discover how friendship and cooperation can make any task easier and how sharing adventures strengthens the bonds between friends. Don't miss this charming story of friendship and teamwork! animator 2danimation cutoutanimation 2drigging youtube

  • 2D Animator
  • Animator

Education

Bachelor in Digital Art with a Specialty in Animation and a Specialty in Illustration and Sequential Narrative. · Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)2021 – 2024

Licenses & certifications: Creative production Narrative and digital content Visual development Illustration and Sequential Narrative Animation

Master in 2D Animation · Universidad de Artes Digitales2024 – 2025

Excellence in the use of ToonBoom Harmony and Storyboard Pro

Certifications and awards

Rigging in Toon Boom (Intermediate-Advanced)2024

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