I am a 2D character, posing and FX animator with more than 10 years of experience. I use TVPaint and Toon Boom Harmony. I specialize in hand-drawn character and creature animations, with a passion for action sequences and FX work. Over the past year and a half, I've focused on game trailers, honing my skills in storyboarded action sequences and action animations in general. Thank you for your time and here is a link to my current showreel: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

Janne Lehtonen

I am a 2D character, posing and FX animator with more than 10 years of experience. I use TVPaint and Toon Boom Harmony. I specialize in hand-drawn character and creature animations, with a passion for action sequences and FX work. Over the past year and a half, I've focused on game trailers, honing my skills in storyboarded action sequences and action animations in general. Thank you for your time and here is a link to my current showreel: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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I am a 2D character, posing and FX animator with more than 10 years of experience. I use TVPaint and Toon Boom Harmony.

I specialize in hand-drawn character and creature animations, with a passion for action sequences and FX work. Over the past year and a half, I’ve focused on game trailers, honing my skills in storyboarded action sequences and action animations in general.

Thank you for your time and here is a link to my current showreel:

Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Language

Finnish
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Animator at FLIIIPDESIGN LTD.
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Animator on high-profile animation projects including Honkai Star Rail, Genshin Impact, Black Myth Wukong and Honour of Kings; delivered 2D character animation and FX sequences.
Posing Artist and 2D Animator at GiggleBug Entertainment Oy
January 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023
Responsible for creating key poses for animation sequences which would later be animated by other team members. Project: Warner Brothers Merry Little Batman (movie).
Animation Supervisor at GiggleBug Entertainment Oy
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Supervising a team of 7 animators on a TV-show project. Project: Warner Brothers - TJJR.
Animator at GiggleBug Entertainment Oy
January 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022
Animator on a short film project. Project: Moomins Christmas short.
Animator at Studio La Cachette
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Animator on a TV-show project. Project: PRIMAL season 2.
Animator at Studio La Cachette
January 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022
Animator on a TV-show project. Project: PRIMAL season 2.
Lead Animator at GiggleBug Entertainment Oy
January 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018
Responsible for creating GIF animations for a TV show (marketing).
Lead Animator at GiggleBug Entertainment Oy
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Lead animator on Disney's 101 Dalmatian Street TV show; responsibilities included guiding the animation pipeline and coordinating other animators.

Education

Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking at Gobelins l’ecole de l’image
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
BA Hons Animation at University of Worcester
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment