Pierre Vanderweerd

Character Design, Visual Development, Traditional Animation

Montréal, Canada

About

Hi! My name is Pierre and I'm specialized in character design, visual development and traditional 2D animation.

I was born in the Netherlands and moved to Canada in 2005. I started drawing in 2009 fueled by all things whimsical and musical. And coffee :)

I'm currently working as a character designer and a traditional 2D animator in Montréal.

Photoshop

Procreate

Harmony

TVPaint

Premiere

After Effects

Blender

Character Designer & Traditional 2D Animator at Tonic DNA
Montréal, Canada
April 2019 - Present
Space Jam: A New Legacy

Central Park

Animaniacs

Looney Tunes
Character Designer at Mercury Filmworks
Ottawa, Canada
February 2016 - December 2018
I created clean and coloured drawings, rotations, mouth-charts, and head tilts for various characters on The Lion Guard. I occasionally did prop designs and development work, while I also helped out with similar tasks on other shows, like Hilda and Tangled.
Part-Time Teacher at Algonquin College
Ottawa, Canada
September 2016 - April 2017
I created and taught an online video course about drawing on location.
Animator at Mercury Filmworks
Ottawa, Canada
June 2015 - February 2016
I animated on the first season of The Lion Guard.