Collage of various images including blueprints of a jet, a cartoon goblin, a person with intense expression, a crab on a building, 3D modeling diagrams, a scene from a movie with a creature, and a video game screenshot.
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Unreal Engine badge with 'Virtual Production' banner, 2020.

Characters & Creatures are my Business…!!!

Film • Games • Streaming • AR / VR • Commercials • Immersive • Private Commisions

Animation • Pre-Visualization • Storyboarding • CG Modeling • Sculpture • Concept Design • Virtual Production • Rigging • Illustration

Animation :

Over 26 years in the entertainment industry working across film, games, television, commercials, and immersive experiences. I specialize in character and creature animation, while also having contributed to a substantial number of robot and vehicle projects throughout my career. I’ve worked on both realistic and cartoony-styled productions and genuinely enjoy both approaches equally.

Character Animation

Unreal Engine Teaser

Creature Animation

In-Game Animation

Motion Libraries

“What's great about Dave is that he's great at a lot of things. He can wear many hats and wears them well. If you have a question about sculpting, animating, editing, or even story then Dave's your man. People like Dave are hard to come by at work. Someone that can inspire and elevate your own work.”

— Kelsey Mann: Director Pixar Animation Studios

A cartoon sketch of a dinosaur with a funny face, large eyes, and scale marks on its body.

Characters

Concept Design

Sketch of a dinosaur wearing glasses, a turtleneck sweater, and a jacket with a zipper.

Creatures

Diagram showing a proposed solution for aircraft maneuvering around a zone, with different flight paths for Wingman, Li, LeiDa, and DengFang aircraft. The diagram includes various colored arrows representing flight routes, aircraft illustrations, and descriptive text about maneuvering techniques.

Pre-Production

Technical drawing of an aircraft side view with measurements, annotations, and labels.

MAchinery

A person with a distorted, zombie-like face, wearing a black bandana and a dark denim jacket, mid-shout in a wooded area.

Dimensional Illustration / Digital Modeling

Characters • Creatures • Props • Installations
A sculpture of a sleeping dragon with a mechanical saddle and a small structure on its back, made of white material on a wooden base.
Large colorful float of a green alligator with an open mouth, wearing a captain's hat and smoking a pipe, next to a cloud with stars and a moon, all in a warehouse setting.
A cartoonish figurine of a boy with green hair, big eyes, and buck teeth, standing on a wooden base with green mice shoes, wearing a white t-shirt with the letter 'd' and striped shorts, smiling with arms outstretched against a black background.
Four people wearing virtual reality headsets and holding guns, standing on a platform surrounded by Alien creatures in a sci-fi setting.

“As co-creator of Alien: Descent, I had the pleasure of working directly with David, who led the animation effort that brought our alien queen to life. David’s ability to balance quality, time, and resources was a significant factor in delivering the queen at the level we had hoped to achieve within the limited schedule. To that end, he quickly put into place an animation pipeline that allowed us to maximize animation throughput and quality while remaining on target. Throughout the project, his relaxed and professional attitude allowed us to collaborate effectively and helped guide us through periods of creative ambiguity. Based on the glowing reviews we’ve received about the addition of the queen, I can say without reservation that David would be an asset to any team. Additionally, while David’s animation talent speaks for itself, the leadership and creative direction he can bring to a project should not be
overlooked.”

— Michael McCormick - Dir of Creative Content / Partner at Pure Imagination Studios