illustration & animation
ILLUSTRATION
Animation
Freelance
Illustration work
fan illustration
animation work
Animation Demo Reel
Projects
CAPSIZE - Independent animated project
The house on hilltop road - collaborative short film
Fishboy - independent 3D animated project
fishboy student film
My first 3D animated film, fishboy follows the life of a fish-obsessed boy with unachievable dreams.Created with Autodesk Maya and adobe after effects, this was my first experience rigging/animating an original model.
fishboy student film - 2026
Concept & process
Character Brainstorm
Concept Brainstorm
Character turnaround
Finished 3D model
UV maps
Initial Storyboards
animatic
CAPSIZE STUDENT FILM
My longest-length animated project to date, Capsize is currently a work in progress with partial animation, finalized boards, and a full length animatic. This film follows a mermaid dead set on preserving the peace of her home from a meddlesome sailor.Animated in procreate & composited in Adobe After Effects.
in-progress reel
character concepts
siren concept spread
Sailor concept spread
walk cycle test
storyboards
the house on hilltop road
the house on hilltop road is an animated student film i've been volunteering for over the past year. I've helped with storyboards, layouts and promotional animation and illustration since February 2026.
Finalized boards
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thumbnails
scene 1.1 - rough thumbnails
Layouts
Background Illustration - Layout Design
promotional work
monet splash illustration
final animation
process
thumbnail
rough
final
jessie splash illustration
final animation
process
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rough
final
Commissioned page artist for "Grimpoires of the unseen" TTPRG
WorldMap illustration
Byzantine Scale Cuirass
Plate Armor
Gambeson Armor
Weapons spread
Contracted Video editing
Grimoires of the Unseen TTRPG
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About the artist
Hey there! My name is Dani Murphy, and I am an illustrator and video editor based in Northern VA. I work across the Adobe suite to design and composite both 3D and 2D animation, and have prior experience creating motion graphics for corporate advertising and social media. If I can find a way to overlap my interests in illustration and video, I will!I specialize in painting character- centric narrative scenes, and love all things fantasy and medieval!While I've previously picked up freelancing and selling my work at artists' markets, I'm working to use my skills as an artist and video editor to be part of wide scale collaborative projects for visual media such as games, film and animation!Contact me with any inquiries at [email protected]