Artist and Teacher
Norland Téllez
Visual Development
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Sketchbooks
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ANIMATION REELS
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FEATURE ANIMATION
DISNEY PENCIL TEST
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About the Artist
Norland Téllez is an animation artist with over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry. He has worked in both feature and TV as well web series.
Norland graduated from the character animation department at CalArts in 1999. In the next decade he went on to study myth and religion at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he earned his PhD in 2010 with a study of Maya mythology.
A Multidisciplinary Mind
PHILOSOPHY
MYTHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY
ART
Colleagues Recommend
His artistic skill almost seems to have no bounds…
His constant artistic development and passion to push his boundaries is matched by his ongoing quest for knowledge.
Felipe Cerdan
Creative Marketing at Paramount+
Norland is a superb concept artist…
He is a great Character Designer, Storyboard Artist as well. Basically, he is a Renaissance master of figure drawing and painting.
Chris Kirshbaum
Character Animator
Norland champions the Renaissance masters…
He will bring world-class standards of craftsmanship into the classroom, skills and knowledge that are fundamental for students going into the animation industry.
Glenn Vilppu
Life Drawing Master
Norland brings mythology, drawing, and animation together as one…
This mix makes his classes uniquely stimulating to students; he moves them to think deeply about animation and art.
Christine Panushka
USC Professor Emerita
His many years of experience and dedication to the arts is evident in his work…
Kwesi Kennedy
Animation Artist
Awards
Joseph Campbell Research Grant Pacifica Graduate Institute
2006
Best Educational Film International Kids' Film Festival
2015
Best Series of the Year Family Review Center
2015
Bronze Winner Telly Awards
2016
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