About Tom LaBaff

ABOUT:

Tom holds a BFA in Illustration from Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl. He spent the first decade of his career at Walt Disney Animation Studios where he learned about storytelling. He loathes writing in third person so he’ll keep this short.

Tom combines his illustration and animation skills to tell stories from the rat race of life. His new product GLIMPSE is launching in January 2025. Keep an eye out for an offer that can't be refused.

FILM/TV CREDS: (select)

2024 - TBA Disney + production
2021 - Ron's Gone Wrong
2020 - Ivandoe
2020 - Minion shorts
2018 - Our Cartoon President
2017 - Ferdinand the Bull
2013 - Epic

2012 - Ice Age

2011 - Rio

2003 - Brother Bear

1995 - Pocahontas

1994 - Lion King

1991 - Beauty & the Beast

AROUND THE WEB:

+ Advanced story tips for animation - 60 second Youtube series
+ Art direction draw overs - critiques for concept artists. Youtube
+ Caffeinated Creatures - blockchain project
+ Sitting is Killing You - specific advice for artists/ Youtube

+ 25+ years in the motion picture industry

CLIENTS:

Illumination/RTFKT/Locksmith Animation London/Universal Studios/Disney/Cartoon Network/Sun Creature Studios Denmark/SPIKE/DNEG/Hasbro/House of Cool/Reddit

Pub:

SCHOLASTIC / HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT / LARK/WALL STREET JOURNAL /ENSLOW / IDW / JONAS PUBLISHING / WORTHWHILE BOOKS / DISNEY / PEARSON / WILEY / SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL / ZONDERVAN / MAC WORLD