Demo Reel

Dikkie Dik en de verdwenen knuffelA feature film about a cat looking for his plushie together with his friends.
I took care of the cleaning and coloring. These are a few of the shots I did.

Fingolfin vs Morgoth
This is a short animation shot I made in my free time. It's based on a scene from the book
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, a series I'm a big fan of.
As I was reading this part, I immediately created an image in my mind and decided to animate it.

Maeglin and Idril
An animation shot I made based on this fancast video I found on YouTube with characters from
The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien. I thought the YouTube video fit these characters perfectly and made an animated version of the shots.
The original shots and audio are from The White Queen and Camelot.

Lipsync animation
Text:"Mijn beste dokter, uw remedie werkt wonderbaarlijk! En dat gaan we vieren!"Translation:"Dear doctor, your remedy works wonders! Let's celebrate that!"

11 Seconds Club
I made this animation for the 11 Seconds Club competition for September 2022.
During this competition, you receive a dialogue on which you have to animate and create a little story of.
I ended up in 8th place!

Commissions
Besides character design commissions, I also make animation commissions.
Here are a few short animations I was commissioned!

The Fall of Gondolin
For a character design project in college I had to choose a movie, book or series, pick five characters and design or recreate them according to their personalities.
I decided to go for the book The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Maeglin

Tuor

Eärendil

Idril

Turgon

Rue
For a short film during my internship at the studio Flan Caramel, I got the opportunity to work on character designs for the parents of Rue (the main character).
I experimented with different shapes and sizes and created silhouettes to give an idea of what her parents could look like.

Digital Art
These are some of my digital artworks.
I keep a notebook full of ideas I want to draw of which you can see the results here!

Commissions
On a freelance basis I take on commissions from clients who hire me to design their original characters, make custom animations or create book covers.
Amongst these, you can find some of my commissioned work.
These are all posted with permission.

Traditional ArtI made many of these artworks in art class at KASK Dendermonde
(Royal Academy of Fine Arts). It started as a hobby I picked up as a five year old and I eventually spent seventeen years in this art academy.
Besides art class, I also like to be creative by trying out different techniques or materials in my free time.

Figure drawing
I practice a lot of figure drawing in my free time, it's a great way to focus on the line of action and anatomy which is ofcourse important when animating.
These are all one minute sketches.

Hi!
I'm Seth Gabriels and I'm a 2D animator and character designer from Belgium.
I like all steps of animation and character design: from roughs to cleaning and from silhouettes to the final result.Take a look through my portfolio and feel free to contact me if you are interested in working with me :D✉: [email protected]