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Independent animation studioChicago / Everywhere

I AMCARTOONS

Original worlds. Unforgettable characters.
Animation with a point of view.

Enter the studio
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NEW FRAMES.
EVERY DAY.

The newest I Am Cartoons upload automatically appears here first. Watch daily animation work, process videos, and full-color experiments without waiting for the website to be manually updated.

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01 / Enter the universesORIGINALSStories built from the first sketch 02 / Put the studio to workCOMMISSIONSClient stories with a signature pulse

WATCH THE WORK / 01

MADE TO
MOVE.

Finished episodes, animated studies, and the process behind Phil-Androids—streaming from the official I Am Cartoons channel.

ORIGINAL SERIES / 2024

PHIL-ANDROIDS
EPISODE 1

Meet the world and characters at the center of I Am Cartoons' original adult animated comedy.

ORIGINAL SERIES

PHIL-ANDROIDS EP. 2

BEHIND THE FRAMES

EPISODE 3 PROCESS

EXPLORE 1,200+ VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE

FROM THE ARCHIVE / 02

OLD FRAMES.
STILL ELECTRIC.

Color tests, fan animations, and experiments from across the I Am Cartoons timeline. The archive is part of the studio's visual DNA.

01FAN ANIMATION / FULL COLORSHANKSA vivid character performance pulled from the channel archive.WATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗
02FAN ANIMATION / COLOR STUDYBIG BARDAPower, attitude, and graphic shapes packed into a short color test.WATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗
03FAN ANIMATION / FULL COLORSENTRYA compact action beat driven by timing, silhouette, and impact.WATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗
04ANIMATION STUDY / COLORBAHAMUTA creature-focused glimpse at scale, energy, and atmosphere.WATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗

SELECTED UNIVERSES / 03

EVERY WORLD
HAS A SHADOW.

I Am Cartoons develops original stories from the first loose sketch to a world with its own rhythm, rules, and visual language.

01ACTION / RACING / SCI-FI
Protostar original project title art
ORIGINAL UNIVERSE

PROTOSTAR

An explosive cosmic racing saga powered by ambition, rivalry, and the Nova Pulse.

02FANTASY / ADVENTURE
Spirimons: Spirits of the Primordials original project title art
ORIGINAL UNIVERSE

LITTLEHAWK / SPIRIMON

A spirit-bound adventure where courage takes animal form and every bond carries power.

03ADULT COMEDY / SERIES
Phil-Androids original project title art
ORIGINAL UNIVERSE

PHIL-ANDROIDS

Awkward people, deadpan expressions, and everyday chaos drawn with a handmade edge.

WHAT WE MAKE / 04

FIRST SPARK.
FINAL FRAME.

One visual voice from development through delivery.

01

Animation Direction & Development

A clear creative language for tone, movement, production, and performance.

02

Character Design & Visual Development

Distinct silhouettes, model sheets, worlds, and systems built for consistency.

03

Storyboards & Animatics

Cinematic staging, comic timing, and a story edit you can feel before production.

04

Branded Animation & Illustration

Campaign visuals, explainers, title sequences, and custom artwork with personality.

THE STUDIO / 05

A SIGNATURE STYLE ISN'T ONE WAY OF DRAWING. IT'S ONE WAY OF SEEING.

01

Graphic clarity

Strong silhouettes and intentional shapes that read instantly.

02

Character first

Acting and design choices that reveal who a character is.

03

Controlled energy

Timing that can snap, stretch, pause, or explode.

04

Human texture

Visible choices and imperfect edges that keep work alive.