ABOUT THE ARTIST
Leafe Andrus is a 23 year old transgender artist currently living in Missouri. He is better known by his artist name, Leafe Darling. Animation has been his passion since he was 9 years old. His favorite films growing up were The Lion King, Balto, and Bambi...and those films are what sparked his interest in becoming an animator. He started out doing wonky animations on printer paper and MS Paint, and has been working on his craft ever since. He graduated from the animation department at Kansas City Art Institute in May, 2018. He focuses mainly on character animation, specializing in animal movement. He also enjoys drawing and spends most of his spare time doing illustrative commission work. Since graduating, Leafe has spent his time working part-time jobs while building his commission business and producing his passion projects. His primary focus is building a strong portfolio and completing his long-term animation project, a narrative animated series he’s been writing with his friends for the past 4 years. Self-produced animated series and webcomics are his favorite forms of media. |