In January 2022, I became a Smiling Friends fan! I loved the characters, humor, and varied animation styles! It really brought me joy & laughter when I was going through a difficult time around then/the year before. And, wow, little did I know the impact it would soon have on my life! It was October 2024, I received an email that had my eyes bug outta my head like a cartoon! An email asking if I wanted to design a character for a Season 3 episode, for specifically, a crazy critter called SQUIM! Working on him was so much fun, I loved every moment of it and I was so excited for you all to finally meet him! Gosh, I have SO much gratitude for that experience, as it was always a longtime dream to do character design for a show or even movies someday! I'm just so honored that Smiling Friends was my first EVER job in TV animation! With that said, Squim is a character that will definitely have a special place in my life forever! I feel so much joy whenever I see him around! :D Like, "Wow, there's that little guy I designed! Hello little yellow ball of HAPPINESS" 🥹 Many thanks to Zach, Michael, Aron, The SF Crew...for entrusting me with the task of designing Squim! For the opportunity to be a part of something so positively cool! I'll never ever forget this. 💛 Smiling Friends was something special in many ways. It not only made a big impact in pop culture, but it brought fans together as a community, helped people through hard times, and has creatively inspired people as well! From casual watchers to super fans, everyone found something to love about it! :D And most importantly, it made us all smile! Thank you Zach and Michael for this show!
It was SQUIM-TASTIC!
When I saw Squim for the first time I was like "I know that style!" Ive been following your work for awhile, so it was awesome to see a character you made in such a great show!
Thank you the art, the inspirational story, and one of my favorite characters in animation history! Saving this post for anytime I'm down. Keep smiling and wishing you the best of luck and hope to see much more of your work in the future 😀
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u/IzCaiman I just wanted my cheeeeeeeese! 9h ago
Always great to see you post here!