Head of story, previz and 2D animation at Escape Studios, Pearson College London. Director at Mediaframe, with 35+ years experience in animation, storyboarding, layout, VFX, art direction, as well as production in film, TV, games and archviz.

"I am a 2D rigging artist situated in Manchester, UK. I've been very fortunate to have been in the industry for eight years, working on amazing animated shows for studios like Brown Bag Films, Fourth Wall and Factory Create. In my first job in the industry, I was lucky to collaborate with the rigging department and became interested in knowing how to rig a character or prop in Toon Boom. Since then, I have learnt more about my craft, and I get inspired by other riggers who push 2D rigging to its fullest potential. The thing I enjoy the most about being a 2D rigging artist is seeing the rigs I make being brought to life by animators. It still always baffles my mind. I aspire to develop my 2D rigging skills further to teach students how to rig in Toon Boom Harmony. "

Gustavo started working in the industry as a storyboard artist and had the opportunity to work as a concept artist in parallel with rigging. (He really loves to learn new stuff.) He loves being a rigging artist and sees the Node View as a puzzle game: "solving complicated rigs is very satisfying." Growing up watching classic cartoons like Superfriends and having the opportunity to work on the DC Superhero Girls series was like a dream come true.