Andy Ristaino is a storyboard artist and formerly[1] the lead designer and a character designer on Adventure Time. He began working on the series during its second season and later took over from Phil Rynda as lead designer. He helped write the episode "Little Dude," based on an idea focusing on Finn's hat's origins.[2] He recently moved to the role of storyboard artist[3] and is due to debut with his first episode in this role soon.
Characters designed
He has designed the following characters:[4][5]
- Hyooman tribe
- Earclops
- Whisper Dan
- Crystal Guardian
- The Knights
- Rock People
- Tree People
- Horse
- Snail Ladies
- The Cloud Kingdom crowd
- Party God
- Bob Rainicorn
- Ethel Rainicorn
- Princess Beautiful
- Royal Tart Toter
- Chuds
- The Backrubbers
- Mushroom People
- Many Goblins
- Honey Bunny
- Most Wolves
- Cubby
- The Party Bears
- Hot Dog Knights
- The Mystery Train skeletons
- Wendy
- Booboo
- Georgy
- Wizard Eyes
- Possessed Princess Bubblegum
- Some Cuties
- Five Gladiator Ghosts
- Scorcher
- Ash
- Abracadaniel
- Brain Wiz
- Cyclo
- Dimension Wizard
- Gentleman Wizard
- Grand Master Wizard
- Laser Wizard
- Rock Wizard
- Science Whyzard
Episodes storyboarded
Trivia
- According to himself, he is 5'7 1/2."[6]
- He plays the theremin and the acoustic guitar.[7]
- He also attended RISD, where he was classmates with Seth MacFarlane, who later became a storyboard artist of Johnny Bravo and later created Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show. Here both Andy and Seth appeared in RISD's Film Society Welcome video where Andy appears in 1:42.[8]
- He was described as a type of "wood elf," a "scribbler," and a "holder of paper and pens" in the dictionary from "Mystery Train."
- He is apparently planning to pitch his own TV show.[9]
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.newsarama.com/17847-adventure-time-artist-brings-dark-humor-to-kickstarter.html
- ↑ http://www.spring.me/skronked/q/306790432371641777
- ↑ http://www.newsarama.com/17847-adventure-time-artist-brings-dark-humor-to-kickstarter.html
- ↑ http://www.spring.me/skronked/q/176468175364321339
- ↑ http://www.spring.me/skronked/q/240869825717473795
- ↑ http://www.spring.me/skronked/q/233363803910179769
- ↑ http://www.spring.me/skronked/q/230906233576501228
- ↑ http://www.spring.me/skronked/q/282923226252718229
- ↑ http://www.spring.me/skronked/q/316333489089690382