Alex Henderson
@artofalexh.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Alex! I'm a freelance animator/director out here developing independent 2D/3D animated productions!
Business E-mail: [email protected]
Business E-mail: [email protected]
Pictured below is me, as despite my best efforts, it turns out that I am continuing to age!
But really I don't like to dwell on getting older so I'll just celebrate my birthday by thanking you all for supporting me and my work! I got my biggest year ahead of me so it is much appreciated :D
But really I don't like to dwell on getting older so I'll just celebrate my birthday by thanking you all for supporting me and my work! I got my biggest year ahead of me so it is much appreciated :D
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Pictured below is me, as despite my best efforts, it turns out that I am continuing to age!
But really I don't like to dwell on getting older so I'll just celebrate my birthday by thanking you all for supporting me and my work! I got my biggest year ahead of me so it is much appreciated :D
But really I don't like to dwell on getting older so I'll just celebrate my birthday by thanking you all for supporting me and my work! I got my biggest year ahead of me so it is much appreciated :D
Rendered out some new animation for an upcoming collab with author Daniel Siceloff (www.dssiceloff.com) and his new book series.
I've been trying to comp things to give off the vibe of an 80's cartoon. Still figuring things out, but I've learned some new tricks.
I've been trying to comp things to give off the vibe of an 80's cartoon. Still figuring things out, but I've learned some new tricks.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Rendered out some new animation for an upcoming collab with author Daniel Siceloff (www.dssiceloff.com) and his new book series.
I've been trying to comp things to give off the vibe of an 80's cartoon. Still figuring things out, but I've learned some new tricks.
I've been trying to comp things to give off the vibe of an 80's cartoon. Still figuring things out, but I've learned some new tricks.
I've brought this up before but every project I work on has a shot that I call "The Nightmare Shot"... and this is one of them.
It's still rough so any thoughts on how to improve it would be appreciated.
It's still rough so any thoughts on how to improve it would be appreciated.
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I've brought this up before but every project I work on has a shot that I call "The Nightmare Shot"... and this is one of them.
It's still rough so any thoughts on how to improve it would be appreciated.
It's still rough so any thoughts on how to improve it would be appreciated.
Rough character animation for an upcoming collab with author Daniel Siceloff (www.dssiceloff.com)
I'm still polishing this so any thoughts on touching it up are appreciated as I'm feeling a bit stuck.
I'm still polishing this so any thoughts on touching it up are appreciated as I'm feeling a bit stuck.
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Rough character animation for an upcoming collab with author Daniel Siceloff (www.dssiceloff.com)
I'm still polishing this so any thoughts on touching it up are appreciated as I'm feeling a bit stuck.
I'm still polishing this so any thoughts on touching it up are appreciated as I'm feeling a bit stuck.
New Demo Reel time! Apparently today is #PortfolioDay (allegedly, I don't know how it works so don't quote me on it), so I figured it would be a good chance to finally upload my new animation reel here.
Website: www.artofalexhenderson.com
Website: www.artofalexhenderson.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New Demo Reel time! Apparently today is #PortfolioDay (allegedly, I don't know how it works so don't quote me on it), so I figured it would be a good chance to finally upload my new animation reel here.
Website: www.artofalexhenderson.com
Website: www.artofalexhenderson.com
Pose test for a new video I'm working on. Animation is still rough, just want to make sure he's working properly
October 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Pose test for a new video I'm working on. Animation is still rough, just want to make sure he's working properly
I animated a crotch bulge for the first time because I thought it made the scene funnier. And I was right, it did make the scene funnier.
I also finally finalized this scene, which means I finished a whole music video in 4 months, a new record!
I also finally finalized this scene, which means I finished a whole music video in 4 months, a new record!
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I animated a crotch bulge for the first time because I thought it made the scene funnier. And I was right, it did make the scene funnier.
I also finally finalized this scene, which means I finished a whole music video in 4 months, a new record!
I also finally finalized this scene, which means I finished a whole music video in 4 months, a new record!
More comp work for the animated video I'm working on. I'm still polishing things and what better way is there to spot errors then to post in online?
September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
More comp work for the animated video I'm working on. I'm still polishing things and what better way is there to spot errors then to post in online?
More animation that I'm working on! I want to add more skeletons now that October is getting closer.
September 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
More animation that I'm working on! I want to add more skeletons now that October is getting closer.
Did a first render pass on the big-horrible-really-long-shot-that-I-hate-working-on. Still some things to fix but it's coming together... slowly but surely
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Did a first render pass on the big-horrible-really-long-shot-that-I-hate-working-on. Still some things to fix but it's coming together... slowly but surely
This is the first project in a while where I've animated some new characters, and I wanted to take the opportunity to rework my animation pipeline from the ground up, as I've been a bit unhappy with my art style lately. I've tried some new techniques to give me more control over linework in comp.
September 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is the first project in a while where I've animated some new characters, and I wanted to take the opportunity to rework my animation pipeline from the ground up, as I've been a bit unhappy with my art style lately. I've tried some new techniques to give me more control over linework in comp.
T-Shirt design I made recently for Alestorm's "Killed to Death by Piracy" video
August 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
T-Shirt design I made recently for Alestorm's "Killed to Death by Piracy" video
Long overdue character illustration commission of @bigdaddyrhino.bsky.social showing off his wrestling moves
August 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Long overdue character illustration commission of @bigdaddyrhino.bsky.social showing off his wrestling moves
Every video I work on has "that shot"; The one shot that is the bane of my existence, and for my next video it's this one.
It's unrendered and I'm still fixing it up so any notes on what people think could improve it are appreciated.
It's unrendered and I'm still fixing it up so any notes on what people think could improve it are appreciated.
July 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Every video I work on has "that shot"; The one shot that is the bane of my existence, and for my next video it's this one.
It's unrendered and I'm still fixing it up so any notes on what people think could improve it are appreciated.
It's unrendered and I'm still fixing it up so any notes on what people think could improve it are appreciated.
Working on a block in of one of the more complicated shots I've got on my slate. If you have guys have any thoughts on how to improve it before I polish it that would certainly be helpful. Probably gonna leave this up temporarily just for feedback.
July 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Working on a block in of one of the more complicated shots I've got on my slate. If you have guys have any thoughts on how to improve it before I polish it that would certainly be helpful. Probably gonna leave this up temporarily just for feedback.
Unrendered rig test for a new character design I'm animating. I'm trying out some new things with linework that aren't present here, but should look cool in the final result, should everything go according to plan
June 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Unrendered rig test for a new character design I'm animating. I'm trying out some new things with linework that aren't present here, but should look cool in the final result, should everything go according to plan
First pass WIP of a scene I'm working on. Scenes like this with slow, gradual movement give me a hard time and I've been staring at this for too long to trust my own judgement, so any constructive feedback before I give this another pass is welcome.
June 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
First pass WIP of a scene I'm working on. Scenes like this with slow, gradual movement give me a hard time and I've been staring at this for too long to trust my own judgement, so any constructive feedback before I give this another pass is welcome.
WIP Character animation test for an upcoming video. It's unrendered so he'll be getting more details as I go.
Big thanks to @purplebirdman.com for his help with getting proper torso topology and sculpting out the chest
Big thanks to @purplebirdman.com for his help with getting proper torso topology and sculpting out the chest
June 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
WIP Character animation test for an upcoming video. It's unrendered so he'll be getting more details as I go.
Big thanks to @purplebirdman.com for his help with getting proper torso topology and sculpting out the chest
Big thanks to @purplebirdman.com for his help with getting proper torso topology and sculpting out the chest
I was sent these absolutely insane cosplay pics from user Otaya, and I'm just blown away by how cool they are. I know I've said this before but it's such an amazing feeling seeing my videos get brought to life like this
Credit: x.com/_denjirooooo...
Credit: x.com/_denjirooooo...
June 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I was sent these absolutely insane cosplay pics from user Otaya, and I'm just blown away by how cool they are. I know I've said this before but it's such an amazing feeling seeing my videos get brought to life like this
Credit: x.com/_denjirooooo...
Credit: x.com/_denjirooooo...
Illustration commission done for @donryu.bsky.social in between animation projects
June 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Illustration commission done for @donryu.bsky.social in between animation projects
Making this short was such a harsh reminder as to how difficult fight choreography is for me. It's something I really want to up my game with on the next one as it's got some cool fantasy set pieces to play with. I want to get better at keeping all players on screen to keep the action tight.
May 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Making this short was such a harsh reminder as to how difficult fight choreography is for me. It's something I really want to up my game with on the next one as it's got some cool fantasy set pieces to play with. I want to get better at keeping all players on screen to keep the action tight.
Lately I've been trying to rework my animation pipeline in regards to how I build characters, and the Captain Yarrface design was a bit of a soft launch for some new techniques I'm trying to give me more control over shapes and linework
May 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Lately I've been trying to rework my animation pipeline in regards to how I build characters, and the Captain Yarrface design was a bit of a soft launch for some new techniques I'm trying to give me more control over shapes and linework
This was probably my favorite shot to figure out, even if it was the most time consuming to put together. I really liked the idea of both parties being on opposite sides of the ice and flipping upside down to illustrate it. The challenge was making a matte painting that worked with that idea.
May 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This was probably my favorite shot to figure out, even if it was the most time consuming to put together. I really liked the idea of both parties being on opposite sides of the ice and flipping upside down to illustrate it. The challenge was making a matte painting that worked with that idea.
For those who missed it yesterday, "Killed to Death by Piracy" the newest metal music video that I directed and animated is now up on youtube!
youtu.be/VzFaEuA9FVI?...
youtu.be/VzFaEuA9FVI?...
May 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For those who missed it yesterday, "Killed to Death by Piracy" the newest metal music video that I directed and animated is now up on youtube!
youtu.be/VzFaEuA9FVI?...
youtu.be/VzFaEuA9FVI?...
I also did the album artwork for the new single!
May 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I also did the album artwork for the new single!