FanX® 2019 Guest Artist & Illustrator
THOMAS ESTRADA
GUEST INFO
NAME: THOMAS ESTRADA
APPEARING: Both Days*
KNOWN FOR: Dreamworks Animation, Disney Feature Animation, Video Game Animator
PANEL: How Art Works: Behind the Scenes(…) | Room 250A | Friday, April 19th, 2019 | 8 pm to 9 pm – View Schedule *
BOOTH: #409 – View Vendor List
RSVP: Facebook*Guests appearances and Panels are subject to change or cancellation.
GUEST BIO
With almost no formal training, Thomas Estrada broke into the California animation scene 20 years ago in 1997 on DreamWorks’ inaugural animated film, The Prince of Egypt followed by The Road to El Dorado. Thomas then joined Disney Feature Animation to work on The Tigger Movie, Emperor’s New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, and Home On the Range. Returning to DreamWorks, Thomas helped animate Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Shark Tale, and Over the Hedge.
Next, he found his way to the video game industry working on various AAA titles such as God of War II, Spyro the Dragon, Gears of War II, and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. From there Thomas’ career path brought him to Utah’s Avalanche Software where he animated on multiple Disney game titles such as Toy Story 3, Cars 2 and most recently as a lead animator on the entire run of Disney Infinity 1,2 and 3. Today Thomas continues his role as a lead animator working at a game studio in Salt Lake City.
