Jan // High Ground Animations

Freelance 3D Generalist | obsessed with stylized animation & Star Wars | channeling both into Clone Wars fan art/films & learning along the way

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

Here we go!
After a lot of asset building, test animations, artworks & learning a ton along the way, I'm finally working on an actual #CloneWars shortfilm!
A huge passion project & love letter to the show that made my childhood.

#StarWars #TheBadBatch #fanfilm #TukkTales

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@Chopper_Rebel @sokasabers These are mostly still renders (done via the same workflows as my animated shots) to show off some of the characters, as I'm working on more assets needed after some massive rewrites I did a while ago. The whole thing has grown quite a bit. More updates on that soon!

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@Chopper_Rebel @sokasabers I appreciate it!! I'm not very active on here anymore, most updates happen over on my Insta, but I also want to do more on Youtube in the future (linktree in my bio).

Buuut since I'm already here, have some crumbs from the past months 🫡

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@purloinbungle Haven't played Dark Souls myself (I'm a casual gamer at best) but one of my best friends is a huge fan and I've watched him play and talk about it a LOT. Tukk's feather is mostly a Robin Hood reference, but there IS a good chance Solaire was a subconscious influence too haha

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@sokasabers @HelloThere_YT Don't worry about it!! We're very easy to confuse. Unfortunately I wasn't familiar with his channel yet when I chose the name for mine, otherwise I would've picked a different one. 😅

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@StarWarsSarBear Aaaaah this is so beautiful!! Thank you so so much for making this!!

[Sar Bear @StarWarsSarBear]

Captain Tukk 💙💚🧡🤎

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

I'm on Bluesky!
https://t.co/jfs4cQ1xKg

Also on Instagram (most active over there atm):
https://t.co/ddrCdfPsHg

And more planned for YouTube in the future:
https://t.co/ZojPiJD2le

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@Vexod14 @FMX_Conference @hranimator 💙💙💙

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

Goodbye 2024, hello there 2025! 🥳🎉

Those were some busy 12 months:
• Worked on a LOT of fun and diverse freelance jobs
• Moved to a new city
• Met a ton of lovely people at conventions and attended @FMX_Conference for the first time (eternal thanks to @hranimator )

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[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

Thank you so so much for sticking with me and supporting my project despite the quietness (and me kinda sucking at social media lol)! It'll be worth the wait!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉

(And a special thanks to @LuisHumanoide for his incredible #TukkTales music used in this clip)

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[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

BUT! I'm as committed and motivated as ever & 2025 is the year I want to take some bolder steps to allow myself to focus more on #TukkTales, even if it means scaling back on freelance. In the middle of making some exciting plans & can't wait to share updates with you soon!

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[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

I don't think I'll run out of things to paint any time soon. 😄

#StarWars #CloneWars #BadBatch #fanfilm

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@gongasleet The Archives books YES!! Had the pleasure of attending an extremely insightful panel of @kershed at Noris Force Con 2022 and got the Prequels Archive signed by him. Super nice guy!

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

How did I miss there's an Art Of Star Wars Rebels book?!

ORDERED!

#TheBadBatch next please! 🙏🙏🙏

[Phil Szostak @PhilSzostak]

Finally got my mitts on a copy of @danwallaceMSP’s The Art of #StarWarsRebels! If you loved the show as much I did, you are going to love this book in equal measure. And pick up the limited-edition version for an exclusive folio of Dave Filoni art! #StarWars

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@IamaChadMuslim that's the one!

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

This looks so fun!!
Also reminds a lot of the Clone Wars Youngling arc, which at one point was planned as its own spin-off show & apparently was the last project George Lucas worked on before selling Star Wars. So cool to see a show of similar spirit finally coming to fruition!

[Star Wars @starwars]

On December 3, a new Star Wars adventure awaits.

Watch the new trailer for #SkeletonCrew and don't miss the two-episode series premiere, streaming December 3, only on @DisneyPlus.

[Jan // High Ground Animations @HG_Animations]

@TwoCowsGames @nicole_pinter6 Thanks!! Mostly active on Instagram, also posting a lot of it on here, some on YouTube (check out the linktree in my bio).