Derek Hunter Was Here

Background Designer for Adventure Time and sometime comic creator. I also really like Slurpees a lot.

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I did all the backgrounds for a short produced by Nickelodeon last year. Created and boarded by Brendan Gillas. This was a fun one to work on! 

HERE IT IS, WATCH IT!

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Found another time lapse while cleaning off my desktop! Lucky for you guys, I like to keep my computer clean! This one is from the Adventure Time episode “President Porpoise is Missing” and it was really fun to draw! I believe this was section was boarded by the always incredible and multi-talented Steve Wolfhard.

Watch through the whole thing for a surprise appearance from every digital artist’s favorite friend!

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It’s been a long time since I posted, but in cleaning up my computer I found this old time lapse of a background I drew for Angel Face. Fun episode!

I’m mostly on instagram these days, check me out: derekdraws

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Here’s a time lapse I took for a BG from last night’s episode, “Varmints”. This was a really fun episode to work on, Adam and Kris did a killer job boarding and writing this one.

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Gotta make with a #BackToTheFuture piece to commemorate the arrival of all of our favorite childhood future world and the best character that lived there: #GriffTannen. #BttF #BatterUp #HoverBoard

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This ones for @tannerama. Some kinda #Unicorn #Luchador. #Inktober

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Lunch time #Psylocke, the newest addition to my #JimLee #90s #XMen obsession. A few minor tweaks to go, but lunch time doodling must come to a close and I must get back to real work.

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Probably won't get around to an #Inktober piece tonight, but I did decide to spend my lunch break drawing #Storm from #JimLee's #XMen. #90s

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Riding a mini #tank in a desert wasteland. #Inktober #sketch

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Running from #zombies and looking fashionable. Still trying to keep the pencils loose, but I won't lie... Sketching out this composition was kind of a nightmare... Also, the environment and zombies were an afterthought. Yay, #Inktober!

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Gnarly warrior lady with a body built for kicking in the faces of her oppressors. Still trying to do most of the drawing in ink which leads to some happy accidents as well as unwanted wonkyness. Keep pushing forward! #Inktober #warrior #amazon

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#inktober, I guess... Space machine alien mercenary guy comin' to blow you away. Straight to ink, no under drawing, sorry for the wonkyness. #alien #android #mercenary

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I made a #Wolverine. I'm trying to draw my way through #JimLee's #90s #XMen. I still don't know how I'm going to draw females in this bulky style, but I can't put off drawing Jubilee or Storm much longer!! #Marvel

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Lunchtime doodling with @skronked! And you gotta draw monsters when you're hangin with Andy. #monster #warrior #alien

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Hey, everybody!

I’ve been kinda quiet on the drawing front lately cause I’ve really gotten into sculpting and casting my own rubber toys! I’ve finally gotten my first figure (and mini comic of said character) finished and ready for sale in my shop. These turned out really cool and if you’re into homemade toys and comics about cartoon murder and destruction, then these are for you!

Check it out here!

I’ve also mostly been posting to instagram lately, so if you aren’t already, follow me there!

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2 more days til launch! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

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Hey everybody! Motivarti’s Fall Session is now open for applications and I am once again teaching a course on Background Design for animation. 

So if you you (or someone you know) is looking to break into the world of background design in animation and improve your background design skills, check out my 10 week course where I will look over your current portfolio and develop a curriculum to best suit your needs!

Check out my page and apply today!

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Reblogging my own post? FOR SHAME! Ok, but for real, there’s only 4 more days to apply for my Background Design mentorship program and I’d be an idiot not to post this again for those who may have missed it the first time! Also, check out a testimonial from last session’s student if you’re on the fence.