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The Art of
Gerald Broas

Character animator and digital artist with 20+ years of experience crafting game assets, UI design, and motion for companies including Zynga, Backbone Entertainment, and The Learning Company. Known for expressive characters, meticulous sprite work, and a hand-crafted aesthetic across 2D and digital media.

Character Animation Game Asset Design UI / UX Concept Art Sprite Work Illustration Traditional Animation
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Street Fighter
Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix
2008 · PS3
Artists
Anti-Hero
Anti-Hero
2017 · Windows
Additional Art
Spiderwick
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · Nintendo DS
Animator
Shrek
Shrek-N-Roll
2007 · Xbox 360
Additional Art
Puzzle Fighter
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
2007 · Xbox 360
Artists
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
2006 · GBA / DS
Animator
Dogz
Dogz
2006 · Nintendo DS
Localization Art
IWL
Interstellar Wrestling League
2006 · HyperScan
Artist
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo!: Case File #1
2002 · Windows
Artists
PPG
The Powerpuff Girls Learning Challenge #1
2002 · Windows
Artists
StarFlyers
StarFlyers: Alien Space Chase
2002 · Windows
Artists
Reader Rabbit
Reader Rabbit: 2nd Grade
2001 · Windows
Animators
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail: 5th Edition
2001 · Windows
Artists
Scooby-Doo Jinx
Scooby-Doo!: Jinx at the Sphinx
2001 · Windows
Interface Designer
Zoombinis
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis
1996 · Windows
Artist
Arthur's Pet
Arthur's Pet Chase
2003 · Windows
Quality Assurance
Scooby-Doo Case 2
Scooby-Doo!: Case File #2
2003 · Windows
Quality Assurance
01 — Game Art & Animation

01 — Game Art & Animation

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix

Backbone Entertainment, Emeryville CA · 2005–2008

Cosmigo ProMotion Adobe Photoshop Sprite Animation
Role Character Animator & UI Artist Deliverables Idle anims · Flags · VS screen · Globe · Crate · Statue · Round art · M. Bison Level · World Map Dots · Portrait face art

Character idle animations for Ken and Ryu — test animations done for Capcom Game Day using Cosmigo ProMotion. All Country Flags, Versus screen art, Globe art, Broken Crate and Statue states, Fight / Round 1–9 / Final Round text art, World Map Dots, M. Bison Level Statue, and character portrait face art, all produced in Adobe Photoshop.

Ken idle animation
Ryu idle animation
All country flags
Versus screen art
World map dots
Broken crate states
M. Bison level statue
Round art
02 — Game Animation

02 — Game Animation

Anti-Hero
(iOS / Steam)

Debuted at SXSW West 2015

Character Animation iOS & Steam SXSW 2015
Role Lead Character Animator Deliverables 5 characters (Master Thief, Urchin, Police, Thug, Stranger) · walk, idle, fidget, melee, ranged, entry/exit, death

Full character animation suite for five characters — Master Thief (main), Urchin, Police, Thug, and Stranger. Each character has complete walk, idle, fidget, melee (north/south), ranged attack, building entry/exit, and death states. The Urchin features three unique fidget animations: hat tip, look around, and whistle.

Master Thief

MT walk in/out
MT idle
MT fidget
MT melee N
MT melee S
MT ranged N
MT ranged S
MT death

Urchin

Urchin walk start N
Urchin walk end N
Urchin idle
Urchin hat tip
Urchin look around
Urchin whistle
Urchin melee N
Urchin melee S
Urchin enter building N
Urchin exit building N
Urchin death

Police · Thug · Stranger

Police walk
Police idle
Police melee N
Police death
Thug walk
Thug idle
Thug melee N
Thug death
Stranger idle
Stranger fidget
03 — Game Art

03 — Game Art

Zynga — PetVille & CityVille

Zynga, Inc., San Francisco CA · 2009–2011

PetVille CityVille Hometown Zynga Poker
Role Game Artist Deliverables PetVille costumes, furniture & badges · Zynga Poker All-In slider · CityVille Level Up animation

PetVille: Oscars-themed clothing and costume set, Arcade Cabinet furniture, Explorer, Knights, Gladiator Costume and Statue, Winter Olympics, Illinois Bones & St. Patrick's Day Costume, Club Set, Brave New World concept art, Badges, Beach, Squirrel, and PET-PET Bonus Item. Zynga Poker: All In slider animation. CityVille Hometown: Level Up celebration fireworks animation and Level Up animation for iOS.

PetVille Oscars lineup
Explorer
Knights
Gladiator costume
Gladiator statue
Winter Olympics
Beach
Badges
Squirrel
Arcade cabinet
Zynga Poker All In animation
Level Up animation
04 — Game Art & UI

04 — Game Art & UI

Knack.It Corp. — Wasabi Waiter & Balloon Brigade

Palo Alto, CA · 2012–2013

Adobe Flash Adobe Illustrator Mobile
Role Lead Visual Artist & UI Designer Deliverables App icon · Sushi plate states · Chef animation · HUD clock · UI kit · Landing concept · Balloon art

Wasabi Waiter: sushi plate concept art, app icon, sushi prep animation (profile/side view, Adobe Flash + Illustrator), HUD mockup with clock animation (Adobe Flash 6 + Illustrator 5.1), promo art, tutorial pop-ups, and in-game UI art. Knack.It landing page concept. Balloon Brigade: balloon concept art, UI settings assets (replay, sound, level select, play/pause), Combustible Infantry character concept work.

Wasabi Waiter food plate states
Sushi bar mockup
Sushi prep animation
HUD clock animation
App icon
Happy Hour UI kit
Knack.It landing concept
Balloon Brigade concepts
05 — UI / UX Design

05 — UI / UX Design

TIBCO — tibbr™

Palo Alto, CA · 2011

Mobile UI Web Redesign Enterprise
Role UI / UX Designer Deliverables Mobile splash, login, main, settings, about & home · Full web redesign concept

tibbr™ mobile concept screens: splash, login, main page, settings, about, and home page (v1 and v2), including an animated version of the home concept. Full web redesign concept screen in two versions. All screens designed as interaction-ready wireframe comps.

tibbr splash
tibbr login
tibbr main
tibbr settings
tibbr about
tibbr home
tibbr web redesign
06 — Traditional Animation

06 — Traditional Animation

The Learning Company — Katie Cadet & Reader Rabbit

Fremont, CA · 2001–2002

Hand-Drawn ToonBoom US Animation 2B Pencil / 12-Field Paper
Role Traditional Animator Deliverables Hand-drawn 2B pencil · Klanker wake-up · Sweeper teleporter · Reader Rabbit dandelion, pull-up, fidgets & side profile

All animations hand-drawn with 2B pencil on 12-field animation paper, then processed through ToonBoom US Animation. Katie Cadet and the Star Flyers: Klanker inactive/wake-up animation, Sweeper teleporter sequence. Reader Rabbit series: dandelion ambient animation (Peacemont), rock climbing pull-up (12fps), drop-in and 8-mouth and fidget/idle collection, side profile animation.

Klanker wake-up animation
Sweeper teleporter animation
Peacemont dandelion
Rock climbing pull-up
Reader Rabbit fidget collection
Reader Rabbit side profile
07 — Game Art

07 — Game Art

Muteki Corporation — Puzzle Domino

Emeryville, CA · 2009

Cosmigo ProMotion Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator
Role Game Artist & Animator Deliverables Tile concepts · Tile-clear FX · App icon · Logos · UI samples · Credits page

Puzzle Domino tile concept art and revisions, grid mockups, font suggestions, title concept art (Adobe Illustrator), app icon concept art (Adobe Illustrator). Animated tile-clear sequences — single tile north/south/east/west, circle flash FX, and bomb tile clear — all produced in Cosmigo ProMotion. Remaining UI samples and credits page design.

Puzzle Domino concept
Final tile revision
Title logos
App icons
Tile clear NSEW
Circle flash FX
Bomb tile clear
08 — Freelance Animation

08 — Freelance Animation

Present Creative, LLC

Freelance · 2016

2D Animation Character Vehicle Effects
Role Freelance Animator Deliverables Tower gunfire · Soldier walk · Jeep move · Tank move · Explosion FX

Character, vehicle, and effects art production and animation: Tower Gunfire animation, Soldier walk cycle, Jeep move-forward, Tank move-forward, and Explosion FX.

Tower gunfire
Soldier walk
Jeep
Tank
Explosion
09 — Concept Art

09 — Concept Art

Palo Alto Innovation — King's Cup

Freelance · 2016

Character Design Card Game Concept Art
Role Freelance Concept Artist Deliverables Original sketch · Line-weight variations · Shading & hair variations

Character concept art for King's Cup drinking card game: original concept sketch, line weight style variations, and shading & hair variations across three design iterations.

Card concept sketch
Line weight variations
Shading and hair variations
10 — Personal Work

10 — Personal Work

Zodiac Brawlers, Sleep Fighterz & More

Personal Projects · 2014

Adobe Illustrator Concept Art Branding Life Drawing
Role Personal Projects · 2014 Deliverables Zodiac Brawlers redesign roughs & cleanups · Combat compositions · Logos & identity work

Zodiac Brawlers art submission: redesign concept roughs for Tiger, Snake, Rooster, Rat, Pig, and Bull; Tiger and Rooster cleanup drawings; Bull vs. Tiger and Rooster vs. Tiger rendered and overlaid on full-screen combat area compositions. Boozin Buddeez Fantasy Football League logo (Adobe Illustrator). Sleep Fighterz logo for soundcloud.com/sleepfighterz (Adobe Illustrator). Quest tattoo/t-shirt design (Adobe Illustrator). Human skeleton and cloth perspective and life drawing studies.

Zodiac Brawlers roughs
Bull vs Tiger
Tiger cleanup
Rooster cleanup
Rooster vs Tiger
Sleep Fighterz logo
11 — Illustration

11 — Illustration

Inktober 2017

Personal Project · October 2017

Ink Drawing Pop Culture Daily Challenge
Role Illustrator Deliverables 18 daily ink drawings · Saitama, Wolverine, Spiderman, Sagat, Macross, Dr. Strange, Green Ranger & more

18 daily ink drawings for Inktober 2017 — a mix of comic, game, and film icons: Saitama, Wolverine, Spiderman, Sagat, Macross VF-1 GERWALK, Dr. Strange, Green Ranger (learning Game of Thrones on flute), Ghost Rider, Robin, Daredevil, Pervy Zangief, Pennywise (Friday the 13th), Joy & Baxter, Krang, Castle Crashers, Megatron, and Grimlock.

Day 1: Saitama
Day 2: Saitama 2
Day 3: Wolverine
Day 4: Spiderman
Day 5: Sagat
Day 6: Macross GERWALK
Day 7: Dr. Strange
Day 8: Green Ranger
Day 9: Ghost Rider
Day 10: Robin
Day 11: Daredevil
Day 12: Pervy Zangief
Day 13: Pennywise
Day 14: Joy & Baxter
Day 15: Krang
Day 16: Castle Crashers
Day 17: Megatron
Day 18: Grimlock
About

About

Gerald Broas

Character AnimationExpert
Sprite / Pixel ArtExpert
Concept ArtExpert
UI / UX DesignAdvanced
Traditional AnimationAdvanced
IllustrationAdvanced
Adobe Flash / Illustrator / PhotoshopTools
Cosmigo ProMotionTools
ToonBoom US AnimationTools

Gerald Broas is a San Francisco Bay Area animator and artist whose career began in 2001 with hand-drawn animation for The Learning Company's Reader Rabbit and Katie Cadet series — 2B pencil on 12-field animation paper, processed through ToonBoom US Animation. That grounding in traditional craft informed everything that followed.

At Backbone Entertainment (2005–2008), Gerald animated character idles and created all-new UI art for Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix using Cosmigo ProMotion. The frame-by-frame fidelity of those sprite animations earned recognition from fighting game fans worldwide.

Social gaming at Zynga (2009–2011) brought Gerald into high-volume asset production for PetVille and CityVille — themed costume sets, decorative furniture, badges, and celebration animations produced at scale without sacrificing charm.

Gerald then moved into UI/UX at TIBCO and Knack.It Corp, designing mobile and web interfaces that retained his characteristic attention to visual clarity and motion. The Wasabi Waiter project led full visual development — from concept and icon design through HUD animation and tutorial UX.

In 2015, his character animation work on Anti-Hero (iOS/Steam) debuted at SXSW West 2015 — five fully animated characters with complete walk, idle, fidget, combat, and death states. It stands as the fullest expression of his technical and artistic range.

Available for new work.

Character animation, game art, UI illustration — reach out to start a conversation.