RIGGING

Kale specializes in rigging for 2D Cut-out Animation with proficiency in Toonboom and Adobe Animate. With a background in animation Kale has hands on experience animating with rigs and brings this knowledge into the build process. Kale actively communicates with other departments throughout productions to bring what is best for the whole team into their rigs.​ Kale is experienced with leading a build team and managing others. Including over seeing the management of schedules, task sheets, reviewing work and communication across the production.

Group of diverse people smiling and posing for a photo in an office with a large graffiti mural of a person in a hat and a dog on the wall.

A goal to build rigs that enhance quality of life for the animators.

Mukpuddy team for “Badjelly” with Miriam Margolyes, voice of Badjelly.

BE WITH ZEE

Rigging / Design / Lead

PASSWORD LOCKED PORTFOLIO

BADJELLY

Rigging / Design / Lead

Animated witch with a large purple hat, pink eyes, and ragged clothes, standing with a mischievous expression.

BADJELLY

Badjelly rigged in Toonboom Animation | Badjelly

DINGLEMOUSE

Dinglemouse rigged in Toonboom Animation | Badjelly

Cartoon mouse holding a sword
Cartoon elf character with blue skin, large ears, and spiky blue hair, wearing a tall brown hat with an orange feather, pink boots, and a pink scarf, with a mischievous expression.

BINKLEBONK

Binklebonk rigged in Toonboom Animation | Badjelly

A wooden purple gate with two hooks attached to handles.

BADJELLY’S BROOMSTICK

A cartoon-style broomstick

Broomstick rigged in Toonboom Animation | Badjelly

BINKLEBONK’S SHEILD

Binklebonk’s Sheild rigged in Toonboom Animation | Badjelly

GUMDROP

Personal Project: Rigging / Design

A colorful cartoon character with fairy-like features, light purple skin, black curly hair, horns, large yellow eyes with black pupils, and fairy wings with green and pink hues. The character is sitting casually with one leg up and a playful expression.

GUMDROP

Gumdrop rigged in Toonboom Animation | Personal Project

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TALES OF NAI NAI

Rigging / Design / Animation

Two cartoon red lanterns with facial expressions and arms, one looking cheerful and happy, the other appearing tired or annoyed.
Two cartoon elephants wearing red checkered clothing, one standing with hand on hip and the other looking sad.
A cartoon illustration of a makeshift skateboard ramp constructed from wooden pallets, tires, and scrap materials, with a newspaper-covered sail attached to a wooden pole and various cans and bottles scattered around.
Two cartoon-style flying ships resembling windmills with sails made of beige panels, surrounded by wooden decks with railings and steering wheels.
Digital illustration of assorted boxes, cookies, and wrapped gifts in red and gold colors, with text at the bottom that reads 'Kale de Wild || Kalesbug, kaledewild@gmail.com'.
Illustration of Chinese dim sum foods including steamers with dumplings and shrimp dumplings, plates of oranges, bowls with spicy peanuts and colorful candies, a packet of marshmallows, and various seafood decorations, with contact information at the
Illustration of a pineapple, orange, lime, lemon, and lime slices, with two newspapers, one folded and one open, displaying text and images.
Four colorful cartoon birds flying above four matching backpacks, all in bright colors with stars and heart designs.
Cartoon character dressed in skeleton costume standing next to bowls of candy, dried fish, and oranges.
Collection of cleaning tools including a vacuum cleaner, rainbow-colored duster, brown broom, green and gray mop, and an electric fan, all lined up on a white background. Contact information at the bottom.
Back view of a woman with long dark hair, wearing earrings, a blue top, and red skirt, standing in front of a gray wall with a decorative sunburst mirror.
Cartoon red lantern with a happy face, arms, and legs, standing on a white background.

MISC. WORK

Rigging / Animation

A cartoon turkey wearing an orange jacket with a neutral expression.
A digital illustration featuring cameras on tripods, a selfie stick with a smartphone, a stacking of bricks, and three glasses with cartoon characters, including a purple monster and a black and yellow bee inside.
Four cartoon teddy bear characters viewed from different angles, dressed in colorful outfits, with cassette tapes above them labeled 'A side' and 'B side'
Illustration of a cute purple and red octopus with a close-up of its face, two smaller octopuses labeled 'far away', and two crutches labeled 'crutches' on the right side.
A pink cartoon fire truck with a smiling face, big blue eyes, and decorative swirls, with the words "Taraka Tinei Ahi" written on the top.
Animated banana character with a ponytail, holding an electric guitar, smiling.
Cartoon lemon character with a happy face, big eyes, and a wide open mouth, running with arms outstretched against a light blue background.
Animated character with long dark hair, smiling with eyes closed against a colorful abstract background.

TESTIMONY

“Meeting people like Kale is one of the reasons I love the animation business. We worked together on setting up the first season of Badjelly, and it was a pleasure to push hard in the same direction as someone so talented, who quickly grasps both the objectives and technical challenges. Kale is a lovely, quirky, and driven person who will elevate any team lucky enough to have them.”

A cartoon character with goggles on his head, smiling.

Jean-Raymond Lemieux
Senior Product Manager at Toon Boom Animation

“Kale has proven to be an exceptional lead rigger, striking the impossible balance to service animators who prefer to do more drawing and those who prefer more puppeteering. Tight backend etiquette, strong troubleshooting abilities and happy to hear feedback and requests, Kale is an asset to any team.”

Cartoon of a cute, orange, plant-like creature with big eyes and a happy expression.

Colin Bennett
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