ARMAND SERRANO

Armand Serrano is an accomplished visual development artist, art director, and production designer, renowned for his expertise in environment design for animated feature films and video games. He is currently part of the art department at Skydance Animation.

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With a distinguished career spanning major studios such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Sony Pictures Animation, and The Bible Project, Armand has contributed to a range of acclaimed projects. His recent work includes Apple TV’s animated series Wondla for Skydance Animation and Marvel Studios’ What If…?. Beyond his studio work, Armand is a respected educator in animation and design. He delivers lectures, workshops, and live demos internationally and leads an annual online mentorship program tailored for advanced visual development artists. He also teaches at Brainstorm-Inland School and co-organizes Icon Manila alongside his wife. His academic contributions include adjunct teaching roles at Biola University and Art Center College of Design.

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Armand began his creative journey after earning a degree in civil engineering from the University of Santo Tomas. He entered the animation industry in 1990 as an assistant animator at Fil-Cartoons, a Hanna-Barbera studio in Manila, before advancing to supervise layout at Philippine Animation Studio for Marvel's X-Men and Fantastic Four TV series. In 1996, he relocated to Los Angeles and soon joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in Florida as a Layout Journeyman. During his tenure there, he worked on notable titles including Mulan, Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch, and Brother Bear.

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In 2004, Armand joined the newly established Sony Pictures Animation, where he contributed to fifteen projects over nine years, such as Surf’s Up, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Arthur Christmas, and Hotel Transylvania. He also lent his talents to independent projects including production design on Netflix's Animal Crackers. He returned to Disney Animation from 2013 to 2018, adding Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Encanto to his credits.

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Armand continues to engage with the industry as a freelance art director and visual development artist for major platforms and studios, including Netflix Animation, Blizzard Entertainment, Riot Games, Niantic, and Blur Studio.

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