rowan schmidt

illustrator | animator | writer | character designer

no nfts | please do not repost or edit my work

ABOUT

Hello! I’m Rowan, a trans (he/him) artist with a lifelong passion for storytelling. I’m from the Midwest and I’m currently a college student in my final year at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, majoring in Illustration and Animation. I’m eager to collaborate and create riveting animated works for audiences to fall in love with. I’m always willing to bounce ideas off someone and creatively problem solve.I love animals and hope to have all kinds in the future; from cats and dogs to rats, snakes and spiders to even a flock of chickens. My first job was at a vet clinic, and I work at a doggy daycare now.My biggest personal project is Evanescent Souls. It’s a fantastical, character driven story set in my version of the afterlife. The first characters were created for fun back in 2019 and slowly developed into something much bigger. I hope to one day turn it into an adult animated series!You can contact me at [email protected]

illustration

animation

reel

From the Bog

Evanescent Souls - Butterfly MV

Evanescent Souls - Puppet Boy MV

bort - short film

From the Bog

writing

WIP - writing is being reviewed/edited

character design

comics

Evanescent Souls - Hidden History

Evanescent Souls - Watchful Eyes

Evanescent Souls - Fireflies and Libraries

Fireflies and Libraries

Watchful Eyes

Hidden History

Evanescent Souls

Evanescent Souls is a character driven story set in my take on the afterlife. Though the soul sorting system was originally functional, for millennia human souls have been falling exclusively into Limbo. The once dark void now contains a bustling capital city and large districts that spiral away from its center. Souls take on a more animalistic form on this plane, often changing size as well. The main characters, Bartholomew and Millie tell two separate stories that meet at the beginning and the end.
WIP - content is being reviewed/edited