Showreel
Hi! Welcome to my portfolio website. As someone who loves working on indie and solo projects, I have a wide variety of work to show as I typically wear many hats in a production.
You might know me from these:
I was also the lead artist and animator for Batography
Gallery
2D Animation
Showreel
MythicalWater Short Animations
Animated Gifs
Illustration
Poster examples
Sketchy Portraits. Quick, expressive portrait & character drawings.
50 AUD each.
Emotes. Perfect for Twitch, YouTube, or Discord.
Looking for something a little different? I'm happy to discuss!
Concept Art - Creature design
Kiwish for The Wizard Joust
Kiwish are large flightless birds ridden by wizards for magical jousting competitions.
Chadimus & Abarroth are the Kiwish of the 2 main characters in The Wizard Joust, a 3rd-year 3D animated short film. Their armour should reflect their owners' aesthetics.
The setting of The Wizard Joust is inspired by ancient Persia, so their armour should reflect this aesthetic. In this world, types of wood and gems are imbued with magic, providing protection or heightened magical channeling abilities.
Concept Art - Environment design
Western town for High Loon
Cliff-side weather variations for Raft & Galleon
Thumbnails & Tests
Storyboards
For my project Raft & Galleon, I storyboarded a first episode - Marooned - in Toon Boom Storyboard pro.
Below are the beat boards done in Clip Studio Paint.The story follows Natrick, a well-seasoned sailor who is marooned on an island when a peculiar and familiar fellow, Rocky, washes up. As Rocky's mistakes come back to haunt them, Natrick has fun taunting the hopeless pirate.
About me
Hey! I'm Joy.
Whether it's drawings, animation, comics, videogame assets, editing, or painting, I'm always making something, usually under the pseudonym MythicalWater. I'd consider myself an animation all-rounder, as I've been making my own cartoons for YouTube since I was 16.In 2023 I started studying animation, and have gotten to work in team environments on a variety of roles including concept art, storyboarding, sound designing, and even a bit of 3D modelling, texturing and animating. I'm proficient in Toon Boom Harmony, Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, and DaVinci resolve.That photo to the right is of me having the time of my life seeing my own art printed on a huge wall at PAX Aus 2024.References available on request.
Contact
Email me via mythicalwaterbusiness@gmail.com, or fill in this handy-dandy form.
Social Media I use:Discord: mythicalwater
Instagram: @mythical_water
Twitter: @mythical_water
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Patreon: MythicalWater
Newgrounds: MythicalWaterArt
Reddit: u/mythical_waterAny social media handles not listed here are either imposters or are on platforms I do not use any more.
If you have trouble reaching me, please Email or use a platform I have recently posted on.
Projects
(More to come soon!)
Welcome to
TEAM AZURE
A world of sci-fi, fantasy, goofs and gaffs. Follow Ultramarine and her rag-tag group of employees solve problems in Venture Bros and Dungeons & Dragons-inspired chaotic fashion.
Book 1
Team Azure and the Extraordinary Rat Problem:
Book 2
Team Azure and the Dig Site Gig:
Thank you for reading the first two books of Team Azure!
Gallery
Note: some drawings feature outdated designs
Raft & Galleon is a 2D animated series full of swashbucklers, pirates, scallywags, and any fool who crosses their path. Its playful yet mature tone is a cross between Lackadaisy and Pirates of the Caribbean.
The first three episodes each delve into the lives of a trio of outlaws; Rocky, Natrick, and Catherine.
Episode 1: Marooned
The first episode of Raft & Galleon introduces Rocky as they get stranded on an island. Unfortunately for their ego, the more cunning pirate Natrick is also on this island, and knows exactly how they got there.
Replicate is a 6-page comic I illustrated in late 2025 to express my thoughts on the rise of Artificial Intelligence. Drawing inspiration from Bladerunner and Portal 2: Lab Rat, this comic follows Kate, a girl forced into the acceptance of very humanoid robots doing everyone's tasks, and Wren, a mechanic who can't catch a break having to repair these robots she despises.You can buy it now on Gumroad or Patreon for just $5!
Developmental sketches
Dead Fish is a game about an ambitious and stubborn bass that completely took over mine and my friends' life for a week.
As part of a friendly game-jam, Zac, Kaelin and I came up with this puzzle adventure game to fit the 3 themes,
"Don't go outside," "Ticket to Paradise," and "13."
On this project, I was in charge of making all the art, including photobashing royalty-free images of fish. I was also responsible for writing the dialogue and most of the very witty clever extremely funny fish names.
After the jam we were so proud of what we made (despite the bugs and mistakes) that we thought we would polish it and put it on itch! It's full of heart, personality, humour, and many other things that can be found inside fish. Give it a play for free - or if you're so inclined - you can chuck us a few dollars if you want to see more projects like this.
