Nicole Rodriguez
@shnikkles.bsky.social
Storyboard artist!
Formerly: CN, DTVA, BentoBox, Titmouse, Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel, Rick and Morty
Now: NDA!!
E-mail: Shnikkles@gmail.com
Icon by Sarah K.L.
Formerly: CN, DTVA, BentoBox, Titmouse, Helluva Boss, Hazbin Hotel, Rick and Morty
Now: NDA!!
E-mail: Shnikkles@gmail.com
Icon by Sarah K.L.
It didn't hit me until I just watched this live show tonight with some buds but holy shit, something I storyboarded was on broadway???? Insane?????? Amazing job to @vivziepop.bsky.social and everyone in the live show who did such an amazing job!!! It was so cute ;-;
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It didn't hit me until I just watched this live show tonight with some buds but holy shit, something I storyboarded was on broadway???? Insane?????? Amazing job to @vivziepop.bsky.social and everyone in the live show who did such an amazing job!!! It was so cute ;-;
Because I feel like postin' it, here's some acting I did awhile back for a snippet of this @malevolent.ca animatic I really really wanna get back to when I have free time. I love this podcast so much!! And this scene is one of my favorites.
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Because I feel like postin' it, here's some acting I did awhile back for a snippet of this @malevolent.ca animatic I really really wanna get back to when I have free time. I love this podcast so much!! And this scene is one of my favorites.
And lastly, honestly, I just love this shot haha. I think it's my favorite one in the song and I have SO much love for all of the other departments for NAILING the look I was going for here. Sparkly, soft, ethereal. It's great stuff!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
And lastly, honestly, I just love this shot haha. I think it's my favorite one in the song and I have SO much love for all of the other departments for NAILING the look I was going for here. Sparkly, soft, ethereal. It's great stuff!!
Since the song is a bit slower and the shots are generally a bit simpler, I tried to put more emphasis on the acting and was really intentional with it in the boards. I really wanted to be able to communicate Angel's movements to the animators in a really clear way.
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Since the song is a bit slower and the shots are generally a bit simpler, I tried to put more emphasis on the acting and was really intentional with it in the boards. I really wanted to be able to communicate Angel's movements to the animators in a really clear way.
Seeing Husk react to Angel was so important to me lol. I love these boys. I pulled a lot from Eddie Valiant in terms of how Husk reacts. Just kind of stunned and flabberghasted lol. Also Angel's chest coming direct into camera from that shot of Husk staring was very intentional framing hahah
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Seeing Husk react to Angel was so important to me lol. I love these boys. I pulled a lot from Eddie Valiant in terms of how Husk reacts. Just kind of stunned and flabberghasted lol. Also Angel's chest coming direct into camera from that shot of Husk staring was very intentional framing hahah
Something I wanted to accomplish was to have Angel travel fully around the room. From the piano, to the stage, onto both sides of the floor, & then back up to the stage. What was great about this sequence was that I had a blender background to work with!! It made figuring this all out a lot easier.
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Something I wanted to accomplish was to have Angel travel fully around the room. From the piano, to the stage, onto both sides of the floor, & then back up to the stage. What was great about this sequence was that I had a blender background to work with!! It made figuring this all out a lot easier.
Something I really liked about this song was that it was a lot slower and more sensual. I felt good being able to hang on shots for longer and really let Angel mug to the camera.
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Something I really liked about this song was that it was a lot slower and more sensual. I felt good being able to hang on shots for longer and really let Angel mug to the camera.
The main direction I was given for this, of course, was to take inspiration from Jessica Rabbit's intro song sequence from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Also I was told Angel needs to be mean to the patrons hahah. BUT, he's nice to the piano player, because you always gotta be nice to the piano player.
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The main direction I was given for this, of course, was to take inspiration from Jessica Rabbit's intro song sequence from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Also I was told Angel needs to be mean to the patrons hahah. BUT, he's nice to the piano player, because you always gotta be nice to the piano player.
More boards talk! I also had the privilege of storyboarding the song Losing Streak, sung by the incomparable Blake Roman. This song is BEAUTIFUL and his voice is just insane, so I was REALLY excited to get to do this one!
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
More boards talk! I also had the privilege of storyboarding the song Losing Streak, sung by the incomparable Blake Roman. This song is BEAUTIFUL and his voice is just insane, so I was REALLY excited to get to do this one!
And those are all my thoughts for Love in a Bottle! Big shout outs to all the other teams that worked on this, you guys really slayed it. SUCH a pretty sequence! Stay tuned for some thoughts on Losing Streak comin' up 👀
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
And those are all my thoughts for Love in a Bottle! Big shout outs to all the other teams that worked on this, you guys really slayed it. SUCH a pretty sequence! Stay tuned for some thoughts on Losing Streak comin' up 👀
Lastly, for these closing shots, I tried to be super specific and intentional with Husk's drunk acting. One, because it's fun and funny lol, but two because I wanted to communicate that he's passed the threshold, and it's now a PROBLEM. He's become sorta far gone.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Lastly, for these closing shots, I tried to be super specific and intentional with Husk's drunk acting. One, because it's fun and funny lol, but two because I wanted to communicate that he's passed the threshold, and it's now a PROBLEM. He's become sorta far gone.
The huskettes! They're fun hahah. I treated them kinda like groupies/a metaphor for his addiction. They're happy and around him when he's winning, but the second he starts losing and becoming a bummer, they bail, leaving him alone. Very fairweather friends.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The huskettes! They're fun hahah. I treated them kinda like groupies/a metaphor for his addiction. They're happy and around him when he's winning, but the second he starts losing and becoming a bummer, they bail, leaving him alone. Very fairweather friends.
I also just as a side thing, wanted to show Husk being flirty and really feeling himself haha. Cause I think that kind of attitude goes pretty hand in hand with the vices he has.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I also just as a side thing, wanted to show Husk being flirty and really feeling himself haha. Cause I think that kind of attitude goes pretty hand in hand with the vices he has.
When the song slows down again a bit, I really wanted to do two things. 1. Callback to Loser Baby visually, and 2. Show a sort of metaphorical vignette of Husk going way too hard lol. The design folks did SUCH a great job communicating that! And the images of Husk are so fun haha.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
When the song slows down again a bit, I really wanted to do two things. 1. Callback to Loser Baby visually, and 2. Show a sort of metaphorical vignette of Husk going way too hard lol. The design folks did SUCH a great job communicating that! And the images of Husk are so fun haha.
The song starts pretty slow and melancholic, so I wanted to start it in a place where Husk is lamenting, but once he follows the booze (literally) and starts giving in to his vices, the song kicks up, the cuts get faster, and he's moving in a more upbeat way.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The song starts pretty slow and melancholic, so I wanted to start it in a place where Husk is lamenting, but once he follows the booze (literally) and starts giving in to his vices, the song kicks up, the cuts get faster, and he's moving in a more upbeat way.
The biggest direction I was given for this song was that Husk needs to be gambling and drinking and having a good time, seen winning, and then over the course of the song eventually start losing and getting TOO drunk. So I tried to make it sort of a vignette of wins and losses happening throughout.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The biggest direction I was given for this song was that Husk needs to be gambling and drinking and having a good time, seen winning, and then over the course of the song eventually start losing and getting TOO drunk. So I tried to make it sort of a vignette of wins and losses happening throughout.
It's time for more boarding talk! So I had the pleasure of storyboarding the song Love in a Bottle for Hazbin Hotel! Firstly, it was a total honor to get to storyboard something for a song sung by Keith David. The man has SUCH a killer voice. Bucket list item for sure haha.
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
It's time for more boarding talk! So I had the pleasure of storyboarding the song Love in a Bottle for Hazbin Hotel! Firstly, it was a total honor to get to storyboard something for a song sung by Keith David. The man has SUCH a killer voice. Bucket list item for sure haha.
This show was SO incredible hahah. I love these boys :,)
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This show was SO incredible hahah. I love these boys :,)
DREM!!! So excited to see these boys @auntydonnaboys.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
DREM!!! So excited to see these boys @auntydonnaboys.bsky.social
Hard mode: don’t say Beetlejuice lol
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hard mode: don’t say Beetlejuice lol
This is the only bit of it that exists rn. I planned it out to be a side scrolling retrospective of the entire game. So yeah, one day!
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is the only bit of it that exists rn. I planned it out to be a side scrolling retrospective of the entire game. So yeah, one day!
While I'm reminiscing about old work, there's an Undertale animatic that I really wanna do (that I started ages ago, but just never have found the time for) for the song "Undertale". I have it all planned out and it'd be SO RAAAD, but alas. One day.
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
While I'm reminiscing about old work, there's an Undertale animatic that I really wanna do (that I started ages ago, but just never have found the time for) for the song "Undertale". I have it all planned out and it'd be SO RAAAD, but alas. One day.
A really cool thing about this was that Starkid actually aired it on one of their livestreams! Which was such a huge honor for me, and I feel so privileged to have been able to work with them. I'm such a huge fan of all their work, so making this was such a joy all around haha. (2/2)
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A really cool thing about this was that Starkid actually aired it on one of their livestreams! Which was such a huge honor for me, and I feel so privileged to have been able to work with them. I'm such a huge fan of all their work, so making this was such a joy all around haha. (2/2)
Something else I never posted here, my animatic for the song "As Cool As I Think I Am (reprise)"! This is another really lovely and tragic song about a budding relationship and what two people mean to each other. My big secret is I'm a sappy romantic at heart hahah. (1/2)
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Something else I never posted here, my animatic for the song "As Cool As I Think I Am (reprise)"! This is another really lovely and tragic song about a budding relationship and what two people mean to each other. My big secret is I'm a sappy romantic at heart hahah. (1/2)
I just loved how it gave us a deeper look at not only Delia and Charles separately, but their relationship as well. 'Cause for most of the show its like comedic relief or a point of conflict, but this showed it at it's most vulnerable and honest, and I really love that about it! (2/2)
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I just loved how it gave us a deeper look at not only Delia and Charles separately, but their relationship as well. 'Cause for most of the show its like comedic relief or a point of conflict, but this showed it at it's most vulnerable and honest, and I really love that about it! (2/2)