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Danny Arriaga (He/Him)

Character Artist
Daniel Arriaga is a character designer and sketch artist at Pixar with over a decade of industry experience. Daniel has worked on such hit films as Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up, and Toy Story 3. In 2009, Daniel moved to Disney where he art directed on Prep and Landing: Naughty vs Nice and contributed designs for Wreck-It Ralph, before returning home to Pixar and being the Character Art Director on Coco where he won an Annie and Art Director's Guild award for design. A rising star in the industry, Danny loves to share his knowledge and teach new students who are passionate about characters. Danny and his family currently live in Southern California where he's back at home, Disney. In his own words. "Disney will forever have my heart. We ain't done yet. We just gett'n started."

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The Rise of Indie Animation: Breaking the Studio System

Civic Auditorium | Toby Cochran | Danny Arriaga | Matt Braly | Wabie | Andre "DRE" Rodriguez | Kiana Khansmith

The animation industry is changing, and creators are taking ownership of their stories like never before.

Join a panel of artists building original films, series, comics, toys, and creator-owned worlds outside the traditional studio pipeline. Learn how they’re financing projects, growing audiences, assembling teams, and transforming passion projects into thriving creative businesses.

Skill Level: General Audience

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