Hello,

I am an Animator based in Orange County, California. Originally born and raised in Hawaii, I moved to California to be closer to the animation industry.

I graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) with a BA focused on 2D traditional animation in 2012. As a student at UHM I had a positive 3D animation internship experience (unpaid) at Hawaii Animation Studios. Fast forward to today I have received a certificate in 3D Character Animation from Animation Mentor in 2019. My ultimate goal is to create character animation for great story-telling experiences in films or video games.


Thank you for visiting my website,

​Lauren Watanabe

Here's a sketch of my dog :)