Derrick Malik Johnson

Happy #PortfolioDay Name is Derrick Malik Johnson, have over 6 years experience in the US animation industry as a Storyboard Artist, Revisionist and Layout Artist while working in the Japanese animation industry as LO, Nigen and Genga. Currently looking for work #rkgk #animation #storyboard

Noticing my art isn’t getting enough engagement as it used to on here. Wondering what’s going on with that

Finishing up the project (still have a good 4mins left) but here’s a brief 2mins + of the closure and felt like sharing and updating that I’m still alive and creating lol. Been having way too much fun with this. #storyboard #animatic

Damn this is fucking heartbreaking but a mark on an end of the era, Mass Effect was one of the first series that inspired me to be a creative...

At this point modern gaming is a rich luxury and companies are exploiting this. Theres a reason why retro consoles and pc investment (prebuild) are on the rise because these companies that weaken the market for parts will use that for customers to pay the difference and it fucking sucks!

Do I even participate in portfolio day anymore?

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Went on another date recently and homegirl said I had to cut my Afro if I wanted to date them…bruh I’m getting tired of this scene.

Nothing like when the universe says fuck you by having a random spider land on your sandwhich

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Finally got into using blender and learning this software to help with BG layout…lord give me the strength. Want to make this as a time capsule to come back to this in a month and see how I’m liking it.

Gotta replay most of these gems of gaming again.

Still chugging along on my matic short! Currently got 1:48 out of 8mins done!!! Learning blender to help with the library insides to help with layout, can’t wait to finish. So enjoy a compilation of cuts. #rkgk #storyboard #animatic #myart

i think im willing to give ipad drawing/sketchpad another shot but im also at the point of saying fuck CSP subscription model. Time to try out procreate

Late night thoughts on the entertainment industry. I feel like we’ve entered a “Live Action Adaptation” or “ A/I slop generative shows” to have massive block office/stream duds where the industry is going to self reboot and bring actual creatives back to do this shit over again.

Finished my animatic thumb pass and originally i wanted this to be 3mins but got it timed out to around 6mins!!! You know what? we ball

Damn really hit yall with the 5 for 5 on posting again. Been having fun with this project/development, happy to say I got the thumbs completed and onto the animatic/revisions stage (the best part!) can’t wait for you guys to see it completed! Stay tune #storyboard #rkgk

Well damn 4 for 4 on posting, I’m like Wendy’s out here with posting more regularly. Jumping into the mix, I did finish the thumbnails and moving on to the first animatic pass. Been having fun with this project and thank you guys for joining me and being my accountability buddies. #storyboard

Finished the thumbs to my project and now getting into making the 1st animatic pass. For people who do projects, how do you guys normally keep track and planning?

Oh damn another day of posting more behind the scenes?! Well here’s some more snippets and I’m drawing closer on finishing the first pass of the thumb animatic and from there moving on to the roughs and completion. Still posting to be accountable until I finish. #storyboard #rkgk

More behind the scenes on a project I’m making. Doing this is holding me accountable on completion. Having fun doing more spicy adult animation well animatics. #storyboard

Starting to post again and sharing new board project I’m developing, calling it “Melancholy Hijinks” aiming to create adult animatic series around this cast. Heres post one featuring some of the original beat boards side by sides concept and thumbnails for the animatic. #storyboards

My Husbando and I have a sorta small, kinda BIG announcement to each other (and to everyone) ✨️✨️

Ok is newgrounds worth posting on? I’m thinking of posting my upcoming animatic projects to youtube and possibly thinking newgrounds as well.

Hey board artist, when youre doing thumbnails how loose do you normally go for pitching/personal projects and carry it over to cleans? Been working on becoming looser with my thumbnail to cleans and wanted to ask for advice.

Can we make a new animated Star Trek series based around Star Base 80?

Recently built a new gaming pc (leaving consoles for good) went with a dual boot system (made the switch to god king Linux). I think imma name this pc Aki

Apparently I got “written up” because I laughed in a customer face when they told me “A/I art is real art and that artist are in their feelings and should accept all art”. Homie didn’t like I insulted him when I told him to pick up an actual pencil to draw.

Forgot to put this on my other socials but I'm now living in LA. Who wants to link up?

Wanted to ask this but what’s the best movie snack you guys like to make for home movie nights? I’m a sucker for popcorn mixed with whoppers, or buncha munch candy. Trying to do something different

Get to finally say I worked on this as an animator

Recently did a redo on one of my original characters from school and personal project: Gabby. Did the first design back in 2019 vs today. I will say its crazy to see the influences over the years on the projects I worked on. #oc #designs #myart

These assholes have stolen my art *multiple* times, have never compensated me for their profits, and have the audacity to be too lazy to even remove my signature for their shitty t shirts. Be sure to block them on socials.

Drafting up some studies and getting back into the storyboarding game. Developing some shorthand studies and expressions cheat sheet for Matilda and Veronica. #sfw #oc

Finished the piece, now im deciding if i should add in the anime character to add in this poster piece. #myart #fanart

Was in the mood to draw another gold week bikini theme with my other oc Matilda but didn’t make it in time. Will change this up to be a regular piece. #oc #myart #pinup