You’ll find my personal boards and sketches here, but please take a look at my professional boards as well. You can find them here: STUDIO WORK. If you need the password, shoot me a message!

I would love to work with you on boards or writing! You can contact me here:

E: ackroydisabelle@gmail.com

Welcome to my Story Portfolio!

I am a Canadian/American story artist who loves to work on action and comedy pieces with an assortment of human and animal characters! I’ve worked in both feature and tv animation since 2022, and I am excited to tell more stories!

CRICKET & BEANS | 2023

Cricket and Beans is a short film concept about two little trash animals that believe the world has ended, when in fact it has not. We follow these two as they struggle to navigate a not-so-apocolyptic world, in increasingly bizzare scenarios.

The boards below take place near the beginning of the story, when Cricket decides they need to raid a grocery store for supplies to survive the end of the world. Things quickly go wrong.

Read the full script here: CRICKET & BEANS Full Script

THE MIRACULOUS WITCHCRAFT OF LILY DAGONET | 2023

Top Audience Choice Award - Quickdraw’s Animation Lockdown 2023

My second take at the Animation Lockdown challenge with Quickdraw Animation. A film made over May-long weekend in collaboration with my friend Bombyzilla.

The theme of this year’s lockdown is “Whiplash” and we decided to go for a double emotional whiplash. Lily works hard on a mystery potion one afternoon.

The parts in colour were all boarded, animated and designed by me. The song “BADBADSCARYBAD” was done by local artist MALA MALAI and was donated for the lockdown.

CAMP UNFORTUNATE | 2021

A film made in 48 hours. Top Audience Choice Award - Quickdraw’s Animation Lockdown 2021, 48hr Film Festival @ TIFF Bell 2022

Done in association with Quickdraw Animation Society during their annual animation lockdown. The theme of 2021 was spectrum, which I decided to tell a story based on the spectrum of emotions I felt as a child going to girl’s camp.

All of the concepts, backgrounds, characters, storyboards, and animation were done within the weekend. The song “So Shy” was done by local artist Betaboys and was donated for the lockdown.

MARGOT | 2020

Made in collaboration with Nicole Kuch for Netflix’s Canadian Pitch Day 2020. Made it as a finalist!

Margot is about a young witch who owns a Magical Pest Control company. Margot lives her life trying to navigate finding homes for displaced magical creatures, living life as a teen, and a mystery on the horizon.

COMICS | 2023