Steven Barizo Portfolio

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I made this short video as a cutscene for my thesis project, which focuses on raising awareness about mental illness through a game. This was back in 2019 when I had just started using Adobe Animate. I was working with a potato computer that could barely run anything, but I was excited to experiment with the brush tool and bring my ideas to life.

Back then, I had no clue about animation fundamentals… and now, in 2025, I *still* don’t. Drawing properly? Yeah, still working on that too. For the final part of the video, I used the Soul Eater "Death Eater" animation as a reference, basically just copying the frames visually to practice movement. It turned out fluid, but let’s be honest—I didn’t really understand what I was doing. Still, it was a learning experience.

I also played around with colors and tweening, experimenting with whatever made sense at the time. Looking back, this project was rough, but I’m still proud of it because it pushed me forward. Even if I’m moving at a snail’s pace, at least I’m still learning. Maybe by 2030, I’ll finally figure out how to draw properly… or at least make it look like I do.

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I made this short video as a cutscene for my thesis project, which focuses on raising awareness about mental illness through a game. This was back in 2019 when I had just started using Adobe Animate. I was working with a potato computer that could barely run anything, but I was excited to experiment with the brush tool and bring my ideas to life.

Back then, I had no clue about animation fundamentals… and now, in 2025, I *still* don’t. Drawing properly? Yeah, still working on that too. For the final part of the video, I used the Soul Eater "Death Eater" animation as a reference, basically just copying the frames visually to practice movement. It turned out fluid, but let’s be honest—I didn’t really understand what I was doing. Still, it was a learning experience.

I also played around with colors and tweening, experimenting with whatever made sense at the time. Looking back, this project was rough, but I’m still proud of it because it pushed me forward. Even if I’m moving at a snail’s pace, at least I’m still learning. Maybe by 2030, I’ll finally figure out how to draw properly… or at least make it look like I do.