Sam Reuter is an illustrator, designer, and animator from Bloomington, WI, who specializes in line art and vibrantly colored character design.
Currently based in Minneapolis, MN, with his three cats and boyfriend, he is pursuing a BA from the University of Minnesota. There, he recently completed his capstone short film (shown below and exhibited at the show “Resilience of the Mind” at the Regis Center for Art) and is set to complete his studies Fall 2026.
Outside of classes and work, he can be found at late night jazz clubs, doodling his favorite media, or spending nights in with his little beasts.
Capstone Short Film - Sunday Morning
Though short, I am quite proud of this work! The majority of my time was spent making individual sprite animations which were then woven together to emulate the preview gameplay sequences you’d see in older video games. This was all brought together with a monitor, some pillows, and a vintage carpet to simulate playing video games on a Sunday morning back home, planted ever too close to the screen.
ANIMATION
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ANIMATION ~
CURRENT/ONGOING WORK - Mana Rush Assets
My current gig is a set of animation assets for an indie game in development titled Mana Rush (name likely to change). I am overseeing a large portion of VFX as well as the hand animations of the Titan characters that the player will control.
CURRENT STAGE - First passes, rough animation
PREVIOUS WORK - Student Short Films, Misc. Animations
Although there’s definitely a show reel in here somewhere, I want to take a second pass at a lot of these scenes before investing time into a reel. Mainly : trying to update my older animations to reflect the effort and quality of work in my more recent work.
2026 Art Fight Attack
Spring 2026 Capstone Animation - Sunday Morning
Fall 2025 Short Film - Zealot
Spring 2024 Short Film - Untitled
Spring 2024 Animation Exercise - Parallax Walk Cycle
ILLUSTRATION
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ILLUSTRATION ~
STORYBOARDS
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STORYBOARDS ~
Storyboards are clickable!
(Buttons are a bit hidden at times)
CHARACTER DESIGN
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CHARACTER DESIGN ~