Paul Moldovanos – Founder of TheClayman.com

Meet The Clayman:

Paul Moldovanos, founder of TheClayman.com, is a creative professional based on the picturesque west coast of Canada. His artistic versatility, covers a broad spectrum of disciplines including cartoon and whimsical art, fine art, graphic design, illustration, photography, sculpture, and animation production.

Paul’s journey in the world of art and animation has been varied. His initial acclaim came with his Toy Story parody clay cartoon being published in MAD Magazine, a milestone that set the stage for a flourishing career. The Clayman and Associates portfolio showcases projects for clients such as the US Army Corps of Engineers, the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, DDB Advertising Agency, and Artists for Conservation, among others. For larger productions, Paul’s extensive network allows him to team up with local and international industry professionals, assembling world-class teams to bring any project, regardless of its scale, to life within reasonable budgets.

Paul’s foray into clay stop motion animation began under the mentorship of Lisa Jane Gray and David Bowes at Bowes Productions. His apprenticeship laid the foundation for his experience in this unique medium, contributing to projects for Pharmasave, Lotus Awards, BCAA, and Fuji TV’s Hiroki Pontiki’s Tongue Twister shorts.

TheClayman.com studio has been featured on platforms such as Vancouver’s City TV “Breakfast Television”, CHUM Television’s “VILand Parade”, Canwest Global’s “Go”, and Partner’s in Motion’s “Very Odd Jobs”.

Most recently, his workshops are becoming more popular with students learning with Paul helping them to see their ideas come to life. The workshops are unique to each person and cover the range of a basic stop motion claymation and stop motion animation techniques including script, character set and prop designs, animation puppet fabrication, project animation and final social media uploads. Visit our Workshop page to see some of the projects being worked on and contact The Clayman to discuss your own project idea.

To explore Paul’s photography work, visit his new portfolio website at Moldovanos.com.