Hire 2D animators & illustrators

Animators and illustrators who bring characters to life.

Hire 2D animators and illustrators from MOUNTSMY's Creative Studio for original characters, game-ready Spine animation, frame-by-frame animation, storyboards and painted backgrounds.

What you get

From first sketch to final frame.

Artists who draw everything from scratch and design it to be animated, so nothing has to be redrawn later.

Character design

Turnarounds, expression sheets and costume details, ready for animators.

Spine game animation

Idle, walk, run, attack and effect loops rigged for Unity and Godot.

2D animation

Frame-by-frame and cut-out animation with expressive movement.

Storyboards

Hand-drawn and digital boards and animatics that plan every shot.

Illustration

Digital paintings, character art and portraits, from sketch to final render.

Background design

Environments for animation and games, with day and night mood studies.

PhotoshopKritaSpineAfter EffectsSketchbookProcreate
Built by this team

Work by this team.

Ways to hire

Pick the engagement that fits the work.

Start small or go all in. You get a written proposal with the cost before anything starts.

Fixes & short tasks

Hourly

For urgent fixes, audits and short pieces of work. Pay only for the hours used.

  • Start on small, well-defined tasks
  • Weekly time reports
  • Scale up or stop any time
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Defined projects

Fixed-scope project

A clear scope, timeline and price for a defined piece of work, from an MVP to a migration.

  • Written plan before we start
  • Milestone-based delivery
  • Handover docs and walkthroughs
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How hiring works

From first call to first release.

  1. 01

    Free discovery call

    30 minutes to understand your product, the problem and what success looks like.

  2. 02

    Scope & proposal

    A written plan with the engagement model, timeline and cost.

  3. 03

    Engineer starts

    Access set up with least privilege, then work begins against the agreed plan.

  4. 04

    Updates & handover

    Regular progress updates, documented work and a handover your team can own.

Proof

Rated five stars by the teams we’ve worked with.

★★★★★AWS · DevOps
“Working with the MountsMY team has been great. They went above and beyond what we needed, delivered quality work, and fully took the time to understand our needs. Highly recommend them to anybody looking for DevOps.”
AWS Infrastructure Migration & DevOps Setup · Verified Upwork review
★★★★★Azure · Migration
“Fantastic to work with — went the extra mile to ensure we understood what was happening, when and why as we progressed through the project. Available post-migration to support and worked very well with our team.”
Azure Load Balancing Setup & Certificate Update · Verified Upwork review
★★★★★GCP · PostgreSQL
“Great job. The team understood the work clearly and completed everything on time. Very helpful, skilled, and easy to communicate with. We will definitely work with MountsMY again.”
Disaster Recovery Setup on GCP for PostgreSQL · Verified Upwork review
FAQ

Questions teams ask before hiring.

Do you deliver game-ready animation?

Yes. Spine animations come as project files and runtime exports for Unity, Godot and other engines.

Can you work in our existing art style?

Yes. We match your style guide, or create one with you before production starts.

Do we get layered files?

Yes. Characters are built with separate layers for rigging, and you receive layered PSD or Krita files.

Who owns the code?

You do. Code is written in your repositories or handed over in full, and intellectual property transfers to you as set out in the agreement we sign.

How much does it cost to hire 2D animators?

It depends on the model (hourly, dedicated or fixed-scope) and the work involved. After a free 30-minute call we send a written proposal with the cost, so you know the price before anything starts.

Can we start small?

Yes. Many clients start with a short hourly task or an audit, then move to a dedicated engineer or a fixed project once they have seen how we work.

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Tell us about the characters you want to create.

Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll talk it through and send a written plan and quote.