Caffe Vita coffee is as synonymous with the Northwest as painfully inept baseball teams and hairy eight foot tall men living in the woods. When they contacted me about animating a 30’s style a cartoon set to the catchy jingle written by the insatiable HMMB, I knew I wanted to develop a piece that paid ode to their iconic status.
Join barista champion, Sam Spillman, as she bounces around town raising a mug to her favorite northwest staple – Caffe Vita.






At two and a half heads tall, Sam is a coffee-drinking force of nature.

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Original Sketch

Painted Background

Final Composite

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