Will Anderson
Animator, Animation Director
In their own words
The challenge was collaging these different styles to make it look and feel like something that’s real and yet still magical within the shed at the end of the garden.
With Impulse Purchase it really was the definition of collaboration.
I’m very drawn to Blender’s open-source ethos: the sharing of tools, knowledge, and creative work so anyone can use, modify, and contribute.
It’s not about making the most perfect, polished animation – it’s about pushing limits, being surprised, amused, and involved in the process.
Articles & interviews5
- Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson craft BBC’s eerie Small Prophets creatures
The article covers a Nicer Tuesdays talk featuring stop-motion duo Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson, who discussed their work on the BBC fantasy-drama Small Prophets by Mackenzie Crook. They shared behind-the-scenes footage revealing how they created the eerie homunculus creatures that populate the show. The event took place at EartH in Hackney, London.
- Murugiah, Amber Weaver, Delali Ayivi, Will Anderson & Ainslie Henderson: Tickets now available for May’s Nicer Tuesdays!
It’s Nice That announces the lineup for May 2026’s Nicer Tuesdays event in London, featuring artist Murugiah, type designer Amber Weaver, photographer Delali Ayivi, and animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson. The event will explore topics from surreal illustration and type publishing to Togolese identity and stop-motion animation for the BBC show Small Prophets.
- Marvel at the animated alchemy behind Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets