Growing up, Samuel Johnson watched as his dad and grandfather created masterful hand-painted signs, and ornate pinstriping on classic cars and antiques. He was also captivated by hand-drawn and stop-motion animation, and attempted to replicate them with his toys on the home video camcorder.

During High School, Sam earned an Animation Certificate, a Graphic Software Applications Certificate, and an Associate of Arts through Aims Community College in Loveland, and through Front Range Community College in Fort Collins. He is currently studying at the University of Northern Colorado, where he will graduate in May 2026 with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Studio Art, and a Digital Marketing Certificate. 

He has worked in both physical and digital art as an illustrator, painter, motion graphics animator, and an assistant in his father’s sign painting business.