Nina Geng

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Freelance illustrator with a background in Communication Design and traditional art.

About

Freelance illustrator with a background in Communication Design and traditional art.

  • Joined November 2024

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • ChineseFluent
  • JapaneseAdvanced
  • GermanBeginner

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services

Projects · 13

Personal project to create gouache cats of different coats, each popping out of a cone shaped object. Currently working on making more designs into stickers, and potentially other functional objects.

This was a personal project made into A5 prints. Using concepts and colours to convey four seasons within a simple shape.

  • Illustrator

Personal project to create gouache cats of different coats, each popping out of a cone shaped object. Currently working on making more designs into stickers, and potentially other functional objects. traditionalart illustration

  • Illustrator

Concept art for a children's animation "Ako for Niños" (‘education for children'), which aims to help integrate Tauiwi (refugee and migrant) communities settled in Aotearoa New Zealand through the introduction of some key principles of Tikanga Māori (Māori principles and values), community participation, and audiovisual storytelling.

  • Concept Artist

Using Adobe Illustrator to create vector layout art ready for animation. Luna is a story about a girl on an adventure to bring back Blue into the ocean. illustrator layout

  • Vector Illustrator

Ako For Niños (‘education for children') aims to help integrate Tauiwi (refugee and migrant) communities settled in Aotearoa New Zealand through the introduction of some key principles of Tikanga Māori (Māori principles and values), community participation, and audiovisual storytelling. Watch the stopmotion opening here: https://vimeo.com/594857692

  • Storyboard Artist

I reused a large piece of testing paper for watercolours to create a set of business cards for myself, distributed at Auckland Zinefest 2022. Instead of efficiency I focused on creating a simple narrative with the existing shapes on each card, and experimenting with information placement.

  • Designer
  • Illustrator

https://www.twine.net/signin albumcover illustration

  • Album Art Designer
  • Artist
  • Freelance Digital Illustrator

Cover art for a friend's personal project during covid lockdown. albumcover illustration

  • Album Art Designer
  • Artist
  • Freelance Digital Illustrator

Work experience· 5 roles

Art Tutor · Ake Art StudioJan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr

Taught independently to students aged 4 to adult in English and Mandarin. Guided students in utilising various tools and mediums, to create polished artwork through creative decision-making.

Production Designer · VariousJan 2022 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Responsible as Art Director, Wardrobe Supervisor, Prop Maker and Set Dresser for short films, commercials and web series. Managed production assets and maintained visual continuity for small-scale productions.

Art Department Assistant · Inked ProductionJun 2020 – Oct 2020 · 5 mos

Assisted with set dressing and prop making. Designed and illustrated key props.

Freelance Illustrator · Self-EmployedJun 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos
Photography Assistant · Verse StudioNov 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education

Bachelor of Communication Design · Auckland University of Technology2014 – 2020

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