Hi, I'm Lily Bash, a passionate artist that just graduated from DePaul University with a degree in 2D Animation and a minor in Illustration. I specialize in storyboarding, character design, illustration, and graphic design. I have hands-on experience creating custom illustrations for clothing brands and events, working collaboratively in creative teams, and producing animation and design content for both academic and professional projects. My work is driven by a love for visual storytelling and design innovation. I'm an enthusiastic digital creator and have had the privilege to collaborate with creative teams including Heavens Fake Chicago and The Shadow Buddies Organization. I am constantly expanding my skills with software like TV Paint, Procreate, Clip Studio, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop, while cultivating a strong foundation in design, animation, and graphic arts through my education and internship.

Lily Bash

Hi, I'm Lily Bash, a passionate artist that just graduated from DePaul University with a degree in 2D Animation and a minor in Illustration. I specialize in storyboarding, character design, illustration, and graphic design. I have hands-on experience creating custom illustrations for clothing brands and events, working collaboratively in creative teams, and producing animation and design content for both academic and professional projects. My work is driven by a love for visual storytelling and design innovation. I'm an enthusiastic digital creator and have had the privilege to collaborate with creative teams including Heavens Fake Chicago and The Shadow Buddies Organization. I am constantly expanding my skills with software like TV Paint, Procreate, Clip Studio, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop, while cultivating a strong foundation in design, animation, and graphic arts through my education and internship.

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Hi, I’m Lily Bash, a passionate artist that just graduated from DePaul University with a degree in 2D Animation and a minor in Illustration. I specialize in storyboarding, character design, illustration, and graphic design. I have hands-on experience creating custom illustrations for clothing brands and events, working collaboratively in creative teams, and producing animation and design content for both academic and professional projects. My work is driven by a love for visual storytelling and design innovation.

I’m an enthusiastic digital creator and have had the privilege to collaborate with creative teams including Heavens Fake Chicago and The Shadow Buddies Organization. I am constantly expanding my skills with software like TV Paint, Procreate, Clip Studio, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop, while cultivating a strong foundation in design, animation, and graphic arts through my education and internship.

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Work Experience

Animation Intern at Shadow Buddies
June 29, 2025 - Present
Created an animated version of the Shadow Buddies storybooks, short animated GIFs for emails and website, and an illustrated greeting card. Facilitated charity events to support the organization's community initiatives.
Commission T shirt Illustrator at Heavens Fake / Kansas State University
May 13, 2025 - June 17, 2025
Heaven’s Fake, 2025: Created a custom illustration to use in a line of clothing for the brand Kansas State homecoming parade, 2024: Created an illustration for the T shirts of the ROTC members in the parade
Graphic Design Team member at Star Sync Dance Crew
September 7, 2024 - February 11, 2025
Created designs for the star sync instagram posts, worked with other team members to translate their ideas into a design, edited team photos
Poster Designer at Juntendo University OCD research study
March 1, 2024 - June 18, 2024
Designed a poster aimed at getting participants for an OCD research study taking place in Tokyo at Juntendo University

Education

BFA Animation at DePaul University
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
Study Abroad at Temple University Japan
January 8, 2024 - July 30, 2024

Qualifications

Digital Creator Scholarship
January 1, 2024 - August 8, 2025