I’m Haley Kershaw, a graphic illustrator who loves building immersive visual stories—from concept and color scripting to final compositing and short-form animation.
I’m Haley Kershaw, a graphic illustrator who loves building immersive visual stories—from concept and color scripting to final compositing and short-form animation. I’m detail-oriented and focused on creating engaging, mood-driven visuals with strong lighting and art direction across multiple environments.
I work comfortably end-to-end, whether it’s drafting polished layouts in tools like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, animating in After Effects, or assembling final edits with Premiere Pro. From directing feedback into revisions to collaborating closely with co-creators and meeting firm deadlines, I bring a resourceful, self-driven mindset to every project.
The Coldest City on Earth is a 4.5-minute 2D animated short film created by Michele McGraw and Haley Kershaw. My roles included co-producer, layout artist, color script artist, background designer, SFX artist, compositor, and editor. The controlling idea of the film was “What if a zombie apocalypse broke out in an extremely cold and isolated city?” From this, themes of fear, dread, helplessness, and morality emerge in the film.
Worked on the visual development of Act 3 of the short animated film, The Creation Poem. Painted Act 3's color script, designed four fully colored backgrounds, and created 10+ vector-based environmental assets while maintaining the project's visual style.
Worked on a the 4.5-minute short animated film by developing the visual narrative, painting color scripts, designing 20+ backgrounds, and animating special effects. Finished the production by compositing all assets together, including art, animation, music, and sound effects into one coherent visually appealing story.
Produced and created animated visual content for community-focused work, supporting the full visual development cycle including background art, animation, and on-brand storytelling through color, composition, and detail-oriented design.
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