Hi, I’m Michelle Kuo, a visual development artist specializing in character design, illustration, and animation. I love crafting expressive characters and scenes for music videos, animated shorts, and large-scale visuals like video walls, often taking on multiple roles from concept art to color keys and animation to help teams tell their stories. I’m driven by collaboration, bold visuals, and clear storytelling through design. I studied at CalArts and have worked on freelance projects with Skybone Studios, Hekate Tales, and CalArts Producers Show, plus indie game work with Luna Studios. I’m always exploring new techniques and tools to bring ideas to life and excited to contribute to creative teams in entertainment and games.

Hi, I’m Michelle Kuo, a visual development artist specializing in character design, illustration, and animation. I love crafting expressive characters and scenes for music videos, animated shorts, and large-scale visuals like video walls, often taking on multiple roles from concept art to color keys and animation to help teams tell their stories. I’m driven by collaboration, bold visuals, and clear storytelling through design. I studied at CalArts and have worked on freelance projects with Skybone Studios, Hekate Tales, and CalArts Producers Show, plus indie game work with Luna Studios. I’m always exploring new techniques and tools to bring ideas to life and excited to contribute to creative teams in entertainment and games.

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Hi, I’m Michelle Kuo, a visual development artist specializing in character design, illustration, and animation. I love crafting expressive characters and scenes for music videos, animated shorts, and large-scale visuals like video walls, often taking on multiple roles from concept art to color keys and animation to help teams tell their stories. I’m driven by collaboration, bold visuals, and clear storytelling through design.

I studied at CalArts and have worked on freelance projects with Skybone Studios, Hekate Tales, and CalArts Producers Show, plus indie game work with Luna Studios. I’m always exploring new techniques and tools to bring ideas to life and excited to contribute to creative teams in entertainment and games.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Color Artist at Skybone Studios
August 31, 2025 - Present
Freelancer contributing as a platform artist on an animated shortfor Skybone Studios.
Layout Artist and Background Designer at Hekate Tales
August 1, 2025 - Present
Working on the project 'New Earth' with responsibilities including layout design and background art.
Character Designer at CalArts Producers Show
January 1, 2025 - Present
Worked on character designs for a short in the CalArts Producers Show.
Platform Artist / Freelance at Luna Studios
January 30, 2025 - October 2, 2025
Platform artist for an indie video game company, providing character and environment art support.
Visual Development Artist at Skybone Studios
September 1, 2025 - Present
Worked on freelance projects including a music video, an animated short, and a video wall. Took on multiple roles: character designer, layout artist, 2D animator, and color key artist.
Layout Artist at Hekate Tales
August 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Created backgrounds for the project New Earth.
Platform Artist at Luna Studios
December 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Freelance platform artist for an indie video game company.

Education

BFA Character Animation at California Institute of the Arts
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
High School Diploma at Rosary Academy
September 1, 2016 - June 1, 2020
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Character Animation at California Institute of the Arts
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
High School Diploma at Rosary Academy
September 1, 2016 - June 1, 2020

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Gaming