Hi there! I'm Philippe Tilikete, a Visual Development Artist focusing on character and prop design for animation. I love collaborating with teams across studios to bring ideas to life, delivering thoughtful concept art, layouts, and graphic design on time. My work spans Despicable Me projects, The Minions, Sing, The Grinch, The Lorax, and more, with a passion for clear visual storytelling and production-friendly design.…

Philippe Tilikete

Hi there! I'm Philippe Tilikete, a Visual Development Artist focusing on character and prop design for animation. I love collaborating with teams across studios to bring ideas to life, delivering thoughtful concept art, layouts, and graphic design on time. My work spans Despicable Me projects, The Minions, Sing, The Grinch, The Lorax, and more, with a passion for clear visual storytelling and production-friendly design.…

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Hi there! I’m Philippe Tilikete, a Visual Development Artist focusing on character and prop design for animation. I love collaborating with teams across studios to bring ideas to life, delivering thoughtful concept art, layouts, and graphic design on time.

My work spans Despicable Me projects, The Minions, Sing, The Grinch, The Lorax, and more, with a passion for clear visual storytelling and production-friendly design.

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Language

English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Visual Development Artist Character/Props and Graphic Designer at Illumination Entertainment
June 1, 2010 - June 9, 2024
Provided visual development for characters, props, and graphic design for major animated films including Despicable Me 2-4, The Minion Movies 1-3, Super Mario Movie 1-2, Migration, Sing 1-2, Secret Life of Pets, The Grinch, and The Lorax. Responsibilities included traditional and digital illustration, painting, layout and design, as well as project orchestration and communication with offsite teams.
Character/Props and Graphic Designer at Illumination Entertainment
August 1, 2008 - October 31, 2009
Designed characters, props, and graphics for the original Despicable Me project, contributing to the visual development and design elements.
Character Designer at Bento Box Entertainment LLC
January 1, 2010 - May 31, 2010
Designed characters for the project Neighbors from Hell, involved in conceptualizing and developing character art.
Character Designer at Wildbrain
November 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Contributed character designs for various projects within a short-term contract, providing creative input and design development.
Character Designer at Titmouse Studios
October 1, 2009 - October 31, 2009
Delivered character design services for projects in Hollywood, focusing on stylized and conceptual character art.
Character Designer at Prana Studios
July 1, 2008 - July 31, 2008
Provided character design for projects Punk Farm and G-Force, creating detailed character concepts and artwork.
Character Designer at Walt Disney Television
April 1, 2005 - July 31, 2008
Designed characters for various projects, contributing to the TV animation content with creative character artwork.
Character/Props Designer at Cartoon Network Studios
February 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008
Designed characters and props for shows including My Gym Partner is a Monkey and Out Of Jimmy’s Head.
Character/Props and Graphic Designer at Dreamworks Animation
July 1, 2001 - January 31, 2005
Designed characters, props, and graphics for multiple feature films such as Bee Movie, Flushed Away, Over the Edge, Father Of the Pride, Madagascar, and Shark Tale.
Key Assistant at Dreamworks Animation
January 1, 1996 - June 30, 2001
Assisted in animation production on major projects including The Prince Of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, and Spirit.
Key Assistant at Warner Bros. Animation
March 1, 1996 - August 31, 1996
Supported animation team with key assistant duties on the project Space Jam.
Key Assistant at Amblimation
August 1, 1994 - December 31, 1995
Contributed to animation production as key assistant for the project Balto.
Visual Development Artist (Character/Props and Graphic Designer) at Illumination Entertainment
June 1, 2010 - Present
Visual development, character and props design for feature animation; contributed to Despicable Me 2-4, The Minions films, Sing, The Grinch, Migration and other projects.
Character/Props and Graphic Designer at Bento Box Entertainment LLC
August 1, 2008 - October 1, 2009
Character/props and graphic design for Despicable Me project; multiple design responsibilities across production.
Character Designer at Wildbrain
January 1, 2010 - May 1, 2010
Character design for Neighbors from Hell project for television; collaboration with animation team.
Character Designer at Prana Studios
October 1, 2009 - October 1, 2009
Character design work for studio projects.
Character Designer at Walt Disney Television
July 1, 2008 - July 1, 2008
Character design for television projects.

Education

Animation bachelor at CFT Gobelins
September 7, 1992 - July 1, 1994
Degree at CFT Gobelins / Animation
September 1, 1992 - June 30, 1994
Degree at Academy Charpentier
September 1, 1989 - June 30, 1990
Degree at IPMD
September 1, 1988 - June 30, 1989
Degree at EPDI
September 1, 1986 - June 30, 1988
Animation Degree at CFT Gobelins
September 1, 1992 - June 1, 1994
Diploma at Academy Charpentier
September 1, 1989 - June 1, 1990
Diploma at IPMD
September 1, 1988 - June 1, 1989
Diploma at EPDI
September 1, 1986 - June 1, 1988

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Consumer Goods, Education, Other
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