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Hi, I’m Sihan Yao, a recent graduate from the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP with a foundation in visual storytelling, digital illustration, and environment-driven world-building. I’m passionate about blending art with design thinking and technical visual workflows to create immersive and emotionally resonant digital experiences. I thrive in cross-disciplinary collaboration—facilitating classroom sessions, developing curricula, and coordinating visual assets for teams. I enjoy guiding foundational skills in composition, color relationships, and visual expression, while building accessible, studio-ready workflows that help ideas come to life.…Hi, I’m Sihan Yao, a recent graduate from the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP with a foundation in visual storytelling, digital illustration, and environment-driven world-building. I’m passionate about blending art with design thinking and technical visual workflows to create immersive and emotionally resonant digital experiences. I thrive in cross-disciplinary collaboration—facilitating classroom sessions, developing curricula, and coordinating visual assets for teams. I enjoy guiding foundational skills in composition, color relationships, and visual expression, while building accessible, studio-ready workflows that help ideas come to life.

Sihan Yao

Illustrator, Designer, Storyboard Artist, +4

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Hi, I’m Sihan Yao, a recent graduate from the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP with a foundation in visual storytelling, digital illustration, and environment-driven world-building. I’m passionate about blending art with design thinking and technical visual workflows to create immersive and emotionally resonant digital experiences. I thrive in cross-disciplinary collaboration—facilitating classroom sessions, developing curricula, and coordinating visual assets for teams. I enjoy guiding foundational skills in composition, color relationships, and visual expression, while building accessible, studio-ready workflows that help ideas come to life.…Hi, I’m Sihan Yao, a recent graduate from the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP with a foundation in visual storytelling, digital illustration, and environment-driven world-building. I’m passionate about blending art with design thinking and technical visual workflows to create immersive and emotionally resonant digital experiences. I thrive in cross-disciplinary collaboration—facilitating classroom sessions, developing curricula, and coordinating visual assets for teams. I enjoy guiding foundational skills in composition, color relationships, and visual expression, while building accessible, studio-ready workflows that help ideas come to life.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Sihan Yao, a recent graduate from the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP with a foundation in visual storytelling, digital illustration, and environment-driven world-building. I’m passionate about blending art with design thinking and technical visual workflows to create immersive and emotionally resonant digital experiences.

I thrive in cross-disciplinary collaboration—facilitating classroom sessions, developing curricula, and coordinating visual assets for teams. I enjoy guiding foundational skills in composition, color relationships, and visual expression, while building accessible, studio-ready workflows that help ideas come to life.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Adobe Premiere Pro

Expert

3D Animation

Expert

2D Animation

Expert

Editorial Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Content Designer at New Channel

February 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024

Collaborated on cross-functional design and visual storytelling assets for digital content; supported on-site studio sessions; produced 2D visuals and layout assets.

College English Teaching Assistant / Art Instructor at Heartfelt Tidbits

January 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023

Assisted English language instruction and art classes; prepared materials; contributed to lesson planning and student engagement.

Volunteer / Youth Program Coordinator at Church in Cincinnati

January 1, 2025 - Present

Volunteer role supporting weekly youth program logistics, scheduling, activity preparation, and on-site event support; maintained safe environments.

Designer / Illustrator (Project) at The Adventure of Anake

August 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Designed and illustrated a cohesive fictional world through structured visual development and iterative refinement; established a color system; defined lighting rules; created storytelling assets.

at New Channel

February 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024

College English Teaching Assistant at Heartfelt Tidbits

January 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023

Volunteer at Church in Cincinnati

January 1, 2025 - Present

Project Designer / Illustrator at The Adventure of Anake

August 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Designed and illustrated a cohesive fictional world through structured visual development and iterative refinement; established a high-saturation color system to convey atmosphere, emotional contrast, and narrative tension; defined visual rules for lighting, color hierarchy, and spatial depth to ensure stylistic consistency across scenes.

at Heartfelt Tidbits

January 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023