Hi, I'm Michal Wright-Ward, a designer-painter-illustrator with over a decade of experience in children's animation and feature productions. I specialize in concept art, visual development, background design, and prop styling, collaborating closely with directors, color teams, and art directors to bring stories to life. I enjoy guiding creative teams, mentoring junior artists, and turning scripts and ideas into vibrant visuals. I'm excited by children's books, surface pattern design, and licensing opportunities that expand a character's world across media.…

Michal Wright-Ward

Hi, I'm Michal Wright-Ward, a designer-painter-illustrator with over a decade of experience in children's animation and feature productions. I specialize in concept art, visual development, background design, and prop styling, collaborating closely with directors, color teams, and art directors to bring stories to life. I enjoy guiding creative teams, mentoring junior artists, and turning scripts and ideas into vibrant visuals. I'm excited by children's books, surface pattern design, and licensing opportunities that expand a character's world across media.…

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Hi, I’m Michal Wright-Ward, a designer-painter-illustrator with over a decade of experience in children’s animation and feature productions. I specialize in concept art, visual development, background design, and prop styling, collaborating closely with directors, color teams, and art directors to bring stories to life.

I enjoy guiding creative teams, mentoring junior artists, and turning scripts and ideas into vibrant visuals. I’m excited by children’s books, surface pattern design, and licensing opportunities that expand a character’s world across media.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Design Supervisor at The Loud House - Nickelodeon
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026
Oversees design work across boards, reviews and revises designs, provides visual development and concept input for board and design teams, assists with script review, episodic breakdown, retakes and shipping, and art directs title cards; mentors artists and coordinates education and development. Collaborates with the art team, episodic directors, color supervisor and the art director.
BG Designer at The Loud House - Nickelodeon
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022
Concept and design of backgrounds and background elements.
BG Design/Paint at The Loud House Movie - Nickelodeon
January 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
Concept, development, design and paint of backgrounds.
Background Painter at The Loud House - Nickelodeon
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
Color design and painting of backgrounds and background elements.
Background Designer/Painter at Wallykazam! - Nick Jr.
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015
Concept, design, full CG turnarounds, color styling and painting of props, characters, set elements and set dressing; design and painting of texture, pattern, typography for props, set elements and set dressings; surface pattern design/repeat pattern.
Prop Designer/Color Stylist at Dora and Friends - Nick Jr.
May 1, 2013 - August 31, 2013
Designing props, with some turns.
Prop Designer at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Nickelodeon
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012
Designing and providing full CG turnarounds of props and graphics.
Production Coordinator at Nickelodeon
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011
Coordinating production of CG assets for use in animation, breaking down scripts, shipping production materials; communication with overseas studios.
Design Supervisor at Nickelodeon
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026
Led design team across board, oversaw design/paint revisions and assignments, contributed to vis dev/concept for board and design teams, assisted with script review, episodic breakdown, retakes and shipping, art directed title cards, and supported artist education and development. Collaborated closely with the art team, episodic directors, color supervisor and art director.
BG Designer at Nickelodeon
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022
Concept and design of backgrounds and background elements.
Background Painter at Nickelodeon
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
Color design and painting of backgrounds and background elements.

Education

BFA, Character Animation at California Institute of the Arts
November 30, 0002 - May 1, 2006
MATS A and B, Illustrating Children's Books at Lila Rogers online lasses
May 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Online class intensive covering surface pattern design and illustration techniques for multiple markets.

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Other
    paper Children's book assignment illustration

    Created a cover and spread for a children’s book, for provided text, Lila Rogers’ Illustrating Children’s books class. See them here: https://www.twine.net/signin