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Mia Hong is a visual development and background artist focused on creating immersive environments, props, and character-forward worlds for animation and picture books. She enjoys developing stylized color systems, maintaining consistency across scenes, and translating story needs into clear visual direction. With a strong foundation in entertainment design and hands-on production experience, Mia contributes to worldbuilding from concept through painting and layout. She’s skilled in digital painting and environment design, and brings collaborative communication skills developed through teaching assistant roles.…Mia Hong is a visual development and background artist focused on creating immersive environments, props, and character-forward worlds for animation and picture books. She enjoys developing stylized color systems, maintaining consistency across scenes, and translating story needs into clear visual direction. With a strong foundation in entertainment design and hands-on production experience, Mia contributes to worldbuilding from concept through painting and layout. She’s skilled in digital painting and environment design, and brings collaborative communication skills developed through teaching assistant roles.

Mia Hong

Illustrator, Concept Artist, Designer, +1

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Mia Hong is a visual development and background artist focused on creating immersive environments, props, and character-forward worlds for animation and picture books. She enjoys developing stylized color systems, maintaining consistency across scenes, and translating story needs into clear visual direction. With a strong foundation in entertainment design and hands-on production experience, Mia contributes to worldbuilding from concept through painting and layout. She’s skilled in digital painting and environment design, and brings collaborative communication skills developed through teaching assistant roles.…Mia Hong is a visual development and background artist focused on creating immersive environments, props, and character-forward worlds for animation and picture books. She enjoys developing stylized color systems, maintaining consistency across scenes, and translating story needs into clear visual direction. With a strong foundation in entertainment design and hands-on production experience, Mia contributes to worldbuilding from concept through painting and layout. She’s skilled in digital painting and environment design, and brings collaborative communication skills developed through teaching assistant roles.

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Mia Hong is a visual development and background artist focused on creating immersive environments, props, and character-forward worlds for animation and picture books. She enjoys developing stylized color systems, maintaining consistency across scenes, and translating story needs into clear visual direction.

With a strong foundation in entertainment design and hands-on production experience, Mia contributes to worldbuilding from concept through painting and layout. She’s skilled in digital painting and environment design, and brings collaborative communication skills developed through teaching assistant roles.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Beginner

Language

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Picture Book Author and Artist at Kindle Direct Publishing (Shellington)

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Worldbuilt and designed characters, props, and environments. Painted and wrote the full picture book content (approximately 60 pages), translating story beats into consistent visual style across pages.

Teacher’s Assistant (Digital Painting) at ArtCenter College of Design

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Assisted with organizing class activities, provided student advice, and answered questions related to digital painting workflows and assignments.

Background Painter (Animated Short) at ArtCenter Animated Short “Yomkis”

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Painted backgrounds while ensuring visual/style consistency across scenes.

Visual Development Lead / Color Key Lead / Background Artist (Animated Short) at ArtCenter Animated Short “Gulabi”

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Led visual development for “Gulabi,” including establishing environment and character visual directions. Created the color key for the entire short and produced layout drawings and background paintings for the production.

Background Artist & Prop Designer (Animated Short) at Studio Moyo

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Designed environments and prop assets for the animated short “To the Moon.” Produced background layout drawings and painted backgrounds to match the project’s style requirements.

Teacher’s Assistant (Properties of Artistic Materials) at ArtCenter College of Design

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026

Created quiz questions, organized Canvas modules, and set up spreadsheet materials. Helped organize the class schedule and emailed announcements to support ongoing course instruction.