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Hi, I'm Wynonna Kirk, a passionate background painter and layout artist with experience creating style guides, layout designs, and background paintings that enhance reading comprehension and fit the vision of directors and authors. I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve design issues and bring stories to life visually. Outside of illustration, I also provide compassionate care as a personal assistant. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design, I've worked on diverse projects from children's books to animated shows. My goal is to continue growing as an artist while contributing to captivating storytelling and engaging visual experiences.…Hi, I'm Wynonna Kirk, a passionate background painter and layout artist with experience creating style guides, layout designs, and background paintings that enhance reading comprehension and fit the vision of directors and authors. I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve design issues and bring stories to life visually. Outside of illustration, I also provide compassionate care as a personal assistant. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design, I've worked on diverse projects from children's books to animated shows. My goal is to continue growing as an artist while contributing to captivating storytelling and engaging visual experiences.

Wynonna Kirk

Children’s Book Illustrator, Background Designer, Storyboard Artist, +2

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Hi, I'm Wynonna Kirk, a passionate background painter and layout artist with experience creating style guides, layout designs, and background paintings that enhance reading comprehension and fit the vision of directors and authors. I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve design issues and bring stories to life visually. Outside of illustration, I also provide compassionate care as a personal assistant. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design, I've worked on diverse projects from children's books to animated shows. My goal is to continue growing as an artist while contributing to captivating storytelling and engaging visual experiences.…Hi, I'm Wynonna Kirk, a passionate background painter and layout artist with experience creating style guides, layout designs, and background paintings that enhance reading comprehension and fit the vision of directors and authors. I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve design issues and bring stories to life visually. Outside of illustration, I also provide compassionate care as a personal assistant. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design, I've worked on diverse projects from children's books to animated shows. My goal is to continue growing as an artist while contributing to captivating storytelling and engaging visual experiences.

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Hi, I’m Wynonna Kirk, a passionate background painter and layout artist with experience creating style guides, layout designs, and background paintings that enhance reading comprehension and fit the vision of directors and authors. I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve design issues and bring stories to life visually. Outside of illustration, I also provide compassionate care as a personal assistant.

With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design, I’ve worked on diverse projects from children’s books to animated shows. My goal is to continue growing as an artist while contributing to captivating storytelling and engaging visual experiences.

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Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Background Painter/ Illustrator at Imagine Learning

February 25, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Created style guides for the background painting team to ensure consistent art style. Designed layout designs and background paintings to complement text and aid reading comprehension. Also designed props and painted characters while collaborating with team and director to resolve design issues.

Aide, Private Personal Assistant

March 1, 2024 - June 10, 2024

Provided compassionate and comprehensive care for a mentally and physically disabled client. Accompanied client during social and recreational activities in the community ensuring safety and support. Assisted with tasks such as meal prep, safe transferring, speech device programming, and seizure control monitoring.

Children’s Book Illustrator, Self Published Author at Self Published

July 1, 2021 - November 30, 2023

Developed paintings to coincide with stories to aid children’s reading comprehension. Designed environments, characters, color keys, and props. Conceptualized book cover designs incorporating graphic design skills for text placement. Collaborated with authors to resolve design and narrative issues.

Freelance Background Artist at Spinmaster

March 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Produced layout designs, background paintings, thumbnails, roughs, layouts, and color keys aligning with the director’s vision. Occasionally designed and painted props. Collaborated with director for design issue resolution.

Visual Development/Storyboard Artist at B Positive Films

April 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021

Created realistic style paintings and drawings to depict key story moments for pitch packets. Used compositional tools and color to enhance narratives and set tone. Worked with director David Stephan to resolve design issues and address feedback. Created preproduction beat-boards and storyboards for Train 8.