About Me

Hi, I'm Aidan, a Chinese Canadian, Washington based illustrator and animator, classically trained in oil painting. I'm currently in my 3D general artist training arc.I love designing fantastical worlds that feel tangible, rich in lore, and telling stories that feel relatable to every day life.

Contact

[email protected]

Software

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Harmony, TVPaint
Adobe Animate, Photoshop, After Effects, Audition, Google Suite, Excel
Clip Studio Paint EX, Procreate, Procreate Dreams
Maya, ZBrush, Blender, Live2D, Spine, Aesprite
Traditional Oil Painting, Watercolor, Gouache

Languages

English (Native)
Chinese Mandarin (Native)
Spanish (Novice)

Education

Digipen Institute of Tech | MFA Digital Arts
8. 2024 - expected 5. 2026 | WashingtonSchool of Visual Arts | BFA Animation
8. 2019 - 5. 2023 | New York

Experience

Freelance Illustrator
8 | 2022 - Present, WA
• Guiding private clients through concept sketching to completed illustrations.
• Designing original characters for clients, bringing an elevated look beyond their expectations.LumiWish | Art Director
9 | 2024 - 11 | 2024, WA
• Worked with a small team of 4 in an indie game studio
• Directing character design and animation
• Creating pixel sprites for upcoming gameULTIMATE MECHA - 2D Animated Film | Cleanup Animator
6 | 2024 - 8 | 2024, WA
• Roughing, In-betweening and Cleaning Up animation as needed in a western anime style.
• Completing work ahead of schedule and maintaining great communication with directors.Khirki - 2D Animated Project | FX Animator
6 | 2024 - 7 | 2024, WA
• Delivered one shot of cloud FX animation.Lunar Palace - 2D Animated Film | Animator
1 | 2024 - 6 | 2024, WA
• Captured nuanced character acting through rough storyboards to cleaned animation.A Day of Bari - 2D Animated Film | Cleanup Artist
9 | 2019 - 12 | 2019, NY
• Worked closely with Director on cleanup work.

Projects

Character outfit designer & 2D animator - Circus Chorus Battle team etCIRTERA
9 | 2025 - present, WA
• Animating for 3 rounds of music video chorus competition.
• Designing 3 character outfits to realize the competition theme.
• Storyboarding immersive animated segments to highlight key moments in the music video.Director - 2D Animated Film Teaser "LingZhi"
6 | 2022 - 5 | 2023, NY
• Maintained project schedule, ensured work is completed on time with quality.
• Wrote and designed the storyline and charactersBackground Artist - 2D animated film "DMV Destruction"
1 | 2022 - 5 | 2022, NY
• Delivered clean background assets in a timely manner, exceeding art director's expectations.
• Made applicable changes immediately when receiving notes.Animator - 2D animated film "DMV Destruction"
1 | 2022 - 5 | 2022, NY
• Contributed 3 shots of animation, roughed, cleaned and colored - properly exported for the compositor
• Adapted my style to fit the look of the filmArt Lead - 2D side-scroller platforming game "Chronicles of Cy"
6 | 2019 - 7 | 2019, WA
• Designed the look and game assets
• Proactively seeked out tasks I could assist the game development team with
• Worked with the game designer to come up with core mechanics of the game

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