Hi, I’m Léa!
I’m an illustrator, a Storyboard artist on animation feature films, and a graphic recorder.
I’m inspired by cinema, nature, animation, vintage books, museums, music, my cat Obi-Wan, and my daily walks around my community park.
I grew up between Paris, the city of light, and the coast of the North Sea in England. I've always been a creative kid, maybe a little distracted at school, but always curious about the world surrounding me, and I'm glad that I kept that trait into adulthood.
Through my illustrations, I want kids to discover their own curiosity, empathy, and open-mindedness. Growing up as a 2nd generation of immigrant in a very multicultural city, it's important for me to create works of diversity, equality, and inclusion.
I love drawing in my free time (obviously), but when I put my pencils and crayons down, I love doing crafts, knitting, and making cute things with my hands. I work as an in-house full-time Storyboard Artist on an animation feature film during the day, so I also spend a lot of time thinking about cinematography, acting, and composition.
I also work as a Graphic Recorder or Live illustrator. If you're having an event and need some visual notes, I would love to work with you!
Incredible clients I have worked with
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Incredible clients I have worked with ✦
Resume - CV
Experience
Storyboard Artist at Illumination on a Feature Film
(Paris, March 2024 - Present)
Storyboard Artist at Nexus Studios
(Remote, August 2023)
Storyboard Artist at BUCK
(Remote, April 2023/July 2023)
Storyboard Artist at Sun Creature on a Feature Film
(Remote, August 2022 - January 2023)
Visual Development Artist at Jellyfish Pictures
(Remote, July 2022)
Visual Development Artist at Teamto
(Paris, December 2021- February 2022)
Visual Development Artist at Golden Wolf
(Remote, December 2021)
Visual Development Artist at Nexus Studios
(Remote, September 2020)
Visual Development Artist at Sun Creature
(Copenhagen, July-August 2020)
Artworker at Lupus Films
(London, April-June 2019)
Visual Development Artist & Animator at BlinkInk
(London, January- April 2019)
Visual Development Artist & Animator at Real Good Liars
(London, June-December 2018)
Storyboard Assist at Caribara Animation
(Paris, July-September 2017)
Animation Assist at Je Suis Bien Content
(Paris, October-March 2016)
Education
Gobelins, L’Ecole de l’Image
Master of Art in Character Animation & Animated Filmmaking (Paris, 2019-2021)
LISAA
Bachelor of Arts in 2D Animation (Paris, 2013 - 2016)
Residencies - Pitches
AFCA: National Festival of Animation
Pitching for a mini series project: Eva & the World (Rennes, April 2023)
Midpoint - WEMW Trieste Film Festival
Pitching and writing residency for animated short film project: Honey of War (Trieste, January 2023)
Cartoon Springboard
Pitching a miniseries project: Eva & the World (Madrid, October 2022)
Festival de Cannes: Focus Script Program
Pitching and writing residency for animated short film project: Honey of War (Cannes, May 2022)
Teaching
Gobelins, L’Ecole de l’Image
Animation Principles - Summer School ( Paris, 2021)
Warrior Art Camp
Planning a Short Film, a 9-week course (Remote, 2022 - present)
Software
Adobe Creative Suite / Procreate/Blender/Tvpaint
Want more ?
I write and draw a weekly newsletter on Substack called Learning with Lea. Would love to see you there !
( And I publish the very best posts here on my newsletter section ! )