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

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

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