JUNE LO
Character Designer and Storyteller
I'm June and I'm a Concept Artist from Hong Kong living in Vancouver who's into diverse character silhouettes, stylized art, and action IPs.Currently looking for work in Vancouver, but open to remote work from anywhere[email protected]
Email me for fulltime work at [email protected]. I'll need to provide you with a password!
School Spirits
3 young shapeshifting creatures of folklore (a kind yet. timid Manananggal, a delinquent Kitsune, and a mean-girl-esque Nagual) try to pass for human at a school.
Technicolor Outlaw
Personal Project: An anime-style series set in 70s Mafia-controlled Hollywood, wherein a young film geek and an ex-screenwriter assassin team up to make their own movie.
Snow Crash
Character designs and Prop Designs from my final project at FZD School of Design based off of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash
Odyssey Project
Character design project based off of Homer's Odyssey set in Qing Dynasty China
Other
Pronouns: She/HerI want to design fun diverse characters for stylized action-oriented projects. Currently also working on personal projects!
Software:
Photoshop CS6, TV Paint 11, Storyboard Pro
Skills
• Character, Prop, and Environment Design
• Storyboarding
• Digital Illustration
Addresses
[email protected]
Email for Street Address
Employment
Bardel Entertainment
Vancouver, Canada — Designer
12/2021 - 11/2023
• Handled turnaround sheets, color and material sheets, concept designs and color scripts for props and characters.
• Assisted in occasional Digital Matte PaintingsCartuna
Brooklyn, NY — Freelance Character Designer
12/2022 - 04/2023
• Designed several versions of concepts for five lead characters for the series’ development stage.
• Illustrated the characters in three provided backgrounds to be used for scene concepts.UP Studios 上游动漫
Suzhou, China — Character, Prop Designer, Storyboard Artist
08/2019 - 08/2020
• Created and polished countless character and prop designs while learning professional formatting for asset sheets.
• Produced quality storyboards and edited according to director feedback in an efficient mannerWinds of Change
Freelance Character Designer
10/2021 - 11/2021
• Realized clients anime-style character ideas into usable turnaround sheets.
• Produced numerous exploration sketches for different races and creatures.ProjectCity
Online School — Character Design Teacher
09/2023 - Present
• Hosted weekly livestream class sessions on character design and reviewed student work, helping them polish their designs for final projects.
• Designed live demonstration lessons to aid student’s understanding of design rules and processes.新福港 (Sun Fook Kong)
Foshan — Character Designer
10/2018 - 12/2018
• Conceived several trial designs and final designs of four mascot cartoon characters to represent a mall named 新DNA (New DNA).
• Aided with script meetings for a web series to promote said mall.
Illustrated coloring books
Education
Feng Zhu School of Design
Singapore
08/2020 - 09/2021
Further improved at producing consistent and highly detailed design work efficiently within a rigorous timeline.
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles — Bachelor of Animation
08/2014 - 05/2018
Animation Major, Screenwriting Minor
Graduate of the four-year degree program covering a broad array of relevant skills including storyboarding, design, classical and 3D animation, and basic screenwriting structure.
Who is June?
June Lo is a professional designer for animation and passionate storyteller.She especially loves designing human characters with strong cultural backgrounds and personalities, finding ways to show more through shape language and costume. Though stylistically versatile, her favorite styles range between Disney and Japanese anime.After majoring in Animation and Screenwriting in Los Angeles, taking on a rigorous Design education at FZD School of Design, and working as a fulltime character and prop designer for animation in several countries, June looks to improve her craft and make new friends in the industry, with dreams to one day tell stories with action scenes, diverse female characters, and bright colors.When she's not drawing, she's studying story structure in TV, learning martial arts, or learning new recipes to cook.If you're interested in my work, feel free to contact me at [email protected], and visit my Twitter, instagram, or LinkedIn!Pronouns: She/Her
