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Hello,
Arts & Graft Team I’m Chi — an illustrator and artist based in London.
I come from a strong drawing and mixed media background, and from the start of this year I have been developing my practice into 3D, motion, and visual direction. I have really enjoyed learning and using 3D skills, especially when translating my illustration and drawing into 3D images. I have been particularly enjoying combining analogue techniques and textures into my digital creations which I find makes work that feels immersive, tangible, and visually exciting. 

I'm applying for this internship because I want to develop as a part of your team. I really enjoy the work you make and would truly relish the opportunity to learn from your team, developing new skills whilst sharing my own unique skillset and perspectives. As an intern, I would love to gain insight into how your studio approaches 3D motion and art direction across both client and internal projects.
I’ve included my 3D work on this page, as it’s the direction I’m most focused on right now. You’re welcome to explore other parts of my practice on my website, but this selection shows how I’m translating my strengths into 3D and where I’m aiming to take my work.

This link is public, but shared specifically for this application — if needed, please refer back to the link provided in my application form or click in the bottom left corner.
I would love the chance to be a part of your team!

Chi ✮ 



TitleThe Wind GirlDescriptionA looping gif of a girl in a yellow butterfly dress who likes to dance in front of her electric fan.
Process Notes/Highlights
  • Modelling of various different objects and customized shadings
  • Character rigging with armature set up
  • Animation using cloth simulation and wind set up as a force field
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TitleA Lost DogDescriptionA looping gif of a lost dog in a mysterious landscape, inspired from my own drawings.
Process Notes/Highlights
  • Experimenting with depth of field in camera settings
  • Hand drawn felt tip marker textures were scanned to put on the models
  • My artwork slides up in the last background, adding to the scene’s surrealism



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TitleThe ScooterkidsDescriptionA 3D illustration that brings my playful drawing of children riding scooters on a road into a 3D scene.
Process Notes/Highlights
  • Fabric toy making and cloth simulations using pressure inflation
  • Rich airbrush and paint marks  wrapped onto the background plates




TitleTeary the Unreciprocated DogDescriptionTeary is a dog who sends letters to his loved ones but is sad because no one writes him back. Inspired from my own drawing.
Process Notes/Highlights
  • Gobo lighting set up
  • Custom masks for mix shaders and displacement maps 
  • Camera movement with envelops hovering in the air

    


Fragments/MiscellaneousDescriptionA mix of sketches, tests, and visual ideas 
Process Notes/Highlights
  • Includes works in progress, ideas and sketches — moments from various stages of my process, kept unfinished or as reference for future projects

Character Design. I call this the Glare Lady. 
Used the built-in modifiers in the graphic editor to move the wings and body.
Practicing geometry nodes to animate custom modelled houses moving on a terrain.
Character design 
Character design
Modeling and playing with scale
Sketchbook drawing. I want to make a group of aerobic girls dancing, with a rabbit in the middle in to 3D scene.
Using my drawing as reference to model a 3D scene. 
A scene I want to make in 3D. A person seeing her own dream.
Work in progress. I am turning my drawing of my friend and his room into a 3d scene. He is an artist, so I’m going to put alot of his actual artworks on the frames ! 


Thank you for viewing. Looking forward to hearing back from you!