I'm currently available for work!
Hi, I'm Elise Leonard, freelance Visual Development Artist / Background Artist / Illustrator / Art director based in Brussels (Belgium).
I mostly work for the animation industry. I love to create color scripts/keys, backgrounds, concept arts and characters.
I have 10 years of experience. I've worked in-house for an advertising agency (Head of Design) then for a video production company (Illustrator in the animation team). Three years ago, I've decided to start working as a freelancer and joined a shared studio, with 11 other freelancers of the collective L'Enroule.
My clients are studios or directors and my projects alternate between commercial and entertainment.
What I love the most about illustration is to study and play with light and colors to convey emotions, to create a cinematic feeling and to explore visual solutions to help the director to visualize her/his vision.
Learning and experimenting are always part of my artistic journey.
Learning and experimenting are always part of my artistic journey.
When I'm not doing anything related to drawing or painting, I love creating absurd stories, night diving into big books, watching birds and listening to scientific podcasts (I had a hard time deciding between sciences and art).
Wanna work with me or just say hi?
eliseleonard.illustration@gmail.com
Recent work experience (feature / short / series / documentary)
Jan-Mar 2025 · Set designer / Character designer · "Secret project" · Christmas specials / Spicy Acorn - Creative Conspiracy
Jan-July 2024 · Senior background artist · "Petite Casbah - Our summer of freedom" · 6 EP series / Lunanime - Studio l'Enclume
Oct-Nov 2023 · Color artist (color script/color keys) · "Rufus" (production put on hold) ·
feature film / NextFrames Animation studio
Aug-Sept 2023 · Art director backgrounds / Background artist · "RAAF" · short movie / Animal Tank
Jun-Aug 2023 · Background artist · "Het Zeemonster - The Sea monster" · short movie / Animal Tank
Jan-Jun 2023 · Background artist / Color key artist · "Valemon" · feature film / Studio Souza
Jul-Aug 2022 · Vis. dev. artist / Art director backgrounds · "RAAF" · short movie / Animal Tank
Oct 2021-Mar2022 · Vis. dev. artist · "Playing to Survive: von Cramm vs Hitler" · documentary / Sidewinder Films
Jan-July 2024 · Senior background artist · "Petite Casbah - Our summer of freedom" · 6 EP series / Lunanime - Studio l'Enclume
Oct-Nov 2023 · Color artist (color script/color keys) · "Rufus" (production put on hold) ·
feature film / NextFrames Animation studio
Aug-Sept 2023 · Art director backgrounds / Background artist · "RAAF" · short movie / Animal Tank
Jun-Aug 2023 · Background artist · "Het Zeemonster - The Sea monster" · short movie / Animal Tank
Jan-Jun 2023 · Background artist / Color key artist · "Valemon" · feature film / Studio Souza
Jul-Aug 2022 · Vis. dev. artist / Art director backgrounds · "RAAF" · short movie / Animal Tank
Oct 2021-Mar2022 · Vis. dev. artist · "Playing to Survive: von Cramm vs Hitler" · documentary / Sidewinder Films
Wanna know more about me?
I've participated to a live session with Adobe Live France.