Hello! I’m Michael Francis a Kiowa illustrator who has worked with clients like Sony/Columbia Pictures and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I have achieved a BFA (Bachelors of Fine Arts) in Visual Development from the Academy of Art University and have 5 plus years of experience in illustration for entertainment.

previous clients include:

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Visual Development and Background Painter

Collaborated with my team and the BIA to create an animated short summarizing a report on how climate change impacts coastal tribes in the lower 48. My responsibilities were:

  • Style Development and Research

  • Script Refinement and Cultural Input

  • Storyboards

  • Background Paintings

  • Spot Illustrations

Bent Image Lab/ Columbia Pictures

“Harold and the Purple Crayon”

released: August 2nd, 2024

I painted rendered color keys to aid the VFX Lighting Team in creating the final animation for the sequences, I partnered with my art director to create finished color keys that fit the project’s children’s book art style, using a provided style guide. My team worked on the 2D animated portions of ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’

Color Script Artist

education

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA, School of Visual Development

BFA (Bachelors of Fine Arts) in Visual Development

Graduated December 2022

Attended Fall 2019 - Fall 2022

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA, School of Illustration

BFA (Bachelors of Fine Arts) in Illustration

Attended Fall 2017 - Spring 2019

lets collaborate!

Along side larger projects with commercial clients, I also work with small businesses and individuals.

Personal Commissions

Artistree is the artist commission platform that I’m currently using and I like it because it has no artist fees and they plant a tree for every commission sold :)

Commercial Commissions

I collaborate with a variety of clients to create personal illustrations either for their brand or for personal use. This includes portraits, paintings and more to be used for products and promotional material.

I also can create graphics needed for live events and businesses, this included things like logos, t-shirts, posters and social media content.

email me for more info

me@michaelfrancis.art