mickey

quinn

story & character

About Me

LA-based fulltime storyboard artist, occasional illustrator, cartoonist & colorist. equal parts high fashion, high fantasy & high school drama. i've worked with companies like cartoon network, dreamworks, & disney.

for access to my password-protected storyboard portfolio, please contact me at mickequ@gmail.com

you can view my previs/illustration portfolio here.

STORYBOARD EXPERIENCE

SUMMER 2019

Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Obsidian (2020)

Cartoon Network

Freelance Storyboard Artist

MAY 2019 - PRESENT

Disenchantment

Rough Draft

Storyboard Artist (Season 3)

NOVEMBER, 2016 - MARCH, 2019

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Netflix

Dreamworks TV

Storyboard Artist (17 Episodes, Main Title Sequence)

JANUARY - NOVEMBER, 2016

Ben 10 Reboot

Cartoon Network

Storyboard Artist (5 Episodes)

SEPTEMBER 2015

Steven Universe

Cartoon Network

Freelance revisions for "Alone at Sea".

DESIGN & VIS DEV EXPERIENCE

OCTOBER 2019

Unannounced Project

Mattel

Initial character concepts for a project in development.

SEPTEMBER 2019

Unannounced Project

Disney TV

Initial character concepts for a show in development.

2016-2019

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Dreamworks TV

Character special costume design for 108: Princess Prom, as well as additional special costumes for later episodes.

APRIL 2016

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Dreamworks TV

Initial character concepts for Adora, She-Ra, Catra, Bow & Glimmer.

sketchbook



EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

  • she-ra main title sequence boards
  • Giving retake notes and doing animation drawovers
  • Character costume design & vis-dev
  • Environment previs, layout, and mapping
  • Storyboarding from both scripts & outlines
  • Experience with both 22’s and 11’s
  • Ability to write detailed & useful action notes

Professional Skills

  • Fluid & expressive drawings that hold up during the animation process
  • Compelling and complex portrayal of character relationships
  • Consistently meeting deadlines
  • Communication and teamwork with board partners and directors
  • Cross-team communication and follow up post-boards
  • Time management and a focus on functionality of boards
  • Technical thinker & fast learner

CONNECT

Although I'm based in Los Angeles, I'm always open to freelance & remote work.


mickequ@gmail.com