Hugo Baurens
Illustrator/Character Designer/Storyboard
hugo.baurens@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Akami
Character Design
Since January 18th 2024 / Paris (France)
Feral Child
Character Design & Layout Posing
August 26th to September 04th 2023 / Freelance
Framestore
Concept Artist
June 23rd to June 30th 2023 / Freelance
TeamTO
Chara Design and Storybeats for internal projects
April 06th to May 18th 2023 / Paris (France)
Feral Child
Illustrations for a Video Game
March 23rd to April 05th 2023 / Freelance
Jungler
Character Designer on a Commercial
Feb 20th to March 3rd 2023 / Paris (France)
Doberman Pictures
Vis Dev Artist on a Dreamworks TV show
May 2022-November 2022 / Canada (Vancouver)
Giant Ant
Character Designer and Storyboard for feature film Tangles directed by Leah Nelson.
March 2022-April 2022 / Canada (Vancouver)
CARTOON NETWORK STUDIO
Freelance Visual Development Artist
March 2021
Giant Ant
Visual Development, Character Design, Backgrounds, Storyboard
January 2020-November 2021 / Canada (Vancouver)
Giant Ant
Illustration Intern
June 2019 - December 2019 / Canada (Vancouver)
TAT Productions
Visual Development Intern for the feature film TERRA WILLY (2019)
January 2017 - February 2017 / France (Toulouse)
EDITORIAL WORK
Léon, 1916
-Poulpe Fictions
Book Cover, 30 various sizes illustrations, 5 full page Illustrations
Historical story written by Tristan Pichard, published in May 2024
Holly à l’Ecole d’Equidragon (T02)
-Rageot
Book Cover, 15 various sizes illustrations, 5 full page Illustrations
Fantasy story written by Catherine Kalengula, published in May 2024
Holly à l’Ecole d’Equidragon (T01)
-Rageot
Book Cover, 15 various sizes illustrations, 5 full page Illustrations
Fantasy story written by Catherine Kalengula, published in May 2024
Terreur sur le Lac
-BAYARD JEUNESSE
Illustration Cover
Thriller story written by Sandrine Beau, published in October 2023
“Un Royaume à Sauver”
-J’aimeLireMAX n296
Cover, 28 various sizes illustrations, 1 double page, 8 Chapter Thumbnails
Heroic Fantasy story written by Sylvain Zorzin, published in August 2023
“L’Héritage d’Almar”
-JeBouquine n467
3 various sizes illustrations, and 1 full intro page illustration
Teen story written by Antoine Lefranc published in January 2023
Mine (French edition)
-BAYARD JEUNESSE
Illustration Cover
Spooky story written by Delilah S. Dawson, published in October 2022
“Marcel sauve Noël”
-J’aimeLireMAX n276
Cover, 24 various sizes illustrations, 1 double page, 8 Chapter Thumbnails
Christmas story written by Luc Blanvillain, published in December 2021
The Dollhouse Murders (French edition)
-BAYARD JEUNESSE
Illustration Cover
Spooky story written by Betty Ren Wright, published in 2021
“#ClasheMoiSiTuPeux”
-JeBouquine n443
3 various sizes illustrations, and 1 full intro page illustration
Teen story written by Mabrouck Rachedi, published in January 2021
“Un Horrible Joyeux Noël”
-J’aimeLireMAX n264
Cover, 24 various sizes illustrations, 1 double page, 8 Chapter Thumbnails
Christmas story written by Karine Dupont-Belrhali, published in December 2020
EDUCATION
Ecole Emile Cohl
Master’s Degree of Animation Filmmaker
Director of the animated short movie “The Hunt”
Visual Development, Storyboard, Backgrounds, Traditionnal Cel Animation
September 2017-June 2019 / France (Lyon)
Ecole Emile Cohl
Bachelor of Illustration
Fine art studies, classical drawing and paintings, sculpture
September 2014-June 2017 / France (Lyon)
SKILLS
Bilingual
Fluent in English (CEFR Level C1)
Native French
Animation
Frame by frame Character Animation
Basic knowledge of Adobe Animate and Tv Paint
Storyboard
Thumbnails to Storyboard, to editing Animatics
Photoshop, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Adobe After Effect