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Margaux S.MS

Margaux S.

Illustrator & Background Artist – 2D Animation

€250/day
Paris, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Margaux

🎨 Freelance Illustrator & Background Artist, I support you in the visual creation of your animation, comic book, or children's publishing projects.
I master the entire 2D graphic chain: illustration, coloring, background design, technical retakes, and pipeline monitoring.

👉 Whether you are launching an animated series, an illustrated book, or a Webtoon, I can help you bring your universe to life with precision, style, and reliability.

✔ What sets me apart: great versatility, a sharp graphic eye, and real technical rigor from my production experience.

📦 Usual projects:
• Illustrations & backgrounds for animation
• Comic book / Webtoon coloring
• Creation of graphic universes
• File preparation (PSD, pipeline, retakes)


  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Have a Nice Day Studio
    Intern 2D Generalist Technician – Animation Production
    FILM AND AV
    July 2024 - October 2024 (3 months)
    Lille, France
    As a versatile 2D technician, I supported the production by carrying out a wide variety of essential tasks for pipeline fluidity.

    Cleaning and preparing PSD files: layer organization, optimization for animation

    Colorimetric corrections: precise palette adjustments according to art direction or client feedback

    Minor but high-impact animations: retakes, subtle effects, expressive details that enrich the scene

    Quality control & pipeline: checking the compatibility of deliverables between teams (design, compositing, animation)

    Cross-functional support: technical coordination with animators, compositing, and art direction to ensure a smooth and coherent rendering

    🧠 Versatile, rigorous, and responsive, I intervene at all levels of the 2D chain to streamline workflows and relieve creative teams of their time-consuming tasks.

    Colors Coloring Backgrounds Illustration Animation
  • Have a Nice Day Studio
    Background Artist for the Series "Il Est Une Fois"
    FILM AND AV
    October 2024 - January 2025 (3 months)
    Lille, France
    After holding a versatile 2D technician position within the studio, I was asked to join the artistic team of the series "Il est une fois" as a background artist.

    Design and creation of backgrounds in line with a strong and unique art direction

    Close collaboration with the director and layout team to ensure graphic consistency

    Series selected for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025

    This experience strengthened my ability to adapt to a demanding visual style and deliver visuals with strong narrative impact within tight production deadlines.
  • Pouet&Co
    Freelance Illustrator – Visual Development of an Animated Series
    FILM AND AV
    February 2025 - June 2025 (4 months)
    Paris, France
    In collaboration with the creative team, I participated in the graphic development of a new animated series during the pre-production phase.

    Creation of exploratory illustrations: characters, moods, visual universes

    Graphic research related to the narrative and project intentions

    Adaptation to the style sought by the art direction

    Contribution to the graphic bible and presentations for broadcasters

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Education

  • Bachelor 2D/3D Animation
    Lisaa
    2024
    animation 2D et 3D avec la pipeline d'un studio d'animation.

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