Character Designer - Illustrator - 3D Artist
About
Kristy is a constantly hungry artist who feeds off the ordinary for inspiration for fantasy. She aims to contribute her continuously growing skills and imagination to fun and wholesome projects.
Work Experience
Snap Inc. — 2017-2025 — Toronto, ON
Senior Bitmoji Designer
- Designing production-ready avatar assets: original designs and branded fashion garments from partnerships
- Character design and 2D backgrounds for Bitmoji TV
- Concept art and research
- Bitmoji sticker sketches
- Assisting leads in reviewing work and organizing production assets
- Leading a small team of artists for an independent Bitmoji hair project
- Designing custom Snapchat app icons
- Pipeline documentation and mentoring for onboarding artists
3D Artist
- Avatar fashion, hairstyle and props used by millions of Snapchat users
- Created both free and priced avatar merchandise contributing to the product's annual fashion revenue (overall team recorded $10 million in 2025)
- Texturing
- Low poly modelling
- Asset ingestion and testing
Senior Bitmoji Designer
- Designing production-ready avatar assets: original designs and branded fashion garments from partnerships
- Character design and 2D backgrounds for Bitmoji TV
- Concept art and research
- Bitmoji sticker sketches
- Assisting leads in reviewing work and organizing production assets
- Leading a small team of artists for an independent Bitmoji hair project
- Designing custom Snapchat app icons
- Pipeline documentation and mentoring for onboarding artists
3D Artist
- Avatar fashion, hairstyle and props used by millions of Snapchat users
- Created both free and priced avatar merchandise contributing to the product's annual fashion revenue (overall team recorded $10 million in 2025)
- Texturing
- Low poly modelling
- Asset ingestion and testing
Freelance — 2013-now — Remote
The Hunt for the Hollower book series by Callie C. Miller
- Middle grade book illustrations — cover art, interior art, graphic elements
Reach Community Church
- Church logo design
- Event posters
- Values illustrations
9 Story Media
- Character design pitches for an animated children's TV show
Marshall Fenn for Green Shield Canada
- Advertising illustrations
Private clients
- Children's storybook illustrations
- Caricatures
The Hunt for the Hollower book series by Callie C. Miller
- Middle grade book illustrations — cover art, interior art, graphic elements
Reach Community Church
- Church logo design
- Event posters
- Values illustrations
9 Story Media
- Character design pitches for an animated children's TV show
Marshall Fenn for Green Shield Canada
- Advertising illustrations
Private clients
- Children's storybook illustrations
- Caricatures
Skills
Visual Development
Character design
Prop design
Concept art
Background painting
Design research
Prop design
Concept art
Background painting
Design research
Digital Media
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Autodesk Maya
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Autodesk Maya
Traditional Media
Graphite
Pen and ink
Acrylics
Gouache
Pen and ink
Acrylics
Gouache
Education
OCAD University — 2010-2015 — Toronto, ON
Bachelor of Design. Advertising Major. Illustration Minor
Character design with Peter Chan.
Environmental design with Milan Schere.
Animated Illustration with Hector Herrera.
Bachelor of Design. Advertising Major. Illustration Minor
Character design with Peter Chan.
Environmental design with Milan Schere.
Animated Illustration with Hector Herrera.