Artist Biography
Yu Lin
Background Artist / Animator
My name is Yu Lin. I was born in China, where I spent my formative years. An early interest in drawing, later motion pictures, led me to explore animation on my own. As I grew older and began to see more Animated films, I developed an interest in the world creation, the background design and background illustration that makes animation world so convincing.
I took my inspiration from Studio Ghibli. My background style leans more towards realistic, with correct perspective and proportion. I Could also adept to various styles including cartoony style per request.
Currently, I am third year into pursuing the BFA degree in animation at School of Visual Art, located at Manhattan, New York. To prepare myself for various professional settings in the near future, I learned to be versatile and am proficient in Photoshop, Procreate, Adobe Animate, TV paint and After Effect.