Kale assists on animation productions with design work for characters and props. Much of their design sensibilities comes with a background in rigging and comics, giving them the knowledge to know what is appropriate for animation or a character design you may draw over and over again.

Kale also offers clean up work for creating full turnarounds and reference sheets.

A computer desk setup with two monitors displaying an animated background and digital art software, a mechanical keyboard with pastel-colored keys, a gaming mouse with LED lighting, and various decorative items including plush toys and stickers.

Character & Prop Design

BE WITH ZEE

Rigging / Design / Lead

PASSWORD LOCKED PORTFOLIO

THE WITCHER

Personal Project: Rigging / Design

Three animated characters from a fantasy setting standing side by side. The character on the left is a man with long white hair and a beard, embracing two women and surrounded by pink hearts. The middle character is a woman with short blonde hair in armor, holding a sword, with a confident smile. The character on the right is a man with long brown hair and a beard, wearing a feathered hat and colorful attire, with a relaxed expression.
Character design sheet featuring a female character in various poses, mostly in black-and-white with red lines indicating anatomy, with one full-color illustration in the center showing her in red and dark gray armor, blonde hair, and green eyes.
A cartoon character of an older man with long white hair, beard, and scarred skin, shown in five different poses: front, three-quarter, profile, back, and holding a crossbow, wearing black pants and a shirt with a sword on his back, and in the last p
Drawing of three fantasy characters, one with a purple outfit and lute, another with armor and swords, and a third with a hood and blood on her hand, in front of a stone wall.
Two cartoon ice-troll creatures with large ROCKs on their backs, colored in shades of blue, gray, and white, with a key to colors in the top left corner.
Illustration of five fantasy potion bottles with labels and descriptions: Fiend Decoction, Katakan Decoction, White Honey, Black Blood, Petri’s Philtre.
Character design sheet of a lion with eagle wings, shown in multiple poses and angles, with a color palette at the top right and a grayscale male character on the bottom left.
Illustration of a traditional guitar with fronts, sides, and top view, along with decorative elements.
A collection of six different medieval swords displayed side by side.

BADJELLY

Rigging / Design

Illustration of spell books with dark purple covers decorated with skulls, surrounded by a skull and a hand, with labels and color palette at the bottom.
A character rig for a cartoonish purple rock creature with yellow eyes, horns, and a small blue-green plant on its head and nose. There are color reference swatches and a simple split diagram for assembling the character.
Line drawing of a cartoon turtle character with a detailed face, shell, and limbs, alongside a colorful cartoon scene including characters from an animated show.
Two rows of cartoon-style spiders with different colored bodies, green in front and blue behind, set against a white background.
A collection of cartoon items including a postage stamp with a bird, dollar bills, rocks, police hats, piggy banks, a paper shoe, a cheese grater, a boot, a broom, gardening tools, and a purple wheelbarrow filled with dirt and small plants.
Repeated illustrations of a cartoon bunny face with big eyes, long ears, and a wide smile, arranged in two rows.
Repeated cartoon face of a dog with ears and tongue sticking out, showing various expressions.

PERSONAL

Rigging / Design / Comics

A diverse group of animated characters standing in a line with a character sitting on a throne and another holding a sign that says "Your time starts now!"
A diverse group of animated characters standing in a line with a character sitting on a throne and another holding a sign that says "Your time starts now!"
Animated character of a red-haired man with a beard and sunglasses, shown in multiple angles, wearing a brown jacket, green pants, and brown boots.
A cartoon illustration of a family with two children and a man standing beside a red motorcycle with black tires and a star symbol on the side, against a light beige background.
A cartoon illustration of a man with long hair, sunglasses, and a beard riding a motorcycle with a girl and a child. The girl has curly hair with pink, yellow, and orange colors, and is winking. The child has curly hair and is smiling. The motorcycle
Illustration of a man with long red hair, beard, wearing sunglasses and a brown jacket, riding a red motorcycle with a woman with long, flowing pink and orange hair, wearing a pink dress and thigh-high stockings, sitting behind him. The woman is smil
Illustration of picnic food items, including slices of cheese, strawberries, bowls of strawberries, macarons, and a bottle, with wooden utensils and picnic baskets, and the phrase "Let's Go on a Picnic" in pink cursive at the top.
Two cartoon-style fairy characters with purple skin, black hair with pink tips, yellow eyes, and pink antennae. The fairy on the left is smiling, making a peace sign, and has on a light blue top and purple shorts. The fairy on the right is viewed fro
A character sheet of a purple fairy with large wings, short dark hair, and expressive eyes, shown in five different poses from front to back.
A cartoon illustration of five onion characters standing in a row, each holding a small knife, with varying facial expressions and head positions.