IRINA LEVIN
Minneapolis-based storyboard artist and illustrator. BA in Illustration. Born in Russia, lives in America, fancies Japan. Used to do interactive. Currently available for freelance projects related to film and books.
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2010
2005
2003-05
Spera Comic
My contribution to the amazing Spera Comic. “Written and created by Josh Tierney, Spera is a collaboration between artists from around the world, illustrated and told in consecutive sections that incorporate character designs by Sarah Ferrick and Afu Chan. These sections form a tapestry of artistic styles and storytelling methods, turning the world of Spera into a poetic, surprising and wholly unique realm.” My bit involved the characters cooking supper in a haunted cottage with their new friend, Chobo, the warrior tabby.
Two Threads Holding
An unfinished comic about dreams, hugely inspired by Inception. It features my yakuza character drifting through a dreamscape filled with themes common to my own REM cycles. No plot—which is probably why this project deflated after 4 pages. Well, a good lesson learned!2005
Heir: a fable
Key frames for a short animation. The project did not come to fruition, but I am pleased with the attempt. The plot was based on a dream I had. Briefly: an infant heir is seized from his cradle and brought to the dark kingdom to be raised and trained according to their edicts. He accepts this until his teens, whereupon the urge to return home carries him across the fields, to the light kingdom. While greeted with open arms, he soon finds that he no longer belongs—too dark for the light kingdom and too light for the dark kingdom. Realizing this, the heir descends into the valley in between to wander on his own.2003-05