ABOUT DEVON CADY-LEE

I am an artist working out of Burbank, California, specializing in character and

creature design for the entertainment industry. I love designing for all forms of

media, be it for TV and feature animation, video games, toy designs or book

illustrations. I also teach character design at The Workshop Academy since 2018.

I was born and raised in New York City's Chinatown, which was full of activity

and all walks of life. I was fortunate to be surrounded by art at all times and

encouraged to make my own. I first started drawing characters when I was

young by doodling animals and imbuing them with personalities, much like the

pets I had while growing up. I was eventually able to pursue this as a career by

being a character designer!

After graduating the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006, I started working at Boston's Turbine Games working on MMOs and contract work. I worked for several game studios on the East Coast before moving to Seattle, WA where I worked at Motiga Games. In 2017 I began freelancing and collaborating with studios like Activision-Blizzard, Toys for Bob, Riot Games, Eidos Interactive, ReelFX, Framestore and others. My last project was at Warner Bros. Animation where I worked on GREMLINS: Secret of the Mogwai for two seasons as a visual development artist.

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For more information on my past experience, please view my Linkedin.

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Warner Bros. Animation / Character Design & Visual Development / Jan 2020 - Present

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The Workshop Academy / Teacher /  2018 - Present

Toys for Bob / Contract Character Designer / Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

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Motiga Games / Senior Concept Artist / Dec 2013 - Oct 2017

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Reel FX / Contract Character Designer / May 2015 - Apr 2016

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38 Studios / Senior Concept Illustrator / Feb 2011 - May 2012 

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Turbine Games / Concept Artist / 2007- 2009

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