Nichole (Nico) Hart
Storyboard Artist and Illustrator
Storyboard Projects
Project thumbnail for 'Armadillo'
Project thumbnail for 'Risen'
Singular Board: practice in “one frame stories” Focus on framing and dynamics
Singular Board: practice in “one frame stories”
Singular Board: practice in “one frame stories”
Singular Board: practice in “one frame stories”
Singular Board: practice in “one frame stories”
Singular Board: practice in “one frame stories”
Singular Board: practice in “one frame stories”
Comic Pages
Narrative boards within comic book projects
Project thumbnail for 'Culmination'
Traditionally inked11 x 17 comic pages for a fellow students script. Collaboration with the english/writing department.
Traditionally inked11 x 17 comic pages for a fellow students script. Collaboration with the english/writing department.
My take on a scene from ‘Y the Last Man.’ Drawn without looking at the original, utilizing the original script with editor's notes.
Comic Covers
Illustrations for the covers of comics and personal projects
Inking a cover for a classmates comic.
Thumb sets made for a writing student's comic book cover
Final Cover made for a writing student's comic. 11 x 17"
Thumbs for my own work
Personal work
The pencils I sent to a friend to ink in a cover trade project
Illustrations
Singular image narrative studies
Animal Adventure's Series. Style Play
Animal Adventure's Series. Style Play
The result of a character design challenge.
A line challenge that resulted in something more.
Animal Adventure's Series. Style Play
Concept Work
Narrative's within Concept Design
Studies
Life drawing, anatomy, and observations
Some favorite studies compiled from my traditional sketchbooks
Process Work Example
Gun design for the Forest Dweller weapon set in Breath of the Wild
Work Experience
'U.P.P'
Collaborative film from 2018 that won numerous awards: The Golden Earth Film Award, Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, and the Independent Online Film Festival. The film is a comical take on two astronauts floating about in their everyday lives.
I worked as an asset modeler, clean-up artist, the UV and texture artist, as well as a concept and story work. It was a lot of work, but some of my favorite late nights.
-2018
'Archaic'
An interesting action scene short film of a toon character in realistic scenery. Directed by Asfandiyar Ali Aga.
I was brought on as a matte painter, brush creator, and layout designer for the short. It was a lot of fun learning how to make custom brushes to match the style and painting from such an interesting perspective.
-2018
'Myth'
By request from Jaki, I was brought onto this short film last minute, as a layout designer, matte painter, and clean-up assistant. It was an attempt to save the film from a deadline crunch, though, sadly the film was still left incomplete due to a loss in animation staff.
The film would have been a heartbreaking retelling of the classic tale: The Minotaur.
-2017
'Doug Doug the Dancing Bug'
A 50+ page children's book created in collaboration with author and publisher JKT. The project was started on December 27, 2019 and finalized on January 1, 2020.
The project scope included: Designing and developing details on 40+ different characters, designing 20 layouts, painting 38 background illustrations, prepping files for publisher use, and replacing mock-up clipart with fully realized original works. Unfortunately, it was an indie run piece and lacked final publishing polish for the book layout.
About
Hi, I'm Nichole Hart, Nico for short.
I am a storyboarder and writer compelled by the storytelling aspects of art, from drawing and script writing to comic books and animation. I love getting inside the minds of characters and acting out how they may respond to the various scenarios they face. For fun, I break down films and write shorts. I also love to see the world by traveling, kayaking, whitewater rafting, and hiking.
I am looking for work in storyboards, screenplays, animation, comics, and narrative illustration.