After taking an Intro to
Animation class at Polytech, Kristine Marsh went on to study Cartooning at the
School of Visual Arts in New York City. She began her career as freelance
artist and became the owner of her own business, Knightingale Studio. She currently
heads the company that creates characters, illustrations, 2D animation and
graphics for children’s media including books, apps, and advertising.
While at Polytech, Kristine
learned the basics of Adobe Illustrator and created a chinchilla character that
she named “Fuji”. Through the years, she further developed this character transforming
it into the main character in her new project, Samurai Chinchilla! “You never
know where that doodle in your high school sketchbook will lead”, says Kristine.
Kristine recently held a
promotional event sponsored by Women in Animation in New York City on May 6th.
Videos, concept artwork, notes by the creator, and more can be found at the
following link.
Kristine has been a
wonderful supporter of the art programs here at Polytech. She sits on the
Advisory Committee, holds workshops for current students on portfolio
preparation and serves as a speaker for community presentations.
“I took every art class my
high school had to offer, all the way up to G & T Honors programs, but
nothing prepared me quite like Polytech. Getting an early jump on using design software
and learning about the process of animation before college really gave me an
edge going forward.”
