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Kallen Chi 🎨
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Kallen Chi - Story Artist ★ Previously: Netflix, Augenblick, Titmouse, Pixar, katherinechi@alum.calarts.edu (They/Them)
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'Tis the season!
Two cartoon portraits of the artist posed side by side. On the left the artist wears a brown button vest layered over a white button down shirt and red turtleneck. They also wear gray pants, a tan bandana, black shoes and a pair of glasses. On the right the artist stands waving - most of their features covered by large, winter clothing. Their hair is covered by a green knit hat sporting a red and green fish. Their glasses peek out over their blue face mask and green checkered scarf. They also wear a green cross-body bag, and puffy black jacket over the majority of their outfit leaving only their gray pants, red socks, and black shoes visible. Although their expression is largely obscured, they wave happily towards the viewer.
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Queer community spaces are invaluable.
A quick line-art drawing depicting the artist seated at a dining booth at a Brooklyn bar, with their iPad propped up to draw. A stranger comes by, asking for a seat. Meanwhile, drag performers chat amongst themselves in the background before the show. The drawing is captioned, "At the drag bar a weight is lifted off my shoulders that I forget is even there. No worries, no assumptions, I exist just as I am. 10/17/25"
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Another illustration for Young Storyteller’s Biggest Show, featuring “Field Trip” by Melvin Willis. Young Storytellers is a non-profit providing creative arts education for low income students across Southern California. Check them out if you can!
A digital illustration depicting a teenager's bedroom while they are away. A red backpack hangs off a wheeled desk chair, at a wooden desk filled with the teenager's personal belongings including a trophy, robot action figure, green desk lamp, purple and yellow pennants, and stationary. A pair of red chucks rest on the wooden floors, and a violin case leans against the desk. Daylight pours in through the window, with a view to a Californian suburb on a clear day. The piece is titled "Field Trip" by Melvin Willis.
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Hello Twit-Nation, "The Twits" is out this weekend! From show to film, I had a blast working with the Netflix crew to share this grotesquely gorgeous tale.

Sending my wishes out to all creatives making the best of trying times, and for a world free from exploitation and bigotry. #storyboard
Two images arranged vertically. Above the title card of "The Twits," as seen in the 2025 Netflix movie. The Triperot city water tower spews pink hotdog meat out into an explosion, soon to cover the rest of the city. Below, a teaser photo of the whole Netflix staff against a bolt of lightning. Two images arranged vertically. Above, the flobnorble has jumped onto the ground, racing manically around the furniture. Beesha, Bubsy, and the mugglewumps watch it from above. Below the same shot as rendered in the film. Two images arranged vertically. Above, a storyboard panel of the Dungle family cheering for the Twits during their mayoral debate. Below, the same shot as rendered in the film. Two images arranged vertically. Above, a storyboard panel of Mr. and Mrs. Twit walking disheveled away from the ruined Twitlandia, trudging their way back to their home. Below, another storyboard panel, featuring the Roly-Poly Bird and various crows flying around him with glue-covered paintbrushes in their talons.
October 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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New Friends

#off #offgame #offspoilers
Digital cartoon drawing of Hugo and the optional Zodiac bosses from the game OFF. Hugo rests himself on Cob's soft wool, surrounded by all the other Zodiacs surrounding him lovingly. Hugo wears an orange long-sleeved onesie, smiling up at the creatures adoringly.
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I finally beat-
#off #offgame
Loose black and white digital sketch featuring The Batter, from the game "OFF" standing in profile with his bat resting over his right shoulder. He faces towards the viewer with Add-Ons and teary-eyed specters floating around him. The background is filled with smokey clouds.
September 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Diary Drawing - 9/18/25
An array of five "hearts" drawn against a white background in a cartoonish style. First, a conventional red heart symbol drawn with a glossy white highlight. Second, a heart symbol made of glass, slightly cracked. Third, a golden lock. Fourth, a hand grenade. Fifth, an anatomical heart drawn slightly more realistically, severed and lying in a small pool of blood. The caption reads, "Pick a heart to wear today."
September 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Sketches from the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens in Purchase, NY, featuring sculptures from Robert Davidson, Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, and Henry Moore.
A page of marker sketches featuring sculptures from the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens in Purchase, NY. Clockwise from the top: "Totem" by Robert Davidson, "Hats Off" by Alexander Calder, "Frog" by Robert Davidson, "Locking Piece" by Henry Moore, and "Personnage" by Joan Miró. The drawings are unified by simple drawings of lily pads, magnolia leaves and other foliage found in the gardens.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Happy to announce that I got a new job as a Fourth Grade Associate Teacher!
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Four drawings of a figure drawing model dressed in office attire seated, slouching, and standing over a folding chair in cartoonish, extreme expressions. Drawn in graphite. Five drawings of a figure drawing model with long hair wearing a simple dress, curled up, seated, and stretching along the floor. Drawn in graphite.
August 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Figure drawings from Go Figure, a pop up life drawing event hosted by Nick Sung, focusing on pushing (leaning!!) the figure in the Tom Gately/Walt Stanchfield school of thought. Incredibly fun and refreshing! Nice to push my drawing limits.
Drawing of a woman with her hair tied in a bun, leaning forward while seated backwards on a chair. She wears a tank top, heeled ankle boots and sweater tied around her waist. Drawn in black ink. Two drawings of a woman wearing a tank top, heeled boots, three-quarter length pants and a sweater tied around her waist, arranged side by side. On the left she stands with her hands on her hips, facing the viewer with a stern expression. On the right she stands confidently with her weight on her right leg and left hand resting on a chair. Drawn in black ink. Figure drawing of a woman wearing a tank top, heeled boots, and sweater tied around her waist, hunched over an askew folding chair with an agonized expression. Drawn in black ink. Drawing of a woman wearing a tank top, heeled boots, three-quarter length pants and a sweater tied around her waist, seated leaning backwards on a folding chair in profile. Drawn in black ink.
August 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Sketchbook pages from August! Drawings from Central Park and the end of summer show at SAYA.
Several views of a school auditorium drawn in orange, yellow and blue ink. School mentors guide elementary age students to their seats, while teachers and students wait patiently for the show to come. Some staff members stand and chat amongst each other, while another sits with his eyes closed, phone in hand. In a small frame the stage is drawn with the curtains still closed. Several fifth graders seated in a school auditorium, dressed in cowboy dance costumes, viewed from the side. They are drawn primarily in orange, yellow, purple and pink ink. A man, woman, and their fluffy, black and white dog enjoying a picnic on the lawn in Central Park South. The man lies on his back while the woman sits chatting with him. The dog stands between them, smiling with its mouth open. Drawn in black and gray ink. A view of several skyscrapers as viewed from Central Park South, drawn in black ink.
August 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Another illustration made for the Young Storytellers, a program to give youth opportunities to write and produce their own stories and performances. “The Macaron Quest” tells the tale of two friends, Marionette and Jane, and the challenges they face as they strive to open up their own macaron shop.
An illustration of the story "The Macaron Quest" by June Brooks and Silvana Palma Ruiz. It depicts colorful macarons stacked on a plate, a green striped tea cup, and a grey and brown snail.
August 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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This summer I got to teach an ecosystem-themed animation curriculum to some fantastic elementary schoolers! For our rainforest week each student colored their own frame of parrot animation to create this collaborative animation collage.
August 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Unrestrained Summer Fun
Single panel digital comic featuring the artist as a teacher, standing in the midst of an elementary school classroom in glue-filled disarray. Glue bottles fly through the classroom as students apply glue to their arms and peel it off their bodies. One student says, “I’m a snaaake,” as another slips and falls on a stray glue bottle.
July 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I started 5 months ago 🤧.
Single panel digital comic of the artist lying red-eyed, sweaty, and nose-dripping sick under their covers, surrounded by a book, used tissues, and a Nintendo Switch open on the game Mini Metro. The caption reads, "Times sick since starting teaching: 4."
July 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Photo Study 7/7/25
Digital drawing of a young, thin, light skinned woman with pink and purple hair seated on an electric wheelchair. She holds a brown cased smartphone in her left hand, and folds her left leg resting her left foot over her right knee. She wears a white tanktop, black pants, and black flats. She looks off to the side with a content expression.
July 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Recent sketches from LA!
An inked sketchbook page featuring patrons dining across Disneyland locations including River Belle Terrace, San Fransokyo, and Carthay Circle Restaurant. An ink drawing of a long haired- person wearing long sleeves, a beanie, and face mask, drawing on a spiral bound sketchbook on a reclining sofa. Around them are houseplants and a water bottle in the foreground. An ink drawing of a person with a beard and hair down to their neck wearing a short sleeved shirt and long skirt, seated comfortably on a couch with a phone in their hands. Around them are books stacked on a stool, framed pictures and decorations on a shelf, houseplants and window blinds.
July 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Thank you to my friends Dylan and Aevery for buying me the FFVI precon deck!
Single panel digital comic of the artist sitting beside Cloud from Final Fantasy 7 and Terra from Final Fantasy 6 over a round of Magic: The Gathering. Around them are chibis of Y'shtola, Tidus, a chocobo, and moogle also from the Final Fantasy series. The artist has stars in their eyes, beaming over the Magic cards in their hands. Behind them is a downward arrow, and "-$70" written beside both Terra and Cloud, representing the cost of their commander decks.
July 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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You can't tell here but she's orange
A sketch page drawn in black ink, filled with three drawings of a tabby cat. On top is a drawing of the cat in a curled-up sleepy pose, peeking at the viewer with one eye open. She drapes her left front paw over her right hind leg. On the left is a close up of her head fully asleep with her mouth slightly open, drawn upside down. On the bottom is the cat sleeping with her paws curled beneath her, her hind side to the viewer. Written beneath the drawing are the words, " Biiiig Butt."
July 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Kai’s a very special character to me and I’m glad I got to be a part of her journey and work alongside a very special crew!
June 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Back in 2021 I was invited to do some freelance on Kai’s episode of Pixar’s Win or Lose!

Kai’s character had gone through many iterations, but a constant theme of her story was the love she received from both her biological and softball family.

© 2025 Pixar
June 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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What will it take for them to see.
Two eyes drawn in horror, peeping through black, shadowy hands.
June 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Parrot animation I drew in prep for my summer school students!
June 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I didn’t know this was a thing you could get done haha
Single panel digital comic featuring a man wearing seal-faced bucket hat getting his ear cleaned. Behind him, three friends (including the artist) eat kebabs and popcorn, watching his ear being cleaned on a tv monitor.
June 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM