Zoë Šipka
Illustrator and Background Artist
Personal Projects
Monster OrphanageA young human woman tries her best as the new governess of a children's home for supernatural creatures.
RingsydeExplorations of a galactic empire's most prestigious academy, located on a space station orbiting a gas giant.
Tales of the TMNT BG01
Tales of the TMNT BG02
UTales of the TMNT BG03
Tales of the TMNT BG04
Tales of the TMNT BG05
Tales of the TMNT BG06
Tales of the TMNT BG07
Tales of the TMNT BG08
Tales of the TMNT BG09
Tales of the TMNT BG10
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[Monster Orphanage] Orphanage exterior
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[Monster Orphanage] Orphanage kitchen
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[Monster Orphanage] Lorelei's room
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[Ringsyde] Dorm room
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[Ringsyde] Dorm room floorplan
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[Ringsyde] Prop design
Mad science lab layout
Tangled show-styled fishmonger shop
Vancouver church
![[Monster Orphanage] Orphanage exterior](assets/images/gallery03/67445538_original.png?v=2677df2c)
![[Monster Orphanage] Orphanage kitchen](assets/images/gallery03/6b2bbece_original.jpg?v=2677df2c)
![[Monster Orphanage] Lorelei's room](assets/images/gallery03/4e0c7a96_original.jpg?v=2677df2c)
![[Ringsyde] Dorm room](assets/images/gallery03/811493bf_original.jpg?v=2677df2c)
![[Ringsyde] Dorm room floorplan](assets/images/gallery03/8bbd4efc_original.jpg?v=2677df2c)
![[Ringsyde] Prop design](assets/images/gallery03/afb0d1dc_original.jpg?v=2677df2c)
![[Monster Orphanage] Character lineup](assets/images/gallery05/08d171c4_original.jpg?v=2677df2c)
"Motor Mouth" Main character design explorations
"Motor Mouth" Front page illustration
"Motor Mouth" Page 3 illustration
"Motor Mouth" Page 9 illustration
"Motor Mouth" Page 7 illustration
Original painting
"Transformers" Fanart
"Transformers" Fanart
"Sonic the Hedgehog" Fanart
Original painting
"Pokemon" Fanart
"Transformers" Fanart
"Mass Effect" Fanart
"The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl" Fanart
"The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl" Fanart
Zoë Šipka is a design and visual development artist based out of Greater Vancouver. She is a 2023 graduate of Capilano University's 2D Animation and Visual Development program, and has previously worked as a BG layout artist at Titmouse.With an interest in all facets of production design, Zoë loves visually developing and exploring all kinds of fictional worlds and environments, from the fantastical to the mundane. A fan of sci-fi, the colour pink, and transforming robot toys; when she's not drawing you can usually find her building model kits, playing CRPGs or reading comics.
zoejasipka@gmail.com