Profile: Background Artist Marianne Khalil Creates Narrative-Driven Environments
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Marianne Khalil is a New York-based background artist and illustrator with professional experience in animation and visual storytelling, including art direction at Titmouse NYC. She studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and focuses on visual development, concept work, and the relationship between narrative and image-making. Her work emphasizes environment-focused illustration with a strong drawing foundation, creating places that feel inherently narrative-driven.
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· 3 pulledMarianne Khalil is a New York–based background artist and illustrator with experience in animation and visual storytelling.
She studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and has described her interests in visual development, concept work, and the relationship between narrative and image-making.
What makes her especially interesting is the combination of environment-focused work and a strong drawing foundation.
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