MFA - Visual Development
Kristin Tingey
Kristin is a digital artist focused on storytelling. After receiving her Bachelors at Utah State University in Art and Photography, with Minors in Entrepreneurship and Art History, she continued her studies at the Academy of Art University to pursue her passion for drawing and storytelling as a visual development artist. Alongside academics, Kristin teamed up with her business partner McKay Wadsworth to grow a new entertainment company called Kirin Comics. Together they have self-published a comic book, Buttercup, and now seven monthly magazines (continuing) designed to support other creators in their community. They are now teamed up with Maddar Games to develop a multi-player game based on Buttercup which will soon be available within a year. Kristin is soon to graduate from the Academy of Art with her Masters and will continue her creative path into the entertainment industry.