Working across editorial illustration, commercial projects, and 2D animated videos, she creates vibrant, concept-driven visuals that combine strong storytelling with a distinctive graphic style.

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After studying animation at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (广州美术学院) and graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2014, Yukai established her practice in both illustration and animation. Her work is known for bold colour palettes, layered compositions, and a visual language built from lines, dots, and geometric shapes. Inspired by Impressionist texture and contemporary graphic design, she transforms simple elements into immersive visual worlds.

As an illustrator and 2D animator, Yukai approaches each project with a focus on human emotion and poetic narrative. Her illustrations are often dreamlike and abstract rather than literal, while her animation direction emphasises fluid morphing transitions, hand-drawn sensibility, and rhythmic movement. Whether visualising complex ideas, technology, culture, or intangible feelings, her work brings warmth and clarity to conceptual subjects.

Based in London and working internationally, Yukai collaborates with global brands, publications, and cultural institutions. Her practice bridges still and moving image, blending analogue sensitivity with digital craft to create engaging, story-led illustration and animation.