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Leo Chiola

Senior Freelance Storyboard Artist & Illustrator

Léo Chiola is a Senior Storyboard Artist at Gearbox Entertainment, contributing to Borderlands 4 and other unannounced projects, while also working as a freelance illustrator. He began his career at age 20 as a freelance comic artist and illustrator, building a strong foundation in visual storytelling.


In 2017, Léo joined Boulder Media (owned by Hasbro) as a Character Designer on the animated TV series Transformers: Cyberverse. After relocating to Canada in 2019, he continued expanding his portfolio, with credits on projects including Marvel Rivals, Marvel Snap, Chase & Catch, Aiko & the Masters of Time, and Spellcasters: Major League Magic.

  • If you like stylized mecha and giant robots, do yourself a favor and learn from a great character designer how to create solid shapes and dynamic poses in Léo's own unique style.

    - Serge Birault
    Senior Concept Artist at Epic Games

  • Léo has a great understanding of shape language and knows how to create awesome designs that look both functional and fun. Having worked in video games, animation, and also as a comic book artist, Léo has extensive knowledge of stylized character design. I highly recommend his workshop.

    - Edward Delandre
    Concept Artist at Gameloft Montreal

  • Léo is a hell of a comic artist, and has great experience in mechanical character design; while working on Transformers he provided a lot of concept sketches and technical drawings for robots and vehicles, so I’m looking forward to seeing what he will come up with for this workshop.

    - Marco Caradonna
    Freelance Art Direction / Visual Development

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