hello! 

My name is Marissa, and I am a character and storyboard artist!

I have created art all my life, but I originally decided to pursue mechanical engineering. This was my new path until I graduated high school. I realized that my passions lie within the creativity of the field rather that the technical side, and so I enrolled at Macomb Community College's Creative Imaging and Illustration program to pursue my dreams.

What keeps me going is purely my love for the arts. I since have launched my own webcomic series "METAMORPHOSIS: We As Mortals" which has been received very positively with the audience I have built and was featured multiple times across the platforms it is available on.
Storytelling through this medium is an absolute joy and I am so grateful for the path I have chosen.

Please get in touch with me at

marissarakowski@gmail.com

if you’d like to work with me :)

Hand-drawn black and white logo with a stylized theatrical mask adorned with a small feather
Black and white collage of comic book characters portraying intense emotions and actions, featuring faces with wide eyes and aggressive expressions, wielding weapons, and engaging in combat.

projects

  • BLADE 1998 MOVIE POSTER (2026) –  Digital illustrator - Volunteer work for the Detroit Senate Theater –Created Movie Poster and T-Shirt designs to promote movie showings

    “JINGLES” GROUP ANIMATION (2025) –  2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, and SFX Editor in student project for Gunner School

    “SHAPES” GROUP ANIMATION (2025) –  2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, Environment Artist, SFX Editor, Project Managerin student project for Gunner School

    “METAMORPHOSIS” & “EVI” COMIC (2022-Present) –  Story Artist and viz dev in self-published webcomic project

  • StoryBoarding

  • Comics / Sequential Art

  • Character Design / Character Concept Art

  • 2D Character Animation

    • Cel and illustrator

  • Traditional & Digital Art

Profcientcies

I am able to aquire new software as work requires.

  • Procreate

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe After Effects

  • blender (3d) / Inventor / AutoCAD (2D)

  • Microsoft Office

    • PowerPoint / Excel / Word

  • google suite

    • sheets / slides / drive

Software knowledge

    • degree in creative imaging and illustration (2024)

    • Evol Motions Animation Production Training Course (2026) - foundational knowledge in 2d & 3d animation pipelines, productions, workflows, and studio operations.

    • BIEN - Motion Fliers (2026) - motion design shadowship program

    • Gunner School Shadowship Program (2025) - skills in animation, motion design, and adobe creative suite

    • pti technical academy (2018)

    • STORYBOARDING FOR ACTION/DRAMA (2025) - Storyboarding Course by  Storyboard Department Director of Powerhouse Animation

Education