Katarina Fink is a Mestizos creator who aims to tell meaningful stories about unity and understanding. To accomplish this goal she explores narratives about history and mythology while bringing relatable characters to life through animation. With a decade of production experience as an editor, illustrator, and animator, she is also a published and award winning artist with a Bachelors in Cinema/Animation from San Francisco State University. Currently, she is showrunning her passion project, Night Grim, which is estimated to premiere in late 2024.

Interviews
MORE TO COME...
2D
SCREENINGS & HONORS
► The Veterans Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA) - AVENIR -
★Award winner: Best Animation★ ☆Nominee: Best under 10☆ ☆Nominee: Best in Show☆
► YOUALITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Chantilly, France) - AVENIR -
❤︎ Honorable Mention ❤︎
► Mountain Shadow's 10th Annual Short Film Competition (Walnut Creek, USA) - AVENIR -
♦Finalist♦
► Student Academy Awards - AVENIR -
♢Semi Finalist♢
► SFSU 64th Film Finals (San Francisco, USA) - GLOAMING -
★Award winner: Achievement in Animation★
► BAMPFA Student Committee Film Festival 2024 (Berkley, USA) - GLOAMING -
► SFSU Animation Finals 2024 (San Francisco, USA) - GLOAMING - You Can See Me? - AVENIR -
► SFSU Animation Finals 2023 (San Francisco, USA) - What's a Soulmate? - Lasso The Moon - Shepherd-
Upcoming Screenings
2025 Fargo Film Festival - AVENIR -◄
3D
Other / Mixed Media
Lostoria Lé
Concept Trailer Animatic
HelveticaDubs
CINE 440 Final
Kitchen Witch (Act 1)
Night Grim
Jack & Luella Voice Tests
Night Grim
Soup! (Meme Animatic)
To see more examples from the Night Grim project please request! The boards for the pilot will not be public until the premiere.
Character Moments
Comics
Fanart
Icons and avatars
MacBeth Pop-up Book
Character Design
NIGHT GRIM
Assorted
Environments / Backgrounds
Gesture
Finished Figures
Observation
Original Albums
Original Tracks
Remixes
Music Featured in...
- Return to Bloody Nights (The Mad Man Studios)
-Webb of Lies (Lunar Studios)
-KADEN'S EXPERIMENT (Zeldix Productions)
-AmbientSMP Season 1
Recent
The Past
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Accomplishments
- Finalist in Fun Category (Anime Expo 2016)
- Best Upbeat/Dance (Saboten-Con 2016)
-Best Upbeat/Dance (Saboten-Con 2015)
PRIVATE COMMISSION RULES / TERMS OF SERVICE
Final price estimate is based on the complexity of the commission. Base price: $50
In your inquiry, please include:
►# of characters (Refs required)
►Sketch or clean line-art
►B&W or colored
►Render style (Flat, toon, or full)
►Background type (None, plain, or detailed)
►Deadlines (If any)Rush fee: +$50I WILL NOT ACCEPT:
NSFW
Offensive topics
Political topics
Extreme gore
Certain mediaPayment: Paypal or Venmo.
Must be paid upfront.
NO REFUNDS after work has been started.Client can claim up to 3 revisions per commission.
Extra fees for more than 3 revisions:
+$10 for small revisions, +$20 for major revisions
(Small revisions include slight tweaks of colors, line-art and details. Major revisions include any sort of redraw)The client will receive updates during each stage.
Initial sketch / rough -> clean-up -> color -> FX and render -> Final
There is no going back to a previous stage for a revision once approvedFile format:
Graphics / Illustrations - .png
Animations - .mov, .mp4, .gif- TERMS OF SERVICE -DISCLAIMER
By purchasing my services, you automatically agree to the following conditions as well as my rules which are public and will be reminded as necessary.
Please read this entirely and carefully. I will refuse your commission if you do not agree to these terms.
If you are not comfortable with my Terms Of Service and/or are not willing to agree to the conditions, you may not request a commission.Clients are not permitted under any circumstances to use any part of commissioned work from Katarina Fink (Kitty K. Studios) such as images, goods, and copies of goods in any block-chain related technology including non fungible tokens (NFT), cryptocurrency, or future inventions in the space. Using any commissioned work is also strictly prohibited from use in any advertising or profits associated with block-chain related technology including non fungible tokens (NFT), cryptocurrency, or future inventions in the space.Any aspect of work by Katarina Fink (Kitty K. Studios) may not be used to train, validate, or test any neural network or artificial intelligence. Doing so is in violation of terms against alteration and external non private use of assets created for patrons.USER AGREEMENT
By commissioning me, you agree that you have read and accepted all the terms described herein.
You will agree here to the policy of using the art for personal, non-profit purposes unless otherwise stated, and provide all image credits to me.
Violators will be added to a blacklist indefinitely and without warning with any additional appropriate actions taken.GENERALCLIENT
You, the Client, will be expected to first read my TOS and understand my general Commission Prices.You, the Client, may display my work on external sites as long as it is visibly credited and linked back to me.
You may not upload or host my work in any gallery that is intended to display your own work only.You may not claim my work as your own.You may use the Artwork for personal use including but not limited to: avatars, phone or computer wallpapers, and personal website/profile displays.You reserve the right to print or create an otherwise physical reproduction of the Artwork as long as it is for your PERSONAL use only (ie. NOT for sale).You may not use the Artwork for redistribution or external projects, commercial or non-commercial (i.e. t-shirts, mugs, public flyers, etc.) unless otherwise discussed.You are NOT authorized to change, modify, edit or use my works without my permission.You are NOT authorized to trace over my Artwork in any way, including the use of the artwork as a “base.”Any harassment in an attempt to bargain for a commission (a ‘slot’) is not tolerated. This includes inappropriately worded comments on any of my social platforms, as well as private messages. I reserve the right to place anyone on a blacklist over harassment.Clients who have commissioned and/or received work before this TOS has gone into effect are still bound to its contents.These clients are permitted to include signatures and/or watermarks indicating the Artwork is my intellectual property. Credit in some form is required.By placing an order, you agree to these terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully.ARTIST
By commissioning me, you are purchasing my service as an artist only.I reserve the right to post your finished artwork in my gallery for any reason unless discussed and agreed otherwise beforehand.I reserve the right to decline any project or client for any reason.I reserve the right to refund you the full amount paid if I no longer wish to work on your project for any reason.I will not create work containing the following: NSFW, Offensive topics, Political topics, Extreme gore, Certain media.COMMERCIAL USAGE AGREEMENT
If you, the Client, wish to order a commission for Commercial use, the total price of the commission, as well as any other royalties, will be agreed upon upfront.The minimum price increase 100% of the original price, meaning double the end sum. However, I reserve the right to charge more if I deem fit.The following cases are considered commercial use: Reproducing and selling the artwork, publicly or privately, cases where you receive profit from a medium/platform where you have posted my artwork, (eg. Patreon, YouTube, Twitch, a personal site, business cards etc).COPYRIGHT
I reserve the right to sign and/or watermark my own work. I will send you a full resolution image (by email or via google docs), but my signature will remain on both the full resolution and smaller versions of the Artwork.You are responsible for protecting your ownership over rights to a character design made by me by creating a copy image with your name added as well (ie. through a watermark) when uploading on external sites.I retain all copyright over my work, which includes the right to redistribute, reproduce, or use the image as a sample for sales or self-promotion unless otherwise agreed upon. In the case of a Public Commission, I may do whatever I wish with the art (eg. post it to other sites such as Instagram) but will give proper credit to you for ownership of the character’s design.In the case of a commission, I will not claim the rights to a character design unless it was one of my own designs. Therefore I will not reuse/resell the Artwork for personal or commercial projects unless agreed upon.NDA - PRIVACY REQUEST
If you wish for your request to be private, it must be stated during the ordering process.I reserve the right to charge a fee if I deem fit.The privacy request entails that I am not allowed to share any WIPs on social media, nor am I allowed to stream the process of the commission anywhere.However, this also means that you must refrain from sharing any such spoilers and details yourself.If applicable, an NDA fee usually starts at +5% of the total quote, but it might differ. The bigger the project the bigger the fee.