Yashar Kassai

Yashar Kassai

Production Designing a feature length TMNT reboot.

Production Designer / 16 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

Visual Development Artist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Additional Visual Development

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Matte Painting

Rabid Rider (2010)

Visual Development

ModNation Racers (2010)

Visual Development

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Visual Development Artist

The Mitchell's vs. The Machines (2021)

Visual Development Artist

The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Visual Development Artist

The Book of Life (2014)

Visual Development

Free Birds (2013)

Matte Painter

Open Season 3 (2011)

Matte Painter

Open Season 2 (2008)

Visual Development

Humbugged: Rockettes to the Rescue (2011)
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Hi, I'm Yashar. I'm production designing a feature length Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. I've been an artist on Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Angry Birds, etc.
Work History

  • Production Designer

    Nickelodeon

    October 2020 - Present

  • Visual Development Artist

    Sony Pictures Animation

    March 2016 - September 2016
    Culver City, CA

  • Environment Artist

    Rovio Entertainment

    June 2014 - February 2016

  • Visual Development Artist / Illustrator

    Reel FX

    January 2009 - June 2014

    Member of Reel FX Entertainment Art Dept.
    Character Design/Painter.
    Environment Design/Painter.
    Prop Design/Painter.
    Matter Painter.
    Texture Artist.

  • Concept Artist.

    Blur Studio

    November 2015 - November 2015
    Los Angeles, CA

    Conceptual art for film pitch.

  • Designer

    Filmworkers Club

    January 2011 - Present
    Dallas, Tx & Los Angeles, CA

    Concept art for multiple commercial pitches.

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Education

  • The University of Texas at Dallas

    2003 - 2007