Boris Andreev
Production Designer & Senior Art Director — Animation
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Creative Work
Design Leadership
UNICORN ACADEMY
TV Series (Spin Master Entertainment/Netflix) — PRODUCTION DESIGN
Spin Master's largest IP launch – Netflix global Top 10 at debut.
Production Designer on Season 1, building the show's world from scratch. Then joined Spin Master, the IP owner, as Senior Art Director for Seasons 2–3, covering production design and supervising the vendor studio to keep the look consistent as the series expanded.
"The magical world is exquisitely imagined." — Common Sense Media
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THOMAS AND FRIENDS
TV Series (Mattel) - ART DIRECTION
First Art Director on the show's move from its original model-based production to a full-CG pipeline. Kept the brand's established look while using CG to add the detail and visual range the storytelling needed, then refined the assets and raised the visual quality across the following seasons of episodes and specials.
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MIA AND CODIE
Preschool TV Series (TVO Kids, Knowledge Network, TFO) – ART DIRECTION / PRODUCTION DESIGN
Art Director from the project's earliest development, responsible for the show's entire look. Designed and developed the final look of the main characters and created the series' central world, Mia's city-block neighborhood, inside and out. Set the visual style in Season 1 and carried it through production into Season 2.
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WATERSHIP DOWN
High Profile mini-series (BBC / Netflix) – CONCEPT DESIGN & EARLY ART DIRECTION
Daytime Emmy®-winning adaptation of Richard Adams' classic (2019).
Created the pitch concepts that helped win the production in a competitive bid. Then helped art direct early development, coordinating an international art team across the UK, Ireland and India.
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BILLY THAMES
Feature Animation – PRODUCTION DESIGN / CHARACTER DESIGN
Billy Thames was a feature animation for After Studios (UK, India), canceled in 2019 during development stage. As Production Designer I defined the look of its world and personally designed all of its main characters. The art below shows some of the work produced.
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Creative Work
Concept & Visual Development
THE DRAGON PRINCE
THE DRAGON PRINCE – Netflix Series · ENVIRONMENT CONCEPT DESIGN
Daytime Emmy®-winning fantasy series (2020).
Contributed to the production design of Season 1 by developing several key locations: defining each one's role in the story, its scale and its layout, so the places worked for staging as well as looking right. Also painted story-beat illustrations for pivotal moments.
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HE-MAN & THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
Netflix’s CG reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, produced by Mattel Television, brought Eternia to a new generation of viewers. For Season 1, I created the concept for the entire Eternia City, a massive location where each neighborhood has its own architecture and cultural flavor. They range from the palace and a hi-tech highland quarter to valley farms, a trade village and cliff-top esoteric alien spheres.
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Case Studies
FANTASTICAL WORLD
Unicorn Academy
Discover the tactile beauty of hand-woven textiles, where every thread tells a story of heritage and modern craftsmanship.
MAGICAL FANTASY
The Dragon Prince
Curated pieces that bridge the gap between artisanal heritage and sleek, contemporary design for a modern living space.
MAGICAL FANTASY
Billy Thames
Curated pieces that bridge the gap between artisanal heritage and sleek, contemporary design for a modern living space.
25+ years designing worlds for animation.
About boris
Boris Andreev is a Production Designer and Senior Art Director working across feature and episodic animation. His practice connects story, architecture, color, and atmosphere into visual systems that creative teams can build from.
Credits include The Legend of Tembo, Riverdance, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Unicorn Academy, The Dragon Prince, Watership Down, Thomas & Friends and more.
Clients:
BBC, Netflix, Hasbro, Spin Master, Mattel, Marvel
Experience working with and leading teams in:
Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, India