Lucago91AnimationByoung Jae Koh · Artist name Lucago912D Animation · Storyboarding · Character Design
Stories are why
I animate.
I’m Byoung Jae Koh, the artist behind Lucago91Animation. I believe every animation begins with a meaningful story. Through storyboarding, 2D animation, and character design, I turn ideas and everyday emotions into character-driven stories that connect with audiences.
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Sydney, Australia · Available for selected projects
Animation · Character · Story
Selected film · 01
UTS First Year Stop-Motion Project · Team Wooden Key
Wooden Key
Wooden Key was the name of our team for this abstract stop-motion animation, created during my first year at UTS. Inspired by fireworks and Tetris-like forms, the film explores how geometric movement and rhythm can capture the atmosphere of a festival.
We developed a bright, vivid colour palette inspired by Vivid Sydney, aiming to express the excitement, energy, and colourful spectacle of the event.
- Project
- Abstract Stop-Motion Festival Animation · UTS First Year
- Team
- Wooden Key · Byoung Jae Koh · Yat Lam (Brian) Kong · Nathan Hong
- Focus
- Stop-motion animation · Visual rhythm
Selected animatic · 02
My first animatic · UTS Team Project
Cooking Mama
Cooking Mama was the name of our UTS team project and my first experience creating an animatic. Based on the podcast segmentTahini Lentil Stew, we reimagined the audio as a chaotic cooking-show scene.
Through the project, we explored staging, comedic timing, character performance, and how storyboard images can translate spoken audio into a clear visual sequence. I especially enjoyed the collaborative process of developing the animatic as a team.
- Project
- Cooking Mama · UTS Team Animatic
- Team
- Yat Lam Kong (Brian) · Byoung Jae Koh · Ilan Meshel · Clarissa Love
- Audio
- “Tahini Lentil Stew” · Snack Syndicate · FBi Radio’s All the Best
- Focus
- Animatic · Storyboarding · Timing · Visual storytelling
Storyboard · 02
My first storyboard project · UTS Storyboarding Study
French Lover
French Lover is my first complete storyboard project, created during a UTS storyboarding class. Through this romantic-comedy sequence, I explored how a simple character moment can develop into a clear visual story.
The project helped me practise shot composition, character staging, reaction shots, visual pacing, and building towards a readable emotional payoff.
- Project
- French Lover · UTS Storyboarding Study
- Role
- Storyboard artist · Byoung Jae Koh
- Focus
- Storyboarding · Staging · Character acting · Visual comedy
Character Design · 03
UTS First Year · Iteration Book
From first mark
to character.
A selection from my first-year character design iteration book, showing how one idea developed through observation, silhouettes, expression, pose, proportion, colour, and environment studies. These pages capture the experiments and decisions behind the final character and the world around it.
Character Development
Shape, silhouette, proportion, and movement
Expressions & Poses
Performance, emotion, and facial language
Environment Studies
Composition, staging, and tonal development
Personal Work · 04
University study · My animation foundation
Animation
Fundamentals
A collection of my first university animation exercises exploring timing and spacing, squash and stretch, arcs, weight, body mechanics, and walk cycles. These studies formed the foundation of my animation practice and show where my learning journey began.
- Timing & spacing
- Arcs & weight
- Body mechanics
- Walk cycles
04 Personal Work · Basic Animation Study
About · Lucago91
Finding stories
in ordinary life.
I’m Byoung Jae Koh (Lucago91), a Korean Australian animator and artist based in Sydney. I hold a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from the University of Sydney, completed in 2018, and I’m currently completing a Bachelor of Animation Production at UTS, with graduation expected in 2026.
My practice centres on storyboarding, 2D animation, and character design. I’m particularly drawn to character-driven stories that explore human emotion and the small details of everyday life.
My work is shaped by personal experiences, daily observations, and the people around me. I believe that even the quietest, simplest moments can hold meaningful stories.
Through Lucago91Animation, I aim to create warm, honest, and relatable work that connects with audiences on a personal level. I hope my storytelling inspires others and invites them to reflect on the beauty within their own experiences.
- 2D Animation
- Character Design
- Storyboarding
- Illustration
Contact · Collaborations
Let’s make something
memorable.
Available for animation, character design, and storyboarding projects.