Sushi | Illustration + Motion
Personal project
A familiar meal becomes a small visual story through texture, color, and animation. An approach suited to dish reveals and restaurant social content.
Explore the project ↗Illustration + motion · Savannah, GA
A little texture.
A little motion.
A lot of flavor.
Hi, I'm Ni Ma. I create expressive illustrations and playful animation for restaurants, food brands, and places people love.
Let's discuss your project ↗View selected work ↓
A little drawn. A little animated.Selected work
Illustration with a little movement.
Animated Illustration | Peachtober
Personal exploration
Nine prompts, one tiny world. Watch the latest Peachtober piece, then explore my earlier animated illustrations.
View the collection ↗What we can create together
Art for your next story, dish, or launch.
Food illustration
Custom artwork for dishes, drinks, seasonal menus, and campaigns, shaped around your brand and audience.
Explore illustration ideas
A featured dish, drink, seasonal menu, or campaign image—created around your brief.
Animated social content
Short illustrated animations for menu reveals, launches, and social posts. Still artwork and delivery formats agreed for your channels.
Explore motion ideas
A short menu reveal, product moment, or looping illustrated scene, with still artwork for your campaign.
Hospitality stories
Illustrated scenes and animated details that capture the personality of a café, restaurant, hotel, or destination.
Explore hospitality ideas
An illustrated sense of place, a welcoming scene, or details that bring your space’s personality to life.
We can start small: one custom illustration and one short animated version for a dish, drink, or seasonal promotion.
About + process
A personal approach, from sketch to motion.
I'm an illustrator, motion designer, and educator based in Savannah, Georgia. My work brings together expressive drawing, painterly textures, and animation to tell stories with warmth and personality.
More about my background ↗01 · Your brief
We discuss what you're promoting, your audience, intended use, timeline, and budget.
02 · The direction
We agree on the scope and schedule, then develop the illustration direction before animation.
03 · Bringing it to life
I create and refine the work, then deliver the files and formats we agreed on.
A few useful answers
Let’s talk possibilities.
Can we start with one illustration?
Yes. We can discuss a small project, such as one dish or drink illustration with a short animated version. The scope and usage are agreed in the proposal.
What should I send in my first email?
Your business, idea, intended use, ideal deadline, and approximate budget. A short introduction is enough to start the conversation.
Can you work with our creative team?
I offer illustration and motion design for brands and creative teams. Share your brief so we can discuss where my work fits.
Start a project
What's on your menu?
A new dish, a seasonal launch, or a place with a story to tell? Send me a short introduction.
Include your business, project idea, where the artwork will appear, your timeline, and approximate budget. Still figuring it out? We can discuss the scope together.
Email me about your project ↗