LAIKA
Mike Terpstra is an experienced Matte Painter and Environment Artist currently working at LAIKA, LLC since June 2021, contributing to the upcoming film "Wildwood" (2025). Previously, Mike served as a Senior Compositor and Visual Development Artist at LAIKA from August 2015 to August 2020, working on notable projects such as "Missing Link" (2019) and "Kubo and the Two Strings" (2016). Prior experience includes a role as a Compositor at Tippett Studio, with contributions to films including "Ted2" (2015) and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (2014), as well as positions at PlayStation and Atomic Fiction. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from The Ohio State University, completed in 1994.