Guest Speakers for Advanced Strategies in Illustration
CLASS RECORDING
THURSDAY April 23rd 7:30-8:30
BIO-
I’m a full-time storyboard artist and freelance character/toy designer. I’ve been in the industry for over 10 years. In that time I’ve had the opportunity to work on properties of some of my childhood favorites like Spider-Man, Scooby Doo, TMNT, Ghostbusters, and Sonic the Hedgehog. I’m always looking for new and exciting challenges and projects.
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BIO –
I’m Penelope “Peng-Peng” Gaylord. I’m a character designer and illustrator in LA and co-founded Identity Comics Studio. I’ve illustrated two Little Golden Books for Penguin Random House – “Captain Marvel” and “Avengers:Battle on the Moon” – which were released in 2019. I’ve done design work and illustrations for Spin Master and Crunchyroll. I’ve also drawn covers for Boom Studios, IDW, and Action Lab.
ZOOM MEETING:
Topic: GUEST SPEAKER
Time: Apr 2, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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GREAT!
Here’s my Questions
1. What artist would you say influenced your style?
2. What do you when you have a creative block?
3. What are your experiences in creating toys in the toy industry?
1. What advice would you give to an aspiring character designer?
2. What is it like to work on some of your childhood favorites?
1. What was your biggest struggle when you first started freelancing?
2. How do you come up with your concepts?
Were there any challenges you had to overcome early on in your career?
1. Did you ever had a dream other than art
2. What’s it like working in the toy industry
3. What do you do when you have a client that’s being difficult about your art.
1. How do you come up with original characters?
2. Do you have a method to create unique poses for your characters?
How long did you spend on learning Character/Toy design? What’s the most challenging experience you had when you were learning it?
1. What do you prefer your design illustrations or your comic design?
What is the difficulty in creating a book?
IT WAS SO GREAT TO HAVE THEM TODAY (ノ≧∀≦)ノ︵ ┻━┻