“I always doodled as a kid according to my parents,” she explained in an interview with Concept Art Empire. “But I don’t think it was until sophomore or junior year of college when I narrowed down my career path to art.”

Of course, this all changed a couple of years later when she found herself working for some of the biggest names in the industry. Currently working as a storyboard artist for Netflix, she’s also worked in the past for Marvel Animation, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., and Cartoon Network. An impressive CV to say the least.

Now fully committed to her anime-inspired art, she admits it took her some time to feel comfortable with her “geeky” preferences. “In high school a bit and in college, I was afraid to like anime,” she admits. “I thought I had to exclusively like Disney and that enjoying series like Naruto and One Piece was a bad thing. It took me a while to accept and understand that there are a lot of people that like both, and that’s totally fine!”

According to Chiu, when it comes to storyboarding, it’s best to showcase a bit of variety. “Action, comedy, and drama. If you can hit all 3 of those beats in, let’s say, 1 large sequence and 1 or 2 additional shorter ones then that’s pretty good,” she says. Inspiring illustrators and animators, take note!

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“I love the personalities of animals,” she told Creative Boom. “They are so varied. Pugs, in particular, are such characters; they are very silly and funny. I like imagining what animals might say if they could talk.”

Originally from Norwich, Gemma now resides in California with her two pugs and boyfriend and works as a freelance illustrator, with clients that include Hallmark, The New York Times, Oxford University Press, Chronicle Books, and The Observer.

Her web comics, shared on her Instagram page, is highly delightful, drawn in her distinct, and somewhat childish, style. “I’ve drawn in a similar style since I was a child – always focusing on characters and humor and using simple line art,” she explained.

“I knew from a young age that I wanted to draw and write for a living. I was always encouraged to draw by teachers and friends. Once I realised that I could use art as a tool to get out of PE lessons, I was even keener. At primary school, I was sometimes allowed to stay in the classroom and make posters for upcoming school events rather than put myself through the humiliation of falling over and generally being terrible at all of the sports.”

Check out some of her work in the gallery below.

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The emotion her artwork conveys is empowering and important for all the girls out there. Her Cinderella, for example, wears a shirt that states she’s not a housemaid. 

Scroll down to see why her work is among the best things we discovered this week.

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The team consists of three people: Luke Kingma for the concept, art direction, and copy, Lou Patrick Mackay who does illustration, and Jacob Banas, who makes sure their work is seen on social media. You can see our favorite picks below.

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She once explained how it all began: “I missed my pug Mochi so much while I was at work that I started drawing about him on the subway on my way to and back from work.”

Completely understandable. Now on to the comics!

The post Life With Dog Represented as Real as it Gets appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I always doodled as a kid according to my parents,” she explained in an interview with Concept Art Empire. “But I don’t think it was until sophomore or junior year of college when I narrowed down my career path to art.”

Of course, this all changed a couple of years later when she found herself working for some of the biggest names in the industry. Currently working as a storyboard artist for Netflix, she’s also worked in the past for Marvel Animation, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., and Cartoon Network. An impressive CV to say the least.

Now fully committed to her anime-inspired art, she admits it took her some time to feel comfortable with her “geeky” preferences. “In high school a bit and in college, I was afraid to like anime,” she admits. “I thought I had to exclusively like Disney and that enjoying series like Naruto and One Piece was a bad thing. It took me a while to accept and understand that there are a lot of people that like both, and that’s totally fine!”

According to Chiu, when it comes to storyboarding, it’s best to showcase a bit of variety. “Action, comedy, and drama. If you can hit all 3 of those beats in, let’s say, 1 large sequence and 1 or 2 additional shorter ones then that’s pretty good,” she says. Inspiring illustrators and animators, take note!

The post Inspiring Animators? Take Note From Netflix’s Storyboard Artist appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I love the personalities of animals,” she told Creative Boom. “They are so varied. Pugs, in particular, are such characters; they are very silly and funny. I like imagining what animals might say if they could talk.”

Originally from Norwich, Gemma now resides in California with her two pugs and boyfriend and works as a freelance illustrator, with clients that include Hallmark, The New York Times, Oxford University Press, Chronicle Books, and The Observer.

Her web comics, shared on her Instagram page, is highly delightful, drawn in her distinct, and somewhat childish, style. “I’ve drawn in a similar style since I was a child – always focusing on characters and humor and using simple line art,” she explained.

“I knew from a young age that I wanted to draw and write for a living. I was always encouraged to draw by teachers and friends. Once I realised that I could use art as a tool to get out of PE lessons, I was even keener. At primary school, I was sometimes allowed to stay in the classroom and make posters for upcoming school events rather than put myself through the humiliation of falling over and generally being terrible at all of the sports.”

Check out some of her work in the gallery below.

The post Gemma Correll’s Cartoons Are the Meaning of Relatable appeared first on MobiSpirit.

The emotion her artwork conveys is empowering and important for all the girls out there. Her Cinderella, for example, wears a shirt that states she’s not a housemaid. 

Scroll down to see why her work is among the best things we discovered this week.

The post Artist Draws Modern Versions of Cartoon Characters appeared first on MobiSpirit.

The team consists of three people: Luke Kingma for the concept, art direction, and copy, Lou Patrick Mackay who does illustration, and Jacob Banas, who makes sure their work is seen on social media. You can see our favorite picks below.

The post These Futuristic Cartoons are Funny, But Also a Little Sad appeared first on MobiSpirit.

She once explained how it all began: “I missed my pug Mochi so much while I was at work that I started drawing about him on the subway on my way to and back from work.”

Completely understandable. Now on to the comics!

The post Life With Dog Represented as Real as it Gets appeared first on MobiSpirit.