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Piper Thibodeau joins Brian Dunaway, Joel Duggan and Matthew Ducharme to talk about her art career so far.
| About the Work: Cryptid Creations |
| https://cryptid-creations.deviantart.com |
| https://cryptid-creations.tumblr.com |
| Currently working on my student film, Sídhe. Which will come out May 2015 |
| I am also doing some side freelance work on Intel’s “Pocket Avatars” app |
| Art FAQ from Tumblr |
| https://cryptid-creations.tumblr.com/FAQ |
| About Artist: |
| Hi there, my name’s Piper Thibodeau. I’m a 21 year old illustrator and animation student from Montreal hoping to work in visual development and storyboarding. |
| I am in my final-year of animation school with hopes of becoming a concept artist and fulfilling my own personal projects along the way. I’ve got a lot to learn and I’m really eager to try out new techniques (when I get the time, heh) |
| You’ve just passed 600 posts in your “Daily Painting Journal”. That’s dedication! What promoted you to start the journal? | |
| Joel | |
| How much time each day do you spend painting? (For the dailies.) | Joel |
| Several of your dailies have been linked to the @Sketch_Dailies challenge on Twitter. What’s that experience been like for you? | Joel |
| Do you try to keep up with @Sketch_Dailies, or do you just jump in when the topic moves you? | Joel |
| Recently your dailies have hit on some (now) classic cartoons. Which cartoons did you grow up with and which are more recent discoveries? | Joel |
| Do you ever record your painting process or make process GIFs? Any plans to? | Joel |
| Is there a giant list somewhere of “Things you have to paint for daillies.”? (Not including Pokemon!) | Joel |
| Judging by some of your illustrations, I’m guessing you have a little feathered muse who apparently loves all things apple. Am I wrong? | Matt |
| Upon viewing some of your work, my wife said you are like a softer Tim Burton. Is he an influence on your work? | Matt & Lana |
| Do you remember the first time you drew something and said “Hey! I’m an artist!” | Matt |
| Going through your Deviant Art pics, at some point there’s a noticable jump in quality. Was there an Aha! moment behind that shift. | Matt |
| Art / Process | |
| You have a unique (cute and dynamic) design style of your own. Wondering, who are your biggest influences in character design and concept art? | Joel |
| I’m assuming you do most of your work in Photoshop. Can you walk us through your basic process? | Joel |
| Your favorite go-to Photoshop brush off the too of your head is? … | Joel |
| Your work has the lively quality of sketch work. What’s your method keeping that energy in such highly polished work? | Matt |
| I love your landscapes. Any tips or tricks for background speedpainting? | Matt |
| Sidhe (short film) | |
| Can you give us a teaser about Sidhe? What’s it about? | Joel |
| What is your role on the film? | Joel |
| Have you worked on any animations in the past, or is this your first forey into the world of moving pictures? | Matt |
| Piper’s work process video | |
| https://cgcookie.com/concept/2014/06/19/tutorial-character-design-shape-language/ |
