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Sketchbook: Trillia’s Quest storyboards

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Over the course of 77 separate panels, Trillia the mermaid goes on a quest to save her village from a dangerous blight.

This story was created during the Journey Through June Instagram challenge, to create an entire new story out of thumbnail images in one month using prompts based on the classic “Hero’s Journey” structure. The sketches were deliberately kept rough to meet the hectic pace of daily posting, and were accompanied by only brief captions.

Cat Comics

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Selected pages from two cat-themed comics, written and illustrated by Stephanie Smith.

Ink drawing with digital color, 2001-2002

“Infrared: Beyond the Visible” Animation and Comic Book

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This animated video and accompanying comic book explained the fundamental concepts of infrared astronomy to be studied by the James Webb Space Telescope.

I was involved in nearly all aspects of this project, from collaborating on the initial script outlines and storyboards to animation to design of the printed comic book, which was distributed at outreach and education events.

Roles:
Project management • Storyboarding • Illustration • Animation •
Video editing • Web design • Print design

Software used: 

  • Illustrations created in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash
  • Animation created in Adobe Flash and Adobe Aftereffects
  • Video editing in Adobe Premier

Produced while employed at Space Telescope Science Institute, under contract to NASA.