Illustrator, Stylized Comic Cartoon

Description:

  • Contract Illustrator (Stylized Cartoon) to assist on a short-term project for an established cartoon IP.
  • Assist the team in creating cover art and other illustration needs within an established art style for an upcoming webcomic.
  • Important: match and extend an already-defined style for new pieces such as covers, key art, and comic panels to ensure seamless fit with existing material.
  • Create 2D illustrations that faithfully match the existing established art style.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on a short-term project and meet agreed-upon milestones.
  • Communicate with the Storygrounds team via Slack or chosen communication method.
  • Follow provided style guides, reference art, and feedback to ensure consistency with the current visual direction.
  • Deliver clean and production-ready artwork with correctly formatted and exported files (e.g., layered PSDs, high-resolution PNGs).

Requirements:

  • A PORTFOLIO that shows your expertise in imitating any 2D Cartoon art styles (ex., Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, Bojack Horseman).
  • Excellent Photoshop skills.
  • Skilled in delivering clear and professional communication in English.
  • Ability to reproduce an existing stylized, flat-color cartoon aesthetic as explained in the following bullets:
  • Clean, bold outlines with smooth curves; no sketchy or textured rendering.
  • Flat fills with high-contrast, surreal palettes (purples, greens, pinks, etc.); little to no shading or gradients.
  • Simplified but expressive characters, dynamic poses, and humor conveyed through body language.

Benefits:

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