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Mateusz Urbanowicz

LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan
PRIMARY MEDIA: Digital [Photoshop], pencils, watercolor
EDUCATION:
Self-taught
Kobe Design University [manga and animation masters degree]
MAJOR PROJECTS:
Right Places short animation [2012]
Bicycle Boy ten piece series of watercolor illustrations [artist]
Cold in Yokohama current illustration series [artist]
WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF ARTISTIC ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED, AND FROM WHO?
“I was once told by one of the veterans of animation I met here to go brave when designing characters — show their unique features boldly. I try to use this advice in most aspects of the things I make by not limiting myself to methods I feel safe using.”
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Chris McDonnell

Chris McDonnell’s recent animation productions include segments for Tour de Pharmacy (HBO), Lady Dynamite (Netflix), Comedy Bang Bang (IFC), Kroll Show (Comedy Central), Mike Tyson Mysteries (Adult Swim). Chris’s books include Steven Universe: Art & Origins and Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo, Sasquatch’s Big Hairy Drawing Book, and Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi. He works from his studio McD Workshop and teaches animation at The University of the Arts and Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.