Diploma Programs – Page 2

Illustration & Storytelling for Sequential Arts: New Diploma!

Hooray! Illustration & Storytelling for Sequential Arts, a 4-year Diploma Program, has been approved by the Ontario Ministry Of Advanced Education & Skills Development!

Orientation Week 2016, First year students team challenge

This program, based on our previous 3 year diploma program, Illustration for Sequential Arts, has been re-structured and designed with input from leading Canadian artists in the field, and gives students a 21st century skill base that includes using digital media, creating mobile comics, knowledge of the entire Adobe Suite, essential graphic design and illustration for advertising skills, storyboarding for film and advertising….and a fourth year two-semester graphic novel development course that will leave each graduate with a package that can be pitched to publishers. Core courses from the three-year diploma remain part of the new diploma program. These include all the basics of creating, penciling and inking comics, storytelling and scripting for comics, and children’s book illustration.

Digital media is now an essential part of the course, leading students to the ability to create digital art in both vector and bit-map based programs. Students will learn the basics of using e-book creation software as well as creating a print book available for sale online. Each graduating student will complete this course with a professionally self-published book available in print and ebook format.

We’ve been developing the “Illustration & Storytelling for Sequential Arts” diploma program for several years, getting ideas and input from industry professionals, getting feedback from graduates of the 3 year diploma program, holding meetings with current faculty to discuss and develop course ideas, and re-examining the curriculum in the current program to make tweaks and additions. We’ve been waiting with great excitement for this new 4-year version of the diploma, renamed “Illustration & Storytelling for Sequential Arts” to be formally approved by the Ministry of Education.

All year one and year two students currently enrolled in the 3-year diploma program, will have the choice of either remaining in the 3-year diploma program or choosing to transfer to the 4 year program. The 3-year program, however, has had its final intake with the group starting in September 2017.

Graphic Novels are now an accepted and popular literary genre. They are being used as part of grade school and high school curriculums bought for school libraries.

Comic Books have also gained popularity, as have apps for uploading comic books with limited animation. Max the Mutt offers the ONLY in-depth program in Canada! Now, we are ensuring that while our graduates are establishing themselves, they are employable in a variety of jobs that can use their skills, everything from advertising to graphic design.

Why is Max the Mutt unique? We believe in a solid foundation and teach more traditional representational skills in greater depth than other programs we know about. Many programs limit life drawing partly because of the cost of models: Max the Mutt is pledged to offer the best education we are capable of and will never do that.

Our faculty continues to be composed of top industry professionals who have the desire to share what they love with the next generation.

The new business course, combined with Portfolio Development, ensures that students are prepared to handle themselves in the real world. Every student has a website before graduating and every student has learned the ins and outs and processes of internet publishing- and has published before graduation.

Our annual Industry Event brings top professionals from Publishing, Animation, Games, and Advertising to the college to see graduate work and meet all graduates from all 3 programs in person.

We offer an exceptional education…and we’re very excited!

Contact us to get more information and arrange a tour and information session. It’s our pleasure to discuss your goals, share information, and, if you decide this program is a good fit for you, explain our application process.

Kent Burles, MTM Illustration Coordinator, looking over MTM students’ sketches at Royal Winter Fair

Amazing News: Three of “The Rookies” 2017 Global Competition Finalists for the Illustration Category Are From Max the Mutt!

Amazing news! Three of “The Rookies” 2017 Global Competition Finalists for the Illustration Category are from one small college in Toronto, Max the Mutt!

Congratulations to 2017 Max the Mutt Concept Art graduates Angela Matinong & Desiree Moffatt, and 3rd year MTM Concept Art student Zabi Hassan who are all finalists in the Rookies 2017 Global Competition’s Illustration Category! Congratulations also to the faculty of working professionals who mentored them.

The Rookies offers International Awards for young designers, creators, innovators, and artists. The Awards were created to discover and showcase the outstanding talent emerging from higher education facilities and help launch them into careers at the world’s top studios.

“From the thousands of global entries submitted to The Rookies, the finalists for 2017 represent the very best entries selected by the official judging panel which include 62 of the most influential and respected experts of their respective creative and technical fields.The Finalists have been selected by scoring each student based on criteria including creative skills, technical skills, presentation, variety of skills, complexity, raw talent, and employment potential.The judges have now moved into stage three of their process and will vote for category winners which will be announced July 7th, 2017.”

What’s special about Max the Mutt? We stress foundation skills, traditional fine art as well as computer based training, work ethic, focus, small class size, individual attention, top instructors who are in the industry themselves. Max the Mutt’s 4 year diploma program in Concept Art for Animation & Video Games gives students entry level skills into a variety of industries (film, animation, games) for a wide range of jobs, from concept artist to game artist, digital background painter, layout artist, or matte painter. The quality of work our students produce speaks for itself!

Some openings for Canadian citizens or permanent residents are still available for September 2017 and we are starting September 2018 admissions for both Canadian and international applicants.

Good Luck to all of you!

Scene by - Desiree Moffatt Rookies 2017 Global Competition Finalist — Scene by – Desiree Moffatt

link to Desiree Moffatt on The Rookies – MTM 2017 Concept Art Graduate

Tekkonkinkreet Characters by - Angela Matinong Rookies 2017 Global Competition Finalist — Tekkonkinkreet Characters by – Angela Matinong

link to Angela Matinong on The Rookies – MTM 2017 Concept Art Graduate

Character by - Zabi Hassan Rookies 2017 Global Competition Finalist — Character by – Zabi Hassan

link to Zabi Hassan on The Rookies – MTM 3rd Year Concept Art student

Year One Students Talk About Their Experiences at Max the Mutt!

One of the best ways to learn about a college is to hear what the students have to say! Every year we have a show for year one students so that they and their families can celebrate their artistic growth. Being taught the basics of representational art in a developmental, coherent program of related courses enables them to give life to their ideas in ways they hadn’t imagined they were capable of. The following video interviews are from the opening of the 2017 exhibition for year one students.

Celebrate with Max the Mutt June 3 and 4! Free Workshops, Exhibition of Graduate and Under Graduate Work!

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Van Lawrence Ching, Concept Art year 3, Character Design

3rd year animation student Josh Hill, character design exploration test.

Vlad The Impaler, 2017 Sequential Arts graduate Emilie Thomas

(Featured image at top by Caroline Davis, 2017 Concept Art graduate)

You are invited! Max the Mutt’s annual year end Exhibition of 2017 graduate and undergraduate work will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 3rd and 4th.

See student films, slide shows of amazing concept art scenes, props and characters, children’s books and comic book art!

Saturday: doors open at 10:30 am

11 am: a presentation about the college, our philosophy, and the programs we offer, followed by a tour of the college.

1 pm: Bring your lunch, or return after lunch, for a free Cartooning Workshop, with Tina Seemann, Director of the 4 year Animation Diploma Program & illustrator of the recently published children’s book, “The Life & Times of Sir Reginald Tubb.”

Sunday: doors open at 11 am, Join us for coffee and doughnuts, tour the college, view student and graduate work, take free workshops!

11:45 am : Workshop with illustrator/comic book artist Kent Burles: Comic Book Layout

1 pm : Workshop with Director and Story Board artist Cilbur Rocha: visual storytelling basics for animation.

Max the Mutt draws passionate people who want to develop first-class skills. Are you one of them? Find out at our two-day Open House! We’ve been voted one of the 5 top illustration schools in the world by the international art & design website “The Rookies”

Our graduates have gone on to careers at top companies including Pixar, Corus/Nelvana, Guru Studio, Toon Box, National Film Board of Canada, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Yowza Animation, Portfolio Entertainment, UbiSoft, & Warner Bros. Games. Come see where they got their start!

Come for one or both days. RSVP to admissions@maxthemutt.com or call 416 703 6877.

(If you plan to take a free workshop, please bring your sketchbook and drawing pencils!)

MTM Student Kate Reid’s Animated Film “Afraid” an Official Selection at NIFTY in Seattle!

All of us at Max the Mutt send congratulations to Kate Reid on the continuing international success of her short animated film “I’m Afraid” – a collaboration with her Unionville High School classmates testtest.

Before Kate had started year one at MTM, this film had been accepted into TAAFI – Toronto Animated Arts Festival International, Toronto Youth Shorts, Scout Film Festival in Stowe, Vermont, Animaze – Montreal International Animation Film Festival and the Teen Truth Film Festival and Santa Monica International Teen Film Festival in California.

We spoke with Kate’s family at the opening of Max the Mutt’s show of work by 2016-17 year one students. Kate couldn’t make it! She was in Seattle attending the NFFTY Film Festival (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) at which her film was an official selection. https://www.nffty.org

“I’m Afraid” demonstrates amazing storytelling instincts and will bring a tear to your eye.

You’ll find more about Kate at www.katereid.com.

UbiSoft Toronto NXT Showcase Awards, An Inspiring Annual Event!

The UbiSoft Toronto NXT Showcase annual competition Awards this past Thursday evening was a gala event, well attended despite the rainy weather. The energy was high as students and faculty from an increasing number of colleges and universities filled the hall. (Photo above: Zabi Hassan, 3rd place; Steve Hong ,center, 1st place; and Jullius Granada, 2nd place for Concept Art)

Max the Mutt congratulates all the winners, their instructors and their programs! Canada needs as many excellent programs and excellent students as possible to keep our entertainment arts industries alive and thriving, and competition is healthy for all of us testtest testtest.

The 5 finalists in each category had already been announced. The 3rd place winner, then the 2nd place winner, and finally the first place winner in each category( first place winners will have a summer internship) was introduced to the crowd. The project of each person was projected on a screen behind them, as they were introduced.

Our congratulations to all, and especially the first place winners in all categories, Programmer, Modeller, Animation and Concept Art: David Arppe, David Kolodko, Rahim Rahimi, and Steve Hong!

We were also especially proud of Zabi Hassan, Max the Mutt 3rd year Concept Art student, for coming in third in the Concept Art category before he’s even gotten to his final year!

Alwyn Hunt – The Rookies – Paid Max the Mutt A Visit

Max the Mutt was happy this Tuesday to welcome Alwyn Hunt from ‘The Rookies,’ www.therookies.co. Alwyn, visiting from Australia, has worked in VFX in England, Toronto, as well as Australia, and is now working full time on The Rookies. Part of his job is travelling to visit recruiters and art directors at companies all over the world. The purpose of The Rookies is to foster talent and help young artists launch their careers.

In addition to stressing that the entertainment arts industries are now global, Alwyn shared some valuable insights about how to approach professionals to ask for feedback. He encouraged students to research studios that they might wish to work for early on to find out the level of skills necessary to get hired..
“Don’t wait until you graduate-“Alwyn said. “You want to be ahead of the curve, not beginning your research when you have grads from all the schools to compete with.”

Alwyn also discussed why uploading work onto the The Rookies website is an excellent idea, a way to create a page about yourself and your work so that recruiters and artists world wide can see your work. In addition, top professionals will judge what you’ve done, rate your work (the rating is not made public), and give you an idea of what you need to do to create a competitive portfolio.
Apart from valuable exposure, the sponsors for this website include major animation and video game companies who award internships. There are also cash awards.

The Rookies also has school pages, and top schools (Max the Mutt included) are profiled. Last year was the first time MTM participated, and, although it was announced late, most of the students who entered made it to the finals! We hope that this year all MTM students will take advantage of this opportunity and post their work.

After his presentation, Alwyn looked at work from many animation, concept art, and illustration students and seemed genuinely impressed by what he saw. “It’s not the size of the school,” he said, “but the talent and drive of the students to make it in these industries.” We can’t wait until June when this years entries will be judged! We think we’ll do very, very well!

Thanks for the visit, Alwyn!

Alwyn hunt speaking to tM student about "The Rookies," a website dedicated to promoting young artists worldwide. — Alwyn hunt speaking to MTM student about “The Rookies,” a website dedicated to promoting young artists worldwide.

Alwyn with sutdents — Alwyn with students and faculty.

Alwyn looking at Angela Manitong's work (he loved it). — Alwyn looking at Angela Matinong’s work (he loved it).

Where Are They Now? MtM Graduates At Work!

This is a list of as many MtM Graduates as we were able to track down! It’s great to see how well you are all doing!

Brian Zuleta is a concept artist working on AAA games for UbiSoft,Toronto.

Lorraine Alvarez-Posen is a production designer for Triggerfish Animation Studios in Cape Town, and a freelance concept artist/designer with her own company, Crosstree Creative.

Chris Brown is a freelance concept artist/designer/illustrator who has worked on major projects and was formerly a concept artist at Corus/Nelvana, Toronto. Chris is an instructor and year 2 and 3 coordinator for the Concept Art Diploma Program at Max the Mutt.

Flo Young is a Background Artist at Corus/Nelvana, Toronto, who has a passion for fantasy art and is launching a freelance career.

Max Behrens is a concept artist and junior 3D artist working for Fish Blowing Bubbles, Munich, Germany.

Timothy Stevens-Eustace is a senior graphic designer for Central Station,Toronto, specializing in game asset creation, Flash special effects and animation.

Adam Klassen is a technical director and render wrangler for Guru Studio, Toronto, currently working on the new feature film from Cartoon Saloon, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland.

Isaac Yakabuskie is a 2D animator at Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto.

Lubomir Arsov has worked as a character and location designer on productions for Reel FX (based in Dallas,TX), Duncan Studio (Pasadena, CA), C.O.R.E Toons, House Of Cool Studios, Red Rover, Starz Animation (Toronto) and others. After creating artwork for the “Spanish Fly“ (Ten Kens) music video by the “Black Belt Kids”, Lubomir has most recently been working as a freelance character designer and illustrator.

Saar Bodman a concept artist for The Game Studio Inc., Vancouver. He is freelance concept artist, designer and illustrator, and was formerly an assistant art director for Corus/Nelvana, Toronto.

Aaron Long is an animator and animation director at ShadowMachine, Los Angeles. Recent work includes “Bojack Horseman” (a Netflix original), “Greatest Party Story Ever” (for MTV) and “Triptank” (for Comedy Central), as well as his own original projects “Sublo and Tangy Mustard” and “Fester Fish“, which has been featured in festivals around the world.

Francisco Garcia-Jimenez is a senior illustrator/animator at HitGrab Inc.,Toronto.

Hannah Probyn is an animator for Portfolio Entertainment,Toronto. She has been working on a children’s television show called “Doki“, a fun show about animal explorers. Hannah has also had the opportunity to contribute to character and set design work for other projects within the studio.

Ryan Wall is a character artist for Disney Design Group, and formerly an animator for 9 Story Media Group and Elliott Animation Inc., Toronto.

Kimberley Linn was formerly a background painter at Corus/ Nelvana, now background artist for Yowza Animation,Toronto.

Sasha Kapijimpanga is an animation director for Sony Pictures Imageworks, Vancouver.

Jen Schollen is a 3D layout artist at Jam Filled Entertainment (formerly Arc Productions), Toronto.

Nezam Jinnah is a senior lighting artist at Warner Bros Games, Toronto.

Misha Zuzuk is a layout artist for Jam Filled Entertainment (formerly Arc Productions), Toronto.

Ketan Lad is a senior level artist (Batman: Arkham Origins) at Warner Bros Games, Montreal.

Nathan Maetzener is an animator at Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto.

Josh Schaefer is a character animator at Huminah Huminah, Hamilton, ON.

Dale Hayward is the co-owner, director, animator at See Creature Animation, Montreal, has produced work for the National Film Board of Canada, and is currently working on a personal project, “Bone Mother”, for the NFB. Hiss company See Creature Animation played a major role in the production of the animated feature “The Little Prince.”

Sean Thornton is a Flash animator at Smiley Guy Studios, Toronto.

Thomas Williams was a concept artist for Rockstar Games, New York, before moving to Europe. He is now freelancing, based in Barcelona.

Daniel Lee-Poy is a stereo and VFX compositor at Legend 3D, Toronto.

Jason Comacho is an animator at Pipeline Studios, Hamilton, ON.

Tess Tolmatcheva is an animator at 9 Story Media Group,Toronto.

Kenny Ng is a background painter and colour stylist at 9 Story Media Group, Toronto.

Lindsey Herrmann animator at Boat Smart, Oshawa.

Jeff Driver is a 3D modeller at Animal Logic, Vancouver.

Ruth Ramirez is a storyboard artist and revisionist for Corus/Nelvana, Toronto.

Juan Urbina is a character designer for VampStudio, Bogota, Colombia.

Matt Rose is a video game producer on AAA titles for UbiSoft, Toronto.

Brian Beesley is currently working for Pixar, Emeryville, CA, as an animator and VFX. Brendan worked on “9” (2009), “Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore” (2010), “Finding Dory” (2016), “Gnomeo & Juliet” (2011), “Inside Out” (2015), “The Good Dinosaur” (2015), “The Nut Job” (2014) and “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie” (2008).

Daniel Tynan is a senior animator for Mercury Filmworks, Nepean, ON.

Sean NgQui Sang is an animator and rigger, working for Ludia Inc., Montreal, on “Dragons – Rise of Berk” builder style mobile game, for Apple iOS and Android devices, based on the popular movie franchise “How to Train Your Dragon“.

Richard Truong is a character designer and animator for Solis Animation, Toronto.

Randel Palo is the creative director at Jack Lake Productions, North York, ON.

Chris Ramsarran storyboard artist for 9 Story Media Group, Toronto.

Jasmine Gulati Wall is an illustrator/graphic designer for Ganz, Toronto.

Keith Fukomoto is an animator for Guru, Toronto, was an animation supervisor at Fat Kat, Miramichi, NB, and an animator at Vast Studios (video games), Toronto. Keith is also a 2D computer animation instructor at Max the Mutt.

Marie Eve Provencal is a 3D compositing and rendering artist at Gameloft, Montreal.

Robert Rodas is a 3D animator for UbiSoft,Toronto. He is also a classical animation instructor at Max the Mutt.

Marcus Fryia is the owner of Media Conspiracy, Calgary.

Rae Dickey has supervised 2D rigging for Guru, Toronto, since early 2013. She has worked on a number of 2D and 3D shows, including “Paw Patrol” and “Ever After High“. Rae is also a 2D computer animation instructor at Max the Mutt.

Andrew Veri was a character poser and in-betweener at Cuppa Coffee, Toronto, and is now an animator at Big Jump Productions, Ottawa.

Kelly Conley is senior designer at HitGrab Inc., Toronto.

Matt DiLallo is an animator at Smiley Guy, Toronto.

Eric Zermeno is an artist/animator at Splashworks.com (computer games), Toronto.

Olga Lee reports that she has been employed animating in Russia steadily since her graduation.

Jenn Fenton was an animator at Kabam, San Francisco Bay Area, and just started a new job as an animator at Booyah, San Francisco, CA.

Shannon (McDermid) Mistry has illustrated 2 children’s books. Shannon is currently a senior animator at Elliott Animation, Toronto.

Dipesh Mistry is currently a freelance storyboard artist at Jam Filled, Nepean, ON, and has been a storyboard artist and an animation director/supervisor at Elliott Animation, Toronto.

Joel Tellier is a director at Guru Studio, Toronto.

Neal Giddings is a character artist working on Interactive Computer Games for Ganz Studios, Woodbridge, ON, and formerly lead character artist for Silicon Knights, St. Catharines, ON.

Oliver Costes was an animation director at Fat Kat, Miramichi, NB,…is now animating for 9 Story Entertainment, Toronto.

Keith Fukamoto is a 2D animator at Portfolio Entertainment,Toronto, formerly animated for the game industry and has been an animation director for Fat Kat, Miramichi, NB. Keith is also a 2D animation instructor at Max the Mutt.

Winrik Haentjens was a 3D generalist at Bullseye Video Productions, Toronto, and is now a 3D generalist at Stargate Studios, Toronto. Winrik is also a 3D animation instructor at Max the Mutt.

Tabitha Fisher wrote and directed the short film “Missed Connection” as part of the NFB’s Hothouse program for emerging filmmakers. Tabitha currently supervises locations and layout on “Hotel Transylvania: The Series” at Corus/Nelvana, Toronto. Tabitha is also a drawing instructor at Max the Mutt.

Eric Zermeno is an artist/animator at Splashworks.com (computer games), Toronto.

Joshua Hart is an animation supervisor at Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa.

Jason Comacho is an animator at Pipeline Studios, Hamilton, ON.

Jordan Denenberg is an animator at Smiley Guy Studios, Toronto.

Magda Eden is a graphic artist at Capcom Interactive Canada, Vancouver.

Jesse Jind now has his own company in Toronto providing animation, illustration and design services….using freelancers.

Steven Seares is a 3D animator at Corus/Nelvana, Toronto.

Carly Shields is an animator and flash designer for Union Marketing, Vaughan, ON.

Carlos Garza is an animator at 9 Story Media, Toronto.

Alex Gutierrez – cinematographer at Union Marketing, Vaughan, ON.

King (yue Jing) Xiong is an Animator at Pip Animation, Ottawa.

Enoch Gawain is an animator at Guru Studio, Toronto.

Jacob Whyte is an animator at Guru Studio, Toronto.

Dennis Bejtic is an animator at Jam Filled Entertainment (formerly Arc Productions), Toronto.

Kitty Cheng is a 3D generalist and Background painter at KeyFrame Digital, St. Catharines, ON.

William Jung is a 3D animator at KeyFrame Digital, St. Catharines, ON.

Julia Bystrova is working for Tangent Animation, Toronto, as a character rigger on a feature film. Additional duties include prop/set rigging and crowd placement/animation.

Ali Mio is a Production Coordinator on a feature film at Tangent Animation, Toronto.

Kevin Low is a penciller at CMJ Productions, Saint-Lambert, QC.

Andrea Scott is a concept artist at Dread Jasper Games, Toronto.

Andrew Kwan is art director at Nanomyte Productions, Toronto, and is also art directing and a background line art artist for Key Frame Digital, St. Catharines, ON.

Maria Kahr is a background artist for Corus/Nelvana, Toronto.

Colin Campbell is an art director for Evil Tentacle Comix, an independent.

Paris Alleyne is a comic book illustrator, a penciller and a digital colourist. He’s worked with IDW Publishing, San Diego, CA, Red Stylo Media, Baltimore, MD, and a series of independent publishers.

Keith Grachow is a freelance illustrator, comic book & children’s book artist

Ewelina Dolzycka is currently a background painter for Big Jump Productions, Ottawa. She was the colorist for the graphic novel “Susanna Moodie: Roughing It in the Bush”.

Erik Skov is a background artist for Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto.

Chris Barbarik is a storyboard artist for Keyframe Digital in St.Catharines, ON.

Michele Assarasakorn was a concept artist working on feature film pre-production at MUSTA COSTA FORTUNE Inc., Toronto, and has moved to the west coast and is now a freelance artist working in both gaming and animation.

Jake Kalbehnn is a concept artist at Mighty Canvas Concept Studio, Vancouver. He previously worked for Corus/Nelvana, Toronto, as a colour stylist.

Zelda Helena Dufgran is a surfacing artist at Awesometown Entertainment, Toronto.

Erin Siegel is a 2D artist at Mikutech/Joydrop, Toronto.

Jake Griffiths is a concept artist working on AAA games at UbiSoft, Toronto.

Vanessa Noller is a props and location designer at Elliott Animation, Toronto.

Jordi Gonzalez is a matte painter and concept artist at The Frank Barton Company, Madrid y alrededores, España Entretenimiento in Spain.

Kenny Ng is a colour stylist at 9 Story Media, Toronto.

Damjan Lazic is a location designer for Guru Studio, Toronto.

Megan Leonard is a character designer for 9 Story Media, Toronto. She has also been a writer/penciller for comics at Silver Lining Comics, Maricopa, AZ, and an illustrator/art designer for G Stuart Nakay, author, at New Generation Publishing, London, UK.

Omid Razavi is creative director for Union Marketing, Vaughan, ON.

Bingu Ratnapala is a lecturer at SAE Institute Dubai, Dubai, AE. He has worked as a concept artist, illustrator and storyboard artist for clients such as Etihad Airways, Nissan, Interpublic and Mbc studios, and a cover artist for Marvel Comics.

Jennifer Foreshew is a 2D animator/illustrator/ graphic designer at Union Marketing, Vaughan, ON.

Justin Mark is a background artist for 9 Story Media, Toronto.

Tracey Squires Strong is an animator for Guru Studios, Toronto.

Eli Romo Anler has worked on animated features, in Mexico, working in both 2D and 3D animation in a variety of roles. She is currently freelancing and living in Sweden.

Andreas Anler has worked on an animated feature in Mexico, and is currently freelancing in Sweden. He has worked as a background artist, matte painter and concept artist for games such as “Monster Park“.

Leslie Crawshaw is a graphic artist who specializes in illustration and graphics for apps and media. She has also worked as an assistant animator for Cineflix, Toronto.

Laura Massingham is a stereo compositor and artist at Legend 3D, Toronto.

Matt Chan is a compositor at Stereo D, Toronto, focusing on stereoscopic 3D for feature films.

John Newton is a freelance concept artist, designer and illustrator, formerly a background artist for Corus/Nelvana, Toronto. John is also a painting and drawing instructor at Max the Mutt.

Robyn Natalie Lau is a freelance concept artist working for major video game companies in North America. Formerly, she was an assistant art director for Corus/Nelvana, Toronto.

Rebeccca Taunton-Renwick has worked artist/graphic designer on board games such as “Kaiju Conquest” for ATC Games, and a new game called “Monster Hunt“. She is currently working on a story for web comic spin off of “Non Player Character” for IFG.co.

Sid Gautam is working on a 58 page graphic novel for an undisclosed publisher.

Meaghan Carter is a comic book artist at Comic Book Embassy, Toronto, creator of “Godslave“, a full-colour webcomic that updates twice a week. Meaghan is also a cartooning instructor at Max the Mutt.

Neil Giddings is a senior 3D artist at Ganz, Toronto, and was formerly a character artist working on AAA games at Silicon Knights, St. Catharines, ON.

My apologies to any of you I missed! Please feel free to contact us with your information.

Orientation Week For Year One Students…A great Success!

The first semester is now underway. It was preceded by a great week of events and outings, faculty and students getting to know each other and how Max the Mutt is organized.