Bobby Chiu (He/Him)

Concept Artist Character Artist

Bobby Chiu is an Emmy Award-winning artist and creator best known for co-creating Niko and the Sword of Light. He got his big break designing characters for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and has since built a career around art, education, and creating new opportunities for artists. Bobby co-founded Schoolism, one of the first online art schools, as well as LightBox Expo, one of the world’s premier gatherings for artists and creators in the entertainment industry. His latest venture, An Infinite Story, explores a new way for artists to turn their art, stories, characters, and worlds into interactive experiences…with the goal of giving creators new ways to reach audiences and earn a living from their creativity.

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Saturday 10/24

Ending the Era of the Starving Artist

Bobby Chiu | Jim Bryson | Josh Tyler

Artists have never had more ways to share their work, yet making a sustainable living from original art often still depends on landing work with a studio.
What if there were another path?
Join Bobby Chiu, Jim Bryson and Josh Tyler as they share how An Infinite Story is changing what’s possible for independent creators. Using Magrid’s Magic Shop as a real-world case study, they’ll reveal how one artist and a giant illustration became a fully playable interactive experience.
Discover how artists can create immersive games without animation, programming, or a large production team, and why this new approach could give creators a new way to earn a living from their art and build new audiences.

Skill Level: Advanced

Bobby Chiu (He/Him)

Ending the Era of the Starving Artist

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