LightBox Expo 2022 Schedule
Discover the vibrant and diverse schedule of events at LightBox Expo 2022! This year’s lineup was packed with engaging panels featuring industry icons, hands-on workshops led by top artists, and immersive exhibitions showcasing groundbreaking artwork.
Friday 10/14/2022
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Pedro Conti Portfolio Review
pedro conti -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse, ellen su -
Rob Bliss Portfolio Review
rob bliss -
Jama Jurabaev Portfolio Review
jama jurabaev -
Alvin Lee Portfolio Review
alvin lee -
Alexandria Neonakis Portfolio Review
alexandria neonakis -
Dermot Power Portfolio Review
dermot power -
Ashley Swidowski Portfolio Review
ashley swidowski -
Sinix Portfolio Review
sinix -
Jana Schirmer Portfolio Review
jana schirmer -
Creating the world of ARCANE
tom bancroft, tony bancroft, alex lee, melinda deliger 2 -
Cody Gramstad Portfolio Review
cody gramstad -
Designing Characters For Animation
aaron blaise -
John Nevarez Portfolio Review
john nevarez -
Michael Knapp Portfolio Review
michael knapp -
Manu Arenas Portfolio Review
manu arenas -
Christophe Lautrette Portfolio Review
christophe lautrette -
Pascal Campion Portfolio Review
pascal campion -
Djamila Knopf Portfolio Review
djamila knopf -
Directors Panel
tony bancroft, brenda chapman, jill culton, chris williams, chris sanders -
Illumination Portfolio Review – Dawn Yamazi/Deb Stone
illumination, deb stone, dawn yamazi -
Illumination Portfolio Review -Dawn Yamazi/Deb Stone
illumination, dawn yamazi, deb stone -
The Power of Storytelling through Metaphors, Symbolism, and Color
tim evatt -
Masae Seki Portfolio Review
masae seki -
Rad Sechrist Portfolio Review
rad sechrist -
A new way to make animation
ethan becker, rad sechrist, jonnie ross -
THE BEST OF ANIMAYO: THE 2022 WINNERS SCREENING
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Charles Lee Demo
charles lee -
Costumed Life Drawing (Uninstructed)
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Eric Canete Demo
eric canete -
Talk to the Procreate Team: Q&A
procreate, nathan clegg, lauren yates jones -
Painting in Procreate with Max Ulichney
max ulichney, procreate -
Building Blocks: How To Thrive In The Animation World
steamroller animation, jalil sadool, amanda renfroe, ben rische, adam meyer, josh carroll -
Portrait Painting from Life
jonathan hardesty -
Let’s Talk Story Moments
john nevarez, armand baltazar -
*Road of Vengeance | Screening and Panel
road of vengeance, adam bernard, aaron parry, marcelo vignali 2 -
Managing Art & Mental Health in the Age of Social Media
loish, iris muddy, sam yang, ross tran, spiridon giannakis -
Ai tools in Practical use for Digital Artists
marcin rubinkowski -
SPONSOR DREAMWORKS The Art of The Bad Guys
dreamworks, pierre perifel, damon ross, jp sans, floriane marchix, luc desmarchelier -
ARTSTATION SPONSOR Fireside Chat: Finding Work as an Artist in the Entertainment Industry
airi pan, maxx burman, finnian macmanus, artstation, alexander vagalis, sierra mon -
SHARE CREATORS SPONSOR Overcoming the Challenges of Game Internationalization
share creators, ada liu -
Concept Artist of Television and Film
phil boutte jr, imogene chayes, luca nemolato, constantine sekeris, raphael phillips, gina dedomenico, greg hopwood -
SPONSOR Storytelling in Design – A Conversation with Disney Television Animation’s Visual Development Team
disney tv animation, baptiste lucas, justin rodrigues, samantha kallis, angela mueller -
*Let it flow: creature motion in fluids
michael habib -
*Acting, Animation and How we can PLUS
andrew gordon -
Storyboarding for Live-Action Feature Films
aaron sowd, josh sheppard, amy umezu, bill thompson, jeffrey henderson, doug lefler -
*Lessons from our Favorite Artists
marshall vandruff, peter han -
Hero’s Journey – Creating Characters for the Game Industry
raf grassetti, dela longfish -
*The Secrets to Photorealism
andrew price -
*Wild Blue: Creating a Concept Art Co-Op
alexandria neonakis, chris mcgeorge, eli allen -
*Managing Time
sonja christoph -
*Asian Queens Leading in Animation
megha davalath, shin park, maansi sunkara, josie trinidad, sarasawathi vani balgam 2 -
How to Format Your Portfolio
titmouse, ellen su -
*The Art of Balance: Kids and Career
concept art association, pernille orum, lynn chen, nicole hendrix, eliza ivanova, rachel meinerding -
Am I too old to be in the industry?
scott thigpen -
*Storytelling and Virtual Production
mark andrews -
Marvel Comics: More than just the Marvel Way!
c b cebulski, rickey purdin, ellie pyle -
*Creating A Cast: Character Design Panel
joe moshier, peter de seve, kei acedera, shiyoon kim, keiko murayama, maureen fan -
Esther Wu Demo
esther wu -
TB Choi Demo
tb choi -
Costume Life Drawing, hosted by Karla Ortiz
karla ortiz -
*Building worlds with your friends
lip comarella, ian worrel -
*40 years of drawing and exaggerating. A few thoughts. Watch me draw!
thomas fluharty -
*The Greatest Process Ever: Creation by Division
sam nielson -
Portrait Demo By Seo Kim
seo kim -
ONI: Thunder God’s Tale Screening of Chapters 1&2 followed by Q&A
charles solomon, dice tsutsumi, robert kondo, sara k sampson -
Work Smarter & Harder: The Things We Wish We Knew
mike uwandi, drew hartel -
Characters & Colors
pernille orum -
Starting From Scratch: Visual Development for Animation
claire keane, sunmin inn, grace kum, arthur fong, diana ling, marlon west, manu arenas -
Creators: Before and after the Show
jorge gutierrez, jeremiah cortez, jim bryson, andy cung, everett downing, adam jeffcoat -
*When Art Imitates Life: Concept Art for Live Action Entertainment
naomi baker, pablo carpio, pablo dominguez, alexander mandradjiev, phil saunders, banks boutte 2 -
PIXAR SPONSOR Building the World of Graphic Design at Pixar
pixar, paul conrad -
*SPONSOR Walt Disney Animation Studios / Your Best Shot: Storyboarding Your Way Toward Disney Animation
walt disney animation studios, samantha vilfort, tyler mckim, tyre jones -
*SPONSOR Visual Development for Games / Maxis
maxis -
RIOT GAMES SPONSOR Fashion & Concept Art
riot games, oscar vega
Saturday 10/15/2022
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*SCHOOLISM SPONSOR Painting a Movie-scene in Procreate
nikolai lockertsen, schoolism -
*Visual Development Film, Beyond Pretty Pictures
noah klocek -
*Making of HUXLEY Trailer
ben mauro -
A Meditative Outlook on Art
sinix -
Career Change: From Engineering to Story Artist
andy cung -
Costuming a Character’s Narrative Arc
alexandria neonakis -
*Balancing Creativity and Life
loish -
Composition for visual storytellers with Marcos Mateu-Mestre
marcos mateu -
*Let’s have fun with 3D for 2D
iris muddy -
*Dealing with Art Block and Creative Burnout
djamila knopf -
DISNEY TVA SPONSOR The Art of… The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
disney tv animation, bruce w smith, eastwood wong -
DISNEY TVA SPONSOR Pitching Your Show: Insights from Show Creators
disney tv animation, steve loter, craig gerber, natasha kline, frank montagna, alfredo marun, chelsea beyl -
DREAMWORKS SPONSOR Writing in TV Animation
dreamworks -
SPONSOR 12 Steps to a Better ArtStation Portfolio
artstation, brian zerkler, victor zamudio -
MSI Computers SPONSOR / Advanced Photoshop Power Tips & Tricks
msi, jesus ramirez -
SPONSOR Xencelabs – Life in a real-world Production Environment.
xencelabs, justin fields, jayme wilkinson, steve talkowski, bryan k turner, rich hurrey, mark walsh, rc aradio -
SPONSOR A Conversation with Pixar’s Women in Editorial
pixar, ayesha johannes, amera rizk, marie bartz -
WACOM SPONSOR Preparing for the future of the creative industry
wacom, felix jorge, aj wedding, erik weaver, eric rigney, tom thudiyanpackal -
WACOM SPONSOR Preparing students and schools for future careers in the creative arts
wacom, nicole hendrix, anne younglove, simone price, carson smith -
*GNOMON SPONSOR Using 3D to Create Iconic Characters & Creatures for Film & Games
gnomon, jared krichevsky, amy sharpe, ashley stegon, adam hartel -
SPONSOR Storyboards to Screen: Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation’s LUCK
louie del carmen, skydance animation -
Skydance Animation Sponsor: Character Design: A conversation with the pros at Skydance Animation
skydance animation, christopher ables, natalia falciglia, maliheh rahrovan, annwhitney mccombs, ariel goldberg -
SPONSOR Marvel Studios’ Journey Into Animation
bryan andrews, kirsten lepore, alex scharf -
SUPERCELL SPONSOR Skills Art Schools Didn’t Teach You
supercell, john cip cipriani, ken taya -
*SPONSOR The Future of Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Paramount Pictures Animation
camille eden, emily norwind, kari kim, nellie tehrani -
MAXIS SPONSOR The Sims 4 Animation Team: How The Sims 4 Animation team creates animation assets in support of a wide variety of character and object customization
maxis -
SPONSOR MAXIS (EA) Concept Art for the Sims 4
maxis -
*SPONSOR Walt Disney Animation Studios / Art at Disney Animation: Strange World
walt disney animation studios, mehrdad isvandi, joyce lee, matt roberts -
“Victor and Valentino” Behind the Scenes Presentation with Peter Chung
cartoon network studios -
SPONSOR The Women: Illustrators of the ADG
art directors guild, sienne josselin, dawn brown, danelle davenport, jasmine alexia jackson, frankie smith, talia spencer -
SPONSOR More Than Unreal: Art in the New Digital Hollywood.
art directors guild, josh sheppard, fae corrigan, jasmine alexia jackson, david duncan, tim burgard -
SPONSOR Tales From The Front Lines: ADG Veteran Illustrators Talk About Flexibility And Learning To Be Successful In Your Career
art directors guild, phil saunders, eric ramsey, sean hargreaves, benton jew -
SPONSOR Sony Pictures Animation: How to Ace the Job Search
sony pictures animation, chris leahy, kevin noel, maggie kang, octavio rodriguez, joe moshier -
*SPONSOR Riot Games – Lessons I’ve Learned from Splash Art
jessica oyhenart -
Illumination: Creating a Portfolio of Joy & Discovery
illumination, dawn yamazi, deb stone, allison mcdaniels -
2D Animation Demo
aaron blaise -
*Tamo Junto: When Art heals your heart
pedro conti -
*John Nevarez Demo
john nevarez -
Creatives of Color Panel
marlon west, phil boutte jr, frank abney, chrystin garland, mike uwandi, everett downing -
*Environment Panel
pablo carpio, sparth, yujin choo, renee di cherri -
The Building Blocks of World Building
dylan cole, david levy, armand baltazar, sparth, sonja christoph, renee di cherri, james gurney -
Production Design Panel
helen chen, paul felix, michael knapp, paul lasaine, christophe lautrette, jeff turley, maureen fan -
Designing Characters for Live Action Entertainment
karla ortiz, christian alzmann, phil boutte jr, wesley burt, rob bliss, neville page, crash mccreery 3 -
The Sculptor’s Station: Clay Sculpting Techniques
simon lee, andrea blasich, kristine poole, colin poole -
*Form Language and Color for Live Action Film
finnian macmanus -
Multi-cultural perspective in workplace
celine kim, grace kum, teny issakhanian, camilo castro, monica davila -
*The Art of Selling Your Art: The Five Principles You Need to Know to Sell the Sh*t Out of Your Art
laetro, dave zaboski, drake debiasse -
Imaginative Realism: Classical How-To
james gurney -
An Epic World of Ships and Beasts
netflix animation, chris williams, matthias lechner -
How has Copic shaped your career?
angela sung, bryce kho, cheyne gallarde, shannon brouk, copic -
How to start a feature animation movie!
christophe lautrette -
DEVIANTART SPONSOR – The Changing Landscape Of Digital Art
loish, anthony francisco, karla ortiz, deviantart, julian schratter, bosslogic -
Viktor Kalvachev Demo
viktor kalvachev -
Esther Wu Demo
esther wu -
John Burton Demo
john burton -
Marco Bucci Portfolio Review
marco bucci -
Angie Duran Portfolio Review
angie duran -
Noah Klocek Portfolio Review
noah klocek -
Nathan Fowkes Portfolio Review
nathan fowkes -
Arthur Fong Portfolio Review
arthur fong -
Luc Desmarchelier Portfolio Review
luc desmarchelier -
Sunmin Inn Portfolio Review
sunmin inn -
Celine Kim Portfolio Review
celine kim -
Dice Tsutsumi Portfolio Review
dice tsutsumi -
Robert Kondo Portfolio Review
robert kondo -
Maxine Vee Portfolio Review
maxine vee -
Neysa Bove Portfolio Review
neysa bove -
Sam Nielson Portfolio Review
sam nielson -
Wouter Tulp Portfolio Review
wouter tulp -
Rachel McAlister Portfolio Review
rachel mcalister -
Jim Bryson Portfolio Review
jim bryson -
Pablo Carpio Portfolio Review
pablo carpio -
Finnian MacManus Portfolio Review
finnian macmanus -
Danar Worya Portfolio Review
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Dermot Power Portfolio Review
dermot power -
Robh Ruppel Portfolio Review
robh ruppel -
Peter Han Portfolio Review
peter han -
David Levy Portfolio Review
david levy -
Jonathan Hardesty Portfolio Review
jonathan hardesty -
Octavio Rodriguez Portfolio Review
octavio rodriguez -
Alessandra Sorrentino Portfolio Review
alessandra sorrentino -
Brian Kesinger Portfolio Review
brian kesinger -
Eric Canete Portfolio Review
eric canete -
TB Choi Portfolio Review
tb choi -
Alexander Mandradjiev Portfolio Review
alexander mandradjiev -
Rodney Fuentebella Portfolio Review
rodney fuentebella -
Patrick O’Keefe Portfolio Review
patrick okeefe -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse -
Envar Studio Portfolio Review
alexander vagalis, abigail ko -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse, ellen su -
Kazone Art Portfolio Review
charles lee -
*Adventures of Sheridan Animation Grads
naz ghodrati azadi, anna gopin, lee ann dufour, sheridan -
*My strange path to success that should not work. One storyteller’s journey in making movies.
ronnie del carmen -
*Portrait Painting from Life
jonathan hardesty -
Frank Tzeng Portfolio Review – Naughty Dog
naughty dog, frank tzeng -
Creating Children’s Books with Procreate
anoosha syed, procreate -
9B Collective: World Building in TV, Film, & Games
phil boutte jr, mike uwandi, aldis hodge, angela alise johnson, procreate -
Draw along with Angela Sung
angela sung, procreate -
Making Characters Move
nikolai lockertsen, procreate -
Claire Keane – Portfolio Review
claire keane -
Jana Schirmer Demo
jana schirmer -
Art process with Christian Alzmann
christian alzmann -
Exploring the Dynamic Range in your Sketching
peter han -
Costumed Life Drawing (Uninstructed)
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Journey the Ambassador Wolf
charlotte belland, journey the ambassador wolf 2 -
Birds of Prey
manny carrasco -
Costumed Life Drawing (Uninstructed)
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From Start to Pitch: Meet Bento Box Entertainment
kelly harper, brooke keesling, bento box -
Eliza Ivanova Demo
eliza ivanova -
*The Art of Nickelodeon’s Monster High
sarah marino, nickelodeon, matt whitlock, ariel song -
THE CONCEPT ART AWARDS PRESENTED BY LIGHTBOX EXPO
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Titmouse Portfolio Review
ellen su -
Amanda Bell Portfolio Review
amanda bell -
Alvin Lee Portfolio Review
alvin lee
Sunday 10/16/2022
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Ben Mauro Portfolio Review
ben mauro -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse, phil bourassa 3 -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse -
Naomi Baker Portfolio Review
naomi baker -
Raf Grassetti Portfolio Review
raf grassetti -
Viktor Kalvachev Portfolio Review
viktor kalvachev -
Brynn Metheney Portfolio Reviews
brynn metheney -
Seo Kim Portfolio Review
seo kim -
Aaron Sowd Portfolio Review
aaron sowd -
Chris Copeland Portfolio Review
chris copeland -
Anthony Francisco Portfolio Review
anthony francisco -
Andy Park Portfolio Review
andy park -
Titmouse Portfolio Review
titmouse -
Tiffanie Mang Portfolio Review
tiffanie mang -
Drew Hartel Portfolio Review
drew hartel -
Genevieve Tsai Portfolio Review
genevieve tsai -
Aaron Blaise Portfolio Review
aaron blaise -
Pernille Ørum Portfolio Reviews
pernille orum -
Linda YingJue Chen Portfolio Review
yingjue chen -
Helen Mingjue Chen Portfolio Review
helen chen -
Armand Baltazar Portfolio Review
armand baltazar -
Mike McCain Portfolio Review
mike mccain -
Luc Desmarchelier Portfolio Review
luc desmarchelier -
Scott Thigpen Portfolio Review
scott thigpen -
Create an 3D scene in AR on iPad
jarom vogel, procreate -
Sparth Portfolio Review
sparth -
Love in Paris
thomas campi -
Social Media Superstars Panel
bosslogic, ross tran, raf grassetti, sam yang, pernille orum, djamila knopf, banks boutte 2 -
Brie Henderson Portfolio Review
brie e henderson -
Jake Panian Portfolio Review
jake panian -
Sparth Demo
sparth -
Lip Comarella Portfolio Review
lip comarella -
The Magic is in Learning to See
kristine poole, colin poole -
Costumed Life Drawing (Uninstructed)
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Where do we go from here
maxx burman -
The Art of Business
banks boutte 2, spiridon giannakis, finnian macmanus, sozomaika, procreate -
Chrystin Garland Portfolio Review
chrystin garland -
Aaron Blaise: Animation in Procreate
aaron blaise, procreate -
Loish in Conversation: Q&A
loish, procreate -
*Robbie Trevino Portfolio Review
robbie trevino -
*Character design using the “The Wheel of Death”
crash mccreery 3 -
Andres Rodriguez Portfolio Review – Naughty Dog
naughty dog, andres rodriguez -
*Beating Burnout: Learning how to enjoy making art
ryan lang -
Video Game Characters for Every Screen
alvin lee, jennifer wuestling, viktor kalvachev, banks boutte 2 -
Love Death and Robots – Exit Strategies concepts
marcin rubinkowski -
Creating the Visual World of Entergalactic
netflix animation, robh ruppel, fletcher moules -
Kazone Art Portfolio Review
charles lee -
Maxis Portfolio Review
maxis -
*Animation Performance Demo
michal makarewicz 2 -
SPONSOR Creating Characters and Worlds at DreamWorks (FX, CFX, Rigging, & More)
dreamworks -
ARTCENTER SPONSOR Careers in Entertainment Design after ArtCenter
artcenter, prog wang, qiu fang, ainsley dye, guillaume aretos, tim campos -
Marvel Studios Visual Development Panel
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SPONSOR Animation in Canada: How to Succeed
seneca, mark jones, sean craig, jim bryson -
DISNEY TVA SPONSOR Introducing Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
disney tv animation, kat kosmala, chris whittier, jose lopez, rodney clouden, steve loter -
*Brick x Brick- Problem solving, art, and career
mike uwandi, andy cung, anthony francisco, drew hartel -
DREAMWORKS SPONSOR Women in Visual Development
dreamworks -
*SPONSOR Smash Through That Wall!
nathan fowkes, schoolism -
DREAMWORKS SPONSOR Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
dreamworks, joel crawford, heidi jo gilbert, nate wragg -
DREAMWORKS SPONSOR recruiting @ Dreamworks animation
dreamworks, alexis jackson, caitlin dietz, robin trujillo, jillian gomez, apollonia vick, kate valliant, rachel morales, dustin scholl, rabia abedin -
Ethan Becker vs Samdoesarts vs Rossdraws Superpanel
sam yang, ethan becker, ross tran -
*Blending Realities: Your Recipe for the Future of Creative Innovation
estella tse, charlie goelst -
*Feature Film Polish for Animation
michal makarewicz 2 -
The Concept Art of Ghostbusters: Afterlife
brynn metheney -
Environment Design and Composition
kalen chock -
Storyboarding with Intent
andy cung -
From Star Wars to Harry Potter: UK Film Industry
dermot power, rob bliss, nicole hendrix, concept art association, jack dudman, rachel meinerding, darrell warner -
Creating Iconic Heroes with the Overwatch Team!
paul warzecha, qiu fang, daryl tan, rakan khamash -
*Things We Do In Our Paintings That WORK!
tiffanie mang, marco bucci -
Developing Maya and The Three
jorge gutierrez, tim yoon, jeff ranjo, netflix animation -
Night Flyers: Building Bat-like Creatures
michael habib -
TITMOUSE SPONSOR The Art of the Legend of Vox Machina
titmouse, arthur loftis, phil bourassa 3 -
A.I. for Entertainment Design and Illustration
kirsten zirngibl -
One Key Element to Improving your Story Portfolio
justin copeland -
Angie Duran Portfolio Review
angie duran -
Designing the Multiverse: The Art of What If…?
paul lasaine, kristina vardazaryan, cynthia halley, alex del rosario, marvel animation -
Ricky de Los Angeles Demo
ricky de los angeles -
Lynn Chen Demo
lynn chen -
Cody Gramstad Demo
cody gramstad -
Wesley Burt Demo
wesley burt -
Storydriven Colorscripting and Artdirection
alexey andreev -
The New Adobe Fresco
kyle webster -
*AAA: Art, Artists and AI.
jama jurabaev -
*Thomas Fluharty’s Live drawing, a costumed model
thomas fluharty -
Celebrating Asian American Artists in Entertainment
simon lee, anoosha syed, yingjue chen, mehrdad isvandi -
How to Start/Grow Your Own Studio and IP
robert simons, peggy chung -
The Path to Pitching
jorge gutierrez, violaine briat, rob hoegee, the animation guild -
Creating A Cast: Character Design Panel
wouter tulp, daniel arriaga, genevieve tsai, ricky de los angeles, stephen silver -
*Moving Pixels: All-Star Animators Panel
andrew gordon, anna gopin, toniko pantoja, tom bancroft -
Surviving a Career in Concept Design
phil saunders -
The Right Direction – Directors Panel
louis gonzales, kristen lester, tony bancroft, patrick osborne -
Once Upon A Storyboard Panel
michael daley, michelle lam, alessandra sorrentino, david colman, justin copeland, john hoffman, chris copeland -
Comic Commentary: A Graphic Novel & Comics Discussion
mike mignola, jen bartel, victoria ying, dustin nguyen, ryan lang, renee di cherri -
Coffee Talk: Narrative Costume Design
ashley swidowski, karla ortiz, claire hummel -
ILLUMINATION SPONSOR – Illumination: The Joy of Storyboard Portfolios
illumination, dawn yamazi, deb stone, allison mcdaniels -
Making an Independent Documentary Film
jim demonakos, kevin konrad hanna
