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Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I am a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, but I have been exploring digital graphics – Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash (now Adobe Animate) since the late 20th century. In college, I dove head first into 3D animation, with a focus on character design and technical direction, in which I am able to combine my love of art and science (MATH!) into one, satisfying field of study.   What attracted you to work at One River School? At One River School, I am able to combine my professional experience in education as well as my academic study of digital graphics. Being able to see students make a successful transition from traditional to digital media is my happy place. I love providing the path in which students wonder “how do I do this,” to help them realize their own creative…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Megan Becker, a New Jersey based artist, graduated from University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, receiving her BFA in illustration. She has taught at various art centers including the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, The Center for Contemporary Art, the Hunterdon Art Museum, and the Princeton Arts Council. Megan takes inspiration from nature and can often be found on local trails with her traveling watercolor set. Trained in the fine arts, she is inspired by organic forms such as flora, fabrics, and the female figure. She works in a variety of mediums particularly oils, watercolors, and graphite, seeking new ways to capture dramatic lighting and subtle tones. Megan’s work has been featured in galleries and small businesses throughout New Jersey, often displayed in hand-restored, vintage frames, for that curious and unique touch. In 2023 Megan wrote and illustrated Paint…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I watched a lot of cartoons as a kid. A lot of my friends were into Anime, so I started drawing a lot. I started giving my drawings to people as gifts, and then I just kept doing it for fun. I always really liked writing, and I’d make a comic book, but then I needed pictures. I also like D&D, and enjoy drawing my own characters.  Which has been your favorite project to work on at One River and why? Probably the Emoji Project we did in my digital project, or… maybe the one where I turned One Piece characters into Drag Queens. It was one of my digital projects. It was, um, you had to redraw a panel, or a page, from a manga and I chose One Piece. It was the first time…

Teen Focus on Manga Splash Screens Overview: Students employ traditional painting techniques such as underpainting and glazing to create an artwork inspired by the manga artist Rolua. Students explore methods for creating dynamic poses and immersive worlds to combine cartoon-like style with realistic elements for one breathtaking painting. Vocabulary + Terms: Dynamic Pose, Composition, Underpainting, Glazing, Value, Atmospheric Perspective Featured Artist: Rolua