When telling a story or presenting an idea, it is necessary to capture your readers’ attention and compel them to read on. This is accomplished not only through powerful writing but also through powerful imagery. The image can be a striking logo that brands itself on to the reader’s brain, an engrossing comic strip that draws the reader into an organization’s narrative, even a striking animation that outlines a product’s unique features. By employing one of Cloudscape’s artists to create this image, you will be employing someone who will bring your brand or product to life.
In addition to corporate work, our skilled artists can also develop more personal products for you, such as producing fan art or book illustrations, painting a particular image, or story-boarding an idea. Whether you wish assistance with your own creative project, or design a highly personalized gift for a friend or for yourself, Cloudscape is here for you. Discover which artist best suits your needs today.
Cloudscape Services
The services that Cloudscape members offer include:
- Illustrating books, brochures, and pamphlets
- Designing websites, logos, and other graphics
- Creating advertisements, either as single images or comic strips
- Drawing fan art or other personal images
- Painting
- Storyboarding
- Full 2-D animation
- Scriptwriting and editing
If you have another project in mind, one not described here, then contact us and perhaps we have an artist who can help you develop it.
The amount charged for a particular commission depends greatly on the scope of the project and the rates of the particular artist. Consult with the artist in question to see how much he or she will charge.
How to Commission an Artist
The following Cloudscape artists are currently available for commissions. Click on their names to view their portfolios and contact information:
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Ed Appleby
A cartoonist and graphic designer who was worked on a wide variety of projects. He also writes and draws the webcomic Ed’s R Us. |
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Chloe Chan
An experienced illustrator and painter as well as a prolific cartoonist in the manga style. See New Shoe for her webcomics, such as Two Keys and Honeydew Syndrome. |
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Colin Upton
A seasoned comic book veteran who’s created over a hundred self-published mini-comics, a sampling of which can be read at Cloudscape’s Colin Upton Library. |
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Jonathon Dalton Cartoonist, illustrator, world-builder. Creator of the award-winning graphic novel Lords of Death and Life and co-creator of Teach English in Japan. |
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Jeff Ellis
Cloudscape’s founder; an experienced cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic designer. Co-creator of Teach English in Japan. |
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Megan Furesz
Animator, cartoonist, and illustrator. Graduate of Capilano University’s animation program. |
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Steve LeCouilliard
Freelance storyboard artist and creator of the award-winning webcomic Much the Miller’s Son. |
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Reetta Linjama
Animator, cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and graphic designer. Graduate of Capilano University’s animation program. |
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Sydney More
Cartoonist, sculptor, and painter. |
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Anise Shaw
Writer and artist, creator of the webcomics Even in Arcadia and Tomato Chicken. |
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Bevan Thomas
Writer, editor, storyteller, information architect. Experienced with both creative and corporate projects. |
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Kevin Wilson
Cartoonist, creator of the Titanzer webcomic. |
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Edison Yan
Artist and designer. Known for his work on the Nintendo DS game Scribblenauts as well as Drawn to Life: the Next Chapter and Lock’s Quest, also for the DS. |
You may contact a particular artist yourself directly to employ them for a project, contact information is on their respective websites. Alternately, Cloudscape president Jeff Ellis can be freely consulted to help you discover which artist will suit your needs the best.
The only direct involvement that Cloudscape has with the commissions is to set-up the initial contact. After that, it is up to you and the artist to define the boundaries of the project as well as the method of payment.
Previous Clients
Clients that have employed Cloudscape artists in the past include:
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Cartoon Network,who had a storyboard drawn by Steve LeCouilliard for their show Ed, Edd n Eddy. |
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Nickelodeon,who had a storyboard drawn by Steve LeCouilliard for their show The Mighty B! |
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Anime Evolution,whose 2010 convention guide was designed and drawn by Chloe Chan and whose convention featured a cartoon introduction drawn and animated by Megan Furesz. |
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Cos & Effect,whose 2011 brochure was designed and drawn by Jeff Ellis. |
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STUD,an underwear company that had a comic strip advertisement written by Bevan Thomas and illustrated by Reetta Linjama. |
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Diabetes Dialogue,a magazine that featured a comic strip created by Colin Upton and Jonathon Dalton. |
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Cloudscape Comics itself,who produce yearly graphic novel anthologies, which the various members contribute to. |