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@CecilieQMT

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HELLO AND WELCOME!
 
I am Cecilie "Q" Maintz Thorsen, an Eisner nominated Danish storyteller and visual artist!
 
I mostly make queer-friendly fantasy and slice-of-life comics.
I love colors, D&D, singing, and summer!
 
I am currently available for hire.
 
Feel free to have a look around.
 
CecilieQMT@gmail.com
 
SnackBag Studios (find my webcomic here)

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^{Cecilie "Q" Maintz Thorsen - Storyteller, Illustrator, Teacher}
CecilieQMT@gmail.com
Hi, I'm Q!
I'm a prize-winning freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and teacher from Denmark.

I do illustration work for publishers, museums, and more. I teach courses in drawing and storytelling. And I currently write and co-draw the DnD-based webcomic "Wayfinders: Off Course" (see below) under the banner of Snackbag Studios.

I am currently available for hire.

Write me at CecilieQMT@gmail.com and let us figure something out.

My skills:

Graphic Storytelling
Comics, graphic novels, picture books, etc.
Putting text and images together to create stories; adapting existing stories; understanding and creating compelling narratives, etc.
Illustration
Book covers, portraits, postcards, logos, explainers, etc.
Customers include Nationalmuseet and ABC Forlag.
Teaching
Courses in Graphic Storytelling from A-Z, World Building, Drawing for Beginners, Layouting for Comics, and more.
Primary age group: 16+
I'm available to make custom courses for your class' needs. Let's discuss on CecilieQMT@gmail.com
"Prize-winning"? Yeah!
In June 2022, I and my partner Heidi Holmeå (https://www.heidiholmeaa.com/) won the a prize for "most promising company", at the DCI GO!-event hosted by Danish Creative Industries.

The judges panel mentioned our sympathetic mission, and fiery passion for our work as cartoonists!
Comics

Wayfinders: Off Course
Three shipwreck-survivors are forced to work together to sail back home... and hopefully save the world in the process.
Webcomic, currently ongoing (2021)

Mae's Dungeon Diary
A young bard sets out to be an Adventurer - and keeps an art journal meanwhile.
Published online by The Animation Workshop, 2019.
T he Emperor's Tiger
Or "The Pessimist's Fairy Tale", written by Dylan Meconis.
Personal Work, 2018.
Last
Five pages about the last.
Published by Fiesta Forlaget, 2018.
It's In The Wind
Opening of a longer story idea: three old witches find a baby abandoned outside their apartment. Personal work.
The Light at the End
A comic about letting go.
Personal work.
Illustration
Comic Pages Gallery
About Me
Hello and Welcome!

I am Cecilie "Q" Maintz Thorsen.

I write and draw comics, make illustrations, teach, and do graphic design.

I graduated June '19 from the Animation Workshop (VIA University College) as a Graphic Storyteller!

I write and draw the webcomic Wayfinders: Off Course with Heidi Holmeå and Line L. Z. Bechmann under the banner of SnackBag Studios.

3 things I excel at:
Playing with format and composition to tell stories (see my fictional sketchbook "Mae's Dungeon Diary") - thinking outside the box!
Communicating complex visual strategies in an easy-to-understand way
Making genuine, heartfelt stories

I always strive to be inclusive and diverse in my storytelling and be a change for good in the world.

Please feel free to write me for more details.
I'll happily draw, write, design, or teach!

CecilieQMT@gmail.com
Resume
EXPERIENCE

2021
Painter/Decorator, Kongernes Jelling, Nationalmuseet
Decorating the walls, including handwritten text and handpainted world heritage buildings, for the exhibition "Blåtand i Gult", Kongernes Jelling

2021
Graphic facilitator, FN17
Live drawing / note-taking at a meeting about small-medium businesses and the FN Global Goals

2016 - now
Educator, Visual Storytelling
Loads of courses and workshops in classical drawing, comics creation, world building, design, writing, etc.
Clients: The Animation Workshop (VIA University College), Visual HF, The Drawing Academy, Open Workshop, Svendborg Graphic, Tjele Efterskole, and more.

2020 - now
Illustrator, Freelance
Illustrator w/ Nationalmuseet, ABC-forlag et.al.

2020 - now
Webcartoonist, writer/artist
Writing, drawing, and general management of the webcomic; "Wayfinders: Off Course" (300 000+ views online)
Including relevant social media management

2017 - now
Comic Reviewer
Writing reviews on new Danish comic publications for Nummer9.dk

6 / 2019
Eisner Award Nominée
Best Humor Publication
Get Naked, by Steven T. Seagle et al.

8 / 2018 - 12 / 2018
Freelance Cartoonist
Mentee at Helioscope Studios, Portland, OR

EDUCATION

8 / 2015 - 6 / 2019
Bachelor in Graphic Storytelling
The Animation Workshop, VIA University College

8 / 2014 - 12 / 2014
The Drawing Academy
Course in classical drawing
The Animation Workshop

1 / 2013 - 6 / 2013
Graphic Design Course
Krabbesholm Højskole, Skive, DK

Skills
Graphic Storytelling: understanding and making narratives; combining image and text
Comic creation
Illustration
World building: visual/concept development, character- and environment design
Writing: plot, manuscripts, dialogue
Teaching: worldbuilding, writing, drawing, comic creation, etc.
Graphic design; logo creation, text design, etc.
Software
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
CLIP Studio Paint
(After Effects)
Case: Decorating for Kongernes Jelling, Nationalmuseet
March 2022, I spent three days in beautiful Jelling, preparing for the upcoming "Blåtand i Gult" exhibition.
Mockup for the yellow wall
Tested my designs using a photo of the wall, and Procreate.
Finished silhouettes
Intentionally going for the "handwritten" look
More images:
Case 2: Graphic Facilitation
In January 2022, I had the pleasure of taking visual notes in a meeting about FN's Global Goals, as they relate to small/medium businesses. I worked together with my colleague Ingvild Methi.

(I also got to recap the meeting in front of the much more well-read participants, which was fun!)
Sketchbook
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Find me @CecilieQMT everywhere: