@CecilieQMT
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.
SnackBag Studios (find my webcomic here)
Cecilie "Q" Maintz Thorsen - Storyteller, Illustrator, Teacher
CecilieQMT@gmail.com
Hi, I'm Q!
I'm a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and teacher from Denmark.
I have done work for various publishers, and 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.
Teaching
Courses in Graphic Storytelling from A-Z, World Building, Drawing for Beginners, Layouting for Comics - currently working on more
Primary age group: 16+
Comics
Three shipwreck-survivors are forced to work together to sail back home... and hopefully save the world in the process.
Webcomic, currently ongoing (2021)
A young bard sets out to be an Adventurer - and keeps an art journal meanwhile.
Published online by The Animation Workshop, 2019.
Opening of a longer story idea: three old witches find a baby abandoned outside their apartment. Personal work.
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:
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!
Resume
EXPERIENCE
9 / 2020 - 11 / 2020
Educator, comics
Various workshops on comic creation, world building, composition, etc.
The Animation Workshop, VIA University College, Denmark
2 / 2020 - now
Webcartoonist; writer/artist
Writing, drawing, and management of the webcomic; "Wayfinders: Off Course" (156 000+ views online)
4 / 2020
Illustrator, Freelance
Illustrator w/ ABC-forlag et.al.
6 / 2019
Eisner Award Nominée
Best Humor Publication
Get Naked, by Steven T. Seagle et al.
2 / 2020
Art Teacher
Beginner's Drawing course
7 / 2017-19
Summer Course Comics Teacher
Foundation of comics creation and production (story writing, page layouts, sketching, finishing, dealing with art insecurity)
Summer Course in Comics Creation (one week)
The Animation Workshop, DK
8 / 2018 - 12 / 2018
Freelance Cartoonist
Mentee at Helioscope Studios, Portland, OR
8 / 2016 - 5 / 2017
Art Teacher
Classical drawing, illustration, comics
Tjele Efterskole, DK
4 / 2016 + 12 / 2017
Comics For Good”-participant
Making comics for a good cause
w/ Fábio Cujino, Arsenalet, Viborg, DK
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
Software