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    • 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+

       

    • Illustration

    • 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.

      The 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.

    • Comic Pages Gallery

      From "Wayfinders: Off Course"
      From "Wayfinders: Off Course"
      From "Wayfinders: Off Course"
      From "Wayfinders: Off Course"
      From "Wayfinders: Off Course"
      From "Wayfinders: Off Course"
      From "Mae's Dungeon Diary"
      From "Mae's Dungeon Diary"
      From "Mae's Dungeon Diary"
      Excerpt from “Det Nordiske Testamente - Gendigtet af Vagn Lundbye"
      Excerpt from “Det Nordiske Testamente - Gendigtet af Vagn Lundbye”
      Personal work
      Personal work
      From "It's In The Wind"
      From "The Light at the End"

    • 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:

      1. Thinking outside the box when finding the best visual solution
      2. Playing with format and composition to tell stories (see my fictional sketchbook "Mae's Dungeon Diary")
      3. 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

       

      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

      Svendborg Graphic, DK
       

      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

      • 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

      Software

      • Photoshop
      • Illustrator
      • InDesign
      • CLIP Studio Paint
      • (After Effects)

    • Sketchbook

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