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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!

    • 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!)

    • 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. Playing with format and composition to tell stories (see my fictional sketchbook "Mae's Dungeon Diary") - thinking outside the box!
      2. Communicating complex visual strategies in an easy-to-understand way
      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

       

      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)

    • Sketchbook

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