One of my favorite artists that I fell in love with from a very young age. I first saw his work as a little girl watching Sesame Street. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world Wegman.
A documentary about Walt Disney imagineering by filmmaker Leslie Iwerks is due to come out sometime in 2016. I am very excited to hear about this because it was Walt Disney's show "The Disneyland Story" from 1954 that sparked my passion for animation at a young age.
For those of you unaware, The Disneyland Story was when Walt Disney began hosting his own television show for ABC in 1954 in an unusual contract. Disney provided ABC with a weekly hour-long television program in exchange for funding for the construction of Disneyland. As a result, the television show was also originally named Disneyland. The anthology series has since gone through a number of name changes over the years: Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, The Wonderful World of Disney, Disney's Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, and The Magical World of Disney. The series spanned an incredible 54 years—13 seasons of which were hosted by Walt Disney, himself.
The most influential episode for me as a kid was called "The Story of The Animated Drawing". This episode takes a look at the history of animation and animation techniques throughout the ages. However the best part was many animation pioneers, including J. Stuart Blackton, Windsor McCay, J.R. Bray, Max Fleischer and, of course, Walt Disney were featured! (Here is part 1 of that episode, below.)
I wonder if this new documentary will inspire a new generation of imagineers and creative thinkers...
Here is an intro I made for an engagment video I worked on. I will post the full video soon. Congratulations to Akansha and Mudit!
Engagement Intro from Stephanie Gibree on Vimeo.
Some styles of a character I am working on for a children's book. I am mostly thinking about shape and line right now. I will consider color soon though!
Jay Baruchel is one of my favorite actors. I love this interview with him because he talks about his passion for directing his own films. I confess, I have a bit of a nerd girl crush on him. If you haven't seen "This Is The End" yet I recommend it!
I wrote a fairly entertaining biography of my life for a job I applied to at Nickelodeon a couple months ago. Should I incorporate some of this into my "About" section on here?
Stephanie Gibree had a lot of trouble learning how to ride a bike and rode a scooter until she was nine years old. She was not a natural athlete. However, she was born an artist! People often referred to her as a character. This trait began to manifest in her life quite literally at the whim of her parents.
To achieve the simplicity of bedtime, her father had to pretend his home was a hotel and that Stephanie was a little old lady in search of a room for the evening. She would not go to bed until she was given a full tour and found a room that was satisfactory. At age 5, her mother was instructed to assist and include her imaginary friend, ‘The Professor’ in their daily lives. This included things like setting an extra place for him at the table and buckling him into his own car seat.
Thankfully, Stephanie is much easier to work with now and applies her sense of character into the world of animation. A perfect career choice fueled from strong imaginations.
Stephanie spent time crafting her skills and her passion only grew. She enrolled herself in a life drawing class outside of school and listened with intent all the way to the front door of Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Upon acceptance, her long awaited journey into animation began. She produced work centered in children's media, experimented in an array of mediums and absorbed feedback from fellow classmates and friends.
Stephanie now abides by the phrase “Do not be afraid to fail.” She believes that being an artist takes courage, not just for slaying dragons, but also for challenging limits and reaching one’s dreams. This spirited girl is currently on the hunt for her dream job in the animation industry. Look out, she hugs!
Here are two videos I worked on for Olay Beauty featuring Beauty Blogger, Lauren Cosenza. I was so excited to work on this, being a lover of beauty blogs myself and Olay products. I highly recommend Lauren Cosenza's blog also!
1 - Fashionably Beautiful to Go from Stephanie Gibree on Vimeo.
2 - Your Fashionably Beautiful Oasis from Stephanie Gibree on Vimeo.
Page two of my children's book I am working on for Ivy Leaf Studios. I had a lot of problems with this initally and it started off as a completely different puppet. I am so happy with how this turned out, however.
Something I'm drawing for fun. I cant sleep lately, so why not draw girls? I feel like I would excel as an illustrator for beauty magazines! Ya know those little doodles they throw in next to articles for things like "How To Find The Perfect Shade of Lipstick".
This is a page from my sketchbook inspired by the song "Dark Paradise" by Lana Del Rey. The lyric I was most interested in was "...There's no remedy for memory...".
I love her album "Born To Die" its so nice to have an album you can listen to all the way through. I'm teaching myself "Video Games" on the guitar right now. Its a great song to practice playing if your a beginner like myself.
I used a lot of different mediums on this one and was able to get a matte effect. Now I want to use a more reflective paint to contrast the bottle with the label and background.
I am so blown away by this commercial for Lancome. The animation, design and direction is astounding. I am so inspired and know you will be too.
