Dave Lanphear, Art Director • Transmedia Producer • Print Designer • Comic Book Artist in Los Angeles, CA

About

I am a well-respected professional animation story artist and a print production artist. I've collaborated with Marvel, Disney, DC/Time-Warner, Sony, Image, Lakeshore and RoseArt on successful stories. I'm trained in analog and digital media, continuously refining my skillsets in 3D animation, 2D animation, compositing, and storytelling.

I'm highly adaptive to the multitude of storytelling pipelines and am expert in industry-standard design software Adobe Creative Suite and ToonBoom. I'm currently sponsored in the SmithMicro Professional Artist Showcase, and also train new artists in design software and storytelling.

Education

BFA Fine Arts

California State University

1985 - 1988

Specialized in commercial art with minor in Journalism. Had several years work experience interning and professionally working at three newspapers; CSU's Stanislaus Signal; Turlock Journal; and Merced Sun-Star.

Experience

Owner

Artmonkeys Studios

Los Angeles, CA

Jun 2004 - Oct 2023 (19 years 4 months)

Agency devoted to creating storytelling and visual narrative support. We create content from framework to final handoff to print companies, and also freelance in various roles to larger publishers. Those roles include writing, design, print production, and artistic roles as illustrator, colorist, letterer, and printer liasing. Have storytelling and producing credits in the TV and Film Industry as well, as show on https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3602073/
Design Director

CrossGen Entertainment

Oldsmar, FL

Nov 1999 - Jul 2004 (4 years 8 months)

Designed publication of all comics published. Designed work published in over 500 publications over 5 years. Responsible for story team content, art directing stories, art directing non-story content, designing support content in each issue, and supporting print production. Developed digital subscriber service COMICS ON THE WEB, an internet based viewer for subscribers to read our comics online. One of a kind at that time, it would be five more years before any other comic book publisher supported their work online similarly.

Awards

• 2014 Harvey Awards nominee for Best Letterer, and twice nominated for Special Award-Humor in Comics

• 2012 Harvey Awards nominee for Best Letterer

• Eisner winner 2011 for Best Graphic Album RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN & Best Anthology LEGEND OF THE MOUSE GUARD

• CIPA Editorial Cartooning winner

• CPA Editorial Cartooning winner

• NCCHA Editorial Cartooning winner

Affiliations

Transmedia L.A. / DMLA

Industries

Skills

Elsewhere on the Web

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@Artmonkeys, member since 2008

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Dave Lanphear Pro

Systems Administrator, Visible Futures Lab (VFL)

Department of Applied Design Chair - Associate Professor/Professor