Stephen Gilpin: Cartoonist and illustrator

Stephen Gilpin: Cartoonist and illustrator - Tom Ray's Art Podcast

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On this podcast episode, I meet Stephen Gilpin. Stephen Gilpin has been working professionally as an illustrator since 2001. He’s illustrated numerous picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, and illustrations for a host of clients including Disney/Hyperion, Simon and Schuster, Harper, MacMillan, Scholastic, and others. Since 2016 he's done a regular comic strip page for Scout Life (Boys' Life) Magazine.

We talk about how Stephen is currently trying to break out with his own comic ideas these days and trying to set their own path.

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Stephen Gilpin's website https://sgilpin.com

Stephen Gilpin on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sparkgilpin

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