Wayne Millett

Introduction

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wayne Millett and I’ve been working in various creative fields for the last 40 years. After I graduated from Concordia, I worked as a freelance illustrator, doing storyboards, airbrushing and final art for a number of projects. I also worked as an in-house graphic designer for a small company/studio in the late 80s. My degree from Concordia University is in Graphic Design, but I’ve always had a love of illustration and painting. In fact, I often had a canvas on the go in my studio while I continued to scout for freelance gigs. I made the move into animation in 1991 as it was a great time for artists to work on a number of animated projects and the start of a boom in that industry. Most of my tasks at that time involved creating locations/backgrounds for a number of television series, and I eventually ended up supervising artists at Cinar Animation in Montreal for almost a decade, garnering an Emmy share in the process for Arthur in 1997. I also wrote several 22 minute scripts for a few of Cinar’s popular shows at the time.

As I transitioned into the digital era I spent my time between freelance work and pitching several television shows, and was heavily involved in both t...

Concordia University BFA in Graphic Design/Illustration 1982-1985

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