Craig Elliott

About Craig Elliott
After graduating from Art Center College of Design, Craig Elliott has done Layout and Visual Development work on 8 animated features at Disney, Visual Development for 7 movies and 1 television show at Dreamworks and freelance Visual Development and Character Design for many other companies such as Blue Sky, Illumination Entertainment, Nickelodeon, Cirque De Soleil and many others. Craig has also done freelance fantasy illustration for companies such as Blizzard Entertainment and Realms of Fantasy Magazine.

Little Known Tidbit: Aside from Craig’s work in animation, he has a fine art career, exhibiting his paintings throughout America and Europe. He also has created a line of fine art jewelry as well as prints and products related to his fine art paintings.

Mentor Preferences
Craig is hoping to help his mentees advance to the next level in their career in visual development.  He is looking to give general career advice for anyone looking to enter the animation industry as a visual development artist or looking to get into fantasy illustration. In addition, Craig is looking to give targeted artistic guidance to help you create and revise portfolio pieces.

Maximum Number of Mentees: 2

Maximum Distance: International

Language(s): English only

Preferred Meeting Times: Afternoons are best; any day should work

To apply to become Craig’s mentee, click here.