Richard Meril

I got someone form cartoon network to connect with me on linked in! I've only just started figuring out how linked in works but i've just been telling everybody that i am their friend and thats why they should connect to me. 

Richard is a storyboard artist an that is something i discussed going into in my presentation because i think my idea tend to work better in motion but my animation skills aren't up to a professional level because i am not an animator but that doesn't mean that animation isn't where my drawings belong.

I a going to message Richard how he got into story boarding, was that what he always planned to do or did it just happen? i'm just really interested in the journey people have taken from being a nobody to getting a job for a high profile company like cartoon network.

my message: Hi Richard

I am a third year illustrator at Leeds college of Art. I wanted to pick your brain a bit. 

I would like to know how you got into story boarding, was it a job that you wanted to do from the start or is it something that you have just found yourself in? I'd love to hear the story of getting your first jobs as a creative

Any advice for a young illustrator about to jump into the deep end would be much appreciated.

Hope to hear from you soon

Rowena Sharp

(Big Ween)

Richard is a story boarder for the amazing world of gum ball which is a cartoon i love. It used multiple different styles of animation all within the same cartoon.