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My name is Mary Bellamy.
I'm a character designer/fashion illustrating, animation assistant.
I don't usually talk about myself much but that's sort of what
this page is for so I'll give it a go. I'm currently 28, though
I know most people don't think so because I look a lot younger.
Though there's a lot I could say about my background I think I'll
stick to the basics below. Thanks for reading.
Work History
As an artist I've been working professionally since 2000. I first
started illustrating comics back in 2000 with SFA and several
original submissions to existing anthologies. Soon, I was asked
to ink for other artists. I moved on to work with Radio Comix
for their Mangaphile book with reasonable success and then I moved
over to Anarctic Press for some of their anthologies. I've worked
on some potential children's books and have worked in animation
for the Drew Carey Green Screen Show and animation
for the 2008 Olympics. I've been attending the San Diego Comic
Con as a professional since 2000. Since then I've freelanced for
some friends working with Tokyopop and continue to submit to anthologies.
You can find a more extensive list here
on my resume or here on my sales
page.
Artistic Influences
Animation wise I was heavily influenced by the 1980s
cartoons and particularly the girl targeted series like Lady
Lovely Locks, Rose Petal Palace and Rainbow Brite and the
stuffed toy franchises like Care Bears, Popples, Gummi Bears,
Smurfs, and their many derivatives like Paw Paw Bears
etc. Later I was very into the Disney Afternoon and what
would later be called the Princess line. I moved into Batman,
Sonic the Hedgehog and finally was knowingly introduced to
Anime with Scifi Saturday and Sailor Moon. For a
while I emulated the styles and then moved back to my traditional
animated roots in design though I still love the vibrant colors
in anime and to an extent 1980's shows. I think characters should
have detail over simplicity. I loved toys like
My Little Pony and those endless PVC Figurines.
In the more traditional sense I loved Fauvism for it's
wild color choices, Impressionism with it's colors, Cubism for
it's shape usage. I love Fashion design and costuming. I would
have become a fashion designer if I had the sewing skills. But
I love authentic costumes as well as modern raver and gothic lolita
styles.
Other Skills and Interests
I have been a catering assistant, a baker and cake decorator.
I like creating different deserts, despite not being able to eat
them any more. I like designing different cakes and creating different
sorts of deserts from out of my imagination. I'm also very good
with animals and caretaking. I work with the elderly sometimes
as an activity director or just talking to the ones that have
no families or friends. I enjoy mixing music on my computer and
taking a lot of digital
photos. I love collecting photo books, architecture
books, pvc figures, artwork, zines and comics. I have a graphic
design degree so I like to design some logos and retouch photos
and artwork.
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Location
LA County, CA, USA
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