Sébastien Roche

Comics, storyboard, illustration.

Lyon, France
Comics author, illustrator, storyboard Artist and storyteller.
I'm used to work as a freelance artist, I work for anyone who needs my skills.

My skills :
- 10 years experience in comics (Ankama, AAARG, Glénat, Image Comics)
- 8 years experience in teaching Art to bachelors and masters
- 5 years experience in Publishing comics with l'épicerie Séquentielle (France, Lyon).
- Strong sense of perspective and depth.
- Strong sens of action and dynamic scene.
- Quick sketching and storyboarding experience.
- Ability to communicate visually, and to identify and define visual design issues and solutions.
- Excellent design skills, including the effective use of colour, form, lighting and composition.
- Strong in comedy, action, emotional storytelling, and character interaction.
- Strong staging, composition and cinematography skills.
- Knowledge of television animation production pipeline.
- Knowledge of software and hardware including Cintiq, Clip Studio Paint Pro, and Photoshop CC.
- Knowledge publishing and printing (offset) comics process.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with a team.

I'm based in France but I work worldwide.
if you need my skills feel free to contact me.

Work Experience

AAARG !

Comics Artist / dessinateur de Bandes Dessinées

October 2013 - Present France

Bellecour écoles

concept art teacher

March 2014 - Present Lyon, France

Ankama

Comics Artist / dessinateur de Bandes Dessinées

comics books "We are the night" part one and two, with Antoine Ozanam (script) 2010, 2011
short story "Elwood n'the 40 freak bitches" in Doggybags issue 2. 2012
comics book "419 african mafia" with Loulou Dédola (script) coming spring 2013
May 2009 - July 2012 France

EZD Production

cartoonist

cartoonist on Blue Estate issue 10
January 2012 - February 2012 France

Elyum Studio

storyboard man

storyboard for comic book
September 2011 - France

Big Compagny

Storyboard artist

Writting 30 seconds ads, Rough, Clean, Grayscale Panel.
May 2017 - Lyon, France

Glénat

Comics artist / Auteur de Bandes dessinées

Comics artist.
Author of " Sweet Home " Glénat Grindhouse, based on Sébastien Viozat's script.
91 pages.
MAY 2020.
May 2017 - France

Education

Ecole Emile Cohl

master of fine art & Illustration

September 2005 - June 2009 Lyon, France

Languages

French (Native),
Anglais (Conversational),

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Art, Character Design, CLIP STUDIO PAINT, Color, Comics, Concept Art, Digital Art, Drawing, Illustration, Ink, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Rough, Sketch, Storyboard, Watercolor Painting,