Bobby is a multimedia concept designer and is also the founder of Imaginism Studios in Toronto, Canada. He has designed characters and creatures for movies like Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Men in Black 3. He teaches digital painting classes at schoolism.com and is gearing up to launch the first annual Lightbox Expo gathering where artists and fans alike can celebrate their favorite works in movies, animation, games and illustration together. We were thrilled to have him on this episode of the KitBash3d Festival.
Learn how Bobby overcame rejection from art school, losing his entire portfolio, and staying positive even when his first five movie projects never came out...
If you don't have time to watch this 30+ minute episode where Bobby Chiu speaks candidly about the struggles and triumphs of his career and shares how you can do the same, watch the quick cuts of inspiration below!
Bobby's original "Bandersnatch" concept drawing from Alice in Wonderland
One of Bobby's many original pieces
Every artist has an origin story. Bobby took a leap of faith when he dropped out of business school to go to art school, except the only problem was that he didn't get into art school! He was crushed, but after being forced to take a job at a warehouse, he finally saved up enough money to try and go freelance full-time, only to lose his entire portfolio to a broken computer drive the same exact day he quit his job.
