Stephan Martinière (born May 3, 1962) is an award-winning French science fiction and fantasy artist, using his experience to morph from cartoonist to concept illustrator to art director.
Stephan Martiniere was born May 3, 1962 in Paris, France. He attended high school at Chambre De Commerce Les Gobelins, one of the most renowned art schools in Paris. After art school he attended animation school, but halfway through he was hired by DIC Entertainm...
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Stephan Martinière (born May 3, 1962) is an award-winning French science fiction and fantasy artist, using his experience to morph from cartoonist to concept illustrator to art director.
Stephan Martiniere was born May 3, 1962 in Paris, France. He attended high school at Chambre De Commerce Les Gobelins, one of the most renowned art schools in Paris. After art school he attended animation school, but halfway through he was hired by DIC Entertainment and moved to Japan to work on Inspector Gadget.
After settling in California, Stephan continued as Animation Director for DIC Entertainment, and directed hundreds of episodes of Where's Waldo and Dennis the Menace. His 5 half-hour musical specials for the show Madeline were nominated for an Emmy, and went on to win the Children's Hall of Fame Humanitas, A.C.T., and the Parents' Choice Award. Stephan also drew the Where's Waldo Sunday syndicated strip for 1994-1997.
His animation work lead him to Hollywood, where he designed for feature...
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