Summary
Gretel Lusky is an illustrator and comic book artist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began her career in the animation industry both as character designer and vis dev artist for 2D and 3D animated shorts, tv series and feature films. In 2019, she decided to pursue her true passion: drawing comics.
Gretelโs most recent publications include DC Comicsโ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง, ๐ฟ๐พ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ and IDW Publishing's ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐จ, she also worked as cover artist for IDW's ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก #1, ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: ๐ผ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ and Titan Comics' ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐: ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐. She has also worked on projects for clients including Netflix, 3dtotal Publishing, Simon & Schuster, Fantasy Flight Games, Lucasfilm, Upper Deck, Mundoloco CGI Animation Studios and Mcfly Studio,
Gretel also collaborated with brands and companies such as Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Wacom, Kuretake, Craftamo, XP-Pen, Etchr Lab, Spectrum Noir and Huion.
Her art is mostly inspired by nature and maritime imagery. She enjoys creating whimsical illustrations with strong characters and bright colors. When she's not drawing, she's probably reading a book, re-watching her favorite cartoons or traveling as much as her schedule allows!
For work inquiries or questions, feel free to contact her via e-mail at: gretellusky@gmail.com
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- Illustrator at ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒBath, United KingdomApril 2021 - Present
- Cover/ Comic Artist at ๐๐๐ช ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ดSan Diego California, United States of AmericaJuly 2020 - Present
โข Cover art for ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: ๐ผ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ (2021)
โข Cover art for ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก #1 (March 2021)
โข Layouts, inks and cover art for ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ: ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐จ a horror themed four-part series. (Nov 2020) - Illustrator at ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐Minnesota, United States of AmericaJanuary 2021 - April 2021
Illustrations for FFG and Lucasfilm Ltd.
- Cover Artist at ๐ง๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐London, United KingdomOctober 2020 - March 2021
Cover art for upcoming arc of ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐.
- Cover/ Comic Artist at ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟNew York, United States of AmericaNovember 2019 - February 2021
Book jacket project and comic pages for ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐ (July 2021)
- Character designer at ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ดWorcester, United KingdomOctober 2020 - December 2020
Freelance artist for upcoming book. (2021)
- Freelance Artist at ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐Los Angeles, United States of AmericaOctober 2020 - October 2020
Advertising campaign | Promotional artwork for new movie ๐๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ.
- Comic Artist at ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐Los Angeles, United States of AmericaJanuary 2019 - October 2020
โข Layouts, inks and colors for ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ (February 2021)
โข Layouts, inks and colors for ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง, an OGN written by Thomas Krajewski and Jennifer Muro. (2019-2020) - Freelance Artist at ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐California, United States of AmericaJune 2020 - July 2020
Advertising campaign | Promotional artwork for ๐พ๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐- ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ 1
- Artist at ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ/ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌBuenos Aires, ArgentinaAugust 2020 - September 2020
I was invited to be part of ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ฎ ๐-๐๐๐จ๐ฉ 2020, an online art festival that gathers live workshops and classes by some of the most renowned creative artists throughout Latin America.
- Freelance Artist at ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐Nevada , United States of AmericaMay 2020 - July 2020
Original art for the 2020 ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ.
- Character Designer at ๐ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผBuenos Aires, ArgentinaJuly 2019 - August 2019
Character designs for animated feature film ๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ค.
- Cover Artist at ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 2018 - April 2018
Cover artwork for ๐๐๐๐๐๐ #01
- Cover Artist at ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎBuenos Aires, ArgentinaFebruary 2017 - November 2018
โข Cover art for the saga ๐ผ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ง๐ written by Vanesa O'Toole and Fernanda Bertonatti.
๐ผ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ง๐: ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐๐ค l ๐ผ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ง๐: ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ l ๐ผ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ง๐: ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก ๐ผ๐๐ง๐ l ๐ผ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ง๐: ๐๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ค๐จ ๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ค
โข Cover art for ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฃ written by Vanesa O'Toole - Visual Development Artist / Character Designer at ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJuly 2015 - January 2019
โข ๐๐ก๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ for Discovery Kids and Cris Morena Group. Duties: Character design | Illustrations and storypanels | Storyboard clean up | Layout revisionist.
โข ๐๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ข. Duties: Character Design and Concept art. 'Ian' premiered for audiences around the world on YouTube and was broadcast in Latin America simultaneously on Disney, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, Nickelodeon, PakaPaka and YouTube Kids Nov. 30, 2018.
โข ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ง๐จ 3D animated series for Discovery Kids. Duties: Visual development | Prop design | Color keys | Storyboard.
โข๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐, animated feature film. Duties: Visual development | Concept art.
โข ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ 2D animated series for Etermax. Duties: Prop design | Backgrounds | Character designs.