Cliff Galbraith

Current

Animation / Character Design (Self-employed)

Past

President / Senior Creative Director at Talking Tops
President at Crucial Comics
Flash Instructor at Webisode Academy

Producer / screenwriter at Imagine Television
Vice President / Creative Director at Talking Tops

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Education

School of Visual Arts
DuCret School of Art

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Cliff Galbraith’s Summary

Currently producing the independent series "Adventures In Nowhere Land." I also direct animated corporate films and recently finished a project for John Wiley and Sons Publishing.

Extensive background in character design and licensing/merchandising, comic book publishing, screen printing and graphic design.

Yes, I created Shopasaurus, along with her friends Rockasaurus, Partyasaurus, and Beachasaurus. I've done design work for The Go-Go's, Pitchshifter, TVT Records, MCA Records, Alternative Tentacles, and Sony Music Group. In 1998 I created a line of characters for merchandise called Paradise Pals for Atlantis Casino Resort, Paradise Island. Published and created the comic book "Rat Bastard" which was optioned by Imagine Television and Buena Vista where I served as a writer / co-producer.
Oh, yeah... and I invented gravy.

Cliff Galbraith’s Specialties:

Flash character animation
Graphic design
Illustration
Poster design
Typography
Licensing / Merchandising
Branding
Screen printing

Cliff Galbraith’s Experience

Animation / Character Design

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Entertainment industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )
President / Senior Creative Director

Talking Tops

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

2004 — 2007 (3 years )
President

Crucial Comics

(Entertainment industry)

January 1996 — 2004 (8 years )

Animation producer. Character designer. Illustrator. Flash animator. Screenwriter.

Created, wrote, and illustrated the critically acclaimed comic book Rat Bastard. Published the comic from 1996 to 1999, when the property was optioned to Imagine Television. Served as a screenwriter and producer on the unaired project.

Designed posters and album covers for bands and record labels. Created characters and merch design for Atlantis Resort.
Flash Instructor

Webisode Academy

(Design industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )

Taught Flash to animation industry professionals who were transitioning from traditional media to electronic. Students included "Tiny Tunes" and "Pink Panther" director Art Leonardi , UPA animator Fred Crippen, and "Billy & Mandy" director Dave Brain.
Producer / screenwriter

Imagine Television

(Entertainment industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Producer/ writer on unaired Imagine Television and Buena Vista (Disney) series Rat Bastard for UPN
Vice President / Creative Director

Talking Tops

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

January 1978 — January 1996 (18 years 1 month)

Built a small, two person screen printing operation into a 40 employee company in under eight years. Created a licensing merchandise property called "Saurus" which included clothing, housewares, gifts, food packaging, and promotions, featuring the characters "Rockasaurus" "Partyasaurus" "Shopasaurus" and many others. Created Rex and Rita Readasaurus along with Jim Henson Studios to promote literacy in America. Expanded into licensed T-shirt printing featuring properties from Viacom, Hanna-Barbera, CBS, Fox, Marvel Entertainment, and many other media companies.

Cliff Galbraith’s Education

School of Visual Arts

Anatomy, Graphic Design, Illustration 1982 — 1988
DuCret School of Art

Graphic Design 1977 — 1980

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Cliff Galbraith’s Interests:

Surfing, kayaking, record collecting, film, animation, fine art, comics, graphic design, writing, life drawing, pop culture, reading novels and biographies , travel. cooking, and extreme bird watching