Eastern PA Webinar: Drawn to Story—Crafting Characters and Cracking Smiles with Larissa Brown
Aug 22, 2026
Online event
Webinar Description: ILLUSTRATOR DAY—LIVE! IN LANCASTER 2026 PARTICIPANTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT!! Larissa guides participants through the art of using humor as a storytelling superpower in picture book illustration. From cracking character expressions to crafting the perfect visual and text contradictions, you'll learn how strong story moments become comedic gold. A limited number of PORTFOLIO, PB DUMMY, GN ART, CB ART, or BOOK COVERS ART CRITIQUES available at an additional cost.
Quick Facts
HOST REGION: Eastern Pennsylvania
CONTACT: Robyn Stone [email protected]
COST:
- Premium Members: $15 USD
- Preview Plan: $25 USD
CRITIQUES: available at an additional cost; scroll down for more information
RECORDING
The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be available for one month following the event. Attendees will receive a link and a password by email about two days after the event.
REGISTRATION CONFIRMATIONS
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REFUND POLICY
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Meet the Faculty
About Larissa
Larissa Brown is a multi-faceted artist whose creative talents spans many industries. She worked as an Animation artist for Nickelodeon's The Rugrats and has illustrated almost a dozen books for Nickelodeon's licensed properties, including Avatar the Last Airbender. Her debut graphic novel, Blake Laser, published by Harper Collins Is a 24th-century science fantasy about a biracial girl who must save the planet from aliens. She has taught art and comics to folks at Cartoon Network, Google and LinkedIn. Her educational company, OC Art Studios, has reached thousands of children and adults all over the world. During the pandemic, she created an online community of BIPOC art students and partnered with Twitter to offer over 500 full scholarships to hopeful animation and illustration artists. She spends most of her time teaching art at colleges and universities in Orange County and currently works as a Disney Fine artist. Her work can be seen in galleries at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts. Larissa’s favorite color is yellow because it symbolizes joy, which she loves to share through warm hugs. She also loves to dance, though she keeps her singing to herself.
Portfolio, PB dummy, GN art, CB art, or Book Covers art Zoom Critiques Available: (at an additional cost)
ADDITIONAL COST:
- Premium Members: $75 USD
- Preview Plan: $80 USD
For all submissions, format your work in 12 point font, with one-inch margins, and double spacing. (US Letter paper size-Include all materials in the same document; please don’t send two documents.)
- For Portfolios: Please send six portfolio-ready illustrations .jpg, .png or PDF file (5 MB max).
- For PB dummies: Please send 1 dummy .jpg, .png or PDF file (5 MB max).
- For Illustrated Graphic Novel Sample Pages: send up to 10 illustrated pages of your manuscript and a one-page, single-spaced synopsis (in the same document) .jpg, .png or PDF file (5 MB max).
How to format your submission:
⇒For all submissions,
⇒Please SAVE YOUR FILE as Critique Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_PORTFOLIO/TITLE OF PROJECT as a PDF or DOC or DOCx.
Portfolio Example: Brown_Stone_PORTFOLIO
Dummy/Graphic Novel Sample Example: Brown_Stone_PROJECT TITLE
⇒Then send your file to Robyn at [email protected]. The subject should read: Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_PORTFOLIO/TITLE OF PROJECT (same as saved file name).
Submission deadline: Friday, August 21, 2026.
We anticipate critiques to be returned on or about Sunday, August 30, 2026. Please review this feedback in preparation for your one-on-one Zoom meeting.