NcSmith Creates

Biography

NC Smith has lived in Fullerton for the majority of his life and started his art journey there.  At a young age, he fell in love with comic books as it was one of the few activities he could do while his grandparents watched him.  His love for art was fostered when his parents had him go to The Art House after school and were taught by the Raphael family the basics along with art history.  In 2017 he took up photography as it was one of the few art mediums that he hadn’t explored and after one semester decided to make it his focus.  As of 2022, he’s wrapping up his BFA in Photography while fusing his love of comics with it.

Artist Statement

Doodle Me started off as a passion that was built to challenge me.  Before the early concept of making collage comics, I was content with setting up my camera in an open landscape with little to no human interaction since this would be one of my last projects as a student I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and shoot something I wouldn’t have done when I began my journey as a photographer.  On top of it scheduling with multiple people different shoots and directing them to interact with something that would be added in post.

A lot of my comics draw from real life but with added exaggeration.  While everyday life may seem mundane, there’s a lot of humor to it and lots of storytelling potential so that’s the main reason I draw from it.  The added comic flair is sort of a love letter to childhood and what got me through the ups and downs of life  To add focus and less clutter my character is simple in order to stand out in a photorealistic world.  Using these two mediums I’ve combined two things I love and hopefully it would entertain the reader. Comics were my life when I was younger as they were one of the few activities that I could do when my grandparents watched me.  While Photography was one of two mediums I settled into once I figured out what I wanted to do in life.  So in order to honor these two art forms, I decided to combine the two.

The comic aspect of the project came after the initial idea.  In the early stages, adding in a drawing of me was a way for me to add myself to a picture while at the same time being behind the camera.  The simple design came about as a way to contrast the photo along with giving the focal point.  After a few more early attempts involving speech bubble placement, the concept for Doodle Me fell into place.

NC Smith

Photographer & 3D Designer

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Website: https://ncsmithcreates.tumblr.com/ or CelticAdobo on Instagram

Summery

Blending photography and visual storytelling together in order to make amusing observations of daily life.  Will also do sculpture and ceramic work on the side.

Education

2022 BFA, Creative Photography and Experimental Media, California State University, Fullerton, CA

Group Exhibition

2022 Sleep Tight

Illustration

2013 The Social Compass Curriculum: A Story-Based Intervention Package for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders 1st Edition 

Independent Published Works

2022 Doodle Me

Professional Activities

2019-2022   Creative Photography Stockroom Technician, California State University, Fullerton, CA

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