Scott Thigpen

@thig
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I am a character designer in the animation industry. I worked on the OG Shrek and at Sony Animation. I now have a cool Zine at https://thig.substack.com/
My Zine of Animationhttps://thig.substack.com/
Scott ThigpenOct 14, 2024
Last summer, Texas hit its hottest temps on record 🌞. During that time, I learned what "splooting" is from a squirrel 🐿️. Naturally, I wrote and illustrated about it. Check it out:
https://thig.substack.com/p/hotter-than-hail-mary
#illustration #writing #texasheat #zines #humor #splooting #summerheat
Hotter Than Hail Mary

What's it called when you mix Protestant religion, college football and summer heat?

Art from Thig's Pen 🖋
Scott ThigpenOct 13, 2024
I played sports in high school… and honestly, I had no business doing that. 😅 I wrote and illustrated an article about what it’s like to be stuck in sports when you absolutely hate it. Check it out:
https://thig.substack.com/p/hotter-than-hail-mary
#illustration #writing #zines #sports #highschoolmemories #humor
Hotter Than Hail Mary

What's it called when you mix Protestant religion, college football and summer heat?

Art from Thig's Pen 🖋
Scott ThigpenOct 12, 2024
Sometimes it’s fun to just draw literally. It’s a great exercise for storytelling and helps me (attempt to) deliver humor quickly. I used that approach in my latest newsletter—feel free to check it out:
https://thig.substack.com/p/were-number-1-were-number-1
#illustration #artlife #humor #storytelling #zines #writing
We're Number 1(ish)!

Austin was recently named the No. 1 city for nightlife in the universe!!! It's a fact believed by many people!

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Scott ThigpenOct 11, 2024
Austin, TX was just rated #1 for nightlife in the universe 🌌. I live here, and my wife and I actually check it out. I illustrated and wrote an article about what it's really like living here. You might possibly lol... maybe even rofl. 😆
https://thig.substack.com/p/were-number-1-were-number-1
#Austin #illustration #writing #zines #nightlife #humor #artlife
We're Number 1(ish)!

Austin was recently named the No. 1 city for nightlife in the universe!!! It's a fact believed by many people!

Art from Thig's Pen 🖋
Scott ThigpenOct 10, 2024
Want to really make an artist's day? Ask them to do a mountain of work and pay them in "exposure and credit." At least that feels more real than crypto, right? I wrote a little piece about my bitterness on that exact topic—3 days in a row now. Maybe I’m trying to find an audience? 🤔😆
https://thig.substack.com/p/the-alabama-barking-spider
#exposure #artistlife #freelance #illustration #writing #zines #payartists
The Alabama Barking Spider

A Story of Romance and Ruin (Or "Rurn" if you're from the South)

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Scott ThigpenOct 9, 2024
Do you know what Raffinose is? Some say “Silent But Deadly,” others call it “The Crop Duster,” and a few blame the Barking Spider. I illustrated and wrote a zine entry about it—want to know which food's packed with this little troublemaker? You should stalk my latest piece (broccoli pun fully intended).
https://thig.substack.com/p/the-alabama-barking-spider
#raffinose #illustration #zine #foodfacts #barkingspider #broccoli
The Alabama Barking Spider

A Story of Romance and Ruin (Or "Rurn" if you're from the South)

Art from Thig's Pen 🖋
Scott ThigpenOct 8, 2024

🖌️👾 Hey everyone, I’m Thig—illustrator/animator. I’ve done some stuff with Dreamworks (Shrek, yup the OG), Sony Animation (don’t get excited, no Spider-Verse), Coca-Cola, The Wall Street Journal, etc. Right now, the art world is kind of slow, so I’m keeping busy with a zine where I doodle, write, and mess around with animation.

Speaking of, here’s an article I did on the Alabama Barking Spider (way cooler than Peter Parker):
https://thig.substack.com/p/the-alabama-barking-spider
#illustration #animation #zine #freelance

The Alabama Barking Spider

A Story of Romance and Ruin (Or "Rurn" if you're from the South)

Art from Thig's Pen 🖋