Ian Jones-Quartey
| Ian Jones-Quartey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ian Jones-Quartey June 18, 1984 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation | Storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, supervising director, storyboard supervisor, revisionist |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Known for | Steven Universe, Bravest Warriors, nockFORCE |
Ian Jones-Quartey (born June 18th, 1984) is an American storyboard artist, animator and voice actor who supplies the voice of Wallow in Bravest Warriors and was the supervising director and co-developer of the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe. He also is the creator of Lakewood Plaza Turbo, the pilot of which has been pitched to Cartoon Network Studios for its shorts development program. The short has been retooled as a mobile game entitled OK K.O.!, which was released on Cartoon Network's Anything app in February 2016.
Jones-Quartey has also served as a storyboard supervisor & revisionist for Adventure Time and storyboard artist for Secret Mountain Fort Awesome. His first job in the business was on The Venture Bros..
He is the co-creator of the web series nockFORCE, as well as the creator of multiple Web Cartoonists' Choice Award-winning webcomic RPG World.[1][2] He was also a founding member of the now-defunct "bagofchips" group, a collective of web cartoonists including Aaron Farber, Meredith Gran, Josh Mirman, and David McGuire.
Jones-Quartey is a grandson of Theodosia Okoh, the designer of the flag of Ghana; he based the Steven Universe character Nanefua Pizza on her.[3] As of January 2016, Jones-Quartey had been working on a "secret project" that will be revealed soon. He also confirmed on Twitter that he and Steven Universe creator, Rebecca Sugar, have been together for over 8 years.[4]
Filmography
Animation
- The Venture Bros. (2006-2010) (inking, art director, animation director)
- Supernormal (2007) (animation director)
- nockFORCE (2007-2009) (co-creator, animator)
- Adventure Time (2010-2013) (storyboard supervisor, storyboard revisionist)
- Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2011-2012) (writer, storyboard artist)
- Steven Universe (2013–2016) (developer, co-executive producer, supervising director, writer, storyboard artist)
Animation/mobile game
- OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo (2016-present) (creator, executive producer)
Voice work
- Steven Universe (various voices)
- Bravest Warriors (Wallow)[5]
- OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo (Radicles)
Comics
Jones-Quartey, Ian. (2004) RPG World — The Comic That's in a Video Game, Volume 1: Unlikely Hero Out for Adventure. Publisher: Keenspot Entertainment. ISBN 0-9722350-4-3
References
- 1 2 "The 2001 Cartoonists' Choice Awards". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards.
- ↑ "The 2002 Cartoonists' Choice Awards". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards.
- ↑ Jones-Quartey, Ian (2015-04-17). "IAN JQ dot com". Tumblr.
- ↑ ianjq (2016-01-04). "@JohnathanPike secret project will be revealed relatively soon maybe! Stay tuned" (Tweet).
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfW_6MgGRbY
External links
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