Featured Artist: Jessie Kate
My wife and I happened to meet Jessie at CTN Animation Expo and was super intrigued that she was a costume designer for animation. I always assumed that the character designer had to play that role but it makes total sense that you could have a costume designer with character designers. I love the idea that the character designer can lean on her knowledge of how clothing is constructed and moves, making clothing historically accurate, making sure the clothing fits with the occasion or what the scene needs to convey and so on. It was also exciting to hear that she has a book coming on the subject. Keep reading to learn more about Jessie and what she does.
