The company was officially founded in Applecross, Western Australia in 2005 by Wolfgang Bylsma and Skye Ogden. They had previously been involved in creating, editing and producing underground and editorial comics since the early 1990s.
With an eye for fostering and developing Australian talent, they have discovered creators who would go on to build internationally successful careers, including Tom Taylor, Andrew Constant and Justin Randall among others.
In 2010, Gary Edwards joined the Gestalt team as an intern but quickly proved himself invaluable. He now serves as an Editor while heading up our Melbourne satellite office and taking lead on East Coast convention appearances.
Following a decade of living in Tokyo, Japan and working in the gaming industry, Skye has returned to Australia and now teaches game design at university.
Wolfgang has continued developing emerging comics talent, acting as a mentor for the Australian Society of Authors and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
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Our friends at Gestalt are bringing professional portfolio reviews to Oz Comic-Con Perth!
Are you a budding artist or looking to get constructive and helpful feedback on your art or design work? Bring your portfolio along to Oz Comic-Con Perth to have it reviewed by professional comic editor Gary Proudley. Gary will look through your work and help you to develop as an artist. He can help you to:
• Identify your strengths.
• Identify areas where you can improve.
• Help you adjust your portfolio and construct a stronger one.
• Evaluate your art in terms of story telling, style, anatomy, perspective, framing and choice of shot.
• Help identify target audience and market for your art style.
Find Gary in The District for portfolio reviews Saturday and Sunday at Oz Comic-Con Perth. Starting from 2:00PM each day.
- Guest appears at Oz Comic-Con work and health commitments pending
- Panel times are subject to change
- Information correct at time of writing, check final Event schedule for correct timing and locations
- Panels are subject to venue capacity requirements and may need advance queuing
