How an Oscar-winning costume designer builds a world! Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! Watch the FULL “Wicked: The Transatlantic Journey” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/KDMNqmFZhBg?...

🎟️ Tickets for LBX 2026 are ON SALE! We can’t wait for you to join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists celebrating animation, illustration, gaming & live-action. See you there! Tickets: lightboxexpo.com Hotels: lightboxexpo.com/hotels/ 🔗 Links also in bio!

Disney Legend says career longevity comes from "losing the right arguments" Animation Legend John Musker shares the "secret" to his longevity in the industry We are excited to share exclusive content with you from LBX 2025! LBX 2026 tickets on sale now! (link in bio)

The one rule every musical should follow! Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! Watch the FULL “Ron Clements & John Musker: The Art of Story Masterclass” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/skGaKESO-BE?...

"Abominable" director breaks down the mindset artists need when projects collapse Jill Culton, Director of "Abominable" and "Open Season" shares her thoughts on the mindset to adopt when failure happens We are excited to share content with you from LightBox Expo 2025!

A legendary animator's "trade secret" to designing villains... Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! Watch the FULL “Ron Clements & John Musker: The Art of Story Masterclass” panel from LightBox Expo 2025 (link in bio)

3D industry pro Sonja Christoph will review your portfolio, FOR FREE! She will be reviewing select portfolios for free on the LBX Discord on Monday, August 3rd! Deadline to submit: Wed, July 29th! Please follow the submission template before posting. LBX Discord link in bio

Are you in for a drawing jam spotlighting some of your favorite Discord art communities out there? 🖌️ Join us Thurs July 23rd at 11am PT on the LBX Discord and Magma! Draw alongside our special guests from these amazing art communities and learn more about them! ✨ [1/3]

It's what I wanted to do but everybody told me "No. Get a real job" I'm supremely grateful that the best I can do with my passion for animation is work for @lightboxexpo.com Animation shaped who I am as a person and I want to give back/support it in every way I possibly can. <3

Dani Michaeli@danimichaeli.bsky.social · 3w ago

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"Tarzan" director reveals how artists can inject their voice into big studio projects Kevin Lima, the Director of "Tarzan", “Enchanted" and more, shares some advice on how to keep your passion going for the projects you work on We are excited to share exclusive content with you from LBX 2025!

The LBX Discord is celebrating 2 years of our monthly "Off the Screen" Film Art Studies with an art challenge! This is your chance to improve your art and win some awesome prices including a 3 Day Pass for LBX 2026! Find all of the info in the LBX Discord (link in bio) Art by @gartiry.bsky.social

Some characters come from a mix of inspirations! Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! (link in bio) Watch the FULL “Ron Clements & John Musker: The Art of Story Masterclass” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/skGaKESO-BE?...

The director of "How to Train Your Dragon" shares advice for aspiring directors! Chris Sanders, the Director of "How to Train Your Dragon", “The Wild Robot", and more, shares some advice for any artists working toward directing We are excited to share exclusive content with you from LBX 2025!

Meta is a staunchly anti-art, anti-artist company and has been showing you this for years with basically every product decision it has made with Instagram, and yet so many professional creative industries continue to rely on it. Spread the word on their latest attack on artists ⬇️

WIRED@wired.com · 4w ago

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

We wanted to take a moment to introduce THE LUMINS - the official name for our LBX mascots! Arra, Bebe & Gigi have been the proud mascots for LBX since the inception of the event! At the show, you’ll see them on our signage, merch, and more! Visit lightboxexpo.com/lumins to get to know them better

Villains drive stories! Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! Watch the FULL “Ron Clements & John Musker: The Art of Story Masterclass” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/skGaKESO-BE?...

So stoked to share the official trailer for the Avatar Aang movie, now releasing JULY 25th on Paramount+!!

How artists turn your favorite game characters into live-action icons Imogene Chayes, Costume Concept Artist on Fallout S2, The Last of Us and more, shares insight onto some of the nuances of creating costume designs for live-action We are excited to share exclusive content with you from LBX 2025!

As Rumi herself learns, there’s no light without the dark. Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! (link in bio) Watch the FULL “The Making of KPop Demon Hunters” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/txqwtNrni9Q

Godzilla vs. Kong artist shares career failure that led him to Hollywood storyboarding Aaron Sowd, Storyboard Artist on "Godzilla vs. Kong", "Star Trek: Picard" and more, shares how a career failure pushed him forward Join us for LBX 2026 in October! Tickets on sale now! (link in bio)

Rumi, Mira, and Zoey are truly multi-dimensional. And that’s by design. Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! (link in bio) Watch the FULL “The Making of KPop Demon Hunters” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/txqwtNrni9Q

2026 Firefly apps are NOW OPEN! Important Info: Fireflies are paid to work at the show. All Fireflies are responsible for their own travel, food, parking, and lodging. All Fireflies must be 18 years or older by Oct 22, 2026. Apps close on July 14th, 2026. Apply now at lightboxexpo.com/applications

The secret to faster art growth! In this clip from our exclusive interview with illustrator Peter Han, he discusses a trick that helped him improve his art the most. Watch Peter draw and chat with us in this full interview from LightBox Expo 2025 here: youtu.be/9XBdX1BIUPo

Riot & Pixar artist on why designing for games is more chaotic than animation Airi Pan, Concept and VisDev Artist for both Riot and Pixar ("Hoppers"), shares her thoughts on the differences between designing for games and animation Join us for LBX 2026 in October! Tickets on sale now (link in bio)

Join us for a LIVE “Ask Me Anything” with Concept and Background artist Léa Pinto! This is a unique opportunity to ask any of your VisDev and art questions directly to Léa herself! Join us on the LBX Discord [https://discord.gg/lightboxexpo or link in bio] on Monday, June 22nd at 10pm PT!

HUNTR/X are true fashion girlies. And we have the receipts to prove it. Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! (link in bio) Watch the FULL “The Making of KPop Demon Hunters” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/txqwtNrni9Q

Statement from The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800 on Martin Scorsese’s recent promotion of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Art Directors Guild represents storyboard and concept artists in live-action film, series, and commercials

Jinu’s look? Old-school classic. Like really, really OLD-school. Join us Oct. 23–25 in Pasadena, CA for the ultimate gathering of artists. Tickets on sale now! (link in bio) Watch the FULL “The Making of KPop Demon Hunters” panel from LightBox Expo 2025: youtu.be/txqwtNrni9Q

Don't fear the blank page! In this clip from our exclusive interview with illustrator Peter Han, he explains his process and mentality when starting a drawing from a new, blank page. Watch Peter draw & chat with us in this full interview from LightBox Expo 2025 here: youtu.be/9XBdX1BIUPo