Sequential Artist Katie Cook

Katie Cook created original artwork for the covers of the 200 Series Sequential Art Bristols.

Katie Cook is a professional illustrator, cartoonist and comic artist working out of the Ann Arbor, Michigan area. She graduated from the College for Creative Studies in 2004 with a BFA in illustration, her love of cartooning and comics has led her to where she is today.

Katie has done licensed and comic work for DC, Marvel, Star Wars, HEROES, Lord of the Rings, and more. She loves being a nerd and being able to draw nerdy things for a living is like a dream come true.

"I use Strathmore® smooth bristol for every project that comes my way. The smooth surface takes ink beautifully and my underlying pencils erase away without smudging or tearing any of the paper. The bristol is also a really bright white, which gives everything great contrast and an automatic vibrancy. The board can take all kinds of artistic abuse, like marker, watercolor, gouache and colored pencil and still stay intact, which is rare for illustration paper that's not mounted to a board. It's pretty hefty stuff! I really love this bristol and can go through an entire pad of the 9" x 12" board in one sitting just sketching out ideas!"