Terryl Whitlatch
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Terryl Anne Whitlatch is an American
scientific and academically trained illustrator
, known for her creature designs for Lucasfilm
and her illustrations in the Katurran Odyssey book, among others.
Whitlatch grew up in the East Bay
, in the San Francisco area. She attended Sonoma State University
where she studied zoology
, and later transferred to Academy of Art University
in San Francisco, where she graduated. While there, she did freelance work for LucasArts
on the graphic adventure game The Dig
, for which she designed several alien creatures.
Whitlatch currently lives in San Francisco, where she works as a freelance concept artist. She has also joined the faculty at the Academy of Art University
, where she teaches illustration and animation classes.
Terryl is also known for creating most of the creatures in Star Wars: Episode 1, including Jar-Jar Binks.
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scientific and academically trained illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, known for her creature designs for Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Limited is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco, California. Lucas is the company's current chairman and CEO, and Micheline Chau is the president and COO....
and her illustrations in the Katurran Odyssey book, among others.
Whitlatch grew up in the East Bay
East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
The East Bay is a commonly used, informal term for the lands on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States...
, in the San Francisco area. She attended Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University is a public, coeducational business and liberal arts college affiliated with the California State University system. The main campus is located in Rohnert Park, California, United States and lies approximately south of Santa Rosa and north of San Francisco...
where she studied zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
, and later transferred to Academy of Art University
Academy of Art University
The Academy of Art University , a for-profit university owned by the Stephens Institute, was founded in San Francisco, California in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens...
in San Francisco, where she graduated. While there, she did freelance work for LucasArts
LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...
on the graphic adventure game The Dig
The Dig
The Dig is a graphical adventure game developed by LucasArts and released in 1995, and a game based on an idea for an Amazing Stories episode by Steven Spielberg...
, for which she designed several alien creatures.
Whitlatch currently lives in San Francisco, where she works as a freelance concept artist. She has also joined the faculty at the Academy of Art University
Academy of Art University
The Academy of Art University , a for-profit university owned by the Stephens Institute, was founded in San Francisco, California in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens...
, where she teaches illustration and animation classes.
Terryl is also known for creating most of the creatures in Star Wars: Episode 1, including Jar-Jar Binks.