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Mark Marderosian 
Mark Marderosian (foreground) sketching for Free Comic Book Day attendees at "That's Entertainment", Worcester MA in 2008.Born 1955
Massachusetts, USANationality American Area(s) Comic book and book illustrator, toy designer, animator Notable works Many Walt Disney licensed children's books, such as Mickey's Wish: A Deluxe Super Shape Book (Walt Disney's Mickey and Friends) ISBN 0307130479 ISBN 978-0307130471; and Disney Princess: Jewelry Box (Disney Princess) (Hardcover) ISBN 0786836040 ISBN 978-0786836048.
"Drawing With Mark," a public-access television program.Mark Marderosian (born 1955) is a prolific cartoonist, animator and children's book illustrator, a comic book artist and noted toy designer.[1]
Born in Cambridge, Marderosian grew up in Newton, MA. He says that he started drawing when he was seven years old, after his parents took him to see Pinocchio. After high school Marderosian worked for advertising agencies and an art supply company, where he prepared paste-ups and mechanicals for catalogs. He also drew cartoons and comic strips and freelanced for a few magazines at the same time. In 1979, Marderosian enrolled at Massachusetts College of Art.[2]
Mark Marderosian created the Delta Tenn comic books for Paul Howley's Entertainment Publishing in 1987-88.[3] He also worked with Howley on a set of Classic Toys Trading Cards around the same time.
After an early-career rejection, Marderosian "finally did get his foot in the Disney door in 1990,"[4] working on merchandise related to Jessica Rabbit. Over the course of his career, Marderosian has gone on to illustrate several dozen movie and television tie-in books for Disney, as well as for Golden Books. He has also provided illustrations for other licensed merchandise such as character figurines, story books and coloring books. Among the many characters he has drawn are Mickey Mouse, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, Hello Kitty, and Jimmy Neutron. He is most identified with work on merchandise and books featuring the Disney Princesses.[5][6]
In 2007, he designed and successfully marketed his own collection of children's stuffed animals called "Angels from the Attic". Each toy set includes a related story book. A coloring book is planned.[7]
In 2010, Marderosian and designer/animator Robert Palmer Jr. created a television program called "Drawing With Mark." Their children’s media company, Big City Publishing, which sells storybooks, coloring books, flash cards, and puzzles, offered to provide the program free of charge to Public-access television cable TV stations. The show has been called "a simple, old-fashioned TV show... that teaches kids how to draw." Within five months after the first episode, the program was accepted by 105 Public-access television channels that serve about 150 cities and towns across 25 states.[8]
External links
- Mark Marderosian's Official Site
- Mark Marderosian's Company Site
- Angels from the Attic Official Site
Notes
- ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/26/here_the_magic_is_imagination/
- ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/26/here_the_magic_is_imagination/
- ^ https://www.atomicavenue.com/atomic/TitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=18082
- ^ http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/archive/x1319857742
- ^ http://lambiek.net/artists/m/marderosian_mark.htm
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1225933760/ref=sr_pg_1?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=Mark%20Marderosian&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AMark%20Marderosian&page=1
- ^ http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/26/here_the_magic_is_imagination/
- ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2010/06/19/a_public_access_show_in_newton_on_teaching_kids_to_draw_has_been_picked_up_nationwide/?page=full
Categories:- 1955 births
- American illustrators
- American comics artists
- American animators
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design alumni
- Living people
- Toy designers
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