The Battle of the Last Year
Graphite pencil and fine-tip marker on paper
Bryce Contreras was born and raised in San Jose, California. His interest in art began after watching the animated film “Wallace and Gromit.” This film inspired him to create clay art. At seven years old he taught himself the process of claymation and made claymation short films. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts and Digital Media at Beacon College in Florida. He studied drawing; sculpting; ceramics; digital media; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Bridge; and Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. In his digital media classes he learned typography and design to bring pictures to life. He also learned animation techniques, digital photography, and advanced drawing techniques. He completed an internship at the Leesburg Center for the Arts in Florida and hopes to get a 2025 internship in digital marketing at a company that promotes mentorship in production skills and techniques. His future plans are to work as a digital artist or animator.