{"id":2462,"date":"2019-09-10T23:47:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T23:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.shop.wacom.eu\/us\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:23:26","slug":"a-successful-launch-for-lightbox-expo-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/a-successful-launch-for-lightbox-expo-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"A Successful Launch for LightBox Expo 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wacom is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0very\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">proud to have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sponsored the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0first annual\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightboxexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">LightBox Expo<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0this past weekend in Pasadena, CA<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Hats off to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0creators\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bobby Chiu and Jim Demonak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dreaming up<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a brilliant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">event<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">brought<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0artists across the globe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0together<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the ultimate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0celebrat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ion of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0art.<\/span>\n\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LightBox at a Glance<\/span><\/b>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2468 \" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"569\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A1979-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Between the bustling booths on the exhibit floor\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the panels and demonstrations from industry leaders, there was no shortage of inspiration. The Wacom\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">social\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">team enjoyed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0attending\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">presentations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0covering topics such as 3D sculpting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">animation storyboard development, as well as digital drawing and painting. There were also five Cintiq stations scattered around the convention center where scheduled artists c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">onnected with attendees in a more casual setting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Aside from the demonstrations, our favorite part of LightBox was the endless one-of-a-kind artwork\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sold at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the artist booths. By the end of LightBox, we collected an array of pins, stickers, books, jewelry,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0apparel,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and even a few plushies that we<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0just\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">couldn\u2019t resist.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2469 \" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"629\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-1080x1620.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2065-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2467 \" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"629\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-1080x1620.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2051-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Wacom social team<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also debuted the brand new\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MobileStudio<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Pro at LightBox Expo. Artists across the convention center\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were able to test drive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ergonomic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wacom Pro Pen 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and experience the clarity and superior color quality of the high-resolution display<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Animation Dance-Off<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<iframe title=\"Wacom and Toon Boom Animation Dance Party at LightBox\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hq1AIf58D2s?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/dancing-with-animators-at-lightbox-expo-introducing-the-wacom-animation-dance-off\/\">Animation Dance-Off<\/a> sponsored by Toon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boom was a hit! LightBox attendees enjoyed a night filled with refreshments, networking, dancing, and a special compilation video showcasing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">our Dance-Off participants.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">want to thank those\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">attended our\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Animation Dance-Off; we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">!<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0We\u2019d also like to thank our sponsor,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonboom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Toon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Boom<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">panel of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">judges<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3373725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mike Morris<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonboom.com\/presenters\/chalstead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Christina Halstead<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inprnt.com\/gallery\/gorrem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Devon Cady-Lee<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, participants, and winners of the Dance-Off competition for being a part of a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">creative and lively<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0evening.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0A special thanks to Mike Morris for bringing the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Animation Dance-Off<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0concept to life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Congratulations to our winners:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Dane\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Romley<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Laura Franke<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">3<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Ryan Simmons<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Honorable Mentions:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joakim<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Riedinger<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trea<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Bailey<\/span>\n\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2470 \" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/T0A2038-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Note from Bobby<\/span><\/b>\n\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\"My favorite part of LightBox Expo has got to be the energy of the place. It felt like we were all in a happy little bubble. I loved seeing people meeting each other for the first time. There were even two proposals! There are only a few times in our lives that are so special that we don't even understand the gravity of it until 10 or 20 years later. I feel like everyone knew that this moment in time at LightBox Expo was a very special one that we will look back fondly on for years to come.\"<\/span>\n\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Congratulations to Bobby Chiu and Jim Demonakos for curating an amazing event - we look forward to LightBox 2020!<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2463,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2326,2331,2317],"tags":[54,152,299,202,91,300,301],"class_list":["post-2462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animation","category-design","category-digital-drawing-painting","tag-animation","tag-art","tag-bobby-chiu","tag-gaming","tag-illustration","tag-lightbox-expo","tag-live-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}