Jess Smart Smiley
Jess Smart Smiley is a joke—seriously.
He makes rad pictures with his bare hands and has helped thousands of children, teens, and adults around the world to create their first comics.
Jess is the creator of more than 20 books, including the #1 bestselling Let's Make Comics!: An Activity Book to Create, Write, and Draw Your Own Cartoons.
He makes rad pictures with his bare hands and has helped thousands of children, teens, and adults around the world to create their first comics.
Jess is the creator of more than 20 books, including the #1 bestselling Let's Make Comics!: An Activity Book to Create, Write, and Draw Your Own Cartoons.
Jess has created work for Disney Pixar, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Penguin Random House, and Macmillan, contributed to and consulted for dozens of apps, video games, corporate branding campaigns, packaging design, and marketing efforts, and was named a "Utah Top 40" by Utah Valley Magazine.
Jess loves sharing his passion for writing, drawing, and storytelling with schools, libraries, museums, and students of all ages and skill levels.
Top, left to right: Jess Smiley friendly characters; mural for Orem City Center Park; and his book Talent Show Troubles.
Above, left to right: The artist’s lifelong collection of sketchbooks; detail of Jess sketching.
Website: jesssmartsmiley.wordpress.com | jess-smiley.com
Instagram: @jess.smart.smiley