Bye bye bird — hello regular!

Pictoplasma Berlin 2026 Early Bird tickets just went online: Don’t miss out on 4 days of character creativity, feat. 20+ hand-picked artist talks, big-screen animation fest, daily workshops, portfolio reviews, industry networking, and all-night parties ... Get in to Character! → Link in Bio

CALL FOR ANIMATION ENTRIES In its 22nd edition, Pictoplasma, "𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎" (It’s Nice That) expands its official selection of freshly animated characters in next-level worlds. Want to see your shorts on the big screen? We’re wide open to submissions > pictoplasma.com/animation

Announcing the 22nd PictoBerlin Conference on Character Creativity. Next May Pictoplasma – "𝒫𝒾𝒸𝓉𝑜 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 ?" (Fox News) – invites all attendees to fully get into character – during daily workshops, art jams and software demos Early birds hatching soon, November 13!

Announcing the 22nd PictoBerlin Conference, home to "...𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺!" (Page Magazine). Our Early Bird offer goes online in 9 days, November 13, at noon (CET)! True story > berlin.pictoplasma.com

Now on PictoTV: Fran Meneses aka frannerd, Chilean Illustrator, author, content creator and mental health advocate, takes the PictoNYC stage to share the making of her upcoming graphic novel. Unlock 300+ PictoTalks by the Who’s Who of global character-driven creativity!

2026 Berlin Conference confirmed – early bird tickets go online November 13 ... ⬤⬤ berlin.pictoplasma.com

PictoLDN: Let’s talk about risks, realities, and opportunities shaping the creative landscape! Our panel invites AOI, Hornet, Strangebeast, Chris Haughton, and Jacky Winter to discuss how to adapt to AI, culture wars, and shifting pipelines, without losing your voice (or income)?

Pictoplasma returns to London’s most Royal College of all Arts for a full-day character creativity conference! Featuring confirmed speaker Hel Covell, freelance illustrator from the Yorkshire hills, creating character-filled illustrations for clients and playful worlds for her personal work

Next: Pictoplasma returns to London — for a full day character creativity conference, feat. Grant Orchard; Oscar nominated, Bafta winning, Hey Duggee birthing animator with over 25 years’ experience directing, designing and writing. Info & tickets 👉 pictoplasma.com/london

Pictoplasma on Tour 2025, next stop: LONDON in 1 month! Featuring confirmed speaker Yukai Du – Illustrator and animator from Guangzhou, China, inspired by the textures of Impressionism and the playful precision of geometric forms, bridging the worlds of still and moving images.

Pictoplasma heads back to London’s Royal College of Art for a full day character creativity conference! Confirmed speaker: Moth, award winning studio embracing new approaches to create vivid animation – in harmony with the needs of each project. info & tickets 👉 pictoplasma.com/london

PictoNYC is now officially sold out 😭 !  BUT 🥳 : There will be some last-second tickets available directly at the conference venue (SVA Theatre), with onsite registration open from Thursday, September 25, 12 pm onwards 🍾

Last hour to grab your #PictoplasmaNYC 2025 ticket before we're sold out > nyc.pictoplasma.com

Good reason 11 to be excited about the future and the 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference (Sept 25+26): A breathtaking line-up of industry players, producers, and agents—all very nice people—and all eager to meet you during exclusive networking sessions. Final call / last tickets > nyc.pictoplasma.com

Oh look: good reason 10 of 11 to be excited about the 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference (Sept 25+26): Our panel 'Optimistic Futures' explores pragmatic paths for creatives to adapt to turbulent times (AI disruption, cultural pushbacks) while keeping originality alive. Now or never> nyc.pictoplasma.com

Here’s the 9th of 11 good reasons to be excited about next week’s 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference (Sept 25+26): Cari Vander Yacht, award-winning multimedia illustrator, art director and regular contributor to both The New York Times and The New Yorker, known for her fun and energetic style.

It’s happening! #8 of 11 good reasons to be excited about next week’s 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference (Sept 25+26): Laser Days, real-time rendering and world building studio, mixing immersive animated environments with bold storytelling. Only few tickets left > nyc.pictoplasma.com

Number 7/11 good reasons to be excited about next week’s 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference (Sept 25+26): Fran Meneses aka frannerd, illustrator and author whose honest comics and YouTube channel offer a personal take on creativity, mental health, and the life of an independent artist.

Good reason number 6 of 11 to be excited about next week’s 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference (Sept 25+26): Julian Glander, filmmaker and visual artist, whose distinctive 3D aesthetic mixed with humor, surrealism, and a DIY spirit recently culminated in his first feature Boys Go to Jupiter.

Here comes 5/11 good reasons to be excited about this month’s 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference: Lauren Martin, Brooklyn-based illustrator and author whose humorous visuals celebrate the emotional texture of everyday life, animals, and (mainly) food. Last tickets up for grabs!

Here’s number 4/11 good reasons to be excited about this month’s 11th #PictoplasmaNYC conference (Sept 25+26): Expose yourself to at conference speaker Jon Burgerman, New York–based British artist known for his bold colors, playful creatures, and spontaneous drawings.  Last tickets up for grabs!

Here’s 3/11 good reasons to be excited about this month’s 11th #PictoplasmaNYC (Sept 25+26): Marvel at conference speaker Isolina Minjeong, ceramic artist intricately weaving together ancient motifs of pre-Columbian and Korean stone carving with manga imagery, and lore, and mythical creatures.

Countdown to our 11th US Conference edition! Here’s 2/11 good reasons to be excited about this month’s #PictoplasmaNYC (Sept 25+26): Meet conference speaker Coolman Coffeedan, self-titled ‘Bad Animator’, feeding a hungry global audience of millions with his surreal, humorous virals.

Countdown to our 11th Character Conference US edition! Here’s 1/11 good reasons to be excited about this month’s #PictoplasmaNYC (Sept 25+26): Conference speaker Aaron Fernandez, Filipino-Mexican American artist driven to communicate ideas with surprise and empathy. Last tickets up for grabs!

Pitch your work to the industry's sharpest producers and agents at this year's PictoNYC! POP MART's Head of IP Licensing, Emily Brough, joins our networking session on the lookout for emerging artists who are building original characters with a unique style and perspective.

New on PictoTV: MURUGIAH, multi-disciplinary British-Sri Lankan artist takes the stage to talk about his South Asian influences, the trouble with diversity box ticking, and the visual marriage of his Western upbringing and Eastern heritage. Unlock 300+ VoD PictoTalks on tv.pictoplasma.com

Call for #PICTOCUBISM entries:  Show off your voxel skills! Create cubic characters using whatever tools and techniques you wish – as long as the result dares to be square. (These meticulous matrix cubes by Alvaro Martínez from Bolivia)

Pictoplasma heads back to London for a full day character creativity conference! Confirmed speaker: Linzie Hunter – Scottish illustrator, author, and hand-lettering artist, known for her distinctively goofy characters appearing in books, on toys, and in creative campaigns around the world

Call for voxelated #PICTOCUBISM entries: Pictoplasma challenges you to DARE TO BE SQUARE! Create cuboid characters – and share them on pictoplasma.com/call for a chance to win 1 of 3 mystery Picto-gift-boxes, delivered straight to your doorstep! (Wobble Golem by Felix Warwick Insoll)

New on PictoTV: Michael Frei, creator of the freshly released game “Time Flies” (recommended!), talks us through his main protagonist’s character origin story — and how one annoyingly dead pixel ruined his plans for peaceful lockdown entertainment. 📺 tv.pictoplasma.com

Pictoplasma in Kyiv! #CharacterMatters exhibition in the Ukraine

Announcing this year’s PictoNYC speaker line-up: Cari Vander Yacht, Oregon born, Brooklyn based award-winning multimedia illustrator, animator, and art director known for her fun and energetic style. Get your tickets now before prices go up …

Call for voxelated #PICTOCUBISM entries: Pictoplasma challenges you to THINK INSIDE THE BOX! Create perfectly cubic characters – and share them on pictoplasma.com/call for a chance to win 1 of 3 mystery Picto-gift-boxes! (🍔 becubed loner by Bernat @cunicode)

Dare to be square: Our current Call for #PICTOCUBISM Entries challenges you to and create cubic voxel characters that celebrate the beauty of isometric box-shaped blocks. Minecraft, hold my beer! (🍔 bricked burgboi by John LaPrime)

PictoNYC offers attendees the opportunity to get some "private" time with the industry's top producers and agents: Digital product studio ustwo sends Yvonne Romano to connect with creatives who are curious about the world of digital product design.  secure your ticket 👉 nyc.pictoplasma.com

GOOD BYE Picto|LDN early bird (sold out in less than 10 hours). HELLO regular (still available, but limited)! 👉 pictoplasma.com/london

Picto|LDN here we come! Early Bird tickets for the world's leading (and only) Character Conference return to London available now! Confirmed speaker: Mikey Please – BAFTA-winning and OSCAR-nominated writer, director, animator, illustrator, and RCA alumnus. 👉 pictoplasma.com/london

It's happening! For all in the UK craving a celebration of courageous character creativity: limited Early Bird tickets for November's 2nd Pictoplasma London Conference go online at noon (GMT).

Know your characters! This November we’re heading back to the most Royal College of all Arts — for a full-day Pictoplasma London conference feat. editorial illustrator gone viral Dale's Bits! PictoLDN Ticket sales kick off Monday noon, August 18, with a regal Early Bird offer 👑

Call for #PICTOCUBISM entries: Pictoplasma challenges you to THINK INSIDE THE BOX! 3 winners receive a mystery gift-box – straight to their doorstep – filled with character surprises from Pictoplasma’s precious collection! (📦 This square and fair example by @echtjetze.bsky.social

Pitch your work to the industry's sharpest producers and agents at this year's PictoNYC! 7) BUCK, an Emmy award-winning, style-agnostic, creative company that crafts design, stories, and technology experienced by billions every day, are excited to meet talent!

Pictoplasma London 2025 confirmed! We’re heading back to London’s Royal College of Art for a full-day UK refill on November 6! Ticket sales for PictoLDN go online in one week, on Monday August 18, at noon (GMT), with a reduced Early Bird offer 🇬🇧 pictoplasma.com/london

We want you! 🫵 The industry's sharpest producers amass at PictoNYC—ready to recruit talent during exclusive networking sessions. 6) Hornet is a multidisciplinary production studio producing award winning Motion Design, 2D, CG, Stop Motion Animation, Mixed Media, and Artful Live Action films.

Want your work to be seen by the PROs at PictoNYC’s portfolio review sessions this September? Titmouse, Emmy-winning animation studio known for creating bold, boundary-pushing animated series and films with a distinct, irreverent style looks forward to talk to you! Last Early Birds up for grabs!

Meet today’s most influential producers and agents at PictoNYC’s networking sessions: 4) WSM, the premier global management agency with an elite roster of artists and creatives, started a new Illustration Dept representing a wide range of illustration talent. Only very few Early Bird tickets left

New CALL FOR #PICTOCUBISM: We challenge you to approach characterism with an open mind, think unconventionally, explore new perspectives, break things down into chunks, and creatively piece the essence back together into a cubic data-container. IT’S TIME TO THINK INSIDE THE BOX!

It's official: Picto is gearing up for a 3. Eastern Europe edition this Sept 20–22: 🌶️Balkan style spicy inspiration, highlighting visionary artists from Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Romania, North Macedonia, and Turkey. info and tickets: balkans.pictoplasma.com

It's not only about who you know - it's about who knows your work. Introduce yourself to today’s top-notch agents at PictoNYC’s networking session. Kristina Snyder, founder of artist and creative production agency SNYDER, looks forward to meeting illustrators and directors.

PictoNYC gathers the industry's sharpest producers and agents – eager to meet and recruit fresh talent. 2) Jacky Winter is an artist agency with offices in NYC, London, and Melbourne, excited to connect with emerging talent who bring fresh perspectives to visual storytelling.