HOLLYWOOD, USA // Patrick Schwarz is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, but eventually found his way to Southern California by way of Cal State Fullerton, where he studied Graphic Design and Illustration. A love of film and visual storytelling has led him to a career in Key Art print design. He is currently working as a Senior Art Director at BLT Communications, an employee-owned company. He applies the skills he has developed over more than a decade in entertainment advertising by volunteering with The For The Win Project, a non-profit organization that provides escapism and empowerment to seriously ill, disabled, and disadvantaged children by transforming them into their favorite heroes through authentic, personalized movie posters, trailers, and VR experiences. In his spare time, Patrick devours films of all varieties—especially those starring giant, nuclear-powered, city-destroying, amphibious lizard monsters. For the past few years, he has also been working on his own independent comic series, A Ripple Through the Void