VIP Creator Highlight: Jaliyah Scales

The PVS Virtual Internship Program

In today’s industry landscape many students, especially in creative fields, are hard-pressed to find opportunities to gain real-world experience and training to supplement their higher education and career development. Prime Vice Studios has established its Virtual Internship Program to give opportunities to talented students who wish to gain valuable experience and earn academic credit for their efforts. 
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This interview series seeks to highlight our interns, share their testimonials, and assist them on their creative journey. This interview highlights the wonderful Jaliyah Scales.

Jaliyah Scales
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About The Creator

Jaliyah is a 2D illustrator with a passion for storytelling. She loves to develop different stories and create characters. Currently, she is working on her comic “Inconvenience” during her time in college.

Interview

Thank you for doing this interview Jaliyah. Please share a bit about yourself. 

I’m an artist that wants to “do it all” when it comes to art. Currently, I’m a graphic design and game design major in college, but I have taken my own measures to learn more. I have a huge interest in illustration and script writing/narrative development in particular, but I do enjoy experimenting with animation, pixel art, and a few other mediums of artistic representation. I aim to make fun and simple stories that people will enjoy. Overall, I am constantly hungry for artistic knowledge and will continue to learn new skills.
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I’ve been in Atlanta all my life, and, at first, I had no idea what I wanted to do. What I did know, however, was that I loved watching animated shows and playing fun games growing up. As I watched my older brother draw, I decided to try it out for myself. From there, I took an interest in reading as well, and those interests combined to make me enjoy learning what I do today: writing scripts and drawing or animating them.

PVS Internship Experience

Jaliyah, what your experience with PVS and why did you chose to do an internship with PVS?

My experience was great! I communicated with Carlos and we would review my comic’s development process consistently. I had an interest in getting started with internships and apprenticeships early, so when I saw Prime Vice Studios’ internship, it was like a blessing in disguise for me. Even more so, my interest peaked when it came to the fact that Prime Vice Studios would help me develop my own comic idea.

Knowledge & Skills Acquired
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The most interesting stories weren’t anything major, but honestly changing for me as I had the chance to learn about presentation pitches for comics and books.

Pivotal Moments of The Internship

Please share a story of a significant moment during your internship.

During my time in the internship, I made more progress on my ideas and comics than I ever had in the past five years. I consistently worked on the script ideas and visual development much more than I ever had before. 

We often learn the most from our mistakes. Can you share a mistake you made that turned out to be one of the most valuable lessons you’ve learned? 

One mistake I learned from the most is to be consistent and communicate. I unfortunately was burned out, and that made me lag behind on work and made me avoid communication. However, Carlos helped me realize that communication was huge and beneficial for recovery.

Vision for the Future

Imagine us sitting down together two years from now or further looking back. What do you hope your comics and IP will do in the world?

I hope it will inspire others to create their stories and share them as well as foster new relationships with fellow storytellers.

Final Thoughts & Follow Up

What type of clients and audience do you want to connect with or work for?
I would love to work with clients and audiences who simply want to see a story come to life through visual development and/or script. In general, individual writers or publishers who are in need of illustrations or comics.

This was great. Thanks for taking the time for us to learn more about you and your art. We wish you continued success!

Get in touch with Jaliyah here:

• Website: https://sites.google.com/view/jslanae/home 
• Social Media:  @JS__lanae
  
• Email: [email protected]

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​Interview conducted by Carlos Perez and edited by Ananya Vahal