JP Balmet

JP Balmet, full name John-Paul Balnet, is an artist who lives in Redwood City, California, United States. He was hired as a concept designer for LucasFilm Animation in November 2010. In 2011, he drew concept art of the Falleen Black Sun Vigos for "Eminence," an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He worked on Gunji and Katooni of another episode, "The Gathering." Balmet is also a writer and made a New Year's resolution in 2013 to write fifty-two short stories and illustrate each one.

From a young age, he enjoyed reading the works of Ray Bradbury, who first interested him in science fiction works. He is married.