Arts
Lana Simanenkova is an animator and designer at Animade in London, UK. On the episode we talked the Animade created program, Boords, gathering inspiration from tumblr, and the Estonian animation scene. Links : Website : http://lana.land/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/LanaSketch Animade : https://animade.tv/ Notes : -Animade -Character work -Talking to Clients and being nervous -Storyboards and style frames -Boords -Boords drawing tools and photoshop -Gathering inspiration from tumblr. and dribble -Trends and avoiding them -Skill development -Awkward characters that are happy about their lives -Early interior design roots -Live drawing classes -Grade School interests -London -Animation and short-films at university -Estonian Animation -Freelancing in university -Twitter -The path to Animade -Difficulties in working with a team -Learning at Animade -Personal projects for skill development -TV Paint and 3DS -Home setup -Burnout -Lessons over the years -Staying fresh -Difficult projects, operating out of the comfort zone -Influencing the Animade style -Advice for young animators -Dream Client : Estonian Academy of Arts -Favorite Animated Film : Childhood - Spirited Away; Perfect Blue -What does your family think you do : Advertisements for TV -Animalator : Mammoth