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Animalators

From Identity Visuals comes Animalators: curious conversations from the world of animation. On each episode, animator Zac Dixon sits down with members of the animation community to discuss life, art, business and the creative process.
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Animalators: curious conversations from the world of animation

Feb 17, 2017

Xoana Herrera is an artist at Buck, a production company in Los Angeles, CA. During our conversation, we talked about how she finds inspiration, what it’s like working for Buck and the importance of finding a unique voice and having courage as an artist.

 

Links:

Kyle Brushes: www.kylebrush.com/

Twitter: twitter.com/xoanaherrera_

Website: www.xoanaherrera.com

 

Highlights:

- Husband had a video noticed by Buck

- Came from Argentina  

- Learning English

- Figuring out what it looks like to be a graphic designer at Buck

- Started doing a little bit of everything

- Learning Photoshop

- Learned how to illustrate

- Currently pursuing the goal of becoming an Art Director

- Loved illustrations every since she was a child

- The tension of looking for inspiration vs. copying

- Find your own voice

- Have courage and say “yes”

- You can have skills but a bad attitude and it really won’t work

- Feel like you are working at home with your own friends

- Learn from other people, ask questions

- Inspiration: Sculptures

- Outside of work projects

- My hobby has become my job

- Keep playing with shapes

- Kyle Webster Brushes

- Try to be humble & grow your own voice as an artist

- Dream Client: Treats employees with love

- Favorite Animated Film: Ponyo  

- What does your family think you do: “you do little illustrations”

- Animalator: Horse

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