Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it!

Hosted by Kira Rodrigues

Today’s guest is background designer, Grace Wong!

Grace went to the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, taking a BFA in Concept Art at the beginning of her journey. She graduated and took up matte painting freelance before transitioning to becoming a fully-fledged background designer that she is today. Grace is also an amazing social media supervisor with Rise Up Animation and spearheads many of their projects that you see on the Twitter, Instagram, and even LinkedIn. In this episode, she will share her journey from how she transitioned from being a matte painter to a background designer, her self growth along the way, as well as tips and tricks if you want to pursue the route of a background designer in the animation industry.

Find Grace online:

https://gracewongart.com/

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This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animationwomeninanimation.org

"Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"

Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n’ Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation, Asians in Animation, and Diverse Toons.

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