EPISODE · Jul 13, 2021 · 53 MIN
27 Straight Ahead w/ Abelle Hayford: Freelance Illustrator, Character Designer, and Color Stylist
from Straight Ahead Animation Podcast · host Ray Mendoza Landa and Yuki Okamura-Wong
In today's wonderful episode we have the one of a kind Abelle Hayford! They are a Ghanaian American Freelance Illustrator, Character Designer, and Color Stylist. Abelle has worked for a multitude of companies and is constantly advocating for black stories and black artist. You might know them as the creator of the hashtag #DrawingWhileBlack, that was originally started as a way for them to connect to other black artist. The more you listen to this episode the more you will learn how alot of their success and choices in their animation journey is attributed to their sense of authenticity and genuineness. Instagram Twitter Portfolio Drawing While Black Directory Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?: Rosa Parks
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In today's wonderful episode we have the one of a kind Abelle Hayford! They are a Ghanaian American Freelance Illustrator, Character Designer, and Color Stylist. Abelle has worked for a multitude of companies and is constantly advocating for black stories and black artist. You might know them as the creator of the hashtag #DrawingWhileBlack, that was originally started as a way for them to connect to other black artist. The more you listen to this episode the more you will learn how alot of their success and choices in their animation journey is attributed to their sense of authenticity and genuineness. Instagram Twitter Portfolio Drawing While Black Directory Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?: Rosa Parks
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