Episode 35: Justyna Stasik

Animalators

Justyna Stasik is a Polish illustrator based in Montreal, Canada. During our conversation, we talked about her journey of developing her own style, how she begins personal projects and the importance of finding time for them in the midst of client work.

Links:

Website: http://www.justynastasik.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/birdiebrains

Highlights:

-Working on some editorial work

-Greeting card companies

-Normally have one big project at a time

-Started drawing in high school

-Went to school for information science

-Got a job at a small start-up

-Became the only illustrator and animated in Flash

-Switch to freelance

-Loves going through the script for the first time and starting to imagine

-Favorite part of the project: the first initial brainstorm session

-Process

-Forcing inspiration, getting mood boards started

-Behance

-Developing your own style

-Matching up skills and taste

-Personal projects

-Advice to people who are starting: “Work on those personal projects”

-Starts personal projects by just sketching

-Trying to learn how to draw more expressively

-Work and the clients will come

-The more you work the more you find your style

-First year of freelancing

-Trying to find time to dream

-Goal: to work for more editorial clients

-Dream Client: to be determined

- Favorite Animated Film: Akira

- What does your family think you do: Illustrator

- Animalator: Crab