I have such a great respect for the people that do animation, for me it has been the most difficult thing I tried. I almost didn't do animation since I graduated, and I have to say that it is somehow a relief. I feel better doing concept art or backgrounds, animation is too difficult and time consuming for me!

I feel like the competition in the industry is pretty wild nowadays, saturated... It might seems funny but I would recommend to not care much about that. Since I don't really care, I feel like I'm more sincere with myself and people can relate to it through my work..

My current style of illustration is based not only on how I draw, but mostly on topics and ideas. I like to take on social related themes, and I try to share my thoughts about the world that surrounds me with my art. I like to illustrate problematic situations and conflicts of a 'not-so-perfect' world, the darker side of life. I'm pretty sensitive on that matter..

I would love to see more mature narratives put to animation, stories more geared towards adults. There’s something to be said about the relatability and universality of animated characters and I don’t think it’s a stretch to see how those concepts could bring something fresh to an older audience..

Your potential is infinite, no matter what other poor lost souls have told you otherwise, it's "just" a matter of patience and building up. Create a situation that will allow you to be autonomous, go towards people, train to become stronger, enjoy what you do and learn from situations around you and from good people..

I love to travel and being freelance allowed me to take as much time as I wanted and could afford, I like to be in control of my life as much as is humanly possible. It makes you work on a variety of projects and disciplines: Illustration, character design, prop design, concept art… I never know what is coming next and that can be exciting!

A young artist needs to mentally prepare themselves to do long hours, even after school. Animation is very hard and tedious, and sometimes deadlines are tight. If you go in the industry prepared for hard work, then thinking this way will make you stronger..

Even though I love the freedom freelancing gives me, it's also a more unstable routine that can affect me in a negative way, making me less productive or even demotivated. Working in-house gives me a solid routine in which I don't worry about going after clients and I'm always surrounded by people. It makes me feel in control of things.. 

Most of my ideas and designs come from the random doodles I quickly scrawl down at any point throughout the day. Sometimes there could be about 50 tiny characters on a page and I’ll spot one and say “Hey, who’s that weird little dude? Let’s flesh him out some more”..

All artistic paths are difficult. If you are serious and willing to commit, no matter which way you start, you may always later reconsider and be able to change. Heck who knows, one girl went to Gobelins and ended a firefighter. Things are never set in stone.