Emerging Artist Spotlight
Madison Peterson
Illustrator / Concept Artist
Madison Lovo is an illustrator born and raised in the LA area. She's inspired by and loves trees, nature, beautiful organic scenery, and especially enjoys traveling to scenic places she’s never been before. She has aspired to create animation since childhood when she watched Disney and Pixar movies religiously, beginning with the first time she saw Monsters Inc. for her 8th birthday. She would draw characters constantly, but it wasn’t until later in college that she discovered how much she loved environment painting as well. Her dream job would be to work in visual development on projects involving fantasy and nature. Madison is a recent graduate from California State University, Northridge, where she studied animation and illustration. "Creating the Poster for The World Animation Celebration 2017 was a challenging but rewarding experience and it was my first professional job in the industry where I could show off my skills. I'm very excited about so many people being able to see my work."
Cody & Dylan Valajo
Animators, Storyboards, Character Designers
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From a very early age both Cody and Dylon Valjalo always knew they wanted to be a part of the animation industry because of their love of animation. Both graduates from East Los Angeles College with an associate’s degree in Art, they continue to work in all aspects of animation. “We’ve always shared the same interest throughout our lives and our enthusiasm of working as an animator, character designer, storyboard artist or illustrator continues to grow as we work on more projects”. “We want to create and tell stories that the world can enjoy and our passion for animation grows as we dive further into the field of animation.” “Working with Animation Libation has been an amazing opportunity to get us prepared for our future in animation and we both look forward to the many incredible experiences that we know we will have with them in the future.”
Ambrosio Garcia
Animator, Character Designer
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I have always had an appreciation and love for the arts. Growing up in the 80's, I became fascinated by all the wonderful Saturday morning and after school cartoons, it was then that I knew animation was in my destiny. Aside from drawing and watching cartoons, I enjoy any type of outdoor activities, going to the movies, and trying different types of food. My aspirations are to work in the animation industry, travel the world, open a school where I can teach the fundamentals of art to young kids, and write my autobiography. For now, I just live life to the fullest and keep the kid inside of me alive through my art. "I had a lot of fun working with Animation Libation Studios, designing the poster for the World Animation Celebration festival, it was a wonderful opportunity and I look forward to being a part of future projects."
Crystal Jimenez
Animator, Character Designer & Web Comic Creator
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Crystal’s graphic design, fashion illustration, Illustrations, and Character Designs led her to design one of the 3 posters for ‘The World Animation Celebration’. Her goal as a pre-production artist is to continue to design original characters and backgrounds for animated television series. “It’s been an amazing opportunity to have been able to work right after graduating with Animation Libation Studios on The World Animation Celebration Festival."”
Emerging Artist Spotlight
Graduate artists who have gone on to work in the industry