The Ink and Paint Folk Podcast

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast where we celebrate women working in animation and explore representation behind the scenes and on the screen. In the design department of most 2D animated productions, you’ll find character designers, prop designers, background designers and painters, then finally, color stylists. If they are all in the same department, then why isn’t color styling classi...

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast where we celebrate women working in animation and explore representation behind the scenes and on the screen. Thoughtful and intentional in her ways, Monica Davila shares with us her path from studying political science in college to being a production assistant to soon thereafter storyboarding for TV animation on shows like Shimmer and Shine, Big Hero 6...

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast where we celebrate women working in animation and explore representation behind the scenes and on the screen. Do you love the color styling of Disney classic animated films like Peter Pan, The Three Caballeros, or Alice in Wonderland? Do you love the designs and color of the It’s a Small World ride at Disneyland?  Or maybe you’ve seen her beautiful illust...

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast where we celebrate women working in animation and explore representation behind the scenes and on the screen. Veteran animator, Ellen Woodbury, traded in her pencils for saw blades and carving tools and moved to Colorado. Although she left her animation desk behind in California, it’s clear that she kept all of the lessons she gained in her 20+ years at D...

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast where we celebrate women working in animation and explore representation behind the scenes and on the screen. Breana Williams loves animation, studied it in college, currently works in advertising as a digital designer, but she is dead set on getting a position in TV animation as a storyboard artist. Listen in as we discuss the steps she is taking to get...

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast where we celebrate women working in animation and explore representation behind the scenes and on the screen. Rebecca currently works as a production assistant on Disney Jr’s “Puppy Dog Pals” at Wild Canary, but her path there has been anything but a straight line.  She’s worked freelance and in-house animation gigs leading her from Washington D.C. to Atl...

Allyson Bosch is a casting and voice director in the Entertainment industry. She has worked for over 20 years in casting on many projects- animated and live action- tv and film. You may have heard of some of these titles: Recess to Lloyd in Space to The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, According to Jim, Wizards of Waverly Place, Pound Puppies, and more!  We discuss how casting a project is like a puzzle, ho...

Gather around the hanukiah and spin your dreidels, Hanukkah is here! Screenwriter, Jessica Carleton joins us on the Ink and Paint Girls podcast to discuss writing the Hanukkah special for Disney Jr's "Puppy Dog Pals."   See more of Jess' work on her website: https://www.jessicacarleton.com

Joined by Sam Conroy from Animation Heroine , we discuss sexual harassment more in-depth: events in recent animation news, laws to know to protect yourself, how to be an advocate for others, as well as how to process all of this for your well-being. Oh, and we bust out some Leslie Knope quotes to make ourselves feel better. Please note that we are not lawyers, but Sam has researched this topic and...

A brief overview of Sexual Harassment and pep talk for moving forward as it relates to the Animation industry (and honestly, most industries!) And although this episode focuses on telling someone, it is the victim's choice on whether or not they will report the incident or treatment. Just know that there are resources available to you. This episode is raw, you will hear my hand holding the audio r...

Today, we’re joined by Illustrator and Designer, Anand Duncan for an in-depth conversation about creativity, family, the freelance life, her passion for VR (or Virtual Reality), and the space where art meets science and tech. Currently, a prop designer on “Teen Titans Go!” she’s worked in both design and animation on projects for Warner Brothers, Disney, Cartoon Network, Renegade Animation, and Ni...

Television writer, Mercedes Valle is best known for her role as a staff writer on Disney’s Elena of Avalor. She shares how she went from working in New York City as a lawyer to getting staffed on a writing team, how being Latina played into her opportunities so far but also how her background in law has been equally helpful, and she shares the worst advice she has received so far in hopes we won’t...

At 9 years old, Sabrina Alberghetti saw “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” and she knew animation was for her. Now, she’s a storyboard artist with over 13 years of experience from working on shows like Ed, Edd, and Eddy, and My Little Pony- she has been known as the ambassador of the Bronies- and she’s drawn covers for the beloved Disney Afternoon comics. We discuss storyboarding, what a storyboard artist...

Katie Rice is a storyboard and comic artist who’s career spans nearly 17 years in the Animation industry with the side hustle of two popular web-comics, Sk8di and Camp Weedonwantcha. She’s worked on shows at Disney TV Animation, Nickelodeon, ReelFX, Sony, Dreamworks, and more.  She even survived and won the Penny Arcade reality web-show competition: Strip Search- wherein, they searched for the nex...

“Beyond Ink & Paint: The Women of Animation” is a documentary currently in production and headed by Chrissy Guest, filmmaker and professor at Ithaca College, and produced by well-known animation author, Tracey Miller-Zarneke. In this episode, we discuss their project in depth- why this topic, why now, why it’s important, and what good can come of sharing these stories of women in animation. -----...

Visual development artist, Joyce Lee got her start as an intern for Disney Feature Animation and Laika House, she’s gone on to design for shows like Miles from Tomorrowland, Puppy Dog Pals, and Star vs The Forces of Evil. We discuss the nuances of visual development, the lack of diversity in higher artistic roles, and the lack of relatable female characters in the media while pondering if a female...

Angela Entzminger is the creator and host of "The Animated Journey" podcast and production assistant on Nickelodeon's "The Loud House." This is part 2 of our interview. She took a long and winding road to animation, full of dead ends and intentional pivots, which you can hear about in Part 1. Now, we talk about what she does as a production assistant and how it is one step on the way to her ultima...

Angela Entzminger is the creator and host of "The Animated Journey" podcast and production assistant on Nickelodeon's "The Loud House." Having had a long animated journey herself, she breaks down what she learned from working a variety of jobs in a variety of industries and how she narrowed in on how to make her dream of working in animation into a reality. This is part 1! SHOW NOTES- To quote Ang...

History is a puzzle told through many stories- there’s a handful of rock stars that shine brighter than the rest- even fewer of those rock stars are women.  Mindy Johnson, writer, historian, and the author of the upcoming book, “Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney’s Animation”, is about to share the voices of hundreds of forgotten female artists who worked at the Walt Disney Studios from the ear...

Cheyenne Curtis is a storyboard artist at Disney TV Animation on a new up-coming series. Although, you’ve definitely seen her work if you’ve watched Star vs the Forces of Evil or the new Powerpuff Girls- not only as a story artist but as a character designer! Listen in as Cheyenne opens up about the hurdles of navigating from design into story, finding sponsorship as a Canadian artist, and how to...

Haley Mancini is a story editor and the voice of Princess Morbucks on the new Powerpuff Girls series over at Cartoon Network.  Her experience not only spans Animation, but the Entertainment industry at large- with live performance, improv, sketch comedy, hosting, live-action film and TV, and developing her own ideas, we had a lot to discuss!  Listen in as we talk about promoting your talents in th...

Animatic Editor, Joanna Griebel, joins us on the Ink and Paint Girls podcast! Joanna previously worked on Miles from Tomorrowland, Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, TripTank, and more.  At the time of this recording, she was on Miles but is now living it up over at Blizzard!  You’ll see how passionate she is about her editorial work but also about creating her own stories.  We discuss the intrica...

With over a decade of working in the Animation and Gaming industries, most notably with Lucas Film on Star Wars- The Clone Wars, Alina Chau took off on her own into the wild unknown that is freelance illustration and fine art.  With her experience as an Animator, her illustrations are full of life and story.  On today’s episode, she discusses her creative progress, how she emigrated from Hong Kong...

Jeannine Hodson is a line producer with over 20 years experience with studios such as Nickelodeon, Disney, Warner Brothers, and more.  Have you ever heard this Orson Welle’s quote?  “Keep Ted Turner and his *BEEP* crayolas away from my movies.”  Well, Jeannine got her start on Ted’s team with crayola in hand.  Listen in as we discuss Jeannine’s role in the industry’s transition from hand-drawn to...

Sherry Delorme is a character designer, illustrator, and fine artist who has worked in animation, gaming, toys, has had work showcased in countless gallery events, and even mentors through the Women in Animation mentorship program.    Foot note* At the time of this recording, Sherry was a Senior Designer at Jaxx Pacific Toys, designing for the Disney brands.  She’s currently working freelance unti...