{"id":1236,"date":"2018-06-14T09:16:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T06:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2018-06-14T09:16:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T06:16:06","slug":"spotlight-059","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/spotlight-059\/","title":{"rendered":"Subsign Spotlight #059."},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting to know the talented Ana Galva\u00f1. Read her answers to our Spotlight interview with her. We have found Ana through the “Goodnight stories for rebel girls” book.<\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: I am a Spanish woman, who likes to make illustrations and draw comics. I was born in Murcia, in the south of Spain, a quiet area close to the sea. Now I live in Madrid, where I work from my own studio for editorial and advertising agencies.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: What was your childhood like? Do you think your experiences from childhood have influenced your present creative endeavors?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: My childhood was good, even though there was a lot of neurosis around me. I was a dreamy girl who spent a lot of time drawing in her room. I enjoyed mostly summer and vacations because I spent long periods in the countryside and on the beach with my grandparents. What I liked most in the world was to drink ColaCao (a typical drink in Spain) and watch drawings on tv, especially anime.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: What did you want to be as a grown up?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: As a child, I wanted to be a film director, and make science fiction movies. However, now I would not dedicate myself to it. It seems like a very hard profession.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Subsign: How does your workstation look like?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: I work in a study with several colleagues. Each one has its space, but there are also common areas, such as a kitchen and a table to draw or make meetings with clients. We all work in digital, with graphic tablets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Subsign: Do you have a work style? How would you describe it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: The truth is that I like to change and use different techniques, I do not like to cling to a specific style. For me, it is important because it is the way to experiment and move forward. Anyway, I think there are always some constant elements from the beginning, like not very expressive characters and cold strokes. Geometry is also usually present.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subsign: Can you share with us how your creative process works?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: I usually start with an idea or an image that seems powerful to me and then I develop a story from it. Sometimes, so that I do not forget, I write it down in a Google Drive document. Then I make sketches until I’m happy with something that I think can work, and I work on it by adding lines, color or textures. Once finished, I usually try different color options until I choose a specific one.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: What is your favorite work you have done so far?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: My favorite work always is the last thing I do because it is related to the moment of the creative process in which I find myself. Now it is my book ‘Pulse Enter para continuar’ (Press Enter to continue) because it is the most personal work I have done to date, it has cost me a lot of effort and the publisher has published a beautiful and high-quality edition. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Subsign: Who do you follow for inspiration?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: I usually get inspired by other artistic areas such as graphic design, architecture, and films. For example, something that influences me a lot, is the artistic vanguards of the early twentieth century. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Subsign: What advice would you give to someone starting out in the creative field of work?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: I would advise them to work hard and be patient. Do not try to force a style from the beginning, because it is something that comes in time. And I think it\u2019s a good thing that they present their work to conquests or move it a lot in social networks. <\/span><\/p>\n

Subsign: If you would have a superpower, what would it be?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: Maybe super nervous\u2026 or super bad hair, because I have a strong and rebel mane.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Subsign: Can you recommend for our readers a book, a song, and a movie?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: A book: Doomsday Book
\nA song: Overpowered
\nA movie: Under the skin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Subsign: If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: A fun party in a garden with a pool and lots of balloons. We would celebrate that we are still alive.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: What famous people would you invite to the party and why?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ana<\/span>: Trina Robbins and Charles Burns, because I admire them a lot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you, Ana, for being a part of it!<\/p>\n

If you know an artist that should be in the spotlight, contact us at\u00a0jojo@subsign.co<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

For more of\u00a0Ana’s work, you can follow her on the links: Ana’s Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Ana’s portfolio<\/a>, Ana’s Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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