Galina Miklínová (1970)
Illustrator, animator
- studied at the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Uherské Hradiště and the Studio of Film and Television Graphics at UMPRUM
- has illustrated over 50 books and directs animated films
- has illustrated books by Pavel Šrut (e.g. The Oddsockeaters, Spider Pája), Petr Stančík (e.g. the H2O series), Radek Malý, Olga Stehlíková and Alena Mornštajnová
- for Czech Television she created the bedtime story O Kanafáskovi
- for her work she has received many awards (e.g. Golden Ribbon, Anifest, Children's Heart Book, The Most Beautiful Book of the Year)
Chapters
0:56 Before I start illustrating, I always create a script
3:20 It's important to also work with the book endpapers
4:19 Have your hero figured out
6:04 A defining book? For me it was Alice in Wonderland
6:38 What is most important for an illustrator? Learning to read
8:56 Illustration makes up fifty percent of a book
10:24 The new generation of illustrators has it harder
How to recognise talent, how to support and develop it? How to guide students meaningfully? When does a pupil become an artist?
Questions concerning passion, obsession, motivation, inspiration and feedback are answered by prominent figures of the Czech art scene who, in their role as mentors in MenART, help talented students and their teachers find their own path.
Thus the MenART Impulse project was born – a ten-minute story with the ambition to move forward all those who are interested in art, work with art or study it. Desire is contagious!
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