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    27 Straight Ahead w/ Abelle Hayford: Freelance Illustrator, Character Designer, and Color Stylist

    27 Straight Ahead w/ Abelle Hayford: Freelance Illustrator, Character Designer, and Color Stylist

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    27 Straight Ahead w/ Abelle Hayford: Freelance Illustrator, Character Designer, and Color Stylist

    FromStraight Ahead Animation Podcast

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    54 minutes
    Released:
    Jul 13, 2021
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    Podcast episode

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    In today's wonderful episode we have the one of a kind Abelle Hayford! They are a Ghanaian American Freelance Illustrator, Character Designer, and Color Stylist. Abelle has worked for a multitude of companies and is constantly advocating for black stories and black artist. You might know them as the creator of the hashtag #DrawingWhileBlack, that was originally started as a way for them to connect to other black artist. The more you listen to this episode the more you will learn how alot of their success and choices in their animation journey is attributed to their sense of authenticity and genuineness. 
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    Jul 13, 2021
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    On the Straight Ahead Animation Podcast we interview and spotlight rising Black, Indigenous, and People of Color voices that are breaking into the Animation Industry. We want our guest to share their early experiences working at their first industry job and their transition from being a student to an industry professional. We want to spotlight these rising BIPOC voices because these are the voices that will shape the future of the Animation Industry.