05.09 | 19:00 (ENG-UA)

What makes a good 2D visual? As an animation director and illustrator, Luca has been searching for answers to this question throughout the years, especially at the beginning of her studies. In this masterclass, Luca gathered some of the principles that she uses to approach art-making. Mainly, we will talk about how to create drawn characters with a "soul" and how to create a background design that serves a character-driven animation.

Luca Tóth is an award-winning animation director and illustrator, born in 1989. She studied animation at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. After receiving her BA diploma, she went on to study in London at the Royal College of Art for her Masters degree. Her graduation film The Age of Curious won the Jury Distinction Prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. After studying and working in the UK, Luca moved back to Budapest, where she made her first independent short animation, Superbia, which premiered at Critics’ Week in Cannes in 2016, and got selected for more than 80 international festivals. Her latest independent short film, Mr. Mare, debuted at Berlinale in 2019.