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Ines Pagniez is a French Illustrator and Animation director who models personable characters out of plasticine.
With a solid background working in digital 3D animation for some of the most reputable animation studios in London, she decided to go back to working with her hands.
Read below to find out more about Ines' beginnings with plasticine, her inspirations and favourite projects.
How did you discover or get started with working with plasticine?
After I finished my studies in RUBIKA (an animation school in France) I worked as a CG Animator for 10 years in different studios in the UK, including The Mill, Nexus, Buck, Aardman and Aka. This taught me a lot about the industry and the process of animation production.
Then I felt the desire to step away from the computer and work more with my hands, to make my own stories. Having always appreciated the charm of plasticine, I decided to try it out - first for the background of my first short film ''24 days of torture''. After this experiment proved successful, I then slowly integrated plasticine in all aspects of my work.