I am a 2D animator living and working in London. I have been in the industry for nearly 25 years now, beginning as a runner when everyone was animating on paper. Since then, I have been an art worker, cleanup artist, assistant animator, animator and now lead animator. I love working as a freelancer on a range of projects and with different people from various studios. I never get bored of animating. It’s so much fun to bring a still drawing to life. I can use Flash, TVPaint and Photoshop for animation.…

Maki Yoshikura

I am a 2D animator living and working in London. I have been in the industry for nearly 25 years now, beginning as a runner when everyone was animating on paper. Since then, I have been an art worker, cleanup artist, assistant animator, animator and now lead animator. I love working as a freelancer on a range of projects and with different people from various studios. I never get bored of animating. It’s so much fun to bring a still drawing to life. I can use Flash, TVPaint and Photoshop for animation.…

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I am a 2D animator living and working in London. I have been in the industry for nearly 25 years now, beginning as a runner when everyone was animating on paper. Since then, I have been an art worker, cleanup artist, assistant animator, animator and now lead animator. I love working as a freelancer on a range of projects and with different people from various studios. I never get bored of animating. It’s so much fun to bring a still drawing to life. I can use Flash, TVPaint and Photoshop for animation.

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Language

English
Fluent
Japanese
Fluent

Work Experience

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Education

BA Arts at Kent Institute Of Art & Design
August 31, 1998 - June 2, 2000
NFT Course at the NFT Course
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001
Degree at Kent Institute of Art and Design
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Healthcare
    uniE608 personal project
    Personal project I did for fun for Paris 2024. Design by the amazing illustrator Camille de Cussac.…
    uniE608 Maki Yoshikura-Showreel2024
    This is my showreel of various work I have done over the years. I've worked with multiple studios and projects. These are the credits for this showreel, in the order you see them. “OnTheRoadAgain” Facebook book campaign directed by Sheetal Thankey at Strange Beast “Blame DigMaster” Anti-cigarette campaign directed by Parallel Teeth at Strange Beast “Oceans” Story Bots song for Netflix, designed by Greg Kletsel “Blame DigMaster” Anti-cigarette campaign directed by Parallel Teeth at Strange Beast “Heroes of Small Business / Casa Botin” for Google, directed by Jeanette Nørgaard at Strange Beast “KeVita” directed by Kitchen & Studio Pum at Jelly London “Heroes of Small Business / Casa Botin” for Google, directed by Jeanette Nørgaard at Strange Beast “OnTheRoadAgain” Facebook book campaign directed by Sheetal Thankey at Strange Beast "Christmas Sausage" personal project, illustration by Juan Molinet "Tokyo Olympics" Personal project with Henki Leung “SuperEarth” for Adidas, directed by Alex Jenkins at Strange Beast Fun project directed by Caitlin McCarthy at Strange Beast "Hiding Heidi" book trailer for Fiona Woodcock “The Season Starts With Red Cups” for Starbucks, directed by Handymartian at Passion Pictures “GOOD IDEAS DESERVE TO BE FOUND- Breakefree” for Facebook, directed by Yibi Hu at Future Power Station “One Lovely Day” for Pandora, at Andy Baker Studio “Heroes of Small Business / Casa Botin” for Google, directed by Jeanette Nørgaard at Strange Beast “The Weeknd, Save Your Tears remix ft. Ariana Grande” directed by Jack Brown at Blinkink Christmas Moto” personal project, illustrated by Camille De Cussac “Oceans” Story Bots song for Netflix, designed by Greg Kletsel “How Have you Been?” For WePresent, directed by Polly Nor and Andy Baker at Andy Baker Studio “Silver Linings” book trailer for Fiona Woodcock Music by Cecilia et Ses Ennuis ”Tu Joues Avec Les Maux”…