Ruslana Mirzaalieva

Director, Art Director, Character Designer

“Sailor Moon” of our studio. Her characters always reflect a delicate inner state. Ruslana has a fondness for touching stories and magical pink-and-blue color schemes, but she can also create horror in bloody tones. She would like to have the ability to become invisible to eventually discover all the secrets.

— How long have you been working in this field?

2013.

— What’s your job in the studio?

Depends on the project: art direction, direction, or character design.

— What do you like about your job?

Brainstorming cool visual solutions and trying to improve the result together with the team. Brainstorming characters.

— What do you hate about the job?

Giving feedback to freelancers that they need to change something.

— What is your dream (if you have one)?

Visit the Blendfest festival in Vancouver, host a public talk there together with the Petrick team, and chat with foreign colleagues.

— What’s your top-3 animation movie recommendation?

Paprika, I lost my body, Kill la kill.

Projects by Ruslana Mirzaalieva

• Maison No. 9

  Rose Wine

• Petrick, Tinkoff, Take a breath, Kitty!

  USB

• Petrick, Tinkoff, Take a breath, Kitty!

  Dog

• Petrick, Tinkoff, Take a breath, Kitty!

  Window

• Super Sobaka Dog Shelter

  Love

• Tinkoff Bank

  Eco Challenge

• Petrick

  Fly

• Tretyakov Gallery

  Russian fairytales

• Ivan Dorn, WWF

  Wild

• Motion Design School

  What Is Motion Design School

• Tinkoff Bank

  Anniversary