tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198174853639522962024-03-13T12:55:25.670+08:00Itsura MangaFeatures interviews with Filipino artists who illustrate highly convincing & exceptional Japanese manga or anime style illustrations.
Translated from Tagalog "Itsura Manga" means: "Looks like manga."Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-44528640405431502032012-11-15T22:43:00.005+08:002012-11-19T14:12:38.770+08:00Firecel<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">First of all I want to introduce myself, I'm known as Firecel but others call me as Cel. I'm a normal employee here in Japan at first. I used to draw when I was a kid but stopped when I entered highschool. I decided to become an illustrator after seeing RJ's (<a href="http://redjuice999.deviantart.com/">Redjuice</a>) work. I never thought that illustration can also be done in thay way. I was mesmerized. But as what they say "its not that easy". Compared to other artists, I didn't enter any artschool so I just manage to learn all of this thing through self-study. It took me half year to analyze on how to draw properly. But as what you can see in my gallery, I'm still changing styles to match my own taste. After few more weeks, I thought that my drawing is already fine but after seeing pixiv, I was shocked. Few days had passed that I started to feel that, if I want to become a top illustrator then I have to get a spot on pixiv. That was the real start of my changes and as what you can see in my illustration now. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Redjuice.. after seeing his work, that was the time that I decided to enter the illustration world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Typical day huh.. I'm also work as vice-chief in our shop so I usually work everyday. My only break is to draw at home after work. Lets just say that I just get a little sleep enough to recover for a day xDD</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I worked with "normal" people. They love art but not to the extent that they will draw. I usually talk to them to get ideas sometimes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I actually work as private illustrator and assistant on several VN's. I just recently started working as illustrator.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Before I draw, I usually read first my client's condition/story/lyrics. Then visualize it in my head then draw some drafts. Usually 1 draft is enough but if the draft is missing something, I draw again till I get the draft that I want. Before I enter the inking phase, I make sure that the draft is properly designed so that my inking phase won't take much of my time. After the inking phase, I'm laying a toning layer for shadowing. Others might lay-out colors first but for me, I lay-out the shadow first to see if it matches the light source properly. The use several layers for colors. The usual working time mostly takes 8-16 hours but for special illustrations, I usually work for about 17-30 hours.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #990000;">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">First of all I'm using Easy Paint Tool SAI for most of my works. The coloring steps are mostly same with others but my specialty is the toning/shadowing part. I can't explain the other details since this is the style that I really searched for myself. But the basic thing for illustration to be outstanding is the proper usage of shadows. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Watch anime, and play monster hunter xDD</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">GIRLS!! I love drawing girls. Compare to male figures, females have this curves that you need to perfect or else youll ruin their image >< my motive is to draw girls in their most beautiful pose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Shirow Miwa, Redjuice, Vania600, Oogure Itou, Shamisen, Kisaragi Gunma, Kizuki Aruchu and some other artists too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I can't elaborate them since its really too much, but I guess it's the line-art. Artists possess different line-art styles but most of the artist that I admire uses a really neat line-art which helps a lot in the coloring phase.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Deviantart, Pixiv and Piapro for art websites. Hobbysearch and figma for models.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> "Every artist have their own style and sticking to it won't be a bad thing, but studying other styles won't be a bad idea. There are other paths that you can only take once you learn them. Don't ever stop, and be content on what you can do now, since other artists are still progressing and seeking further development on their own. Illustration is the only world where satisfaction doesn't exist"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">They can contact me through my email address or note me in my dA page.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Since I worked a lot as private illustrator, I can't actually show it here due to the owner's agreement. I'm actually going to join the Comicmarket here in Japan so it will be my first time to sell my own prints and posters. I don't usually sell prints in DA. If your here in Japan then it would be a big pleasure if your going to visit my table this August at Tokyo Big Site. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Didn't expected this question xD I think I would go with Black :] I really like black color xDD </span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-25815759450403848992012-06-11T14:38:00.000+08:002012-06-11T14:38:42.396+08:00Nokomento<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I enrolled under FineArts, major in advertising in UST and joined the Illust guild to learn more about illustration. I met a lot of people who were as eager as I was when it came to comics and illustration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Whether in High School or in College I always hung out with a group of like-minded individuals, during breaks we would come up with short stories and illustrate them, making amateur comics. They may be short and crude but we did them on a near daily basis that I believe helped us all improve.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As a child my parents would let me watch Disney cartoons and movies, over time I would watch anime' myself and I would draw down my favorite characters because I always wanted a picture of them with me. I guess it stemmed from that need to have them with me at all times that drawing them down myself was the best way achieve that. It was also fun to draw them in different poses and make up stories for them. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A typical day would start by finishing illusts in the wee hours of the morning and finally turning in at just past dawn to waking up for lunch and resume working on more illusts till sunrise. rinse. wash.repeat. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been commissioned to provide character illustrations for various indie comics and games. I have also created and sold my own indies during Komikon with my group, Inkjinks. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Normally various ideas and layouts and filtered in my head, the ones I like most get hastily doodled onto whatever sheet of paper is nearest to me. (I also keep a mini sketchpad and 3 pens with me even when I go out.) I also tend to redraw or or position the layout of the image so the end product usually ends up slightly different from what i initially envisioned. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have various ways of coloring my art, I have tried cell shading, monochrome, and the latest being paint overs which use the lowest layer count (usually one to three layers ). I have actually uploaded one of my processes to youtube (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPY99On0YXc&feature=youtu.be">[link]</a>) and I've posted several .gif animations of the simpler ones. found here-->(<a href="http://nononoko.tumblr.com/tagged/process">[link]</a>) scroll down for the others. You may have to wait awhile for them to load.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I doodle a lot. Enough to fully stock a small bookstore with the amount of sketchpads I've ravished. Another thing i like to do is listen to music or play rhythm games. I also enjoy watching dance and choreography videos, be it real people or computer generated models. It helps me understand how people move around and the limits of anatomy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Lastly I like to browse art communities around the net. there is so much inspiration to keep one going. But on some days, creativity decides to take an impromptu vacation there really isn't anything you can do. and forcing yourself to continue would only hurt the quality of the work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love to draw the human body whether in various poses such forced perspective or just plain standing there to be models for my latest fashion diva moment. I notice that I usually have problems with just making a body stand still, I always have to make it move in some way.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Oh, there are just too many to mention. every single artist we come across will affect our works in some way. But I've always drawn inspiration from YiLee, Falcoon, and Daisuke Ishiwatari. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've learned and relearned everything from basics to the advanced techniques from being with some of the GunRev ([link]) members, rather, I am forced to learn more so that I may keep up with them OTL..</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Normally DevArt, Tumblr, and manga reading and webcomic sites. If I want to feel inferior Pixiv or CGHUB is a good stop and lately I've been redirected to Weibo.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I always say to give your 300% in everything that you do. That, and never stop drawing. Best to draw new things too. Can't hurt to expand your artistic capabilities.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Uhm, peacefully? Haha, I always check my notes and messages on my DevArt site. <a href="http://nokomento.deviantart.com/">[LINK]</a>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I always have stock on my indies during conventions. I also hold commissions when the workload is light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'd rather ride my robot dragon like Van Fanel in Vision of Escaflowne.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It seems neater. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">That and I'm not really fond of mecha. Sorry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-8355292992613456282012-02-20T11:34:00.014+08:002012-03-01T22:30:05.768+08:00Enjelia<hr style="font-weight: normal; "><span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span><b>Tell us a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</b></span></span><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><br /></b><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span></span></div><span style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Hi I’m Enjelia. I am taking B.S. Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas. I like Anime/Manga since Yu Yu Hakusho(a.k.a Ghost Fighter) and Sailor Moon, I’d say they were my influence for the anime/manga category. I love to make web comics when I have time. I also love to draw buildings and landscapes though I am not very confident making them, but I still do my best.</span></span><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</b></span><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span>The buildings in Makati when I was little. I just sort of started to draw them. Ahaha.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family: Courier; "><span><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Wake up, go to school during school days. In my free time, I just check my dA account for some client request (a.k.a commissions) or get in touch with Oh no! Manga team.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>OTL</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><span>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>I do commissions in deviant Art. Some of my works are used for flash games, exhibit event stands (Anime conventions and Window Displays at SM) and Gaia online.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>I am currently the web comic artist for a (short) comic (in Manga style) series in Alabama.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>I am also a contributor/artist for Oh no! Manga and I’ll have my work “Better Boyfriend” and hopefully “Girl Gamer” too, to be published by them… /dies.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>I usually draw the character I like the most during that time. I will first think of the character’s personality, sketch some pose based on it, or sometimes I will add a funny situation in the art.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><span><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div><span>I use Sai & Photoshop CS3. I work sketch directly on Sai, since I don’t have a scanner (define poor, yeah that’s me). I do digital coloring with many layers. I start of with the skin, the hair and then the clothes. And then, I’ll use Photoshop for finishing touches and effects.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Looking at the works of some great artists helps me.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><span>What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><span><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>The Face. It shows the emotions of the character.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Francisco Mañosa (for Architecture) – National Artist. He gives this “Filipino touch” to every design he makes, that’s what I like about him.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Redjuice999(for Anime epicness) – I love his style. I don’t want to copy it though.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Tony Taka (for Manga/Anime) – Ecchi? That’s him. Haha.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Eiichiro Oda (for Manga/Anime) - This artist’s style seems so easy but it is not.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Hiro Mashima (for Manga/Anime) – He’s like Eiichiro Oda, in Bishounen/ Bishoujo style. :P</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Hideaki Sorachi (for Manga/Anime and Comedy) -</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>99% Hard work, 1% Talent. Always do your best and have fun.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>And to always be nice to people, because I hate rude artists.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Facebook. I talk to my friends and people who says they admire my works there. I try to respond any time I can.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Deviant Art. I post my works here and interact with fellow artist. I made lots of friends here (real life).</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Smackjeeves. I post my webcomics here. Here’s my profile: </span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://www.smackjeeves.com/profile.php?id=66467">http://www.smackjeeves.com/profile.php?id=66467</a></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>If you think you're good at something, there's always someone who does it better.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Don’t let too much praise get into you, or you might turn into someone else.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Be humble.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Through my deviant Art: <a href="http://www.enjelia.deviantart.com/">www.enjelia.deviantart.com</a></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>They may note me. </span>Or in my mail: enjelicious[at]gmail[dot]com</div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>:D</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b>Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>I sell stuffs & do on-the-spot commissions during anime conventions. And I have my web comic, “Looking for a better boyfriend” (Better Boyfriend) now published by Oh No! Manga, to be sold at some comic shops (for more details, please visit: </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ohnomanga">http://www.facebook.com/ohnomanga</a></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); ">).</span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><hr /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><a href="http://fav.me/d3hfzlb"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQ9afqgPon8ajKN9oj8pHO8A5azh1XDRg2NXuon6zy8op37nn6TVoTRR6xo86DtqV8JRxqi-bBR1zZqx-9pWCE07RXTrIOCOHMU98Ln_PhqAs9bq1MyiJCQU7RMPIkDrrly6wOiN4cNj5/s200/zielony_ii_by_enjelia-d3hfzlb.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fav.me/d2luey0"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_BPKPwkJDEW9wSWNFmE27rRz-fhOMLbduhSQZQbD6YJkrfJwGfKtIAMjGRw3rMa4Kqpiq-Ua1-IwZ2MylXn1U2ARhIHBchV3oFw8t51gnPA1wcurHrJRxOfWb9moaYuE4oB3IMQFEox2/s200/We_are_Fairy_Tail_by_enjelia.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; 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" /></a></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><hr /></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><b>If you were able to collect all 7 Dragonballs, which famous person would you want Shenlong to bring back to life, and why?</b></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>Son Goku.</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>“Everyone give me money with your aura!” *raises both hands*</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span> </span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; "><span>…That’s wrong.</span></div></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-86833539801527387452012-02-05T22:35:00.013+08:002012-02-05T23:11:07.462+08:00KOI<div><div><span><b><hr /><hr /></b></span></div><div><span><b>Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school,</b></span></div><div><span><b>and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped</b></span></div><div><span><b>prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Hi!~ I’m Koi, I actually go by a lot of names, but I prefer to be called Koi.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I studied at University of the East, I took up Fine Arts. I majored in Advertising Arts.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Way back in high school, I used to draw a lot at the back of my lecture notebooks and books. But I never really took it seriously. I only did it to entertain myself from the boring lectures and the mundane life that is my high school life. I never joined school activities and contests because I disliked the idea of representing something that I actually didn’t believe in. I joined the science club, it was cool at first, and then got really boring really fast.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>When I graduated I didn’t actually had a plan on what to do. I enrolled at Mapua and took Computer Science, I was actually doing ok, never failed a subject and met a lot of people but I somehow got drawn into the arts so midway through the second semester I dropped all my subjects and enrolled at an art workshop at U.P. and then I enrolled at U.E., I graduated and the rest is history.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I was never really convinced that I can be a good artist. I was really reluctant at first. I actually tried to quit, a lot of times now. But somehow, I always get drawn to it. I guess you could say that if you’re really meant to do it, the universe would mess you up just so you would end up doing it anyway.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Hmm, I wake up early around 6:00 am, go to work. Try my best to go</span></div><div><span>through the day without dying from boredom. Go home, check some mails and messages from clients, go to sleep for at least an hour, wake up then go to work on some freelance gigs, then at around 2:00am I go to sleep. Then the grueling cycle begins anew. Ugh.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>A lot of layout gigs, but I could never mention it here because then</span></div><div><span>they’ll have to sue me. All I can say is try to look at some posters</span></div><div><span>at shops and maybe you’ll see some things that I did the layout on. I worked on some commissions for some international clients.</span></div><div><span>I worked on this independent comic, titled Marco’s Delivery Service. I also got this megaman work that was featured at Udon’s Megaman tribute book.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Now, I’m working on another independent comic with a really great</span></div><div><span>writer.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind,</b></span></div><div><span><b>from start to end?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I usually research a lot about the subject first, usually stumbling on things not even related to it. I study the references given to me, or if none, then I try to find some related references for the subject.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Then I do roughs on my sketchpad try to give it as much energy as I</span></div><div><span>can. Scan it then if it’s approved I ink it. Then finally, color it.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all),</b></span></div><div><span><b>as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>No! it’s a trade secret! :P</span></div><div><span>Kidding, I usually do flats first then work my way with the shadows</span></div><div><span>and highlights. But lately, I’ve been really interested on superflat</span></div><div><span>arts so I skip on the shadows and highlights.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>For the colors I try to incorporate the color theories I learned from college. Usually the colors are important. It could make a good line work great, or it could ruin a great line work. Something like that. If I get really lazy, I skip the entire coloring process and scrap the whole thing.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I go for photo walks, I watch movies, tryout something new, go on an</span></div><div><span>adventure, drink lots of coffee. Usually, if I’m really on a rut, I</span></div><div><span>just go for a long walk outside. Take my mind off some things for a</span></div><div><span>while. Most of the time this is the moment that I would come up with</span></div><div><span>something interesting, I write it down immediately so that I would not forget it.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Faces, eyes, and clouds. I don’t really know why. It’s just something that I unconsciously do.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Eiichiro Oda of One Piece; that man is pure awesome, Yoshinori Kanada, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Takeshi Koike, Lesean, Takeshi Obata, Kizer, Riichiro Inagaki, the guys from Catfish Deluxe; Bill, Gobi and Fabien, right now I’m really interested on the works of Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Duncan Fegredo, Guy Davis and Sean Gordon Murphy.</span></div><div><span>For those not at the top but still excites me nonetheless, my awesome colleagues; Pol, Borg and Jules, oh and Henru.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other</b></span></div><div><span><b>artists that you have worked with or seen?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Hard work usually pays off but only if you’re patient enough with the results. You might not see it now, but if you keep at it, the payoff will be great.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Don’t be afraid to take a break, it would do wonders.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Don’t be a jerk to people, no matter how dumb you think they are, try to be polite, most of the time they are the ones who would help you out when everything comes to full circle, and of course having who someone you can manipulate is not that bad haha.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Stop stressing over some things you completely can’t control. And</span></div><div><span>start paying attention to the things that you can control, like hard</span></div><div><span>work, effort and guts.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Don’t be afraid to mess up. If you mess up, things can only get better.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Put your best effort NOT into everything, but to the things that you love.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Be the flame that burns brighter than anyone. But don’t let the others get burned. And be ready to get burned and fade out yourself.</span></div><div><span>Nothing can happen till you swing the bat.</span></div><div><span>...And of course having someone who you could manipulate is not that bad haha.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>There’s a lot more, but I think these are the most important ones that I can think of at the moment.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Hmm..Blogspot, tumblr, Wikipedia, wordpress, cgsociety, oh and deviant art.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Theres also this new site that has lots of great artworks; dropr.com</span></div><div><span>It's still on beta though.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have</b></span></div><div><span><b>any tips you could give?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Keep moving forward. Don’t dwell on mistakes and missed chances.</span></div><div><span>Be patient. If you’re not getting noticed, that means you just have</span></div><div><span>not found your audience yet.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Overnight success usually only happens in the movies. And you’re not</span></div><div><span>in a movie, so don’t stress about it.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Be ready to get disappointed a lot of times. Don’t try. You can only either do it or don’t do it.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Read a lot. It would keep your mind sharp. Whether it’s a comic book</span></div><div><span>or a novel or 9gag, just read, have fun and let your imagination do</span></div><div><span>the rest. I have no respect to people who do not read! Haha.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>And lastly, be smart. You don’t need to be a genius to be smart.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>They can send me an email at jml.carreon[at]gmail[dot]com</span></div><div><span>Or they can send me a note at my DA account at <a href="http://luckykoifish.deviantart.com/">luckykoifish.deviantart.com</a></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or</b></span></div><div><span><b>anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>For a while, Marco’s Delivery Service can be bought at Comic Odyssey, but I have yet to restock it. It usually cost a lot to print that’s why I haven’t been reprinting it.</span></div><div><span>Oh if they have the money they can buy Udon’s megaman tribute book. My work is featured there along with a lot of talented individuals around the world. I think it’s sold at comicbook shops. I think I saw one at Festival mall. Or they can just pre-order it at Udon.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><hr /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382662330930&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KSQlQFPbQJ_vU6NFm0iWvA4CIhZvr0uomdCXfZDpiH9b6yGcg5UXt0GVbJlChZHMN5BesRM_TPdIjLfO-tMu6izI6bRPcmIwS2oaQ4tOPhDp37WUhHsR0jwxTG2U5hQORgSCI7vuKtMg/s200/Koi_02.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382475664282&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAlkijbScGMJshxQf95hF9qGHJFzXYkt3ZFXMae4ObW8SKjQ0yVxJ9e7mku3022XVgv8iiXI4KuiMh6wHFJkFBNHRqAXurOMh9n1b1NhWPU0bGZo_IWzfLggf2RWBRwLOHfUlSPGReI9K/s200/Koi_01.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382708997592&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3xgWpuUIRrJSlTemn_-QptYxS2fPEQRk78UrRW1k9v0CfR5aMZ6cbt635BjEu7gVxBI3csylBP0f-dEBihLjYPS9MTSCkubFQ6o_5ARzP4_Yn1iilIOGx2qLrx_6BxB74wvF6sefqZ9d/s200/406369_310382708997592_110416945660837_793029_294291182_n.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382505664279&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZP1vMGOFYgb1DjIXsX6BKvTB-zm1tu3w59siJpA5pyNSPXlRj3hLCGMsnDqwuYrI5Y14WwaZ7Lnj-fYHiZbYYsDE-TkZh1f-9Dq5hqfpBWe-KcXsGkp34NWjysHAegM0FyhAArn8bRUOd/s200/402278_310382505664279_110416945660837_793024_1670299169_n.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382732330923&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3&theater"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenkfANDP2UEOT3kL5EYOhyUTA-B4X0qfX2oQT_r7V2rjzFi92x-2qwHoKKBQE7LjvfET5agFcuPg-sDVcU8COqrQHlJohkFQtxlM9boqmprM-hRukKFT1ZR_GBkdn8JHtIdl0SGxdyNor/s200/398050_310382732330923_110416945660837_793030_95843517_n.jpg" /> </a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310383022330894&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4529alcZwguqZxWAUqiTH5HoZtr6BuWtTD5GkAZlfgJ12iF1A98Gsm3BGwkc2SMMs0uq_tXjP1YfELOAOC_lgy67xqfB3cHoWIvRygU9cdwhIBEISTx_Eu1SVZOnRucGnEVrex7FJQUK/s200/Koi_07.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382872330909&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3&theater"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzhyp2D82gX-cvcj42Qfive4OB6S6NudBxyz08J1GZE4uPuJr3Cmx2hOLYPIx6BOQ9lZs5tMWUiUovxXbMta5OWAkEJlB55wKinz3oFcNgGjfLv88y-9N5qzjaCreEZWQroZ5TEF9UYIp/s200/Koi_06.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382775664252&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMuUaAH7gwogwuaVAiIgAjwbKni-nGz3YsO7U-0Lis7cXANKAGDQSQ4uBw5OnNKIuNuto0Nr1Lelie3iFm17ZPEVv9b479_6K0_wGDhfyvSS5zVLZSNob3WPv5mFTSny-pNcCq36XxDyj/s200/Koi_05.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382608997602&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEntEW8q7rNTHDBtgDlT0oidsoEIW3oZbEfrs6mPUNQZ7IhhHNGSg7x71RwZTSTE93SpC8NL1wWteSvYgjG9Kt0RonWOnvbol7RjOPiUQ3-0HUv7NVykPzCdppeJzU-6DGancAv-2QS7Ag/s200/Koi_04.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310382938997569&set=a.310381858997677.65550.110416945660837&type=3"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnumY8LXQKd4xGwfWtj9vXNQOzF49_s6gZoHzqDaAdLbch15NiIe0ehwyvbNNZzB0sWIh9xcdamTvp381zBqbuRciDon5y-TRG-Aev7NEmw_Tr9PZWC7zGdcMuFQ5A2SNpmpE44kJcWzN/s200/Koi_03.jpg" /></a></div><div><hr /></div><div><br /></div><div><span><b>If you had a chance to ask Miku (from Vocaloid) one question, what would it be?</b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>uhh. Miku huh. uhh. Lets see.. Hmmm.. Hey Miku, teach me how to sing?</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-18113209073099205902011-02-22T10:01:00.049+08:002011-03-10T13:55:10.622+08:00Ian Olympia<hr /><div style="font-family: courier new;"><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</div><br />Hello~ This is Ian [pronounced as ah-yan] Olympia, also known as wickedalucard. I studied at Technological University of the Philippines studying Electronics Engineering, then I shifted to B.S. Computer Science at National College of Science and Technology. I'm an undergrad and have been working since 2002.<div face="courier new"><br /></div><div face="courier new">It started when I was in 5th grade. I always drew at the back of my lecture notebooks, joined art contests, joined the school paper, and stuff [ like giving girl crushes and my friends artworks ]. This went on ‘til college. Then when I started working, and had less time to draw, since all my earlier jobs were not art related. I always brought a doodle pad with me and I'd doodle whenever I have nothing to do. I just kept on drawing.</div><b><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</div><div><br /></div></b><div face="courier new">Reading a lot of manga and watching lots of anime inspired me to draw. My friends who believed in my skills convinced me to keep on drawing. </div><b><div><br /></div></b><b><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</div><div><br /></div></b>Waking up in the afternoon, coffee, smokes, check mails, spend a couple of minutes browsing updates from the artists I watch, do my job, go out and eat dinner with Chai, come back at the office, continue my job. If I am able to finish the tasks given to me earlier, I work on personal artworks, if not, I end the day with a doodle. Then when the sun is about to rise, I head for bed.<br />I work with the people of Groundbreakers Inc. [ Mangaholix ].<div face="courier new"></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</div><div><br /></div><div face="courier new">I've worked on my own title Echofreak which was included in the book Salted. I also have artworks/tutorials on the artbook Devour. I also made a one-shot comic, Ambition which was included in the mini comic anthology Sidedish, that we plan to continue. Also my title Ambition can be found on Komikon's Sulyap comicbook anthology. I also contributed an artwork for Dreamix Wave Artbook, which was sold at Comic Fiesta '10, Malaysia. An artwork of mine also got published at Pixiv x Otacool4 magazine. And a couple of years back I also worked on a lot of game assets, GUI, 2d sprites, sprite animations, cut scenes, pixel art, character designs, concepts, bg, 3d textures, from a lot of games that I've been assigned to by my previous employer Indigo Entertainment.</div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</div><div face="courier new"><br /></div><div>I take a cigarette break and brainstorm on what to draw. I study references, then do roughs. When the roughs are approved, I start working on the final art. Usually when I work I keep in mind the deadline. I always check if I am being too O.C. or too slow.</div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</div><div><br /></div><div>I start with the roughs. Then I clean it up by creating a pencil layer [ not-so-tight-pencils-stage ]. Then I ink them. After that, I create a base layer to mask the character from the background, then I color the piece accordingly. Depending on what needs to be done. If I am to do a painted character or bg, I sometimes skip the inking and from pencils I go straight to coloring. I am really careful at coloring the face. Its like putting make up on the character xD.</div><div><br /></div><div>I use a Wacom Intuos 3. Manga Studio Ex 4, Sai, and Adobe Photoshop CS4.</div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</div><div><br /></div><div>I always listen to music. I also browse blogs and sites of pretty girls. Look at beautiful photos. Watch anime episodes. Play games. Go to places. Read manga titles I like. Watch music videos. Play my guitar. Go out with Chai. Look at my favorite artist's blogs.</div><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</div><div><br /></div><div>I like drawing the hair. I am really careful at drawing and coloring hair xD</div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</div><div><br /></div><div>Obviously you can find traces of Shirow Miwa on my art style. He influenced my art style a lot. I also like the works of kiDChan, Takeshi Obata, Yi Lee, Sinbaru, Falcoon, U10, Yonekura Kengo, Oh! Great, Hanaharu Naruko, Shigeki Maeshima, and Ayami Kojima. I look up to these artists and I dream to collect their artbooks! ~(≧ ∀ ≦)~</div><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</div><div><br /></div><div>I've learned from Shirow Miwa and ComiPa to keep on trying. Even if I fail, even if no one notices me, I've learned that if I don't stop, eventually I will improve and people will start to appreciate my art. I've also learned from my past experiences of self publishing and working at different jobs that even if you create a masterpiece, if it didn't meet the deadline, it can't serve its purpose. I also learned from Kriss Sison to be careful at drawing the face, because most of the people who'll look at it will be drawn to the face. And the expression, color, lines, of the character's face are all important.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also learned from ComiPa and through observing my favorite artists that line weight is important. Even if you draw something and you don't color it, it will not look flat if you've done an excellent inking.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also learned to analyze what makes me look up to my favorite artists. What's in their art that fascinates me. And I try to understand that. I combine all the things I've observed from all the artists I like and try to apply it in my art. Don't get me wrong, it is not emulating, but more like, learning and applying it in an actual piece. For example, U10, he makes excellent outfits. Why? Because these outfits are existing clothes that women wear. So what I did was researched on clothes that best suit my characters, play around them and put it on my characters.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also learned 'best effort' and 'career mode or nice-to-have' from wickedmikel. Where as 'best effort' means, the best of what I can do at the given time. Usually for projects with a tight deadline. And 'career mode' on projects that give me a lot of time, or no deadline at all. Here I can go all out without the trouble of having to worry on my speed.</div><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</div><div><br /></div><div>Deviantart, Pixiv, Twitter, Twitpic [and stalk my favorite artists], Tumblr, Youtube lol.</div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</div><div><br /></div><div>Step up and always work your way to improvement. Practice and be serious about it. Don't take art halfheartedly. Research and learn from your mistakes. </div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</div><div><br /></div><div>They can note me at my DA <a href="http://wickedalucard.deviantart.com/">http://wickedalucard.deviantart.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</div><div><br /></div><div>You can order Salted here: <a href="http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3741">http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3741</a></div><div>You can buy Sulyap at any Powerbooks outlet. 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaKSXfNcxlq4KDY8Nn5iIdIGUneTg41Cg_qQ37vCIk34FZtNmjq1Mt_8WeeQpulyzVCkFuaBkMFnQTFye3nr3VEt2ltepJTsA6UK3eOOJYavs2sSo36P4bFxchLFzg6IcFHp9uUQny7q_/s200/houtou_singi_by_wickedalucard-d39qyss.png" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p><hr /><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span class="Apple-style-span"> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></b></span></p><span style="font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">If a multi-dimensional witch (like Youko) offered you to be the ultimate Manga Rockstar, but asks for your hair as payment, would you accept it?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br /><br />No way! I'd rather suck at playing my guitar than be bald or wear a crew cut \(º皿º)/</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-69360536489760015682011-01-23T20:15:00.011+08:002011-02-01T18:31:39.605+08:00Elegy Wong<hr></hr><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><div></div>Hi, hi! My name is Elegy Wong, I do freelance art stuff and a little graphic design sideline. I live in a quiet town in Northern Samar (wow layo!) and I'm turning 19 this feb! Yay!<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I've been drawing stuff since I was 12; I joined a school drawing contest out of curiosity and found out I could draw decent faces, and ever since then, I've been filling my notebooks with doodles and made-up comic strips about my friends and classmates. It made them excited but the teachers and my parents weren't as happy unfortunately, and I have gotten on a lot of trouble because of that. I never really took drawing seriously until just about a year ago when I got my very first commission. I thought, wow, I just sat here, made a drawing, had fun doing so and then got paid! I could get rich with just this (evil laugh). After a week or so, my older brother bought me a pen-tablet and that same day I made my dA account. So its like, I've only been an active artist for like, 10 months -my dA acc says so. :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 24px; "><span><span></span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I took a couple of non-art-related courses but never got passed the first sems. I dunno, I never really liked listening to people talking; I'm like those types that likes to find out stuff themselves. I am also not very sociable and I find being around people very tiring.<span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><br /></span></span><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span">The internet. Bwahahaha!But seriously: video games and MMORPGs. For as long as I can remember, my dream had always been to design or direct a game of my own. Tetsuya Nomura, I'd say, is my main reason for being concept art/game design obsessed. Also, Mike Inel. I discovered him just last year with his Which game. I thought, if a Filipino can do this -single handedly- maybe I can too *eye sparkles* haha so yeah, those kinds of stuff convinced me. That's all thanks to the internet though ;)</span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: small; "></span></div></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><div><span>My typical day.. hmm... sleeping? Because I'm kinda nocturnal and I do stuff mostly at night :DD</span></div><div><span>Like, I wake up at around 12pm, watch tv, do chores, go outside a little and then at about 6 I get into my work mode where I sit in front of my pc and draw all night. And then I sleep at 3 :DD</span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">You mean like big things that makes people famous? *shrugs* I did some stuff with the local street art scene, mostly just doodled walls. I wish I'd have one big to work on soon though.. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; border-collapse: collapse; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">I never never never draw when there are bright lights on in the room I'm in. It distracts me. I also never get focused on working without music in my ears. I'm also currently training myself not to "alt+tab" to my web browser while drawing. Its hard.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; border-collapse: collapse; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">I use Easy Paint Tool SAI, sketch-to-finish. I have a bunch of coloring process that I kinda made up myself but I always try to stick to less than 5 layers when coloring as much as possible. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); ">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Video games, movies, looking at people's art and stuff.. The usual :DD</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?</b></span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Hmm, people? With weapons and stuff.. Fantasy... Pretty girls and their boobies, badass boys and their arms and abs... I suck at drawing landscapes, but I think I can improve on that if I un-lazy mode myself.. :)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span>WOW. There are just really a LOT of illustrators that excites me. Naming a few, there are Tetsuya Nomura, his works on Kingdom Hearts and TWEWY, Hyung Tae Kim and alot of Korean game-art-artists like REWHY and kkuem and Alien1452 for his coloring techniques - he also did the art on the mmorpg NeoSteam which I kinda got addicted to for a while.. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span>Also, japanese artists like </span>兎鷺(とろ), Redjuice and Huke, またよし and Rae - Rae's yaoi are just... hnnnngg... even if you're not into that kinds of stuff, you'll go hnnnggg with how she does her works. And also Ishikei -his works are hentai but the way he colors his art is just... exciting (wink).</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">I dunno where I heard this from but If you unfocused your eye (nearly crossing it) while sketching/coloring, you'd see your work more "as a whole" and see your mistakes and stuff. It works and I kinda cross my eyes alot :3</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); ">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://deviantart.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">deviantart.com</a>, 4chan, pixiv, facebook hehe..</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Just enjoy what you're doing, I think. And also never try to figure out how others do what they do, try to figure out how you'd do it instead. That way your own style will develop.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Hmm.. email? Maybe through Fb or dA 'cause I rarely check my emails now..</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); ">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><div><span>Soon! I'm a part of this group and we're planning to compile an artbook to be released this summer, so watch out for that :DD</span></div><div><span>I also take irl commissions but I'm really hard to find hehe.. I'd take commish online though, if anyone'd ask me to.</span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: small; "></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-size: small; "><b>Thanks!</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Aheh you're very welcome! This blog is awesome! I'm glad to be part of it :DD</span></span></div><div><span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><hr /><br /><a href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/028/8/9/panty_and_stockings_by_georgeestregan-d387h6n.png"><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2011/028/8/9/panty_and_stockings_by_georgeestregan-d387h6n.png" /></a> <a href="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/022/2/8/press_start_by_georgeestregan-d37rrlg.jpg"><img src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2011/022/2/8/press_start_by_georgeestregan-d37rrlg.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/351/f/0/f09549786384c819cd095c63005edb56-d352917.jpg"><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2010/351/f/0/f09549786384c819cd095c63005edb56-d352917.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/226/4/b/Death_and_Life_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg"><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2010/226/4/b/Death_and_Life_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/222/3/4/Certificate_of_Sexyness_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg"><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2010/222/3/4/Certificate_of_Sexyness_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/210/3/7/Zheya_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg"><img src="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2010/210/3/7/Zheya_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/190/b/9/Peace_____by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg"><img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/150/i/2010/190/b/9/Peace_____by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/099/2/5/Rad_Schoolgirl_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg"><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2010/099/2/5/Rad_Schoolgirl_by_GeorgeEstregan.jpg" /></a><br /><hr /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-size: small; "><b><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-size: small; "><b>Why the crazy name of "George Estregan" for your deviantArt site?</b></span><span style="font-family: times, serif; "> </span></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: small; ">Bwahahahahahaaaa! xD I really don't know who George Estregan is! Haha!</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: small; ">I bought a copy of Radioactive Sago Project's new album and it's first track was called George Estregan Groove Explosion. That time, I din't know what nickname I should use as an artist online and almost every name I thought about was already taken. Frustrated and sleepy, I flipped out my player, set it on shuffle and decided that the artist name of the tenth track that was gonna play'd be my username. The tenth was Radioactive sago Project but I thought it was long and apparently Radioac was already taken. So I chose the track title instead. So viola, George Estregan. It was a groovy track, so why not? :DD</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></div></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-18707072333136927472011-01-02T18:17:00.012+08:002011-01-15T14:19:52.294+08:00Nick Jordan Beja<hr /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</b></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span style="color: black; "><span style="text-decoration: underline; "></span></span></span></strong></span></span><br /><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span> Hello, my name is Nick Jordan Beja. I come from Cagayan de Oro City but am currently residing in Cebu City because I'm studying Fine Arts Major in<br /><br />Advertising Arts in The University of San Carlos. Most of my educational background is from Cagayan de Oro City, though.<br /><br /> I doodle alot since elementary grade, especially during boring lectures. It then grew to a hobby... and is still a hobby until now. I'm planning to work professionally in the future though. I also become challenged when I see someone who can draw better than me and I try hard to beat that person... haha. Yep, I'm quite competitive.<br /><br /> What helped me? My friends, because without them i would not be an artist today.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist?</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span><span><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I've liked doodling since as far as I can remember. I don't really know how I started drawing but it might have something to do with my mom... She's also a really good artist especially when it comes to fashion-esque drawings. I've also been watching a lot of anime since I was a kid and I really liked the style and tried to mimic them, I usually failed though, but I kept on going on, improving on the way with the help of my friends who encouraged me to draw more and liked my drawings. They fed my ego and yeah, I guess having friends really helps in improving your talent.</span></span></span></span><span><span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A typical day is a day at college. I'm just there hanging out with my friends and attending my classes. During the summer break though, a typical day for me is to bask all day in front of my laptop surfing the net, watching videos, listening to music, and DRAWING.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I worked with people from the student publication (The Crusader Publication) in Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan de Oro). My job was quite simple though compared to them layout artists and article writers. And recently I've been doing some drafts for our upcoming comic and storyboards for our upcoming short film with my college friends... because advertising course demands teamwork. XD</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Not much. I've worked with some mini game projects... didn't last long though because I was quite inactive so they booted me out. Haha. I mostly work solo though with commissions. Yeah, RL Commissions is my only source of income and I'm still being supported by my parents. lol... And oh, I've also worked on some cartooning and comic strips for The Crusader Publication.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><span><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hmmm... I'm not really sure. Usually when it's my own concept, I try to imagine the completed illustration in my mind and then try to figure out how to actually draw it. It gets frustrating most of the time because I can't seem to get the concept from my head to the paper, but I still manage if I really want the idea to not go to waste. With commissions, the concept is already there and I start sketching the concept and show it to my client. After they are satisfied with the concept I go on to completing the piece, trying to figure out how to go about making it look nice on the way.</span></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b></span><br /></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I usually color digitally so yeah, I've been using Paint Tool SAI for 2 years now. I do the base (flat) colors first all in different layers. I then clip layers on top of the flats to do the shading and highlights. I usually use cel-shading when I clip, so I just use full-opacity brush for the solid shading and highlights then low-opacity brush for the gradients. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>After I'm done coloring, shading and adding highlights to everything, I clip another layer on top of the completed image and add the "atmosphere" effect, which is basically just low-opacity gradient with purple on the lower side and yellow on the upper side. If I think it still lacks some refining, I will try adding textures and stuff in Photoshop until I'm satisfied with the outcome. :)</div><div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); ">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I try to look around to see interesting stuff that I could incorporate with my drawings. I also watch movies and anime, browse nice illustrations and listen to techno and anime music. :)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?</b></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tsundere Loli characters. Because they are just too cute.</span></span></div><div><span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hmmm... Noizi Ito, Endling, Redjuice9999, Emperpep... pretty much them. XD</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</b></span><span><br /><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I learned from my classmates from freehand drawing class that drawing penciled portraits is srs bsns... It's nothing like the digital drawing that I've been doing. Maybe I just don't draw them too often that's why I find it quite challenging. I also learned that creativity in drawing can lead to pretty crazy results.<span class="Apple-style-span"><span><span></span></span></span><br /></span><br /><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); ">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span></b><br /><span><span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>DeviantArt, facebook, plurk, gaiaonline, youtube, paypal... XD</span></span></span><span><span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</b></span><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Art is an acquired skill. You don't really have to be naturally talented to master it. You just need dedication, perseverance and a creative mind! I've known people who started late in drawing and are already pretty good now.</div><div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); "><b>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</b></span><br /><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'd like to be contacted via deviantart, <a target="_blank" href="http://purdoy25.deviantart.com/">http://purdoy25.deviantart.com</a> ...or if you want you can add me in facebook (just search for my name) ;)</span></div><div><span></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); ">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></b><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>None at the moment... hopefully soon I will. Hehe... But I do offer RL Commissions~ just visit my deviantart journal for more info:<br /><br /><span><a target="_blank" href="http://purdoy25.deviantart.com/journal/20565632/">http://purdoy25.deviantart.com/journal/20565632/</a> :D</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>Thanks!</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">No problem~ Have a nice day!<br /><br />...and feel free to choose any of my works from my gallery to feature :D</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><hr /><br /><a href="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/361/4/d/ss__for_ruukobuns_by_purdoy25-d35tlt2.png"><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2010/361/4/d/ss__for_ruukobuns_by_purdoy25-d35tlt2.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 150px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/321/5/8/587123597ae64e552638f1b3e1dc4d6f-d332gx4.png"><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2010/321/5/8/587123597ae64e552638f1b3e1dc4d6f-d332gx4.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 150px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/294/d/5/very_late_bday_present_by_purdoy25-d316vsn.png"><img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2010/294/d/5/very_late_bday_present_by_purdoy25-d316vsn.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 128px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/303/3/c/halloween_eiza_by_purdoy25-d31sbxf.png"><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/150/i/2010/303/3/c/halloween_eiza_by_purdoy25-d31sbxf.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 150px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/178/0/0/KissXsis_by_purdoy25.png"><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2010/178/0/0/KissXsis_by_purdoy25.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 150px; " /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/133/1/d/lotsa_heads_by_purdoy25.png"><img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2010/133/1/d/lotsa_heads_by_purdoy25.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 150px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/105/d/9/d976d70733e2fef124cf605086c60de5.png"><img src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2010/105/d/9/d976d70733e2fef124cf605086c60de5.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 121px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/122/1/7/178e140998eb5c51fb3f2da8ab489dcf.png"><img src="http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/150/f/2010/122/1/7/178e140998eb5c51fb3f2da8ab489dcf.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 150px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/332/4/0/40d77620c5157457717b518915ccc209.png"><img src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs50/150/f/2009/332/4/0/40d77620c5157457717b518915ccc209.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 74px; height: 150px; " /></a> <a href="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs51/i/2009/296/b/3/18Holes_revised_by_purdoy25.png"><img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs51/150/i/2009/296/b/3/18Holes_revised_by_purdoy25.png" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 108px; " /></a><br /><hr /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 0); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><b>If you could be stuck in an elevator with one other person, who would that be?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; border-collapse: collapse; "></span></span><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Superman. So he could break both of us out from the elevator... hehe. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "> </span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-44672870111260050962010-07-12T19:08:00.017+08:002010-08-02T17:29:44.931+08:00Kevin Libranda<div><hr /></div><div><hr /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span> </b></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:medium;">I'm a mute...lol just kidding. I just don't talk too much, maybe it also depends on the person I'm talking with - then I get talkative.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:medium;">I attended a public school from Primary to High School(Is it ok if I don't mention it anymore?) in Manila, and yeah I've been a consistent school representative in every Poster Making Contest. Whether I was prepared or not they would just throw me into contest( I didn't know whether they really cared about how I felt those times or if they just wanted to win, since it's the school's name you're carrying right? :) And that, I think, prepared me to become the artist I am today (and in being a toy lol.)</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What inspired me to become an artist? I must say it was </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1278932579_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Culture Crash Comics'</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> fault... For me, i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:medium;">t was like the most awesome comic ever created! I think I was in my 1st year in High School that time and it was 100% pinoy made and that inspired me a lot! I'm proud to say I'm still a fan up to now lol :) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Typical day for me... a "house boy", I actually do all the house chores( being the only child sucks!), after that I start doing my things. To be honest I have no work for now. :(</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I worked on one of titles in Mangaholix "Aporia", story and art by me, and some side projects that they gave me when I was still there. :) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">When I see awesome art, or movies, anime etc. my mind burst with ideas, concepts... and I actually imagine my work finished and moving(slow mo). I never imagine my work only penned or doodled... so that's how I go about my illos. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For me, I do the flats first( most artists, I think, do that). Then I put some shadows in as a plan, I don't merge it in my final work. After that I start coloring and for the final lightings :). Right now I'm using corel painter for pencils and inks ( unluckily I can't find any Manga Studio installers :( ). </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';">For </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';">brushes and effects </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I use </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';">Photoshop</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';">. :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To keep myself creative, I keep myself watching movies and lots of anime!(But that's after the chores) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I like drawing boobies, female bodies and faces. I don't do male that much, I only do when the situation calls for it...lol to be honest I don't know why, maybe beacause it was easy for me to draw round shapes...since female have more soft and curvey lines which is easy for me to storked down. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Elmer Damaso, </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1278932579_1" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Joe Madureira</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and Stanley Lau. They are awesome! I bow to them...:) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Spot "blacks" blocks( I'm not sure if of the spelling). My co-worker before was mad at me because I don't do that. I think up until now he still is lol, because he was OC about it, lol peace man! But I still think they are only applicable and essential in manga or any B&W work, but for the colored work not so much. :) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">DeviantArt,I only surf the net when I'm researching and looking for references. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Experiment with a lot of things, don't just stick to what you already do or know... If you do that, changes or evolution will not come out from your art. :) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Maybe they'll just have to note me on my Deviantart account> </span></span><a target="_blank" href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/" style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1278932579_2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">kevintut[dot]deviantart[dot]com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> or my e-mail account > </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1278932579_3" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">kevinplue_14[at]yahoo.com</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For now I don't have any art work for sale. But for those who are interested I'm currently taking commissions, they could just send me a note on my Deviantart account for questions and info. :)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><hr /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/art/NOBODY-WONDERS-140378867"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnJzbXv81G614eJs2OCzPC7fBgMJu9HnmGzBy6_rZsrGVGxSkFmD1BWipxnXdHuQRbLUPIGCKTExv3Rm0X6ZwI0cgl4pzb9BXd-L0yR6voDTgNHRHOn4H2AOzktnHseUnkcTGeJMciI_q/s200/NOBODY_WONDERS_by_kevinTUT.jpg" /></a> </span></span><a href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/art/Makiling-105466324"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZ5RHBJ9ODHi9CpTpb_SN76vNZAFRvKF_uzWIAYrNkl8idnmhEGvSd0TrKUo0_hDVCh8eFNSkheGOCXlUFY7rmrYzmPaWQnF5g5Xjp4rdnY9BIq8GtvAPhwPGfopA6_uKIJUI5q3wPUZY/s200/Makiling_by_kevinTUT.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/art/CHUNLI-105405472"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqS3FE8dvVQh14oOC51dWGNhTL3zBOR3VEtIWmzojqr8Wcz1E4dzE1HGpJAzf19ZN4YhMi5RxtbF15dOGatRGLo54i3CjWVns2GhAFETKg63-EWbYCUajXXyEOynIGT3YWFdSKPYRjktl/s200/CHUNLI_by_kevinTUT.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/art/CAT-S-TRAIL-Rewind-142306600"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2cShIe8CRWRUfbMijKSMcMCoSgv6-clZ0_lgkom0HZJozXDnTQTnatZwTQJdV1fZ1p7Q_Qmj9VVGzcjwHQcP3grFSQF5k5aAlwbuwtNw1niicUZxWwFMeyY1s23SS-BOhTauG8uw-oDO/s200/CAT__S_TRAIL_Rewind_by_kevinTUT.jpg" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';"> <a href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/art/WIP-quot-THE-INQUISITORS-quot-158544588"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeH9bfrv3cl97TMMNxu3Qh7BgrjZ2eItNAGjaTAilheH439l4LwP3sXs33V-la7gbdwM0fVK5P61wQcl0EX8Yr2B3JP9Yw8pdk_ID0T5oYm-9d6DGvjDr7_0MlqO9EmVEN8EjQTrafG9_M/s200/WIP___THE_INQUISITORS___by_kevinTUT.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/art/SOULCALIBUR-166202387"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBx_XnQD_bj5OrurhZzdqkLItEFNOKDnOfBA2Uw9t4Si-zAK-IXO37BUiUlYUpiMiU7S3-1u7kZ5t3daR-v5EJcFIslnYBAbVR6OaC_juMobU3X1wd4eAELCvi1Tonaq76kgNlEGRlMLFo/s200/SOULCALIBER_by_kevinTUT.jpg" /></a> </span><a href="http://kevintut.deviantart.com/art/Yammy-138574602"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij43_mO6M1EGENBVeuhf9z7KvMsYt8WUZAsJlPNmMg9GkVG0Nqeh80MtoKEdiqa2IomxhjHNjLTriVedkIZQ2cc4_6b7YTHcDESD5WZ9ECvrjWsFFvdp-q7ufc3t1YEYtlBvlAoVDwbjOe/s200/Yammy_by_kevinTUT.jpg" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'courier new';"><hr /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">If you were given a chance to turn any live animal into your canvas, what animal would you choose to paint on?</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If I were given a chance to turn a live animal into my canvass? a "Sea turtle"!... they live long, explore and propagates a lot...:)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-68635186620377413372010-05-18T11:58:00.017+08:002010-05-28T19:03:03.079+08:00Mike Inel<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><hr /></span><hr /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;"><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span></span></span></span></span></b></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#2C3635;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#2C3635;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I'm just an ordinary artist. I went to ordinary schools and never had any subjects/courses that supported my art-related skills. (In fact, during my school days, people often found me weird for drawing too much, heheh)<br /></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> Inspiration from published media, support from my brothers/sisters, and my colleagues helped me become who I am right now.<br /><b><br /></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Nothing out of the ordinary. I often spend my time stuck in a room with a computer. (I personally like it that way, mind you)<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b></span><b><br /></b><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I give my coloring services to the studio I work to: Altiz-studio.<br />One notable project we had was designing the characters for the show Kung-Fu Jimmy Chow and And we did some assets for the browser-based MMORPG ShadowTale.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#2C3635;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">There are many possible thoughts that can run through my mind everytime I work on a personal art/project: "I want to finish this piece while the mood is still present" or "I want this piece to surprise the people with its unusual approach" or "Scribble scribble scribble..."<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I use Photoshop in 99% of my artworks. I prefer using as many layers as I can. That way, I have full control of the colors when I want to edit them.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I have no idea. I rarely force myself to get inspired. Though, I noticed that creative ideas sometimes come to my mind every time I'm doing a daily routine activity. (Like taking a bath, riding a jeepney/train, washing the dishes, before sleeping, etc)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Anything that will surprise people, perhaps, even me. Something that's hard for them to expect. These are often seen from stories/events with twisted plots.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><br />Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> I can't be certain with this question. It's hard to tell since most (of the) artists change (their style) as time flies.<br />I used to idolize Hideo Kojima and Yoji Shinkawa for their works in ZOE2 and MGS2, but they somehow changed their genre nowadays, and they're focused on the MGS series now.<br />I also used to adore Squaresoft for their fantastic games. Unfortunately, I noticed that SquareEnix is aiming for better sales more than better art content now.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Management is tricky work, especially when considering artists as the main employees.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><br />What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">3DTotal, CGSociety, GameTrailers, and DeviantArt. There are many other sites that I go to, mostly news about 3d, games, and animes.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">If you're aiming for public success, "Content over Quality" is one thing that you wanna try to consider.<br />Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to make your work terrific, if the content fails to catch the audience's interest, then the possibility of the work getting popular is low.<br />With this in mind, it's your choice to whether go for one of these two actions: "Sell-out" or "Be yourself"<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> E-mail I suppose. (mike_inel[at]yahoo[dot]com) You can also note me in DA, but please don't expect a quick reply. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://mikeinel[dot]deviantart[dot]com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">(Don't PM me via Youtube, you'll hardly get a reply from me there for various reasons.)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I don't have a lot of products that are on sale right now, sorry. But I'm planning to make some soon.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';color:#2C3635;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><hr /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><a href="http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Snow-at-Rest-136848609"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIAnIn_-JPNhhR9k1xKh5XP12hyhM1UKIUvbTR0HFxwyUE8q5lrckja9QP80DnAmZL-qh3_gQaV5qX58j7cyP8p_anZ-tIl4ksHzaQWmP3cuQwoSZi385vuKnSvOy_Xp2m-g44gX9K_Ps/s200/Snow_at_Rest_by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Seila-Edited-114731135"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Lxsq-pgIRtw1Ec6mHnxDX6exQvvxOY4UCj78EE1HOShWIMmnNBUWzl_D5OeH_4idWTPYbd_m9LIeiyb2bhkLdKgnKUHAhyphenhyphenSHuCrdnTAf28fLfYPTk3709h2zcTGW_gzM8xpU3xg_l7qT/s200/Seila__Edited__by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a><a href="http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Kitty-Kitties-IMVU-123196871"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ1WuBZQkt1tuutyPduSUec15VtnaLdpUXv2KB0mUjU1cBqMGZueXrhJdDufPvvYi_l4aj-biVGBG9xIBfHSryN53lRYGYTi_-g6Jm-zB_9tBXY0l0cjYWqNFOuP3jmBAPzwbzKKMuxTg/s200/Kitty_Kitties_by_Mikeinel.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozc_zHWo9jk"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHZJWBd4jRF-CRXc1o4actzk_EzWYGvzYJOXxGFO4qsrszi6yMdObAhm9I5Asg_zFB7zxBFY_B80ukzTP8qH5w3fTOZAWors8S9VjeXzjn49Tt0-RwN5qNz12XS7HDWciUaVP02CKNmcC/s200/ITH_Finale_by_Mikeinel.gif" /></a> <a href="http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Demn-Ciath-2010-2003-156887127"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYr4Vw_3CRpIeJ8rN-dtM564HpuCE6ZqzV8pS9bpwhuVsvCDb5-N6u3cK9xetqImuLNOhOKdPIaZXoSt0GM_bm_pFUVOr3mJ-j2OqgXgVR6KbBIVXkXxPpDlQXMZtlEc70Pyo7qtKvZ2k/s200/Demn_Ciath__2010_2003__by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_ZU1lCgnc"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtPLWZoB8srh99KC2AqPCAPv4omAZ5DEaAY3e1mbO7X4fQeSkFftATuWaBso6MLvB8r5clUKuZm8EAxNEwlOK4osveVNtL9vPh5DyGKEABpkcU-7Z32PZGizgTHRHmz_P3VZDhZkPO37y/s200/Canceled_who__by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Innocence-155717183"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I6v_z5xqmlqz1dQwmlkgYhvMm7KrYHhpdTvX2wTK3ahLSvK36ry7z1FO8lsRzGZv1tHOMuEqMXKPH__CB3geuTzKdXl47gVsjXiwxzekvSMvIZbiMZTIZ6lqORttYvMEMdcEEMql3zEg/s200/Innocence__by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Valentine-s-Day-154032200"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3hNsSMaRLIEpIuac-L9ifjYG_rYsb9VGscILg90lhyphenhyphenx6U8GrGmhCVU7EiivL8UizsVvEjBSMzvgh5N2jItO6ZIoR33zf07UozC68aC6jOFPalN_oCjRuUR0RmgtyPdKDEXuh3HChSmVi/s200/Valentine__s_Day_by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPkA_Qb74l4"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRuMIY4bN6ckxR1JcrPh7aQpswgrn3BKONQCXMu2JxbItoIE5gVUA87sNygcgkrt4pJ5Tx-jHNAfXwx9uQDe4m2f4SOv7F1Cq0AAtrR0TUalQ6gY_RxK2GE5hfHW-zIj6Pj9zXKR2wslu/s200/I_will_show_you_how_I_feel__2__by_Mikeinel.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRkgH7Uu-hA"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqKDnRD44Sk2G2PY4bW9IT8NrTwP72s246nSDOjXovrYCY7FsyoG5LL2fEudzH5_xyWjsdPpOpABce8H0PvCf7XY57X83CM5TC2i9ANKWtbLli6z1maf8e9cIx2wp0rnvLKYqYlRM6OWy/s200/Draw_With_Me__Valentines__by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/puzzle/why/1468/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHPg5xIeUNqXQU-ZZ_J4whUfuWakxkfpkoG4lGiUbJs52xG5uGNMKiF_7ITK5Ei3e7N3mV7qIGH-8XJ2ZnMwKmF5AHWBf46tUD6U0HvfQiFv06tFjt28DxFUNu8Vtj-TXmvKP2yWa_Q2c/s200/Why__Short_Game__by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/adventure/which/1523/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9G2gBMJSReULR20t9OH16UfC4Hsuu2np09lEC5RwhEc1hilFJjVZXtMGE857nKSkJ8ysA05ONXavEKRqfWilid8-0Z8XisJANUZbwBi6yYohN_1pJlircQ4j7Yxt9-LaTGG_xxr4BvBp/s200/Which__Short_Game__by_Mikeinel.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><hr /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b>If you were given a chance to direct a remake of a TV series (whether animated or live action)which series would it be?</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> ........... </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Not really remakes of anime, but there are many medias that I fantasize to direct into my own version:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">An additional episode of the dreaded Endless-Eight of 'Melancholy of Haruhi' (with alternate events), 'Katawa-Shoujo' anime, 'Threads of Fate' sequel, another 'Zone of the Enders' game, 'Chaos Legion' sequel, 'Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni' game with a 'Heavy Rain'-type of gameplay, 'Day of the Tentacles' remake, a new world of 'Rockman' (Maybe 'Rockman Y'?), yada yada yada insert more geek talks here etc etc etc.<br /><br />But if I'll choose just one, I'll go with 'Family Guy VS South Park Epic Showdown: Round 2'<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(44, 54, 53); font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-6318049476567029442010-05-08T00:06:00.005+08:002010-05-15T22:24:22.351+08:00Power-F<hr /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b>Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</b></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-size:medium;color:black;"><span style="font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">About myself? Finished in Antipolo National High School.I'm 21 year's old. Single. Love to draw anime, animals, watching T.V., listening to J-music, playing internet game and others.<br /><br />Classes that I study? When I was in high school,I studied MAPEH and social art because for me this is related to arts.<br /><br />What helped me? My friends, because without them i would not be an artist today.</span><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist?</b></span><br /><br /><span><span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Since my childhood(when I was a grade schooler),every time I watched anime I was inspired to draw and copy it! After I copied these, I would stored them into my portfolio and then show it to my friends. Hehehehehe.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><div style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">For me? Reading manga,listening to J-pop, eating, playing internet games when I am free. Drawing and others.</span></span></span></div><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;color:black;"><br /><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Making a small commission for a sketch in deviantart.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b></b></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b></b></span></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b>How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span><br /></span><br /><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Starting with a sketches using mech pencil 0.5,After this i started to trace it using a mech pen .5</span></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"> </span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b></span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;color:black;"> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Adobe Photoshop. Until now, I don't know how to exactly use the other tools in it, because all I've known is traditional art.</span></span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;color:black;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><b><span style="color:#996600;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size:small;"> <span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></span><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Listening to j-pop,reading manga,making costumes with my friends for cosplay events, and most of all telling myself that I'm still so very weak -- that there are so many artists besides me that are much more skillful.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?</b></span> </span><br /><div style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-size:medium;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Mecha (I just like robots).</span></span></div><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-size:medium;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Hmmmnnn... For me all the of famous manga artists just like Kubo Tite and Takeshi Obata.</span></span><span style=" ;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b> </b></span></div><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsuramanga-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000T4FZ3Y&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsuramanga-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1421518848&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</b></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Anatomy,facial expression,vanishing point,backgrounds,coloring,mecha and so many!!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><br /><b><span style="color:#996600;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span></b><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">onemanga.com, deviantart.com, friendster.com, facebook.com, cosplay.ph</span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><br /></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><br /><span style="color:#996600;"><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</b></span><br /><br /></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, monospace;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;color:black;">Wherever you are...think positive not negative.</span></span><br /><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><span style="color:#996600;"><b>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-size:small;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Via my website or email :</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-size:small;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">power-f.deviantart.com or yugikagami[at]yahoo[dot]com</span></span><br /><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><b><span style="color:#996600;">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></b><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Yes! And that is PURAGEH manga. A four one shot story.and one of this is Bitter Sweet Love. This is a one shot story by my friend name Adrian and art by me. Sold in komikon 2010 and MCC.</span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><b><span style="color:#996600;"><br /></span></b></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b>Thanks!</b></span><br /><hr /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/299/6/7/kaze_no_tsuyoi_2_by_power_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs50/150/f/2009/299/6/7/kaze_no_tsuyoi_2_by_power_f.jpg" /></a><a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/299/9/5/lets_rock_on_by_power_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs50/150/f/2009/299/9/5/lets_rock_on_by_power_f.jpg" /></a><a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/299/1/4/my_new_drawing_by_power_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs51/150/f/2009/299/1/4/my_new_drawing_by_power_f.jpg" /></a><a href="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/299/b/c/princess_by_power_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs51/150/f/2009/299/b/c/princess_by_power_f.jpg" /></a><a href="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs49/f/2009/200/7/1/commish_by_power_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://th01.deviantart.net/fs49/150/f/2009/200/7/1/commish_by_power_f.jpg" /></a><a href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs49/f/2009/214/c/7/fan_art_of_AX_by_power_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://th02.deviantart.net/fs49/150/f/2009/214/c/7/fan_art_of_AX_by_power_f.jpg" /></a><a href="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs49/f/2009/226/3/3/for_Yurimirage_by_power_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://th04.deviantart.net/fs49/150/f/2009/226/3/3/for_Yurimirage_by_power_f.jpg" /></a><a href="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/277/3/a/harhar_by_power_f.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs50/150/f/2009/277/3/a/harhar_by_power_f.jpg" /><span id="goog_9014222"></span></a><span id="goog_9014223"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></div><br /><br /><hr /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;color:#996600;"><b>How do you feel about Power-J?</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />Hmmmnnnn. What i feel about Power-J? A special friend,why? Because she is true and always there to help, just like me. For me she is a very good best friend..</span><br /><br /><span style=" ;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-89284242239830640492009-09-03T11:31:00.035+08:002009-12-28T17:51:47.762+08:00John Vuycankiat<span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<hr /><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">You could consider me one of the citizens who went to school as dictated by the norms. At a young age, I gained interest in video games, cartoons, comic books and music. These forms of art inspired me to start learning to draw on my own, enhanced by the hardcore criticisms of others. Moving on, I was never the type of person who liked to hang outside the house. I was a shut-in more or less during high school. Setting foot in college, I learned to enjoy more of the outside world. Blended with people and society beyond the castle walls, hung out at bars and enjoyed playing pool, experienced social problems, damaged my liver after becoming an alcoholic, enjoyed some puffs of brotherhood...<br />
It was like a round trip overdrive to complete what I've missed for being too sheltered. The outgoing life coupled with its ups and downs had taught me a lot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Summing these all up and I can say that experiencing life constantly is what fuels me to illustrate, create characters and conjure up a tale based on all of my experiences. It's what makes me the artist I am today.</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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That feeling of wanting to change the world by means of a story-driven art.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Typical day? Sleep, work-out, chores, internet, illustrate(work at home for foreign client), eat, music, video games when vacant, bath. Before resigning from local employment a few months back, I worked and hung out with crazy, outgoing and fun loving people.</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Years back, I worked on adult websites of UK clients by producing hundreds of image content monthly. Recently, I work for Ronin Studios as pencil artist for sequentials and character designs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I start off with thumbnail sketches. Then get down to the actual draft and if needed, trace it via lightbox.</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Adobe Photoshop would be my weapon of choice. On a scanned line art, I organize a series of layers each with a different role. I've become comfortable using a combined method of vector (via pen tool) and airbrush strokes executed by tedious mouse clicks (Yup! Plain old mouse).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Hanging out with friends and listening to music. Constantly exposing myself to knowledge and historical stuff of my choice. Most importantly, I remind myself that there's someone out there who's 10 times more skilled than I am - helps me pump up the creativity effort</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;">...</span><br />
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What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Perspective angles! Just love it when it feels like illustrated characters are about to pop out of paper/monitor.<br />
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</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new;">Frank Frazetta; Ogure Ito; Hiroe Rei; Obata Takeshi.</span><br />
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</div><p></p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
Dynamic illustrations, realistic anatomy, color combinations and facial expressions.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: courier new;">Here are some:</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />
www.onemanga.com<br />
blog.plaync.jp/kanzeon.slog<br />
www.francescadani.com<br />
www.bekkoame.ne.jp/i/taka_tony/<br />
shunyama.web.fc2.com/</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Aiming for perfection. Going beyond the boundaries.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Notify via </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">thebloodemperor[dot]deviantart[dot]com</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"> or through yahoo: blood_emper0r[at]yahoo[dot]com</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Nothing for sale as of this moment. I plan on releasing an indie comic sometime later during Anime Overload Festival 09 at SMX Convention Center, Pasay City</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">If you saw Pandora's box, what would come out if you opened it?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Probably something I can't comprehend which can either kill me or help me</span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-76063065303525321702009-06-08T13:05:00.027+08:002009-12-28T17:54:44.429+08:00Hyamei<hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">About myself? Well I'm just the typical procrastinating dork studying in DLSU-M taking up Computer Studies. 20 years old,loves pandas and cats, and a gamer (unfortunately, I never owned a console in my life except for GBC!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">My extra-curricular activities aren't exactly art-related, right now I'm currently taking up Capoeira. If you don't know what capoeira is check it out --> <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-capoeira">www.wisegeek.com/what-is-capoeira<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Both Nokomento (http://nokomento.deviantart.com) and Tomokii (http://tomokii.deviantart.com) are to blame for what I am today (peace hehe!) I learned a lot from them! I can honestly say I couldn't have been an artist if it weren't for them :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I remember an anime coloring book owned by my neighbor that I really love when I was little. I started "copying" it and eventually I got a hang of it after tracing it a hundred times. I guess that sparked up the artistic little demon inside me. and also I guess I was happy/giddy and became more motivated when people get impressed by my work.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?<br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">A typical day would be to wake up, go online, eat, sleep! Oh yeah..and draw.<br />
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</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Nothing in particular really. But I do remember I worked on doing some Perfect World Chibis for Level Up. I also do some small commissions for avatars in deviantART.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I daydream a lot so I guess the ideas come and go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I think about the different colors </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">I could use or any possible techniques I can apply to make it more pretty and sometimes I think about other artist's styles to help me get more ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Also when in class, I also make a super weird doodle on how it should look like so I don't forget the poses and such.</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I don't exactly have particular coloring style because I change a lot. I just use Photoshop (because I'm such a noob at traditional art and other programs)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span><br />
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Look at other people's work and read books and such! It really triggers your mind and keeps your inspired.</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: courier new;">Girls because they're way easier to draw.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">TAKEHITO HARADA and Guezav(http://gueuzav.deviantart.com) because they're just too awesome for words.</span> <br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">So many things! Particularly different techniques and different color palettes that I never knew could work in a picture.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">I also learned the idea of contrast and lightning and never being afraid to be bold with colors because it can really help bring out the picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Most of the time just deviantart, art, crafts and game blogs, multiply and facebook (just so I can play games).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">As cliche as this may sound, practice does help a lot. I'm saying that just looking at pictures, tutorials and reading how to draw books wont work unless you actually try it yourself!</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">Remember the saying, Rome wasn't build in a day. and never be afraid to go outside the box!</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I check my messages in devART. If anyone wants to contact me they can visit http://hyamei[dot]deviantart[dot]com<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Nope I don't sell my stuff because I dunno how.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">If you're going to make a comic about your life so far, what genre would it be (comedy, drama, romance, etc.)?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">If my life would be a comic book, I'm definitely sure no one would buy it! lol but I could say I want to be a comedy because I want to highlight more about the good times with my friends rather than my sulking moments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;"> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span><br />
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Hi there! The name’s FoxElie17, actually, it’s just my sort-of alias’ name in order to protect my identity (though some noticed me easily…) away from danger. Aww, just kidding. Actually, right now I’m currently a BSCS (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science) student studying in Xavier University located in Cagayan de Oro city.<br />
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And on the sad note, I’m having an unexplainable “pain” (one time, the doctor stated it’s CTS, but not in the critical condition yet) towards my hands, but in a good way, I’m glad that I’m able to do the things I do right now.<br />
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Also, what helped me prepare (to be the artist I am today) are the guidance and mentorship of some my friends both online and offline.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist? </span><br />
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All I can say ever since my younger years what inspired me to draw were the cartoons I’ve watched. That’s what convinced me to draw at first, from “horse-like stick people” (a term I came up when I saw my first doodles) to anthropomorphic characters (dogs, cats and dinosaurs).<br />
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And around that time, I was introduced in the world of anime, or when Ghost Fighter (the first anime I’ve watched) came out, that’s when I developed my anime/manga skills. Interestingly, all in all, these inspired me as an artist.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with? </span><br />
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Well, nice question. My typical day is during no class days, I usually spend time checking in my family’s computer, doing drawings in Photoshop, doing commissions and art trades and somehow managing to update my “art site” accounts after. Whew. But I also spend time in SM (sometimes weekly) to see one of my favorite “tambayan” there - Toy Kingdom - where I need to see the Transformers, if you know what I mean like LOL.<br />
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And people whom I worked with? Uh, all the people I know are from my university’s art club, that’s all. <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span><br />
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If there’s one thing I could say that I actually worked on would be one of my “mini-projects”. But the sad thing is, they later turned to (deviantart) scrap for the meantime. Because of my heavy schoolwork, I didn’t have time to polish them. I mean, that usually happens a lot for me.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span><br />
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When it comes to illustration, I have to start by “brainstorming”. If I skip this process, I’ll end up tearing up the paper I’m sketching on. And after that the process of converting my generated ideas, where I start sketching every line and curve based on how I feel about it. While the rest goes to careful handling of the inking and refining in the end (when it comes to inking I really do it in a careful and slow way).<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span><br />
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So it’s about my process of coloring this time? I don’t know how to say it but it’s somewhat unique to me. Of course, you have to start coloring the bases first (for the meantime, I’m actually referring to the use of Photoshop) then after you have to add some shading and highlights (one of my favourite part in coloring, coz they give so much life, hehehe).<br />
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And the last is retouching but before that, I also make sure that I have enough layers to handle (and I do it manually on each layer as much as I could, like putting some dodge in each and selecting the area). No matter how many layers there are, they’re of great importance to finish up my work.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative? </span><br />
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Hmmmm... This is quiet complicated for me to explain, I also have this habit of looking at someone’s work and then I begai to draw it out. Literally, not copying, whenever I look at an artwork of my favorite manga artist, that’s what makes me go. And then to make it creative, I do my best to express “dynamic” expressions towards my arts or whatever the heck I’m talking about. =w=;;<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?<br />
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</span>Currently now, it’s Transformers, it’s gotta be Transformers and lotsa sci-fi stuff dealing with giant robots. Aww, really, but I also liked doing some “moe” style art in either mecha or human. X3<br />
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Basta, all I want is shiny stuff!!! XD Ehem, why I like it, well, I just like it whenever I express myself, like making a Transformer fellow so “moe”. That is what I’m digging. Oops, sorry my bad, guess I don’t have any idea of what I’m talking about in here. LOL<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most? </span><br />
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Oh man, there so many to mention them but all I know that what inspired me to draw moe style girls, is if weren’t for Koge-Donbo (creator of Digi Charat and Pita-ten, I just love her works so much!!!). Then when it comes to robots and mecha stuff, I instantly fell in love with the Virtual On’s dynamic robot designs done by Hajime Katoki (until I noticed he worked for the Gundam franchise). For now, I guess these are the artists I know a lot about. =w=;;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the neat things </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Of what I’ve seen from them, they give a good amount of effort towards </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">their works. Come to think of it, it’s one of the most important aspects of </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">every artist, but one thing's for sure, I always end up not being able to exert it though. XD</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Another aspect I’ve seen is how the artist puts some “emotion” towards his/her work, in which I also apply that too, in my life. I guess, you can say that every artist’s work has a hidden feeling towards it. :D<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span><br />
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One of my favorite websites I usually surf the most are the following: Aethereality.net and E-Shuushuu. These are my favorite websites when I browse nifty and some gorgeous “moe” girls. (Pardon me for saying the word “moe” a lot XD) And they become my source of references too, y’know. ;3 And another, is DeviantArt. Well, it’s one of the websites that I always browse, where I can check deviations, chat friends, submit artworks, etc. And lastly, one of those Transformers-related sites.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span><br />
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Ehh???? Now that’s one thing I don’t know how to say. XD Well, all I know that being an artist, you gotta have some inspiration (like I used to have from others . When you begin to explore more about your talent just by being inquisitive, your kind of potential will manifest from it (eh, got it???) And plus, you can learn from others (take for example, “How to Draw” books)as well. That’s where I also developed my skills as an anime artist.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span><br />
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Well, they can either note me in DeviantArt or probably under my e-mail address, remaileen_roca[at]yahoo[dot]com.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span><br />
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Oh… Nothing at all, I guess. But remember what I’ve said previously? The one about my “mini-projects” turned into scrap? That’s what I was thinking about all the time in my life, if I have enough funds for it… Though I also had no idea what to do with DA’s print system currently…=3=<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Thanks!</span><br />
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Hehe, Thanks for the feature! I do have a fun time answering one of the questions! XD Well, that’s it for now, and God bless! And also, Mabuhay!!! ^O^/<br />
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<a href="http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/149/f/d/Carlotta_by_FoxElie17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th07.deviantart.com/fs16/150/f/2007/149/f/d/Carlotta_by_FoxElie17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 82px;" /></a><a href="http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs17/i/2007/139/a/b/Sheyra_Colored_by_FoxElie17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th03.deviantart.com/fs17/150/i/2007/139/a/b/Sheyra_Colored_by_FoxElie17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 116px;" /></a><a href="http://fc07.deviantart.com/files/f/2007/121/e/f/MMS__MegaMan_and_Seefa_by_FoxElie17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th07.deviantart.com/files/150/f/2007/121/e/f/MMS__MegaMan_and_Seefa_by_FoxElie17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 145px; width: 150px;" /></a><a href="http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs15/f/2007/094/f/5/Birthday_Gift_for_mgx0_by_FoxElie17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th06.deviantart.com/fs15/150/f/2007/094/f/5/Birthday_Gift_for_mgx0_by_FoxElie17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 106px;" /></a><br />
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<hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">If you could transform, like a Transformer, into any machine what would you be</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"> and why?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">One thing for sure, this is probably the most interesting (but somewhat complicated though LOL) question ever, but anyhoo, to the answer!<br />
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My choice would be of a land-type vehicle and let's picture it out as a Mazda model type of car of sorts. XD Why I chose to be of that alt mode (I'm sure you know it!), is quiet simple; All I want is to be open-minded towards the environment I have around where I can explore everywhere in a freely way of manner.<br />
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Additionally, it's best to be responsible towards traffic rules out there 'cause well, it's one of the important aspect I have to undergo as a car-type alt mode.<br />
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And if you're wondering why I chose this instead of an aircraft type where you can freely fly everywhere you ever wanted, but for me, it can be a hindrance. If I was meant to fly, there's no way this has some great aspect to me. I mean, still it's like exploring out there but whatever will happen if I fall down, and then can't get up? And what will happen to my seeking in life and how will I continue it? I hope you got my point, 'cause let's just say I'm an Icarus-portrayed Transformer who was once a Decepticon but later joined the Autobots choosing a form that which best suits me and what is right for my path I am creating.<br />
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This is something to contrast my life as well, where situations get worse when I handle it until I notice that finding what is right for me and my so-called "future" are something I have to make.<br />
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So there you go, me being a Transformer who chose to be a car alt mode instead XD. I mean, I did had a good time answering this despite how long and somewhat meaningful it is. XD So yeah, really, life can be like this right? Oh well, just make sure of choosing your path in a careful manner and you'll see what's best that makes your life easy and stable. ;3</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-41743356231256661172009-05-01T10:00:00.005+08:002009-12-28T17:57:53.039+08:00Shiei<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br />
<hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I’m Shiei. I studied Fine Arts at Technological University of the Philippines majoring in Advertising arts for 3 years; I stopped since I had to move to America. I met a lot of creative people during my 3 years of college in the Philippines and a lot of them serve as my mentors. I also took a few classes of figure drawing and studied graphic arts in CA. </span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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It’s what I love to do; growing up I was already interested in drawing (much to the complaints of my parents of me wasting paper)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Typical day ...hmm basically after I do my usual chores, I go online and start working till evening or usually till I pass out (the basic life of working at home).<br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I've worked with Seven Seas doing two of their manga/comics Aoi House and Amazing Agent Luna. Right now, I'm working on Avalon manga and novel also by Seven Seas.</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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First, I think about what story or emotion I want the audience to feel before I sketch. After the sketch was done I go ahead and ink and color it in Photoshop.>> Though it usually doesn’t come that smoothly since I’m constantly ending up with a pile of unused sketches XD</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I only use Photoshop at the moment, coloring flats first before shading. I usually end with a ton of layers (sadly)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I would listen to music, read manga or just customize dolls (pullips and BJD ) or just stop drawing for a while to refresh the mind. </span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Chibis! They are cute, fun and easy to draw. </span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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CLAMP, they are just plain awesome. <iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=4063342980&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I learned to be patient and not to be so much of a pessimist. (I still am…>> somewhat… )</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Deviantart.com, denofangels.com</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Everybody keeps on saying this but…. PATIENCE is really needed to become a good artist. All of us had to start from somewhere, right ^^. Also, don’t be afraid of criticisms. Use them as a fuel to improve. Remain true to yourself, and be humble. </span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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They can note me at Deviant art (<a href="http://nekoshiei.deviantart.com/">http://nekoshiei.deviantart.com</a>) or by my email (shiei_blackfire[at]yahoo[dot]com) </span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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They are for sale at Barnes and Nobles here in the US.<br />
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<hr /><span style="font-family: courier new;"></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What song would you shake your head to?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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My favorite song so far is “Let Go “ by Frou frou (I like most of her songs anyways ^^)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-68729061303466100672009-04-17T10:36:00.005+08:002009-12-28T17:58:13.183+08:00Sam Gelua<hr /><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Hello! My name's Sam Gelua. Goes by the name lires on some online communities. Born and raised in the Philippines. I like cats.. : D</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">I studied Architecture in Central Colleges of the Philippines but never got to finish it. I think watching a lot of anime and drawing at the back of my notebook while in the teacher is teaching helped me to become the artist that i am now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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When i first saw filipino made manga looking comics, it really made a large impact on me. That was also the day that i decided that i wanna be a part of that community. I wanna make my own too. : )</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Hmm.. Wake up at 7am.. Eat, take a shower, go up stairs, then work on my computer. : D Well, since i now work at home, i don't get to work with people anymore. It's easier to work but sometimes boring. Then sleep at 10pm.. ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I've worked with Groundbreakers' Mangaholix. Colored Midknighters & Aporia. Exalted by White Wolf, also under Groundbreakers. Now i do avatars for an online community. (Not THE tv Avatar.. lol) I also did some bible illustrations for a church magazine. That was before i had a real job. : )</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Well most of my illustrations comes from a simple but weird idea. I try to include things that i encounter. Like LRT, fishball vendors, etc. etc. Then from that i sketch what's on my mind at the moment. Then add other things that comes to my mind.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I always do flats first. I'm not the paint-from-the-start person. Then i search for a good light source. I play with contrasts too. I use SAI in coloring and PSCS for effects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I look at works of others.. And steals their ideas.. O_O</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">I kid, i kid.. XD I love doing photo-journalistic looking art. So i look at photos & arts with detailed backgrounds. : )</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Girls. Cause i'm a boy. XD lol. But seriously, i prefer drawing girls or other cute things. Maybe because girls loves them.. hehe..</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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There are countless artist that i really look up to. There's OmeN2501 i don't know his real name but he's the best! Arts by Tony Taka. And from the locals, Kriss Sison. : )</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Ku ku ku! Those are top secrets.. XD Lot's of Photoshop tricks. Like creating a good ambience/mood. Making realistic effects. And many more.</span><br />
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Deviantart, Pixiv & Danbooru (insert evil laugh here).. : D</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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It takes time to be a good artist. Be patient. Don't give up. If you really want to become an artist, start drawing now.. XD Be nice to fellow artists. Respect them & they will respect you.. ^_^</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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You can email me at lires14[at]yahoo[dot]com. Note me at Deviantart. <a href="http://lires.deviantart.com/">lires.deviantart.com</a>. Or pm me on my ym (creamson_red).. ^_^</span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Nope.. : ) Though i hope i can make an Indie before the Komikon. I have prints on DA.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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A device where I can draw using my mind.. : D 10 artworks per minute. wouldn't it be cool? XD</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-20967152570010475492009-04-06T09:13:00.008+08:002009-04-07T10:48:30.028+08:00Ryuuen<hr /> <span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span><br /><br />Hi, I'm Ryuuen (not my real name, but most people know and call me by that name… even my professors!), born on the 21st of October and turning 22 this year of 2009. I took up BS Industrial Engineering in De La Salle University then shifted to AB Multi Media Arts in De La Salle College of St. Benilde. I dropped out just this December of 2008 for personal and health reasons. I studied a lot of things that includes designing, web, animation, video and audio, script and creative writing and also a bit of western comic illustration. I also had a lot of 'self motivation' and rivalry involved because I have this kind of personality that does not want to lose.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist? </span><br /><br />I've been drawing since I was 10. Incredulously that time I drew nothing but realism with a blue ball-point pen on a composition notebook. But as I grew put, my granny ( who was staying in Japan with my cousins back then ) kept on sending us anime VHS tapes ( Anpanman, Doraemon, SailorMoon, etc. in Japanese dub ). I guess that was the start of it all.<br /><br />I only started getting serious in drawing anime when I was 12-13, during 2nd year HighSchool when me and a friend decided to start our own novel. Sadly, my friend dropped the collab work. Haha xD I only started drawing comics on late of 2006. Got around it because of OCBC/OCTs (Original Character Tournaments) in DeviantART, and then improved on it quite a lot… not to mention I draw comics quite a lot as well during my free time.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with? </span><br /><br />I wake up at random times since my sleeping schedule is all wacked up. I do some household chores for a few hours, and then get in front of my computer for the rest of the day till who-knows-what-time working, drawing and chatting. Sometimes I go back to bed after 2-5 days of working or drawing (and eating). I usually work with people from the other side of the world ( commission clients) or the people from CreaM Creative Media company, which are mostly 2D animators―I'm just placed on the comicking department as a freelancer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What are some of the things that you have worked on? </span><br /><br />I've worked as a Scene/Event artist for a UK-based game company, Hanako Games, for the project Fatal Hearts (http://www.hanakogames.com/fatal.shtml).<br /><br />Last November I worked on CreaM Studios' very first comic project FlyAswang (http://flyaswang.deviantart.com) as a comic penciller, inker and toner.<br /><br />Currently working on 'Mother Hen', a comic project from a client in Chicago, USA.<br /><br />I'm also waiting for the start of CreaM Studios' 2nd comic project "Pintakasi" which will be done in dirty western comic style. I've also made and sold my own self-published comic during the KOMIKON last 2007 entitled DUWP:Under the Rain ( can be read here: http://duwp-productions.deviantart.com/art/DUWP-Under-The-Rain-Cover-74005222) and is currently undergoing a story and comic revision for this year's KOMIKON and M3Con.<br /><br />I also have other comic projects for the said events namely: The Puppet Master, Away From Fantasies, Soul Capture, MUNE and SDL : Seasons. Hopefully I can finish them before the said events. P:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span></span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"> First, I visualize everything in my brain, and when I get the general idea of what I want to draw, I start sketching it out. After that, I ink it or if I'm feeling a bit more enthusiastic about the work, and if I really like it, I'll just skip the inking process and just start colouring over it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span></span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br />I have.. I lot of colouring processes, it kind of depends on what kind of feel I want the picture to have, also what media, and if it is digital or traditional.<br /><br />For the record this is one of the colouring process I use for coloured pencils <a href="http://ryuuen.deviantart.com/art/Coloured-Pencil-Tutorial-FCver-96492903">http://ryuuen.deviantart.com/art/Coloured-Pencil-Tutorial-FCver-96492903</a> Digitally, I use programs like SAI and Photoshop for airbrushing and cel-shading. However, if I want a more painting or traditional feel on my art stuffs, I use Painter or OpenCanvas. If traditional, I vary from crayons, to coloured pencils, oil pastels, inks, watercolours, alcohol based markers to paints.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span><br /><br />One thing I do to keep myself creative is sing to myself. ( LOL ) Other than that, I watch movies, cartoons and/or anime during drawing/working just to keep myself from getting bored on what I'm doing. I also chat/talk and ask other people for suggestions on what to do or draw.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?<br /><br /></span>Faces, hands and action/dynamic poses. I like drawing faces because they give you a wide variety on what to draw! Not only in form, also with what they can convey, which are also known as emotions. I like drawing hands coz they seem so delicate, even if… they are not sometimes… and that they are fun to draw as same goes for action and dynamic poses.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most? </span><br /><br />I don't really have any specific artist in mind… as long as I see good art, it excites me. Most specially if I can challenge that person into a comic showdown!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Digital Painting from Christina Chua, Toning basics from Pat Aguasin, Western Comicking basics from Sir Gerry Alanguilan, 2D Animation Basics and advance techniques from Sir Nelson<br />Caluigia, etc.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" >What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br />DeviantART, OneManga… there's not much websites I go to… > A></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><br /><br />What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Practice! You may have the talent to draw beautiful pictures but if you don't practice, you won't improve. Improvement has its own pace for everyone so don't feel badly if someone younger or older than you is better than you; think that you'll be there someday! It's just a matter of perseverance and determination! Don't let anyone put you down; else challenge yourself if they do! But also don't feel so proud of yourself that it may turn to conceit and false pride. Always take humility on what you do and what you can do.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">People can contact me through my email: ryuuenoniichan[at]gmail[dot]com</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">YM and Skype: ryuuen_oniichanMSNM : ryuuen_oniichan@hotmail.com AIM : ItamiJiko<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it? </span><br /><br />So far, I'm currently in production of 4 comics and 1 art book. 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I don't really have much of a choice since it's the only samurai show I've watched other than Afro Samurai movie (which was senseless, but good animation and shots ). Though, I liked RK for it's stories and depiction of sword fights.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-67979629333301878312009-03-06T18:30:00.011+08:002011-08-12T12:21:46.714+08:00Elmer Damaso<hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">I studied Fine Arts at the University of Philippines, Diliman majoring in Visual Communications. I didn’t join any clubs back then, nor have I attended any workshops, but I had a lot of friends who more or less helped me by sharing their knowledge and skills on art and comics/anime/manga.</span>
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<br />Maybe it started with my fascination for my dad’s work. He is not really a graphic artist, but he used to draw a lot of stuff for me. He also made me a poster of the then popular “Voltes V”. Next would be my uncle. He works in an advertising company, and I used to watch him work with all those tracing papers, poster colors and markers (and also the transfer lettering that was popular during that time).
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<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Watching a lot of cartoons and reading comics as a kid also made me want to be an artist. I wanted to animate stuff. I wanted to draw stuff that people will appreciate.</span> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">
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<br /></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">A typical day for me would be waking up, having breakfast, go straight to work. Finish an acceptable amount of work. Come afternoon/evening, spend the rest of my time with my wife and kids. But sometimes, I work overtime.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">
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<br />Being a freelancer who works at home, I seldom interact with anyone in the same industry as I am, unless you count the chats or emails with fellow colleagues, and the occasional visit to the Digital Art Chefs office in Marikina.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">I have been an artist for Culture Crash (One Day Isang Diwa and Cat’s Trail) for the duration of the company. I have also worked as a freelance artist for L.A.-based Seven Seas for the following: Unearthly, Ravenskull, Speed Racer, Ninja Diaries, and the still unpublished 10 Beautiful Assassins. I regularly contribute artwork to K-Zone Philippines (How To Draw and various articles), and also contribute artwork for K-Zone Australia’s “How To Draw“.</span>
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<br />Recently, I just go straight to a drawing or painting program on my PC and do everything there.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">I ditch the traditional method and go straight to my favorite PC programs: OpenCanvas (for the actual painting) and Photoshop (for additional color/tonal corrections and effects). In OpenCanvas, I use only one layer if working with a single figure. But if I have to compose several subjects complete with background, I work on each item in a separate layer. After everything is colored separately, I make a copy of the whole composition in a new layer and make other adjustments and paint the smaller details. If I am satisfied with the results, I export it to Photoshop for tonal adjustments, cropping and final SFX.</span>
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<br />I prefer to draw emotive illustrations, so I usually draw people and anatomy. I also like fantasy characters and environments compared to realistic or modern backgrounds because I don’t like to research a lot. That way, I’ll just use my imagination.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">
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<br /><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span>
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<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross), Kousuke Fujishima (Ah! My Goddess!), Masamune Shirow (Ghost in the Shell), Adam Hughes (X-Men and various), Derrick Wyatt (Transformers Animated), Sean Galloway (Spectacular Spider-man)</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"> <iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0023UYP7E&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00005Q2Z1&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000HIVQAS&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">I remember catching a demonstration of Mr. Rafael Pacheco in SM Megamall a long, long time ago. I just couldn’t believe that he’s only using his fingers/hands for painting! I swear I could’ve turned my head once, looked again, and his masterpiece was almost done. I also saw him use this piece of glass to create some textures. Wow! His works are amazing, and he does it so fast and almost effortless.
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<br /></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span>
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<br /></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">Conceptart.org, deviantart.com, transformers-related websites… haha!
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<br /><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span>
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<br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">You have to be very patient and practice a lot. Always have an open mind, search for different methods and styles, and listen to what others have to say. It is good to show fellow artists what you’ve done and have them critique your work. You may miss some details that the others may pick up.
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<br />They can reach me by email: iq40mail[at]gmail[dot]com or visit my blog at: <a href="http://bwrain.blogspot.com/">bwrain.blogspot.com</a></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span>
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<br /></span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">Most of my recent works are published in the US. I am not sure if they have copies of it available in local comic book shops and retailers.<iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1934876593&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=193316414X&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1933164093&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Maybe interested parties can ask the shopkeepers if they can make a special order? I’m not sure if that works.</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">I sometimes show up at events and may be able to bring some of my stuff for sale.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Also, if they are interested in my other works outside manga and comics, the local K-Zone has some of my illustrations. For the year 2009, I will be supplying them with their How To Draw segment (Art Fart). If it becomes successful, it might run for a longer period. K-Zone is published monthly and sold at most bookstores and malls.</span>
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<br /><hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What would you do if the Cat's Trail gang and the Transformers (Autobots) dropped by your house in the middle of the night?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">
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<br />I’d probably ditch the Cat’s Trail folks and join the Autobots. Haha! Seriously? I and my family will have a group shot with both parties and I will be the envy of my neighborhood. Besides, my 2 boys will probably be very, very HAPPY and will probably be talking about it for the days to come.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-2758073599246993272009-02-23T11:33:00.011+08:002009-12-28T17:59:45.039+08:00Jay Paolo Tiquia<hr style="height: 3px;" /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Greetings my fellow people in every place somewhere on the earth!^^, you can just call me Jay, Jaypao, Paolo, JP or anything you are comfortable calling me, but my whole name is "Jay Paolo Darlucio Abarientos Aguila D' Tiquia" or short for "Jay Paolo Tiquia" YEAH! XD well just joking.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Anyways I was born in February 1, 1988 somewhere in Quezon City Philippines but i live Valenzuela city. I'm still a student right now in college in University of the East (UE) Caloocan campus taking my 3rd year of Fine Arts major in Advertising and hoping to graduate in year 2010 XD.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">The things that helped prepare me to become an artist that I am today are those people who always give their support to me. Like my family, friends, classmates, especially God who gave me this Talent and who I am today(since i came to a Christian Family and also my father was a Pastor so don't ask why ^^) and those things that gave me inspiration to draw.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist? </span><br />
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When I was just a kid (maybe around 3 to 4 years of age) one of my cousins who babysit me was very strict with not letting me go outside our house, so the only thing that I would do is watch television shows, and I think that time the only anime that I first watched and got interested in was Dragon Ball.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">It convinced me to draw my first anime and after that I always drew and watched TV the whole day, everyday. That's what inspired and convinced me, I think? ^^ </span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with? </span><br />
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As for this moment, I'm still just a student. Wake up in the morning for around 6:00 or 6:30am eat my breakfast, take a bath then go to school then attend all of my subjects mostly major subjects in MWF and minor subjects in TTH and go back home at around 7:30 or 8:30 in the evening(because I was full load so it starts at 7:30am to 8:00pm straight during MWF, while 3:00pm to 7:30pm during TTH)<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?<br />
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For now I'm not working yet, so I do my "Plates" or what you can say as projects in my every subjects in school like Scenography(where you will plan and design a stage for theatre play, Variety show, beauty contest, etc.), Cartooning( Ofcourse design and creation of cartoon characters and all about cartoons.), Painting(where you paint subjects like portraits or picture of people, landscapes, etc.)<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;"> When I just feel of drawing something or got bored I just draw, and also when i got inspired by other artworks or watched anime series I begin to draw.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">I'm much comfortable when I draw an artwork in Traditional way by pencil, ink, markers, watercolor, pencil color, poster color,Colored pens,and oil paints. Im not that really good yet in digital artworks because of lack of more experience, the only media I usually use in digital is Photoshop.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative? </span><br />
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Watch movies and anime series, watch other great artists and also I'm obsessed in details.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why? </span><br />
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Mostly cute, sexy, and cool anime girls with cute and detailed costume and weapons.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span><br />
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Animator of Gundams and other mecha stuff, next is Animators of CLAMP because of their costume designs and lastly some monster artists in deviantart like Stanley Lau AKA "Artgerm", redjuice999, zeiva, and all great Filipino artist "Saludo aku sa inyu!! XD"<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Well since I'm not that good at digital artwork and still improving myself at it, there are people who have posted tutorials in Deviantart in how to color and lineart in Photoshop that I learn and still improving it to my mind.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Also there was this professor in our painting subject who's amazingly good in all kinds of traditional artworks, I really want to adopt his style.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">For now my only favorite website is Deviantart, because this is the only website I always go to.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Well the only tip I can give you all is that don't lose your interest and inspirations in making artworks and try to develop it no matter what happen.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">For now if you to cantact me just email me at tiquiapaolo[at]yahoo[dot]com or try to send me a note in my gallery and deviantart :"<a href="http://jaypao.deviantart.com/">jaypao.deviantart.com</a>"<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">For now still working on my manga, and if you just want me to draw something for you just try and contact me, for now i can give to you for free, if I had just a time to work on it. ^^<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Thanks!</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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<a href="http://fc51.deviantart.com/fs39/i/2008/336/5/b/Kurenai_of_Red_Ninja_by_jaypao.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th01.deviantart.com/fs39/300W/i/2008/336/5/b/Kurenai_of_Red_Ninja_by_jaypao.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 125px; width: 164px;" /></a><a href="http://fc10.deviantart.com/fs29/i/2008/045/4/8/Butterfly_Contrast_by_jaypao.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th00.deviantart.com/fs29/150/i/2008/045/4/8/Butterfly_Contrast_by_jaypao.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 111px;" /></a><a href="http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs38/i/2008/359/5/4/__The_Phoenix___by_jaypao.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th03.deviantart.com/fs38/150/i/2008/359/5/4/__The_Phoenix___by_jaypao.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 107px;" /></a><a href="http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs14/i/2007/100/5/4/__Inui_Sakura___by_jaypao.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://th09.deviantart.com/fs14/150/i/2007/100/5/4/__Inui_Sakura___by_jaypao.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 127px;" /></a><br />
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As of this moment I'm in third year in my course and planning to have an OJT in eiher GMA or ABS-CBN, still deciding which one would be better, If GMA we have a relative there who can help me get their (and hope she help me to get there ^^) and if in ABS-CBN I'd like to work on HERO TV since I'm a fan of anime. And after graduating I'd like to to work in either of the station or perhaps any company that needed or open to an Advertising graduate like me.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-45435692417204751612009-01-29T11:23:00.015+08:002009-12-28T17:18:18.796+08:00Sachsen<span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><br />
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Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Hey there! My name is Eric aka Sachsen, born 27th of February, 1985. I took up Fine Arts: Advertising Arts at Aquinas University of Legazpi. I spent about 1 year and a half there before dropping out. Don’t ask why :].<br />
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I started getting really serious in drawing the day I discovered Adobe Photoshop. I was never good at using traditional tools like pencils, paint and ink, so Photoshop’s like a godsend to me.<br />
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</span> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I guess artistic talent runs in my family, since my siblings and a couple of my cousins can draw too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?<br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">Wake up around 8 in the morning, eat, poop, etc, then go to the office (usually late). Sign out at 6 pm, then either I go straight home or hang around at some mall.</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I’ve helped animate a few cartoon shows back when I was still a flash animator, like Eliot Kid (Disney Channel), Ricky Sprocket (Nickolodeon) and Martha Speaks. Right now, I just pose characters for a new toon series called I. N. K. (Invisible Network of Kids)</span> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Think of a concept then draw away! Most of my art gets scrapped this way though.<br />
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Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I draw everything digitally using a tablet and Adobe Photoshop.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Check out other people’s art, read lots of books, play videogames…listening to music helps too.</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Contrasting themes like horror and gore mixed with cute stuff. A childhood spent watching Ghibli animations and the Hellraiser movies really screwed me up, hehe</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Two very talented (and crazy!) peeps, Mariel “Kinuko” Cartwright and Paul Robertson. Check out some of their work at http://visublog.mechafetus.com/ and you’ll know why : D Also some hardcore artists I’ve met in Pixiv.net like Asagiri, Tagane, Kikai/Akita Morgue and HUKE</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.<br />
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What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;">Well, there’s this one dude from DA who posted a really useful technique on his journal. Basically you flip your drawings to spot mistakes. You guys should try it out and see for yourself.<br />
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</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">My main source of inspiration, Pixiv.net. It’s sorta like Deviantart, only Pixiv’s a gazillion times better and bull****-free.<br />
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What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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If you want to improve, make tons and tons (and TONS!) of drawings ‘til your hands fall off. Pretty soon you’ll be drawing like the pros! OR if you don’t have the patience to do that, you can sell your soul to the Devil for instant uber art skillz. E-mail me if you want his number!</span> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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You can note me at my deviantart account (sachsen[dot]deviantart[dot]com) or email me at my old email add at i_3at_ch1ldren[a]yahoo[dot]com. I rarely go online now, so it may take a while for me to reply back.<br />
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</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I have some prints for sale on DA. I also do commissions when I have the time.<br />
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</span><a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/we-love-jaruku-21413169" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553491395152226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVsbywGsq95CiJE0DNAHkTKGpgnk8j52F7IrFN3xULMYUzcy3zGI8eOwvqCKcNvf-uxIEdOB99MLF58O0zFNERCunGt7tZ4BOI5IlqDE6dITyXUTwa5AL6gXsVZ4V5ySYhRAUzciuLW89/s200/we_love_jaruku_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 172px;" /></a> <a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/w0nd3rl4nd-Envy-29018118" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553489180935570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z_HPB1RKVFVDtaD52O1MGlP7xTkROMHkesGfbiFvUBboUbCBKeLcYOwr0gVODqaKLIi7Amx8IBEHYnCgyIDk_YNBJtSksO4_0g8PllLR94hU4WzN7aZn6HMC4H3WxyZDz9udMVdmMKju/s200/w0nd3rl4nd_Envy_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 100px;" /></a> <a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/TonariNoTotoro-Bus-Stop-57754491" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553492498244146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx8P4-HKGaf3ROuORj0rtETm2fi4roNjjL0-8V_PmyK7Hq-SDWK_xhz-iVzuAx67VwVSBF5c_kT4GzUtISSRDkboSqNnDGnnDuxLstRUAOLb0_oorzCjL5R_DNMitKLXEeV_eQj7uMrQi/s200/TonariNoTotoro_Bus_Stop_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 111px;" /></a> <a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/Pyramid-Head-Loli-92303321" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553492944352226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZraTWyqU7MGfBrbmvVJ1xSZKOL9JmX1GuHLCuxYhJkfBqz40T43066SA1AVqrJZhDoRJ4gBa_zEbyYEQ9QrWODhKb7YjO5e_J9KUAASaC-LcXruV6taDe-XahsYMK-zT-B_3CeEM6ZQDc/s200/Pyramid_Head_Loli_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 118px;" /></a> <a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-of-Ruin-101978613" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553486101031394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhPCHvk1gUoi1pyjFRi1_FUld6OxwsfvVrUpO6KmcrCuonz7b2h5_fEg0wiaIQY31sLtIqdicbDz2Q-HcJ1ndsICUJdT-s9cuPx_osKoJUeoAlddQtGoO4fs8jlSu5SHe2a9s0LbKP9pU/s200/Portrait_of_Ruin_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 150px;" /></a> <a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/DESPAIR-III-Little-Red-Ri-34784587" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553284188450338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyq-wxC6rzKITou_Izb0tOZw9ODSKvlcVi0RB_p0QEDFr4wbtGF6y67h0Kw377tEnkUU8JAESKmJQvbbFWg1c5AoXHtLAZW3SUraFtjeGjIFE6edK1hU8F51T5YeRKyhqHQt8UHcSOINf5/s200/JEMG__Despair__Little_RRD.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 145px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/JD-Bom-Dia-61549357" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553279857588210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HE43q9vWHJd5BvdTG1a1RELkWexaF1fzGEN2Fb-szCyiefwok55wpHWBxGHXzIUSnt1YJQYdah4cU-bL_56Fua6Qz7L6po5hV1eAgXA2oqH_fv4nLz850QmPMQCwsNJQCmjT8irnGUyl/s200/JD_Bom_Dia_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 142px;" /></a> <a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/Half-Life-Xen-Pets-90881407" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553279935652146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITr09_TxZ4g9opp5RPyr7FfKlRwkmKDpOxGyCIhiH5cEbznqHE0ZLXyhyJD6EnPbvzRM3rAR9FJcSLpmGVOS916hIDsIUc5mpumQMrgyM6TTzZhNnmbde5EPkLNQ1MT7A5GjFNwPMR0Bw/s200/Half_Life___Xen_Pets_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 168px;" /></a> <a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/BLOODGUNSANDGORELOLZ-72840156" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553280324100690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVVXRDfM56kYBil4yofBIqu692LlIpAgRVKpwsq4EyUzVvTIqa7vcZkWP_cjI490hSbgP55zcdKnhv__IWtRXsX1KIAutkjBY7Rv-iR9C-lwxXcfHKvflkYbbf1V-btICdGDX6VP23ws8/s200/BLOODGUNSANDGORELOLZ_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 126px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://sachsen.deviantart.com/art/art-trade-with-Nazghoul08-27241977" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296553276231371986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybLkmgTKKQwkHyDq6y2b-ejjOsj8BeAljZVml-KA0r-VzAhq2h31WkHd6gOgevb7O76-Hj4m2IMOcKo3Xd7CsmLrNRWLpgUQFoXKvrd9Fy_MYduOd3LxRzcnB7YGlrMUub931Yc451tsd/s200/art_trade_with_Nazghoul08_by_sachsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 108px;" /></a><br />
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</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">If any movie monster started to appear on the face of the earth, which one would you challenge and why?</span> <span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Pinhead and Pyramidhead, though I’d rather ask for their autograph or something…maybe hang out with ‘em and pick up girls. I heard Pyramid head Is great with the ladies :D</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-89751893244090226342008-12-15T10:32:00.008+08:002009-12-28T18:01:13.417+08:00Jeneko-chan<hr /><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today? </span><br />
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My name is Jeneko , 17 yrs old and I'm currently a 1st yr , BSN (nursing) student in Far Eastern University – Main. I'm an anime fan, an avid gamer and an artist ever since. Anyway, I've started drawing when I was about 12 yrs old (very late I know) because I idolized a classmate of mine who was really good in drawing who introduced me to devart. Oddly enough, I'm one of people who wanted to be an art student at first, but wasn't permitted to become one, so I ended up in Nursing. I'm fine with the course now (and loving it), but I can still see that I still love art amidst being deprived from it . I haven't taken any art lessons (except those in MAPEH subject in HS ) I guess I was able to become what I am today because of admiration, persistence and being enthusiastic about art.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist?</span><br />
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I was mainly convinced because of all the awesome artists at Deviant Art and the thousands of epic artworks in the website.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with? </span><br />
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As of right now, I don't really have day offs (except Sundays) so I always end up just studying for my free time and stay at school for the rest of the day. During vacations, I either draw, play video games, SLEEP, read manga or.. BUM OUT :)<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span><br />
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The last time I've worked on something was some bookmarks and key chains to sell at a con plus the several anthologies I've joined. Other than that, I mostly do illustrations to relax myself.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I usually start with the scene in mind then everything else follows.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">It's really simple, it's just a matter of how long have you been using that style . I used to color using tutorials that I see and the next thing I know, I'm doing it on my own. :]<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?<br />
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I guess visiting art sites like DeviantArt and PIXIV.net is my way to keep myself creative.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?<br />
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</span> I mostly draw fantasy or just anything happy and cute. Drawing is like my outlet when I'm stressed so I always try to be happy while drawing thus the outcome.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?<br />
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</span> I love CLAMP and Koge Donbo 's style a lot but KUROT @ deviantart excites me the most. This is kind of silly but I've been a fan of her artworks ever since I started this hobby of mine.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Mostly everything. I draw because I get inspired by a lot of people thus them learning from them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">My favorite sites include Deviant Art, Crunchyroll, PIXIV, Livejournal, and some random gaming sites. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Practice doesn't make you perfect but it does make you a LOT MORE BETTER :] I practiced a lot (and sacrificed a lot of time) to be able to attain what I have right now. No one in the whole wide world can get better in just a day.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new;">You can email me at jeneko[at]gmail[dot]com or drop me a note at <a href="http://jeneko.deviantart.com/">http://jeneko.deviantart.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">As of right now, I don't have anything to sell mostly because of time/school issues. I do go to cons sometimes and sell my stuffs there.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Thanks! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new;">Thanks again! glad you like my art somehow ^_^ makes me happy.</span><br />
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<hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Who is your favorite anime couple?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I have a lot of favorite anime couples since I'm a big shoujo fan myself but then I guess the pair I favor the most right now is Tomoya x Nagisa from Clannad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I am attracted by their innocent and bittersweet love as well as their sad story. I also like Rosette x Chrno from Chrno Crusade because of the same reason. I guess you can say I'm a fan of those sad love stories or mainly sad stories :) (amidst me being the cheerful type haha)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-86759679916654192242008-12-09T13:08:00.026+08:002008-12-22T01:31:07.023+08:00Dana Martinez<hr /><hr/><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" >Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepared you to become the artist that you are today?</span><br /><pre style="font-family:courier new;">I attended grade school at St. Joseph's Elementary Center in Manila,<br />and then later at St. Ignatius Learning Center after we transferred to<br />Mindanao. I attended high school at Xavier University for three years,<br />and then quit and took a government qualifier exam, picking up random<br />jobs in the interim. All throughout that time I... guess I paid a lot of<br />attention to moving pictures, aha. I watched a lot of cartoons as a kid<br />and because we always had pens and paper lying around at home it wasn't<br />hard to find interest in drawing. I think reading a lot of books and<br />watching a lot of cartoons helped me the most, because it kept in me an<br />active interest for the mediums at all times.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</span><br /><br />A lot of things, and a lot of persons, some of which have already been<br />interviewed here! The entire Culture Crash Comics series, and the<br />people behind it, they were a very very big inspiration for me, because<br />before them I wasn't really into drawing as much as I am now, and reading<br />CCCom really just made me go "wow, this is possible". I used to think<br />that normal people like me couldn't do stuff like that unless they lived<br />outside the country or were extremely fortunate. Jennyson Rosero's<br />works in the Questor magazines were also a big inspiration, and then I<br />found a battered copy of Gerry Alanguilan's "Wasted", and have treasured it<br />since. Ultimately, though, a brother-figure of mine convinced me to<br />pursue this drawing hobby a little further - Kuya Mads, I owe you a lot!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</span><br /><br />...Hmm. Since I opted not to attend college this year (I'm still<br />undecided on what course to take, woe) a typical day for me involves waking<br />up at around eight, then cleaning up around the house, do laundry if I<br />have any, and work on making lunch. After that I pretty much have too<br />much time in my hands until I have to work on making dinner, so I'd watch<br />TV, check my mail, read books or draw a whole lot. Though, I did get<br />myself a new job recently, so this routine's going to change soon. As<br />for people I work with... I have my friends? Almost all of them draw, and<br />the ones who don't, they write, so... mostly we just show each other<br />what we've drawn/written recently and criticize these things until<br />forever, which is fun. The conversation goes several miles in nine<br />directions after that, though, so I'm never bored when we're all together.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What are some of the things that you have worked on?</span><br /><br />Uh. Well, I've done small commissions over at deviantart.com, and I've<br />joined random art contests here and online, but I've never worked on<br />anything big yet. I do make my own comics, just to see if I can, and I<br />sold some copies of LAVI:-FUZZ- at Komikon 08. I suppose I'm a<br />semi-serious artist? Pretty amateur/independent at best, if anything.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">from start to end?</span><br /><br />I don't really have a set process, now that I think about it, but I<br />always start out with an idea and a short play list. Pretty much all of my<br />pieces in my devart account have song titles for piece titles, because<br />I can only listen to two or three - even just one - song for one<br />drawing, or I get distracted. I can't focus when it's quiet, funnily enough.<br />I guess, what I think about most is what the illustration should look<br />like, and I'd just let it draw itself without thinking too deeply into<br />it. There usually are a lot of mistakes, this way, and I usually end up<br />drawing something that looks nothing like how it started out, but I<br />like how random things get this way. Commissions are a little different,<br />though, since I usually get a specific theme/pose/idea for those, but<br />the work process is pretty much the same. ...This isn't very insightful,<br />is it. D:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all),</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span><br /><br />Colors... I have struggled a lot with colors because I have never been<br />good at color combinations until recently (actually I'm still bad at<br />them, my color mixes are either too bright or too dull!), so I tend to<br />use monochromatic or blinding color themes for everything. When coloring<br />digitally, I only use Photoshop 07, particularly the brush and eraser<br />tools. I start with cleaning up the lineart I'm going to color, then<br />choosing the background color, with a grey or red overlay. Then on a<br />separate layer I just use the default hard brush and color away everything,<br />switching between several different shades of a particular color for<br />shading/skin tones/etc. After that I just erase everything that goes<br />outside the lines, pick a texture from my resource folders or make a new<br />one, set it on overlay or soft light filter... then add a ton of<br />gradients, brush-overs, washes, re-colors and generally just experiment with<br />everything until I chance upon a look I like. It's a long, loopy process! I<br />prefer coloring things traditionally, to be honest, but markers are<br />too expensive and watercolors and I do not go well together. Woe!<br /><br />Inks, though, I can never complain about! Except maybe for how much my<br />hand would hurt after, but it's a hurt I forget when I'm done. For<br />inking I use Sakura Microns, Copic multi-liners and fine line pens, and Uni<br />Pin pigment pens. My default working point size is 0.05, followed by<br />0.1, but sometimes they're not thin enough. Blue or red lead pencils are<br />also something I love working with, too, since they make pencilling<br />easier, and helps with inking later on.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span><br /><br />MUSIC! I love music so much, especially dance music and rock. Currently<br />I'm listening to Girugamesh, a bunch of anime theme songs, and a lot<br />of Bjork, Interpol and Bloc Party. After music, I guess movies count as<br />an inspiration source, but recently I'm more into American TV shows<br />like Prison Break, Bones, the Law & Order franchise, and CSI:LV. Re-reading<br />books also help keep my creative juices going, like William Golding's<br />"Lord of The Flies" and Edgar Allan Poe's works.<br /><br />...And reading comics, too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span><br /><br />I go through phases where I absolutely love drawing girls in pretty<br />clothes, then move on to drawing ambiguously gendered people in pretty<br />clothes, then to drawing little boys and girls in pretty clothes. ...I<br />like drawing clothes. I love drawing pretty clothes!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span><br /><br />This question makes me want to flail! The list is long and... long.<br />Linework-wise, and this list is probably the list that makes me the<br />happiest when they update with new works, my favorite illustrators and comic<br />artists would be Shirow Miwa (Dogs: Bullets & Carnage), Sho-u Tajima<br />(MPD Psycho) and Christy Lijewski (RE:Play, Grand Scope); their lines are<br />really really amazing, for me, and I just feel like crying when I see<br />their lineart. For the "shonen manga" feel I'm a big fan of Hoshino<br />Katsura (D Grayman), Takeshi Obata (Death Note), Ito Ogure (Tenjo Tenge,<br />Air Gear), Kubo Tite (Bleach) and Akira Amano (Hitman Reborn, though I<br />don't have any interest in reading it, sadly). For pretty clothes and<br />general prettiness I follow Kaori Yuki (Angel Sanctuary), Foo swee Chin<br />(muZz) and Yun Kouga (Loveless, Gundam 00). There's also a long long<br />list of devart account names, but aha, I should cut things off to here or<br />it'll be too long! Incidentally, the new season of Gundam 00 and the<br />whole Mushishi animated series make me a very very happy person.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">artists that you have worked with or seen?</span><br /><br />I learned about lightboxes from C. Lijewski, and ever since seeing one<br />at a friend's office I've wanted one so badly. Not really a technique,<br />but its existence makes me horribly happy as an inker! I also learned a<br />few tips on how to use markers from looking at manga artists' splash<br />pages, and the colored-lead to grey-lead pencilling process has been a<br />great help for me. Learning how to use tones digitally is another thing<br />I'm so happy to have learned, as well, because without it I don't think<br />I could've made my comic pages look better. There are probably a lot<br />more things I've learned off other people, but I can't recall nor place<br />my finger on them as there's likely a whole lot that I've never noticed<br />I picked up.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span><br /><br />Livejournal.com is possibly my most frequented site, after my email<br />account, and I get most of my community updates there for manga and anime<br />series I follow, as well as a good number of art blogs, like zombiejam<br />and visceralprince. Deviantart.com comes next, followed by hypeem.com<br />and elbo.ws, two music blog aggregator sites.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">any tips you could give?</span><br /><br />Horribly cliche answer: Practice! And learn to criticize your own work,<br />as well as be receptive to critique when it is given to you. Also,<br />take some lessons or pick up some guides, whether it's on anatomy or<br />layouting or whatever you feel you need to learn and can't figure out on<br />your own. It won't guarantee you that you'll be a great artist, but at<br />least it'll give you a more concrete idea on how things work and help make<br />you better. And never think that you're the best, never let thoughts<br />like that get into your head; it'll ruin you, further down the line.<br />Always strive to improve yourself, because there's never a finish line<br />when it comes to art.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">contacted?</span><br /><br />Please just email me! My email address is at kidcorva[at]yahoo[dot]com.<br />If Yahoo keeps bouncing your emails back, though, please just leave a<br />message at my devart account (<a href="http://lambchild.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">lambchild.deviantart.com</a>), or my<br />livejournal (<a href="http://firstofsummer.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">firstofsummer.livejournal.com</a>). I check these three<br />accounts regularly unless I'm out of internet coverage, so I should get<br />any messages sent my way through these accounts.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">anything)? If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span><br /><br />I sell prints of my work at my deviantart account, but I don't have a<br />sales post so please just note me! Anything in my deviantart gallery is<br />available unless I state otherwise. I also do commissions through<br />there, I have a commissions post somewhere in there, JUST NOTE ME! I don't<br />bite at all. Comics-wise... I'll probably only sell at conventions, but<br />if it's something I've already printed out and I have a spare copy<br />lying around, I can sell them to you. 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width: 106px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC00YcB0Tl07NXPv-OYeuZq7Td9vKplahgRhYpRE-doSRG20KiLbHXcHQ3bxAg5JL9ZLT4ZkC7QRC8oyEUWD4vLWm8wQVg2J7TONeHQ0siAfQyle_WahQmt1eMniuGKgyiuJcUznSFtV2/s200/Gilgrado___Sensing_Symmetry_by_lambchild.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277654851067685234" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lambchild.deviantart.com/art/Reflection-Never-Perfection-100140538"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzwi8u3x24-zhAjVacyr_vIDKPM1LYSDHWkzruDRuDdB9KuJM2udazB6fY4P-C-3gPdAoxBg3eHRbPc6jBPj8iXNWkycZ660jylMOY5rZyW2GVlfjpnkmaYZeydlBaj-lobWhG6OBBpPF/s200/Reflection_Never_Perfection_by_lambchild.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282296764585347954" border="0" /></a><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What favorite line from a film that you wished you could have said</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">yourself?</span><br /><br />From Domino Harvey, of the movie "Domino": "Did you have a nose job?"<br />Just before she punches a sorority president in the face, even.<br /><br /><br /><br /></pre><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-52672682345241830522008-11-29T18:14:00.021+08:002008-12-05T16:16:39.618+08:00Demitasse-lover<div><hr /><hr /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where did you go to school, and what extra-curricular activities did you take up? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</strong></span><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Hello! I'm Demitasse-lover. Born on September 28 *winkwink* 1990. Since we moved a lot when I was a kid, I've been to three different schools until I graduated from high school. Now I'm studying in UP Diliman. You're probably guessing that my course is FA.. well it's NOT. Strangely enough, I'm a BA European Languages student majoring in German minoring in French and would prolly like to learn Italian too.. heck, I want to learn everything.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Extracurricular... my previous school hates art so I ended up just being part of the school paper (as the cartoonist) I was also a member of the student council (but as the one who does odd jobs >.>; I also served as a back-up player (aka lucky charm) for several math competitions. Yes. I'm pretty useless. XD lol</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Well.. I guess it's deviantArt that got me into this whole mess. I used to be the type who just ogles at fanart in Japanese fansites. Of course, I drew too but it never really occurred to me to post them in public. When I joined, I learned stuff, improved and so on. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">I’ve always loved drawing ever since I learned how to hold a pen. When I drew, people would always give me compliments and I really took them to heart (and I still do). Also, my older sister used to love drawing and she always taught me how to draw this and that. So I guess those two were my driving forces. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">A typical day for me is most probably like a typical day for everybody. I wake up, go to school, go home, eat, draw some rough sketches, do my homework, study, then go to sleep. Well, I’ve never worked with anyone before. It would be nice though. I like drawing with other people. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">I’m working on my first ever webcomic, Death Brigade. Like I said, it’s my first ever webcomic so it’s not really that polished. But, hey, I’m learning. :)<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">It really depends. Sometimes I just draw without thinking. Pretty bad though, not advisable. I end up either not finishing them or actually finishing them but not posting them ‘cause it looks…I dunno.. uncreative? But when I can imagine a vivid picture to draw, I try hard to stick with it. Which never really happens but as long as it looks okay enough then, good. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Courier New;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Well, it’s pretty basic that I believe I don’t even have to explain to anyone. One tip though: As often as possible, do NOT use dodge/burn tool. There are lots of colors in the palette that are just waiting to be exploi—I mean used. Try to experiment with them. :)<br />My usual media are Adobe Photoshop CS2 and pencil. But I also try out other stuff. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Pretty much just live. You can find lots of inspiration from everyday life. You just have to notice them. Besides that, thinking helps too. I’m always in a train of thought, sometimes even when I’m doing something. I’d end up thinking of random situations and imagining how my characters would react were they placed in such situations. That’s pretty much how I think up my short comics. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</span><br /><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">The combinations of the themes Horror, Cutesy, Action, and Fantasy intrigue me very much. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">I idolize quite a lot of illustrators (be it anime, realistic or something in between) but for now, all I could think of are Sachsen and Obata Takeshi. I like them, they’re very cool. </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span><br /><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Well, pretty much most of the things I can draw now, I guess. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">deviantArt, mangabullet, youtube, and drunkduck. Plus, quite a few Japanese fansites of my favorite fandoms. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>What wisdom could you give us, about being an artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Wisdom eh? Um.. Practice. Don’t give up. Keep an open mind and learn from other forms of art as well. When you’re in a slump, don’t think of something negative like, “Oh no! I’m never gonna be a better artist!” I like to believe that slumps are just things in your head that tell you, “Hey, you’re in a transition stage to improvement so if you want to get through this phase, you better create something better than this.” Heheh I’m optimistic like that. </span></div><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">You can e-mail me at purplehalfcup[at]yahoo[dot]com I can’t guarantee a reply though. I’m not very diligent at checking my mail. If you have a dA account, you can just note me. I reply more frequently there since I go to dA almost daily. Or if you have a Mangabullet account, then PM me there, my account is demi-luv.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Do you have any of your art work for sale (comics, prints, or anything)?</span></strong> </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">If so, for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it? Hmm. I don’t have anything for sale (at the moment). But maybe when I become more used to drawing comics, I might want to sell one. :)<br /><br /><hr /></span><a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/Watermelon-84507347"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274027290029227874" style="width: 138px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMPh_44gwAKwGnO1u6lIqFDX2KCkIljs8_fMa7p2ROBwxbq24XYUGTkx3ulokOU_ICEPHbLKTOPEzoJavdedRkDwOqc-tI2VjocxM3L1dVv2u4FpovCUf7imc6nlNwrw12_9Q4Xo4yg36/s200/Watermelon_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/The-Crow-56019622"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274027285182775282" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKsR516Gn_HiZCpCAzLpWxzoWSk1dl-wxjeM4wIlTS5anOhegixC3SwGtrund5GATt1y2mTx4Qe5ou9PTEpy6uZGSgkTTrvH1MRASUM8c98aXKkZkbcxdXCU8i_MDC1QntGpN6MpNmhbF/s200/The_Crow_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/Rabu-Alien-103618748"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274027283901140722" style="width: 123px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv45Uavgn6bBo9mYqKc1h7dtc7RBncf7FvCuFU5LAftdm_M3cMEuH9TzMBEuVqMeAS5BsddeKqBxZSMKwGiPuSRvmcb0MDj6sWCADR4u3Hv0T09tFTSccqe5qDEUlnYHR_7zlL7B6ugiB/s200/Rabu_Alien_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/Neighbors-81913008"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274027286977357490" style="width: 141px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lhJZZskxq3W7Q8M-oKiWkPGL26yOUOJ7IQ_JyysWnd4kT5CfIp4-UZFKXrYRNK_pcWeZ-RcWHamxSt9RInUtktMbek7rabhC5FPsPMZ3sN4bfM02GcUpecGf_acna-z1NdTu9-HsU4t-/s200/Neighbors_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/Mister-Robot-82408198"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274027283009292386" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67qtua4HErlZ0-mGdxF9Smb4KybcJ27l7Et2tNB11OUTIpDeIxZJzML0A2bPMmhPabTh10b0omsXv9cjIJixuv5sEg_wIKM0o-8_XTRQqaPEWiWhsd6CtwujsAsLJwxjQTzYPIjMrdHIq/s200/Mister_Robot_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/Left-behind-72207046"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274026884100452530" style="width: 161px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8M9HRDMzCbqvvHH1LYWskqj_34MFgsPp4YN4be0xGWyxtOT3P9SQjtHrK2T-xaYJSF__xjmvijux9HfbsSq6TdY50tCc_rPDWa7E7mJJESlkanPLyMrVdftDZj7s_GgxiJ8TLYZUyBRB/s200/Left_behind_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Wedding-101525947"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274026886233674642" style="width: 152px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOi3UZ2I4tqnXcQE3IzQlZndrDhxKsmEhD3tBvdy2O8hJA16xirNSyT7rHgZtptAYKvJYvpf7HOdxvl2z1OlhUajN9algouSCDJZzp4SKRCa6WR-LO8mXlPdetbmNa3dN60WW3xdEHMrY/s200/Happy_Wedding_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/Babysitter-74853121"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274026878719151410" style="width: 200px; height: 132px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9WB9MheA8gO_Whbdk1vfkseCBeDFkPkXWIVqm0GZ5fjAwIoaQlOmGQd_fg-LQPQX0e-BIRlR8KRWN57Ix0KmdKbpOebhtpRX9YuJBJdpuRvl8CPQOPceMIMxeNX9bT07M9w0xjVVvCjD/s200/Babysitter_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://demitasse-lover.deviantart.com/art/After-chaos-102315116"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274026872178142018" style="width: 86px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGQ-ANei_ZdGD0P6upBc-FT-7TIkPY5iYmPJo77VLFKvxaYoTbkxm1U6xekkQvWbS6EAWrvkv0bSN94-DKgZTQrX8ebw0_p2COOBpGlmMpSjrfMBSKpXWPs9NOIp9d3i54knPFZfwCaSO/s200/After_chaos_by_demitasse_lover.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lhJZZskxq3W7Q8M-oKiWkPGL26yOUOJ7IQ_JyysWnd4kT5CfIp4-UZFKXrYRNK_pcWeZ-RcWHamxSt9RInUtktMbek7rabhC5FPsPMZ3sN4bfM02GcUpecGf_acna-z1NdTu9-HsU4t-/s1600-h/Neighbors_by_demitasse_lover.jpg"> </a></div><hr /><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:courier new;" ><strong>Is there a character from a book or comic who you wish was a real person, and who you would want to chat with over coffee (or tea of you prefer)?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">The thing with my characters is that almost all of them are the type you wouldn’t want to be chatting with over coffee.. Except for one. Maybe I’d like to have coffee with Capu. At least he’s nice. XD</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-35194154018869136672008-11-10T15:11:00.037+08:002009-12-28T17:51:14.721+08:00Melvin Calingo aka Tagailog<div><div><div><hr /><br />
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</div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family: courier new;">I spent my elementary and high school days in Pasig Catholic College (even got a loyalty medal for that haha.) I'm not really big on extra-curricular activities, but I think I remember joining the science club... and oh yeah, I was the artist for our school org in high school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">A major turning point in my comics life would be that time my friends and I decided to draw comics. I was in the sixth grade and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the hottest cartoon around, so, being fans of the series, we decided to draw that. It was crudely made, folded oslo paper, cut in two, then drawn on with pencil. Each of us made his own comic, then we would swap comics until everyone has read each other's.<br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an artist?</b></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">The satisfaction I get from seeing people's faces light up when they see my work is my driving force I guess. Back in high school, I made a crappy "sentai" comic which I drew 1 page a day. I had a classmate who was a big fan of the comic, who kept pushing me to draw more and more pages. It was tough, but rewarding nonetheless. </span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">I go to work around 9:30 in Digital Art Chefs in Marikina. We do concept design works, mostly for animation and stuff. It's fun since most of the people I'm currently working with were also involved with Culture Crash comics. It's like working at CCCom again. Everyone in the office is in the same wavelength, so nobody's out of place.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b> </span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">I drew Pasig and the fish/squidballs in Kubori Kikiam for Culture Crash Comics, Modus3, an independent comic book, various comic segments for Komiks Atbp, Destiny's Hand 1-3 a manga for Seven Seas Entertainment, Ragnarok comic strips which appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer... and others I forgot. </span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>How do you go about an illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">When I'm drawing, I always criticize my work as I go along. If you see a flaw in your drawing, then most likely, others will see it too. If an illustration works, it works... if not, scrap it, or shelf it and fix it some other day.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b> </span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">Way back in college, I used to color using watercolor, oil, acrylics, poster colors and markers... nowadays, I color almost exclusively using digital media. I use Photoshop and Painter with the aid of a wacom tablet to color my artworks. I tend to experiment a lot on coloring so if you will notice, most of my old works are colored differently from my newer ones.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">Right now, I'm trying to emulate the classic coloring style of the old masters. Basically, I flesh out the tonal values first in black and white then add colors later on. I use a lot of brushes in Painter (too many to mention) but I usually start off with the Graphic Paintbrush and Smudge tool.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</b></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">I try to read more comics and watch films. I barely get to read books nowadays though. I play games a lot... I guess that helps too.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, and why?</b></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">Nothing in particular, basically anything that tickles my fancy. A bulk of my work on deviant art are mostly fanart and original works. All if not most of them are manga or anime inspired.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;"><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1934876593&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1933164026&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1933164255&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Locally, the best illustrators in the field for me would be Elmer Damaso, Kriss Sison and Jhomar Soriano. There are also a lot of illustrators making a name for themselves here and abroad... Gilbert Monsanto, Leinil Yu, Arnold Arre, Gerry Alanguilan and Carlo Vergara to name a few.</span><br />
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My all-time favorite illustrators abroad would have to be Jim Lee (X-men), Hiroaki Samura (Blade of the Immortal),and Masamune Shirow (Ghost in the Shell) among others. </span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</b> </span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">I've learned a lot from Elmer and Jio from way back when we were just starting out in Culture Crash. Photoshop and Painter basics, comic panelling, pacing etc... Of course we have our own influences, but we also learn from each other's techniques.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">I guess the major breakthrough we thought of collectively in Culture Crash was the blue printout technique in drawing comics. Its just a fancy way of doing the trace over of a rough sketch in a lightbox. In this case, instead of inking over a line drawing, we scan and print out the pencilled lineart in blue ink. There are a lot of advantages in doing this, one, we preserve the original line art pencil when doing the inking, two, we skip the cleanup (erasing) part, since there is no pencil involved, and three, since we scan the page digitally, we can make alterations on the fly in Photoshop, adding or removing elements as we please.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I've worked with a lot of artists and I can say that you always have to keep an open mind when you're around them. A lot of them have brilliant ideas that they are always willing to share. </span><br />
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</div><div><a href="http://deviantart.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Deviantart[dot]com</span></a><span style="font-family: courier new;"> and </span><a href="http://conceptart.org/" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Conceptart[dot]org</span></a><span style="font-family: courier new;"> would be the top art sites in my list</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">Keep an open mind and take criticisms in stride. Don't be dissuaded by negative comments, instead, take it as a challenge to make your skill better. Critics know what they are talking about, no matter how stupid some of them may seem to be. The worst thing you could do as an artist (or as a human being for that matter) is think that you are better than everyone else. Strive to be better, and always be humble. You'll end up looking like an ass if you think you are the best out there. Always keep in mind that there is always someone better than you.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">You can contact me through my DA account at </span><a href="http://tagailog.deviantart.com/" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: courier new;">tagailog[dot]deviantart[dot]com</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: courier new;"> or through my email </span><a href="mailto:tagailog@gmail%5Bdot%5Dcom" rel="nofollow" style="color: black;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:tagailog@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: courier new;">tagailog@gmail[dot]com</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: courier new;">.</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: courier new;">You can buy our comics (Pasig 16 and Fresh!) at the Komikon or in Comic Odyssey at Robinsons Galleria</span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><b>If it's possible that anything around you could be doodled and painted on, what object or surface (the road, a certain building, etc) would you wish to doodle/paint on and why?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Hmm... If I could draw on anything, I'd do a gigantic comic page on a city, that you can only see on a satellite photo or google earth haha</span><br />
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<div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>indie hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17541457912522166336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-44892401472230911092008-08-02T14:27:00.008+08:002009-12-28T18:03:39.707+08:00Jennyson Rosero<hr /><span style="color: #996600; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><b>Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">Hey there! I would say my life was quite normal, as a boy, I loved watching animation and playing with toys. For college, I took up Architecture and after 2 years, I found my place as a student of Advertising Arts at UST. Hmm... preparation, I never got into drawing until my early years in high school. As a kid, sure, I scribbled a lot but I never thought I'd be doing this for a living.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #996600; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><b>What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">Comics and animation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #996600; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><b>What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">Typical day... I wake up at around 9am, get ready, if I have time, check some emails, then go to the studio with my housemates Chester, Zid, Budi and Skan. Arrive in the studio 5 minutes later then have breakfast at a nearby Roti Prata place. I work with all the people at IFS.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #996600;"><b>What are some of the things that you have worked on?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">A lot actually. I did some thumbnails for Witchblade, Caliber, did a cover for Batman Gotham Knight DVD (but sadly, I guess through some confusion, they didn't use my cover), some card art for UFS, Chaotic, J2, Exalted and now I'm doing Freedom Formula Issue #2, after Chester.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #996600;"><b>How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?</b></span><br />
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Just do it. At the end of the day, I have a page ready... usually.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #996600;"><b>Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</b></span><br />
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I rarely color my stuff nowadays since I'm doing pencils to ink for FF. I use Photoshop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: #996600;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">Look at hot chicks. Serious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #996600;"><b>What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?</b></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">The female form. It's just perfection for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #996600;"><b>Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">A lot of Japanese and Korean artists and the people I work with everyday who inspire me to do better.</span><br />
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Neat things... that creating art is a gift and always give it your best. Cliche, but it works.<br />
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joelchua.com... Others... if I tell you, I'd have to hunt you down... refer to question number 7 for clues.<br />
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<span style="color: #996600;"><b>What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</b></span><br />
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Been saying this forever but practice makes perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #996600;"><b>If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</b></span><br />
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Uhm, I guess through DA, just drop me a message and I usually answer there. (2ngaw.deviantart.com)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><b><span style="color: #996600;">Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></b><br />
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Sadly, no. Maybe in the future when everything clears up.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #996600; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;"><b>Thanks!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono; font-size: 100%;">Thanks, bro! Anytime!</span><br />
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Favorite DVDs: Godfather, Star Wars (Eps 4-5), Fifth Element.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719817485363952296.post-75641532630779305402008-06-08T22:00:00.021+08:002009-12-28T17:33:24.771+08:00Kriss Sison<hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">Tell me a little bit about yourself, about your life? Where did you go to school, and what classes did you study? What helped prepare you to become the artist that you are today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Hi my name is Kriss Sison, born in Manila -year 1980, I studied Fine Arts at Technological University of the Philippines for 3 years and then dropped out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">I’ve been in the comics business since 1998, the first titles that I’ve worked on was Thunder Bubuli and TINK, then I did a lot of freelance works and now I work for Groundbreakers as manga artist for Ninja Girl KO!<br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What inspired or convinced you to become an Artist?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember and I just didn’t stop, it was a hobby that grew and I never got tired of.<br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What is a typical day for you, and who are the people you work with?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Hmmm… my body clock is a mess, I usually sleep around morning then wake up at noon, fiddle with the computer and play some tunes as I do my sideline job, usually I work alone (though I do get some assistance if I need help) then prepare to go for work, I come to Groundbreakers studio usually around night then work there till morning.<br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you have worked on?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Mostly comic book illustrations for local publishers and also for the US (eg: LAST HOPE, a Seven Seas Entertainment OEL manga). I also did some animation works.<br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">How do you go about illustration, what goes through your mind, from start to end?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Usually I would try to change or improve a little on the instructions given to make the illustration look better, I always like to keep things simple, easy on the eye and easy to understand, sometimes the art doesn’t end up with the look that I wanted and that is a little frustrating.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Could you talk about your process in coloring your art (if at all), as well as the types of tools or media that you use?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Before, my choice of tools were colored pencils and water color, I don’t do traditional coloring anymore mostly because it is not practical to my current works, nowadays I do my colors digitally using only Photoshop. I usually start my colors doing a flat color layer, and then creating another layer for the renders, to end up with a smaller file size and quicker Photoshop response, I always try and keep my number of layers below 10.<br />
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</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">What are some of the things that you do to keep yourself creative?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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By observing things, it could be anything, basically anything or anyone that surrounds me.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What is your most favorite subject to draw, And why?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Drawing cute female characters is what I enjoy most, they are fun to draw, and simply because I’m a sucker for anything cute, second would be mecha.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Who are the top illustrators whose works excite you the most?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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I can’t choose, there are so many of them.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What are some of the neat things you have learned from other artists that you have worked with or seen?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Digital inking and more coloring techniques.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What are some of your favorite websites that you go to?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Mostly anime blog/reviews that feature new or old shows that may I may find interesting, and any websites that has the latest news in technology.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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What wisdom could you give us, about being an Artist? Do you have any tips you could give?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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Keep on exploring and continue progressing with whatever you do. Be humble.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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You can send an email to: freezeburn32[at]yahoo[dot]com.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Finally, do you have any of your art work for sale (sketchbook, prints, or anything) for fans of your work can know where and when to buy it?</span></span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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<iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1933164026&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=jochsbl-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1933164069&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: courier new;">Yes, my work is included in the Mangaholix manga anthology magazine; I’m the artist of the title Ninja Girl KO! written by Marco Dimaano.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;">Mangaholix is available thru National Book Stores, Power Books, Comic Odyssey, Fully Booked, and FILBARS.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Thanks! </span><br />
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Best regards.</span><br />
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<hr /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">How often do you remember your dreams?<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 100%;">Not so much, sometimes i can only vaguely remember.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please post questions and feedback as comments.</div>Joel Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01930994397584904635noreply@blogger.com4