Jun 08
A little about yourself:
Nash Paul is a Freelance Graphic and Web Designer from Mumbai. He is beginning to prefer muesli over cornflakes.
Why are you a Designer?
I remember the first time i saw Macromedia Flash interface and fell in love. It just happened. Before that point, I wanted to open a music shop.
Did you attend school for fine art or design?
Neither. Computer Engineering from Loni, Maharashra.
You have a distinct style of Design. How long did it take you to develop your style?
No I don’t think I have a distinct style. I feel like each of my styles have been derived from the huge number of visual influences around.
Were there any particular role models for you when you grew up?
Bruce Willis in Die Hard, yipee ki yay!
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Apr 12
a little about yourself:
am a rain lover.
and i love all smallcaps.
why are you an illustrator?
as a kid, my ma never stopped me from drawing on our house walls – they were covered with my scribbles till my height , then paper – diaries, notebooks and even chemistry assignments were littered with my art, then art school (where my professor actually failed me in illustration subject because i just wouldn’t do the done thing), followed by advertising – where i met many similar bump-heads who enjoyed and recognized my talent. basically, i’ve continued spilling my head out on all kinds of surfaces, steel cupboards included!
i find healing, expression, madness and myself in my illustrations.
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Mar 01
Hello.
I’m Radha Ramachandran, a twenty-something illustrator and print designer based in Bangalore.
Being kind of an introvert, I’m generally not a person of many words (Well, except when I’ve got my talking hat on, in which case, I’ll talk your ear off).
When I’m not illustrating (either for a client or for myself) or trying to figure stuff out, I can be found surfing the internet, watching movies, listening to music, reading books, re-reading my favourite books, generally day-dreaming and bullying my four year old Labrador, Leo.
Oh, and I’m also known as ‘Ratlion’, which is the name I blog under over at ‘Ratlion’s Den’.
Why are you an Illustrator?
‘Cos most days, illustrating doesn’t really feel like ‘work’. Even if I weren’t illustrating professionally, I’d still be illustrating for myself.
Did you attend school for fine art or design?
I have a Bachelors in Business Management, and a one year P.G.Diploma in Visual Communication.
When I decided to switch fields after graduation, I didn’t really have any definitive goals of becoming an illustrator. All I knew was that I wanted to pursue a career in art or design. I knew next to nothing about the industry and wasn’t sure if I even had the necessary skills to back my interest, so I opted to go in for some kind of formal training. But I would say that my illustration skills have more or less been self-taught. Most of what I know, I’ve learnt by simply ‘doing’.
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Feb 22
ABOUT ME: Being a Indian born in England, I have two cultures to be inspired by the Indian heritage brings out vibrancy while British side of me is more considered, its definitely reflected in my work, I enjoy what I do and I work hard to create great work, I have had some great clients to work with and its always nice to build up good client artist relationships. STYLE: My illustrations are bold and strong. The pieces are carefully considered and this is evident in the composition with intricate silhouettes and designs. Colour is an prominent ingredient in my work; I choose to provoke an emotional connection with my selection of palette choice. INFLUENCES: I like to create design on a daily basis, it may be a small doodle in a sketch book, which may lead to a bigger idea and design, I feel this daily process keeps me fresh as a designer, ideas are crucial to my design process. I like to collect design which appeals to me, I never throw anything out as I believe that whatever I have will be useful in some way one day.
Why are you an Illustrator?
I enjoy working as a illustrator, I cant imagine doing anything else, its not a very traditional path for a indian to take, with most of my indian family and friends taking some sort of traditional career path as a accountant or doctor. I have always been creative from a young age and it felt natural to pursue a creative career. I enjoy working on a creative piece which has come straight from my imagination. Its not as simple as putting a pen to paper. Its very much an equation or formula which needs answering creatively. I often spend time figuring out a design, which I most often then not enjoy doing.
Did you attend school for fine art or design?
I have studied design from when I was at school all the way through to University where I enrolled on to a degree in Graphic design. I enjoyed my experience at university where I learned alot from my tutors and friend. It was a great environment to experiment with design. It was great time to compete with my fellow classmates and it encouraged me to always produce work to a high standard something which I still believe in today. I always want to create a piece of work which is better then the last pice of work I have created. Its what keeps me fresh as a designer
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Feb 01
A little about yourself
I’m Satish G, illustrator and concept artist. I’m specialized in illustration, concept art and graphic designer. My passion for illustration, comics, graphic novels and all kind of visual art shaped up my professional carrier.
Why are you an Illustrator?
“Life” is such a wonderful thing. Everything a creature does, is because it has this life factor dwelling in it. And every form of life looks like a miracle to me. The facial expressions, color, the postures , the shapes of each being is so special and I have become addicted of playing around the above factors with my imaginations and pencil for my tools. That’s why I am an illustrator.
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Nov 16
My name is Siddharth Kotian. I’m an illustrator from Mumbai India. My main passion is for graphic storytelling but that being such a niche market I basically whore myself to anyone who wants something drawn and isn’t cheap ass about it.
I’m kinda paranoid about people especially when they say they are such a huge fan of mine. Because even I’m not a huge fan of mine. My best friend says I’m just too hard on myself. But that’s ok. Beats being complacent. Let see. What else?
I’m 26 years old. I’m an internationally published writer and artist. I’ve had two operations to get rid of cataracts from my eyes. I know…It’s weird.
Just think of me as the Denis Leary of the art world but without the looks, money or fame. Well, basically an angry artist who smokes too much.
Why are you an Illustrator?
Its just one of those things. A calling I suppose. Some people are inclined to become athletes others are lazier and want to sit on their ass and draw all day. I like sitting on my ass and drawing all day. But seriously, I love illustrating because it’s basically a celebration of life and imagination. Once you get down to deeper understanding of drawing you kinda enter a secret world and begin to see things differently. You become more aware of the world around you and the people around you and start to find beauty in everything. Being a good artist isn’t just about being technically good but also about having a good soul. I think art saved my life.
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Oct 14
Illustration in Indian Advertising
George Supreeth runs Pencilsauce, and Bite Lightning, an illustration studio and an Illustrator representation unit in Bangalore. He was among the new breed of computer literate visualisers who wiped out advertising studio artists in the mid 90s. He quit the Ad industry in 2000 and has been sulking around its periphery ever since. He teaches at the local art college and he loves to draw.
There’s something about the Punjabi word ‘Jugaad’, that doesn’t translate too well into English, but it is a concept that is intrinsic to Indian advertising illustrations. There is something about our advertising that utterly and completely ignores illustration as a visual device. Perhaps social scientists and psychologists may say that it is the inherent Indian trait to deify that makes the humanizing art of photography a more relevant option. That and the fact that Photoshop changed everything in the early 90’s.
Illustration in Early Indian Advertising
Illustrations actually had a pretty good run in early Indian advertising. The fact that it lent itself to the coarse ‘Indian’ art paper (as opposed to foreign art), and reproduced well also helped. Most illustrators were studio artists, who created stunning art using alabaster paper and poster colours. In fact until a few years ago, the model for most applied arts courses were actually illustration courses, posing as applied arts for advertising.
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Sep 12
A little about yourself. Why are you an Illustrator?
I’d call myself a visual artist, illustrator, designer and director of animation. I’ve always liked to sketch, scribble, make flip-books out of maths textbook, collect magazine cutouts, create scrapbooks, make weird characters with collage, get my hands dirty with my fav green sketch-pen and basically create images, some that are still, some that move. I realize I’m doing the same things now, in a different context, on a different scale, and varied mediums. Yeah, and seafood, beer, music does help.
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Jun 15
Gary Taxali is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in every major magazine and newspaper. Gary has exhibited in many galleries and museums throughout North America and Europe including Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome. In 2005, he launched his first vinyl toy, The Toy Monkey, which included a special edition along with a silkscreen print commissioned by The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. This led Gary to create his own toy company, Chump Toys, which recently saw the release of his OH NO and OH OH vinyl figures. Aside from his gallery shows and illustration work, Gary also devotes a portion of his time teaching and lecturing at various arts organizations and schools such as OCAD University (Toronto, Canada), The Art Director’s Club of Houston (Houston, USA), Dankmarks Designskole (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Istituto Europeo Di Design (Rome, Italy) . He is a Founding Member of IPA (The Illustrators’ Partnership of America) and sits on the Advisory Board of 3×3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration. Gary has also juried many student and professional competitions including The Society of Illustrators, The National Magazine Awards, The Dallas Society of Visual Communications and 3×3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration. Currently, Gary is writing and illustrating his first children’s book entitled This Is Silly which is being published by Scholastic and slated for a Summer 2010 release. Gary recently created the cover art and inside illustrations for Aimee Mann’s new album @#%&*! Smilers, which won a 2009 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Package Design. He lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Why are you an Illustrator?
I love connecting pictures to text. I have my whole life. In fact, when I was four years old my teacher wrote in my report card that “my favorite activity is when I read a story aloud to the class. Afterward, he loves to show me pictures he’s drawn based on the story just heard”. So, I guess you could say I’ve been illustrating since I was four.
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May 18
Nishant Choksi : I’m a 33 year old illustrator working from Brighton, England. I’m married and have a daughter with a second one coming in July. I like comic books, UPA animation, Gram Parsons and coffee.
Why are you an Illustrator?
I wanted to be a comic book artist but could never get beyond the first panel. Illustration seemed like the best alternative. My work is one panel from a longer narrative.
Did you attend school for fine art or design?
I studied fine art at Central St. Martins. I didn’t like the look of illustration and design courses as they were too structured. The fine art course was more about working things out on your own and self initiated.
You have a distinct style of illustration. How long did it take you to develop your style?
I’ve been working for about 9 years and my style has developed a lot in this time. It was much more angular and cartoony in the earlier days. I still feel like I’m finding my voice. I have a way to go before I feel I’ve nailed what’s in my head.
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