Andre Moore

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? (Email, Webpage)

http://www.andremoore.com/

What type of tools or media do you use?

Mostly I use Photoshop CS2 and Illustrator CS2 And Flash 8

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

Well I work at Cartoon Network but I would have loved to work for Disney when 2D cel animation was still big.


Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

Glen Hanson, Steven Gordon, Jo Chen is really nice ,Jeff Matsuda has some cool stuff that I really like. I really like this new guy I just found his site named Ahmed Guerrouache and Peter de Seve

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

I've always loved the designs on Proud Family and X-men Evolution

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

Ha! I guess that would have to be women. I grew up being a big Adam Hughes Fan so I always tried to draw women like he does but never came close to it. The guy is a beast at drawing women.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Mostly comic books and my art teachers in school always giving me a A+ for art class

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

http://www.peterdeseve.com/
http://www.tdog-art.com/
http://www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/cowbell/
http://www.kharupt.com/








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Ricardo Venâncio

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? (Email, Webpage)

2depaus@gmail.com
http://rvportfolio.blogspot.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

Anything I can think of or have at hand. Graphite and lead pencils, watercolors, ballpoint pen, and, fairly recently, Adobe Photoshop. It really depends on what the job is about and the effect I'm going for.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

Anywhere I'd be allowed to develop my skills.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

I'm not much of a name-dropper, but some of the artists that have impressed me the most over the years are people like Iain McCaig and Dermot Power, Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Pope, and Mike Mignola.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

Again, some of the work on the Star Wars prequels, Tartakovsky's stuff, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Kirby's New Gods, John Byrne's cosmic stuff with FF and X-Men, Pixar's movies, Hellboy, etc, etc, etc…

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I tend to draw mostly characters, human or otherwise. It's my favourite part of the whole process, the fleshing out and development of the features, the personality and back stories of each character.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Everything I saw growing up, really. I started reading Comics at 8 or 9 years old and tracing over Frank Miller, John Byrne, John Buscema and many more. When it came time to choose between Law and Arts, it felt more natural to do what I liked to do. How dumb was I, huh…?

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?
These are some of the places I get inspiration from…
http://catsuka.com
http://drawn.ca
http://drawingboard.org
http://cfsl.net
And these are a couple of my local friends' places online…
http://mautempo.blogspot.com
http://nunoplati.blogspot.com





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Zoë Moss

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? (Email, Webpage)

zoeisfunky@sbcglobal.net (is checked automatically)
http://www.brainfarto.0catch.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

For the basics (lines), I'll use a regular bic mechanical pencil with
.7 lead, or if I'm feeling different, .5. For inking, I like to use
those nifty micron pens, usually around .1, .005, or .5, but I do NOT
recommend that anyone live by those as a means of inking anything.
With that said, I like to explore different pen brands, and I'm
currently experimenting with brush pens. I support the nifty Japanese
Calligraphy pens and pen sets. They are SO good.

As for color, I'll use whatever I can get my hands on: watercolors,
colored pencils/art stix, oil pastels, markers, oil and acrylic
paints, make-up, hey... if it makes color, I'll use it.
And for the digital work, I like to use photoshop (I use photoshop 7
sometimes CS), Illustrator, and Painter 8 all with a wacom intous 2
tablet.. I think.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

In the states, I would like to work at Pixar (who wouldn't?) because
they're doing things with a creative touch and they pay attention to
story. If I could, I'd really like to work for Gainax in Japan because
their work is INSANE! They seem like the sort of studio that isn't
afraid to do things where they count. And I'd kind of like to work on
Robot Chicken as a writer among other roles.
Of course, that's all just me dreaming big, I guess. I just want to
get into college first.


Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

In terms of being popular, I think Shane Glines, Bruce Timm, and uhh...
In terms of my favorites, Kevin Dalton, Matt Groening, Raphaëlle Marx,
and all my friends who do this sort of thing.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

I think a top favorite may be Bender from Futurama. Then as you go
down the line, Retro (along with 97% of the designs from "Dead
Leaves"), Little Gloomy and cast, The Venture Bros. are full of fun,
and it goes on and on...

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

The human body. DANG. I can't help it! I like to develop the human
body, particularly in abstract or impossible ways. For example, long
arms, or joints in the wrong spots. I gather a lot from the human body
because it has a lot to offer.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I drew, and behold I had fun. I decided to continue having fun.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

I get some fun inspiration from these links:

www.calmlikeabomb.org/*
http://www.hiredmeat.com/
http://www.calarts.edu/~pward/
http://www.notoart.com/
http://www.reyyy.com/
http://www.cmo.jp/users/bnd/*
http://spacetrash.unicornmeat.net/*
http://36oh.net/
http://www.clubyaourt.org/*









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