Tihomir Chelanovich

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

Email tiho.morcina@gmail.com and/or Web page www.kfatoliperazus.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

Pens, pencils, ink, Photoshop, Painter.

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

Disney, Pixar...

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

Shane Glines, Glen Keane, Claire Wendling...

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

Milt Kahl's drawings, Claire Wendling, Alan Lee, Dan Lee, Peter de Seve...

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

Lions, monkeys, insects, rabbits, girls, old people.

These are the subjects I draw without much thinking and many times, they turn out good looking in the end.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Making up new creatures and new worlds.

Imagening situations, conflicts between characters, telling stories.

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

Animation podcast, http://ilkke.blogspot.com/, http://www.flightcomics.com/, http://sewardstreet.com/

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Nathan Bachelder

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

contact: http://nathanlb.cgsociety.org/gallery/
email: n8saprano@yahoo.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

tools: Mostly Adobe Photoshop, but some 3D using Alias Maya, Adobe AfterEffects, traditonal; watercolor, oil, Ink, and pencil.

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

What place would i like to work: Pretty much any prodution studio for the Entertainment and/or Gaming Industry; as long as I'm doing something creative I'm happy.

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

My top favorite Artists: Bobby Chiu, Jonny Duddle, Pascal Blanche, Mathias Verhasselt, Nicolas Bouvier, and Steven Stahlberg.

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

Favorite piece: "Cirque de Spectaculaire" by Jonny Duddle

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

Favorite subject('s): I love monsterous creatures for the dark and mysterious aspect of it but I also enjoy sci-fi themed characters for the Industrial Design aspect.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Inpiration: Well Ive always loved drawing, I think I was creating pictures before I learned how to spell and write. But I think you could say it runs in the family because both of parents are pretty creative.

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

CGTalk, conceptart.org , computerarts.co.uk, and ImagineFX






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Mike Legan

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

www.mikesartwork.com

mikeorion22@hotmail.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

Illustrator and photoshop

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

still looking into some good places.

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

i really like Ragnar, Joe Madureira, Mike Mignola, Bruce Timm and Sean
Galloway

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

Samurai Jack, Foster's home for imaginary friends, Bruce Timm's batman
series

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

I like doing faces the most, its fun to tell a story with facial
expressions, and seeing how raising or lowering something as simple as an
eyebrow can change the mood of a character

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I've always liked comic books and wanted to be able to draw like the people
i saw, mostly Todd McFarlane when he did spawn and Andy Kubert doing x-men
were my early idols.

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

www.comicartcommunity.com






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Isaac Aranda

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

People could contact me at bakaburra@gmail.com or visiting my blog
bakaburra.blogspot.com .

What type of tools or media do you use?

I usually use Flash and a Wacom tablet for my first contact with the
character. After a few lines, i define the most important shots and
after i paint with a basic palette.
Then I export to Photoshop and i apply some colour effects.

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

Well, if i could decide it, i would like to work for Pixar, not only
like a drawer even thinking about characters, ideas for gags, making
photocopy.... jajaja but i think that with my age and family this will
happen in other life. But now i´m thinking, there´s another place i
would like to work.... Cartoon Network....what a lovely characters they
create...

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

I discover a lot of character designers and drawers every day. Lot of
them are impressive and i enjoy their desings. Blogs are a very
important source of aknowlegment. People like Sean Galloway, uwe... or
designers that work for pixar, disney, warner... i can learn a lot
seeing their art. In spain there are a lot of good artist.... if i have
to choose one, MIguelanxo Prado is my favourite.

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

The incredibles was a very important picture in my life like an artist.
All of the characters are perfects. The art of Tony Fucile and Lou
Romano.... i have no words ...fantastic!
I have seen this film a lot of times and i enjoy it every time. I
remember Norman Rockwell like an important influence.

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

Villains and tortured charactes are my principal subject. I don´t know
why, they produce in me a lot of good feelings. I like to imagine their
stories and bad acts... Everybody knows a hero conduct but is
impossible to foresee what a villain can do...

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I went to school, since i was 4 years old with a friend of mine that
was a fantastic artist. I start drawing imitating my friend....but soon
i saw that i had my own capabilities and i started to enjoy with my own
art.

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

no reply






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Jesse Aclin

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

jesseaclin@gmail.com
www.jesseaclin.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

alias sketchbook, photoshop, illustrator

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

any studio really as long as it is a good opportunity..and pixar and
lucas of course

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

Right now i like Ricky nierva, steven silver, feng zhu, john nevarez,
ryan church, cheeks, and most everyone listed on this sight.

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

i don't have much out there and I'm a very harsh critic of myself.

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

Robots are always fun. I like giving them human and animal
characteristics and trying to put a lot of life into something thats
mechanical.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I have always drawn but lately sights like deviantat art and concept
art and this site have been big inspirations for me.

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

www,deviantart.com www.conceptart.org







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Moro Rogers

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

Email is fine...My webpage (kambodiahotel.blogspot.com) has a little more
info and a bunch of art.

What type of tools or media do you use?

Whatever seems to suit the subject matter. I like watercolor, pen and ink
with photoshop color, and gouache...

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

If I had a choice...Pixar. Laika sounds neat also.

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

Nicholas Marlet and Jamie Hewlett are good. I'd like to see movies in their
styles.

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

I love the people and aliens in LILO AND STITCH. They're very charming and
curvy.

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

Monsters, dinosaurs, naked ladies...They are all beautiful in themselves,
but allow for a lot of freedom, too. I don't think I could ever get tired of
drawing monsters.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I've been drawing since I was a little kid and...I really don't remember,
haha. My dad is an artist too, and my parents constantly encouraged me to
develop my skills. But when I was younger I thought I wanted to be a
scientist. Who knows.
Later, PRINCESS MONONOKE and Stephen Chow's movies made me want to become a
filmmaker myself. I'm working on it.^_^

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

Not sure what to put here, since all the most awesome art sites have
probably been linked already...
A friend of mine with really cool art- http://beetlebeauty.blogspot.com/
Tree of Life project- http://tolweb.org/tree/
Studio Ghibli- http://nausicaa.net
A CS Lewis site (One of my favorite writers. A big influence on my
storytelling.>- http://cslewis.drzeus.net/







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Brett Jubinville

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

People can contact me through my email, brett@thebrett.com and can see my
stuff at www.thebrett.com


What type of tools or media do you use?

The usual stuff. Pencil, pen, tablet, photoshop, illustrator.


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

Nickelodeon is at the top of the list, along with Pixar. I'd love to
produce my own short or series at Nelvana, where I currently work.


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

The top guys, in my opinion are Steve Lambe, Genndy, Craig McCracken.
Also, though he's not really a 'character desgner', Ashley Wood is
phenomenal.


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

I've liked the look of Open Season since the get-go. Finally it seems
like the 'trying to be photo-real' thing is running out of steam and we're
getting back to the idea that these are cartoons, not live-action
wannabees.

El Tigre with Nick has a damn nice look to it too.


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

Aside from the ladies, cause they're ladies ... I'd say people with
swords. Lots of Samurai Jack and Warcraft II (yes 2) influence on my art
over the years.


What inspired you to become an Artist?

The desire to do something with my life where if I was taken out and
replaced with someone else, it would be done completely differently. Not
to be just a cog in the machine I suppose.


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

Ash Wood's blog
http://ashleybambaland.blogspot.com/

Drawingboard.org
http://www.drawingboard.org/

Concept Art.org
http://www.conceptart.org/

Design is Kinky
http://www.designiskinky.net







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Olivier Aubin (Bino)

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

by my webpage, please.
http://binoland.blogspot.com/


What type of tools or media do you use?

I use traditional art techniques (rotring pastel, acrylic...) and computer Pc or Mac : photoshop, illustrator ,3dsmax, zbrush .
But everything always begins by a piece of paper and a sketch.


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

Well I'd like to work as illustrator, for children's tale.


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

Bobby Chiu

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

Ray caesar, Mark Ryden, Helwein


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

Stupid characters, animals,are my favorites. Stupid characters because I have got a lot of imagination,
and my world is a bit mad, and animals because of the diversity of their shapes, expressions, apleasure to draw them and to make them human!


What inspired you to become an Artist?

It very naturel to draw, so I don't feel like an artist.

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

I'd like to share these adresses:

http://www.raycaesar.com/
http://peteoswald.blogspot.com/
http://donshank.blogspot.com/








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Arash Tirgari

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

Email: inkboyt@hotmail.com Webpage: http://tirgari.blogspot.com/

What type of tools or media do you use?

I use whatever tools necessary to get the job done. However, a favorite
methode of choice has been scanning pencil and pen drawings into the
computer to be painted in Painter. At work during break, I also do the
occassional marker pieces. I also enjoy oil painting when time permits.
However, the ultimate tool is the sharpened pencil, because it all starts
with a basic drawing: composition and value studies.

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

I really enjoy my current occupation as an FX artist on movies. I have
been lucky to work on a high profile film or two, including the recent "The
Chronicles of Narnia", however I am also in the lookout for interesting
projects or freelance job to do some traditional work: illustration and
concept design.

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

There is so much fantastic talent out there some of whome I happen to
personally know: John Nevarez, Steven Silver, Jose Lopez, etc. I also
really like the works of Carlos Huante and Justin Sweet to name a few, and
of course a great favorite of mine Moebius.

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

One of the most obvious would of course be "The Incredibles", both in
terms of design and expressiveness of the characters. I also like some of
the works of Japanese artists, including Koji Morimoto and the likes of
"Ghost in the Shell".

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

I actually really enjoy drawing the human figure and had the opportunity
to teach my own classes in subject of figure drawing and anatomy. To me the
human figure has been the ultimate challenge as a subject for many artists
through the ages. Figure drawing can be challenging and rewarding at the
same time. However, even a little knowledge and skill in drawing the figure
can help your drawing ability a good deal, especially as a character
designer.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Ever since I could hold a pencil I have drawn. Originally, I was studying
to attend medical school, but my heart was somewhere else-- mainly in the
arts. So, I chose to pursue a career in the film industry as a traditional
artist first and now as a digital one.

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

www.animationnation.com (great resource for artists)
www.conceptart.org







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Caroline Attia

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

http://www.carolineattia.com


What type of tools or media do you use?

Drawing, Photoshop, Illustrator


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

Passion Pictures or Studio aka


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

Bruce Timm, Peter de Seve, Carlos Nine (well he is not really a character designer, but his characters are amazing!), Michel Gagné


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

no reply

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

Small dogs, because they got such awful faces, and old ladies because of the work time as done on there faces, you can really see through they face their life and character.


What inspired you to become an Artist?

I was fist very inspired by French comics, and then I discovered animation through Disney first.


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

www.pictoplasma.com

http://www.tokyoplastic.com/

www.studioaka.com

www.passionpictures.com








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Christyan Lundblad

I would like to be contacted on Christyan@ofir.dk or I_am@christyanlundblad.dk


What type of tools do you use?
Pencil, pen, marker and Photoshop.


Is there a place where you would like to have an internship?
Where ever they are not afraid of thinking differently.


Who do you think are the top character designers out there?
AL Hirschfeld, Aidan Harte, Jesoped, Nicholas Marlet.


What are some of your favourite character designs which you have seen?
Really hard to say. As long as it flows . has appeal, interesting shapes and contrast within shapes.


What is your favourite subject to draw?
And why?: Birds, fish and elephants. Because you can go very far with their shapes and still see what animals they are.


What inspired you to become an artist?
The fact that I like drawing a lot.


What are some of your favourite links that would be relevant for this block? http://stefchoi.blogspot.com/ http://www.lost.art.br/osgemeos.htm www.robertvalley.com http://www.wellworthwaiting.com






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Ricardo Tércio

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?
http://mautempo.blogspot.com

What type of tools or media do you use?
pencils,watercolours,acrylic & digital

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?
I like to work in freelance bases to get more variety of work

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?
anybody who provided work for Pixar, Samurai Jack, Darkstalkers, Powerpuff girls, Spirited away,Nocturna,Studio aka

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?
so many...the Powerpuff Girls are brilliantly well thought...I really liked Darkstalkers...stuff from Claire Wendling,Moebius

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?
Monsters...They're never enough

What inspired you to become an Artist?
My family,toys,movies,the streets...

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?
http://claire-wendling.net/

http://www.studioaka.co.uk/html/index.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/17016/frames.htm

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Sandro Pizziolo

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

If someone would like to contact me,
this is my e-mail: pizziolos@halloweenschool.com
and this is my new blog: http://www.letsdraw-sandro.blogspot.com
and in this site can you see one of my old work: www.halloweenschool.com


What type of tools or media do you use?

Usually I work with pencil and after i inking with brush or pen.(I prefer use the brush.)
After i finish my work with photoshop.
But I like many of techniques to draw my ideas!

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

Whell, now my principal work is the comics maker..and I like this!
But one of my dreams is to work for one of (big) Animation studios!


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

I like Stephen Silver,John Nevarez,Harald Sieperman,Andrei Riabovitchev...
this are only some that I like...there are many Great!

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

I've Loved the designs of "The Incredibles"..."Home of the range"...and the series "Samurai Jack"...and many others ^__^

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

My favorite subject are the people and I like to create different personages!

What inspired you to become an Artist?

The italian comics artist Giorgio Cavazzano!

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

www.silvertoons.com (Stephen Silver site)
http://john-nevarez.blogspot.com/
http://andreiriabovitchev.blogspot.com/
http://pierrealary.blogspot.com/
http://haraldsiepermann.blogspot.com/









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