Andrea Rania

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

andrea@endriu.com
www.endriu.com
http://andrearania.blogspot.com/

What type of tools or media do you use?

i work with pencil, paper, wacom intuos, photoshop and flash


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

Aardman or Turner is cool

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

there are lots of cool people, i really dont know exactely, anyone think up something new

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

can list some movie where i've see some great characters:

Mulan, Flushed Away, Open Season, Samurai Jack, Spongebob...

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

no preference, i really like draw everithing, everytime is a challenge

why? because i love when people laughin or smiling whatching my characters

What inspired you to become an Artist?

God :) ehehe

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

mmmm.... i dont know...






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Kevin Wasden

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


Email: kevin@kevinwasden

Website: www.kevinwasden.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

I start everything with a pencil sketch but vary in the final mediums, depending on my deadline and desired result. Traditionally I use oils, acrylics, and watercolor. Digitally I prefer using my 9x12 Wacom tablet with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.

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

I prefer to work freelance, in my personal studio. Of course, all things are open to negotiation.

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

Honestly, there are too many great artists to mention here, but I suppose that answer won't suffice. I'm a big fan of Ian McCaig's work for Star Wars. I also like Todd Harris, Kevin Keele, and Justin Sweet.

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

Pretty much anything Ian McCaig did for Star Wars,

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

I enjoy drawing life: people, animals, creatures of all sorts. Faces and hands express so much emotion and character. I don't find as much satisfaction designing cars, buildings, etc. Those things can make a movie, a video game, or a story look really cool, but it's the characters that breathe life (and success) into a project.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Basically art stalked me until I gave in to it. I tried for a long time to find a respectable career, but I just couldn't stop drawing. I'm fascinated with the whole concept of creativity. I love the process of coming up with an idea and figureing out the best way to communicate that concept to others. So I guess you can say I'm an artist by default. There's nothing else I would rather do.

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

www.splintered-mind.com






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Kevin Necessary

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

kev.necessary@gmail.com. You can view my blog at
www.necessaryart.blogspot.com . or my portfolio (I'm using a service
until I can get my own site up) at www.artwanted.com/necessary.

What type of tools or media do you use?

Everything I do does eventually get finished through the computer
(mostly Photoshop, but I do use Illustrator quite a bit). However,
getting to that point differs by project. Sometimes I just use pencil,
or pen and ink. Other times, I'll throw in acrylic or ink washes, or
take photographs or scans of interesting textures. I'm not sure I have
a set style or technique — when I'm creating I use whatever comes to
mind.

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

I'd love to character design for a video game or animation studio
(Lucasarts and Lucasfilm, Pandemic, Blue Sky, etc.) Beyond that, any
design firm would be great. Right now I work for a newspaper doing
page design, which means I don't get the opportunity to do art. So any
place where I could draw and create would be fantastic.

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

Brad Bird is probably my favorite character designer out there. I'm
also a big fan of Aaron McBride, Doug Chaing and Gennedy Tartovsky.
Also, I love the stuff that comes out of Craig McCraken, who's doing
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends on Cartoon Network.

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

As stated above, I watch Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends almost
every night. The designs are so simple but so expressive. I recently
discovered the artwork of Tony DiTerlizzi, who did a children's book
called The Spider and the Fly. Brilliant black and white work.

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

I love retro-future designs, and find myself constantly drawing little
characters in that style on the edges of my sketchbook. Things like
clunky robots and funky little ray guns. I think I have a longing for
a future that seemed futuristic. I also like drawing political figures
of both the past and the present.


What inspired you to become an Artist?

I wanted to be an artist ever
since I was exposed to the artwork of Ralph McQuarrie, who was the
concept artist for the original Star Wars Trilogy. I first saw his
work when I was 3 or 4 years old, right after Return of the Jedi came
out. I used to try to match the Star Wars coloring books to his
paintings (the books were based on his work). As I grew older I
stopped focusing on art and got a "real" job, as a page designer for
newspapers. But on a trip to the Art Institute in Chicago in January
of '06, I rediscovered my love for art and the passion for creating
art. I've spent the past year trying to build up a portfolio.

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

www.illustrationclass.com
www.illustrationmundo.com
www.thedailydrawing.com
www.creaturesinmyhead.com
www.brandonbird.com









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