Interview with MizaelTengu

Have you ever studied art and school/college?

I've never studied art school or college, though I'd love to study one day, I think it is very important for our formation as artists.


What appealed to you the most about being an artist?

Art is somewhat divine. We have the power to bring to life anything we want. It is exciting. We can generate thoughts and feelings in people.




What is your inspiration for your artworks?

Mainly: music, manga, 2D game fighting, books and so on.


What would you consider the key factors in creating/designing characters?

Free your mind. Don't over-think art.
Practice figure drawing.
Develop your aesthetic feeling (mental-visual-library) concerning to the shapes and features.
Always try to show your vision of things.
Never worry more about technical than creativity. Find the balance.
Focus more on the whole silhouette than details.





What traditional/digital materials do you use and why?

I work in both medias, much more traditional cause I'm still learning digital media.
traditional: Mechanical pencils, Ink, nibs, fine-liners, mechanical erasers. The basics. I sometimes use copic markers.
For digital media I use wacom bamboo and PhotoShop CS3. I use PS because I'm more familiarized with the interface. Wacom bamboo is a kind of standard for digital painting.



What are your plans for the future?
I have some manga projects. Some of them already in storyboards. I plan to execute them this year.
Improve my digital media skills.
Improve my traditional media skills.

Is there any advice you could give to learning artists? Is there any learning materials, artists, books or references you would recommend?

materials for learning:
Youtube channels:

PROKO
concept Cook
Xia Taptara
Sycra
onairvideo

Advice:
Never be afraid of learning. Even if your skills aren't that great, don't let this impede you of having fun and expressing yourself. Be patient and enjoy the journey.

"We can only fill a vase from the bottom till the top"



Thank you to MizaelTengu for answering my questions!