Greg Nell, a self-taught Illustrator, was interviewed in July while attending the Artist Booth hosted by LegionInk, held at the yearly ICON Comics & Games Convention. In short, Greg got into drawing since he felt like he didn’t really have other lucrative skills. Watch his interview for the full story and to see some of his artworks:
Visit him online: Twitter.com/GregJNell Gregjnell.tumblr.com andotherstories.com
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Prefer to read the interview? Here it is below but we’d still appreciate it if you could go and like the video or subscribe to our YouTube page. Greg Interview Transcribed Oh hi, I’m Greg Nell, I’m an illustrator. Chop Gear: Is this a hobby or main line of business? Greg: This is my profession…as it is. CG: How long have you been an artist? GN: Professionally, the last 2 or 3 years. I’ve been drawing pretty much since I was about 5. CG: Did you study this field or are you self-taught? GN: Combination of the two. I did go to Fine Arts, I did fine arts at varsity but a lot of skills I got are self-taught. CG: How much time do you spend refining your skill? GN: Ah, not as much as I should. But I should draw more. CG: What inspired you to become an artist? GN: An inability to do anything else good. Haha, it’s true, it’s like I have only one discernible skill, it’s this, and shouting. CG: Tips and encouragement for aspiring artists? GN: Live drawing, man. Do life drawing every day. Yeah, that too – practice. End.
Kim Bussiahn, Illustrator and Animator, was interviewed in July while attending the Artist Booth hosted by LegionInk, held at the yearly ICON Comics & Games Convention. In short, Kim was inspired to follow the arts from watching cartoons as a child. She draws for enjoyment and see’s herself remaining in the artistic field indefinitely. Watch her interview for the full story and to see some of her artworks:
Here are more art pieces she’s done (not featured in the video):
Visit her online: Facebook: Kim-Bussiahn-Animation-in-Suspension Kitty-cat-angel.tumblr.com Kitty-cat-angel.deviantart.com
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Prefer to read the interview? Here it is below but we’d still appreciate it if you could go and like the video or subscribe to our YouTube page. Kim Interview Transcribed My name’s Kim and my skills are illustrations and animation, mostly. Chop Gear: Is this a hobby or main line of business? Kim: It’s a bit of both. It’s basically the industry I work in and I teach in so I guess it’s my main business, and I would continue working in the industry if I had to change jobs. CG: How long have you been an artist? K: Oh man, forever. How long have I been selling? I think I started doing commissions when I was 16 but I’ve only started doing tables for the last 5 years or so. CG: Did you study this field or are you self-taught? K: I’m self-taught. Yeah, mostly. CG: How much time do you spend refining your skill? K: Not enough actually, to be honest. I usually just draw to make me feel happy and that automatically refines my skill. I should actually spend more time doing studies and stuff. But yes, most of the time I’m just doing it for fun and then is automatically improves. CG: What inspired you to become an artist? K: Cartoons mostly. I just watched cartoons when I was little and I’m like ‘I want to do that’, and that was it really. CG: Tips and encouragement for aspiring artists? K: Work hard. I know that’s kind of hypocritical because I should work harder but I know for a fact ta working hard will get you further than just plain talent. End. -Writer: NinJaForge
