A Character Art School publication
ArtSketch. Long-form interviews with the artists behind the characters — their sketchbooks, their process, and the work that got them there.
Ilya Kuvshinov
With a broad and varied portfolio of vivid and appealing characters and locations, as well as a dynamic style, Ilya Kuvshinov is an artistic powerhouse. We took some time out to speak with one of the most popular artists in the world, discussing art, work-life balance, and the future of his art.
Interview by Bronwyn · 6 min read
Animation
Artist Interview: Nicola Sammarco
Nicola Sammarco
The Italian animator on Disney as childhood rather than influence, thinking an emotion before drawing it, and why the time you spend not drawing is hard to get back.
Concept Art
Artist Interview: Noah Bradley
Noah Bradley
The environment painter on deciding to be an artist in a single week at eighteen, why he thinks art schools are money-making machines, and the bar for getting work.
Character Design
Artist Interview: Brittany Myers
Brittany Myers
Sixteen years old, no art classes, and working in Gimp. On feeling the expression you are drawing, eyebrows, and why nobody is born a talented artist.
Illustration
Artist Interview: Marta Dahlig
Marta Dahlig
The Seven Deadly Sins painter on realising she had not made a personal piece in four years, self-teaching the hard way, and using photo reference without letting it use you.
Illustration
Artist Interview: Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall
Frogbillgo, of Sketchbomb SF. On why fast lines make fast subjects, what a games studio actually wants in a portfolio, and the shape of a working day at home and in a studio.
Illustration
Artist Interview: Glenn Rane
Glenn Rane
Art Lead for Creative Development at Blizzard, and a Son of the Storm. On contrast as the whole game, copying artists you admire without ever claiming it, and shoulder pads.
Illustration
Artist Interview: Sandara Tang
Sandara Tang
Teaching digital painting at DigiPen by day and painting dragons by night. The Singaporean illustrator on visualising before you start, matching a studio’s house style, and art block.
Animation
Artist Interview: Tom Bancroft
Tom Bancroft
Eleven years at Disney Feature Animation, Mushu in Mulan, Simba in The Lion King. The longest interview in the archive, on casting, clean-up, and drawing every day.
Illustration
Artist Interview: Lois van Baarle
Lois van Baarle
Known online as Loish. The Dutch illustrator and animator on how a trademark style actually forms, finding her work printed on clothing on the other side of the world, and why the basics only ever come from drawing a lot.
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