I feel completely bad for not updating my blog like I was supposed to. I must admit that my consistency has been something I’ve been struggling for a while and it’s hurting my progress as an artist. So today my little princesses you will learn how I began as a Background Painter.
I remember when I met Mister Dave for the first time at PRCC 2015. I spotted him and made quick fan art of his lovely Jenny and gave it to him. He was impressed with it, we exchanged brief info of ourselves and went back on duty at our respectable tables. Weeks later I got asked to redesign one of his characters from the animated series Vegigantes, I was super thrilled because that’s what I’m good at. He likes my work and told me I would be contacted eventually. A few months passed by, and he offered me a spot as a Layout artist on the series. The first task was background design.
The more jobs I had as a background painter, the more overwhelmed I became. These were something I was not interested in because they were too complex and tedious to do. At one point I asked him why did he pick me up and the reply was: “Kid, the way you see things is simply beyond beautiful and powerful, you are ready to work with the big leagues, believe it or not, that’s why I picked you.”
After that, I took things more seriously. Started watching some videos about perspective tutorials, environmental concept art, lighting source, color temperature, and so on. Replicating not just the background but also the styles (depending on the theme or years) was part of my job. I still have a long run to go.
I love what I’m doing, would sometimes feel shy about it but once it begins, I just plunge myself into these universes. An accurate feel and look is my mission. I used to hate it because I didn’t have knowledge of it and am still in the process of learning more. Eventually, I’ll show you guys what I have done for Vegigantes or my other unpublished works. Maybe we can call this kind of nature as auto-discipline.
Leave a Reply