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« How to become a gothic illustrator ? »

My artistic journey

- Manipulate, model, scratch, test, tinker from childhood... just create !

- Open to any form of art : by being guided, at school, in extracurricular activities, or in a self-taught way, via tutorials, exhibitions...

- Inspired by my cinematographic, literary and musical discoveries.

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- Watch animation movies.

« Most important to me ? The first seasons of Pokemon, My Neighbor Totoro, Porco Rosso and Arriety by Studio Ghibli, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Coraline by Tim Burton...and many more ! »

- Solve the riddles of fantastic detective novels.

« I loved imagining the creatures of the Cthulhu files (Sherlock Holmes) by James Lovegrove! »

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- Growing up with comics that are evolving with us.

« I was captivated by the art style and the atmosphere of Lou ! by Julien Neel and I matured with Esther's notebooks by Riad Sattouf. »

- Explore musical genres such as alternative metal and gothic rock, with darker lyrics.

« The aesthetics of music videos of The Cure and the masks, makeup of alternative groups like Slipknot influenced me a lot. »

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My illustration techniques

« My creative process :
I sketch or trace my patterns, I refine my line or my gesture, I darken my lines or I start to shape it, then I add colors... or not ! »

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In my traditional creations ,

I use different mediums for drawing on papers of various formats : classic gray pencils (more or less oily) and fine black felt-tip pens as a priority, sometimes colored pencils and felt-tip pens, oily or dry pastels, watercolors...

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I realize my digital creations

on a tablet via free drawing software, accessible to anyone in possession of a mobile phone, tablet or computer.

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For my plastic creations ,

I manipulate, model, tear, cut, assemble, sew, glue, paint... various materials such as air-drying clay, cardboard, fabric, paper...

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