Interview with:jerry lofaro [jerrylofaro]
ILLUSTRATION
 | What is your specialty in illustration? Realistic and surreal images that are colorful and conceptual. |
| What are your regular clients like? What do they expect from you? Mostly wonderful, and expect the moon...which I usually attempt to give. |
| Is there a web address where we can see some of your work? http://jerrylofaro.com/ |
| Have you completed formal art studies, or are you self-taught? Mostly self taught...only lasted 3 semesters in art college. |
| How did you get your first full assignment? What did it involve? Showed my portfolio in an agency at the right time with the right work. It was a toy packaging job called Terrifier Amphibians...lizards on 6 wheels! |
| What past or present day illustrators do you admire most? Frank Frazetta, Roger Dean, John Gurche, Mark Fredrickson, Tim O'Brien |
| How similar are your current drawings to those you did as a child? Full circle...now I get paid to illustrate dinosaurs and animals! |
| What was your favorite comic book as a child? Archie, Richie Rich...how embarrassing! |
| Do you have a particular style, or does it vary a lot? Strong, graphic realism...no matter how much i try to loosen up. |
| What is hardest to draw? Everything...which is why I prefer working on a computer now. |
| What type of music do you listen to while you work? Progressive Rock - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Steve Vai, The Flower Kings, etc. |
| Do you have a favorite work of art? Sistine Chapel |
| What do you do when a client simply says "I don't like it"? "You talkin ta me?"
(Of course, I fix it) |
| What new techniques have you been experimenting with lately? Mostly stuff in the kitchen |
| What part of your work do you do on paper and what part digitally? All digital. |
| What research do you do for your illustrations? A lot, and mostly online. |
| Do you have colleagues with whom you share techniques, tricks, ideas, etc.? Mark Fredrickson and I share our discoveries. |
| Do you have any specific goals as an illustrator? To continue being my best, and chip away at my huge idea file. |
| What illustration web sites do you frequent? Rarely any, especially after working and researching on the computer for so many hours a day. |
| What are you working on now? Creating all the art for the website of a major food company. |
| What advice do you have for someone who likes to draw and would like to make a living from it? If you enjoy it, do it...just work very hard, and find a mentor. |
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