Interview with:Margarita Toyents [lecheconmiel]
ILLUSTRATION
 | What is your specialty in illustration? I use pen & ink to create visually appealing illustrations, there's never a certain theme but I do have re-occuring characters. |
| What are your regular clients like? What do they expect from you? My clients are usually young art collectors, they like uniqueness and quality and vivid colours. |
| Is there a web address where we can see some of your work? I have a couple; http://www.arthousecoop.com/users/maggieyeah18/ and http://lecheconmiel.tumblr.com |
| Have you completed formal art studies, or are you self-taught? I am completely self-taught, and I'm entering art school this fall. |
| How did you get your first full assignment? What did it involve? My first assignment was to complete an entire sketchbook based on a given theme, my theme was 'The Elephant In The Room', we had complete freedom to use any type of media as long as the book was able to close. |
| What past or present day illustrators do you admire most? I enjoy the following illustrators work, Alexandra Ball, Paul Holland, Madamesange, and Matthew J. Laznicka. |
| How similar are your current drawings to those you did as a child? The only similarities are the simplicity, & the hints of oddity. |
| What was your favorite comic book as a child? I always loved X-Men. Any Marvel comic was good, but X-Men took the cake. |
| Do you have a particular style, or does it vary a lot? I have different styles, I have some with simple lines, simple shapes, and some with wild patterns & organic shapes and tons of colour. |
| What is hardest to draw? I have a tough time drawing Giraffes, oddly enough it's one of my top three favourite animals. |
| What type of music do you listen to while you work? This is a bit tough, because certain music changes my work, if I listen to Portugal. the Man, (an indie rock band) my work is a bit more colourful and free spirited, if I listen to From Autumn To Ashes, (a hardcore band) the work becomes a little edgier, a little darker. |
| Do you have a favorite work of art? Anything by Salvador Dali, I can stare at his paintings forever. |
| What do you do when a client simply says "I don't like it"? If I think the work is amazing, I will back it up, & talk the client into liking it, If the work isn't one of my best, I will offer a different one. |
| What new techniques have you been experimenting with lately? I have been trying to achieve more detailed human faces and bodies by using different shading techniques. |
| What part of your work do you do on paper and what part digitally? Majority of my work is done on paper, but I occasionally work on digital illustrations, I create simple but funny comics to share to on my blog. |
| What research do you do for your illustrations? I look at my favourite illustrators for guidance & ideas, or I simply go outside and look at world for inspiration. |
| Do you have colleagues with whom you share techniques, tricks, ideas, etc.? Unfortunately, none of my colleagues are any good at art or have no interest in it. |
| Do you have any specific goals as an illustrator? I'd love for my work to end up on book covers and music albums someday. I want everyone to say "Wow, that looks really cool, I might just buy this book because of the cover." |
| What illustration web sites do you frequent? I do like http://www.boooooom.com/ to see up and coming artists but I haven't really looked, I am sure there are plenty of great ones out there. |
| What are you working on now? Currently, I am working on a trio of owls on a branch with a colourful odd background. I am hoping it comes out like I envisioned. |
| What advice do you have for someone who likes to draw and would like to make a living from it? Go for it, it is your passion, it is your dream, and never let anything or anyone tell you can't. |
STYLING
| What is your specialty as a stylist? fashion, salon, image, objects...? I like unique sense of style, not only being up to date on trends but keeping with one's true self, by incorporating favourite colours, fabrics, jewelry, and most importantly personality. |
| Can you provide a link to a site where we can see something of your work or of where you work. Yes I can: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?id=1384304 |
| In what style or trend do you classify yourself? I like feminine details, vintage styling, florals but I mix them up with more punk rock stye including lots of studs, leather jackets, ripped clothing, etc. So I am not too sure what that style is, but it's mixing two trends at once. |
| What are your clients like? My clients are friends or family who need a little push in their wardrobe, but plenty of strangers do compliment my style and ask where I purchase things. |
| How did you begin to develop your talent? Have you possesed it since you were a child? I see old photos of me as a child, I wore what I wanted, and I usually went for offbeat options in wild colours, with bold accessories. I had a natural flair for style, and it's stuck with me. |
| What importance has professional training had on your career? I've had no professional training, none what so ever, I was taught to sew by my mother, so I started getting into creating & styling. I am also an illustrator so I draw up fashion sketches as well. |
| When did you first realize you could make a living this way? I've read countless fashion magazines, and viewed other stylist's work and it saw all the potential in making someone look and feel better. |
| What people or experiences have taught you the most and helped you to arrive where you are? I have helped out my sister with her wardrobe countless times when she needed an outfit for a certain event, I always made her look her best. People seem to either love my style or hate it, I get more inspiration from the people who hate it. It makes me push myself so that they can hate it more. It's a strange way of getting inspired but for me it works. |
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