TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF
I have been working as a professional illustrator scince 1999, my
first job was to illustrate the Vigin Atlantic On-board safety cards. Since then i have worked for companies such as: FHM, Endemol, Channel
4, Sony Europe and Vodafone but i enjoy creating characters
for myself and in my own style.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ART
Quite a few things inspire me! Mainly showering, but tim biskup and
even my sausage finger buddies give me strength!!!
WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF THE ART WORLD
In the outside world i make true to my roots UK hip hop which you can
check out at www.myspace.com/hypercondriacs and generally get up to mischief.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE
Clean and precise but a little bit loopy
WHAT IS THE MOST ANNOYING/INSPIRING THING ABOUT ONLINE ART COMMUNITIES
I have only just stumbled on to these communities and i happen to
think they are pretty fantastic.
I have been working on my own in a hovel for centuries with noone to
look at or give criticism on my work.
But now i can upload a piece and pretty much instantly people are
giving me thier opinion on the colour choices i have made
and even letting me know which pieces are working better than others.
It's a bizarre world!
CAN WE FIND YOU ANYWHERE ELSE ONLINE (WEBSITES, BLOGS ETC.)
you can check out some of my work by going to
www.leigh75.com - this is not really fully operational but you can get
a good idea of where im going.
www.leighpearce.blogspot.com
www.mysausagefingers.com - I am of course Leighconshire
www.mojizu.com/artist/Leigh75.aspx - where some of my
characters are battling it out to be the champ!
WHAT DO YOU ASPIRE TO DO WITH YOUR ARTISTIC TALENTS
i would love to design a range of vinyl figures, t shirts etc. Who
knows even a movie!!!!
DO YOU HAVE ANY FORMAL ARTISTIC TRAINING
Not as such, i have always drawn but i decided to study Graphic Design
at Saint Martins instead of illustration.
I have quite a graphic style which perhaps stems from that.
WHAT'S IN YOUR MP3 PLAYER
A mixture of joyous sounds with an undertone of filth
ANY FAV MOVIES/TV SHOWS
Foster's home for imaginary friends, Samurai Jack, Robot Boy!
ANY QUOTE YOU'D LIKE TO LEAVE US TO PONDER
Having no style is a style of it's own |
