Interview with George Patsouras
What is your favorite canvas color when starting a painting and how important is working on paper with regards to your digital process?
My favorite canvas color would be sepia, without a doubt. I feel most comfortable with that color because I’ve had much practice with it, and it works great with a majority of the themes of my paintings. As for working on paper, I sketch everyday, which also helps me improve my draftsmanship skills with my tablet, so it works both ways.
What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given ?
Draw and/or paint every single day.
What’s your point of view on showing nude females in the majority of artworks which are created by male’s? If opposite has been done then how you react?
Personally I feel that an artist should be free to express what he or she wishes, including nudity, be it male or female. It’s not my place nor anyone else’s to say what an artist can or can’t paint, so I feel that should be respected.
Your portfolio mostly contains the characters, there is any special reason of concentrating more on the characters?
I like to capture emotion in my paintings, and I can’t do that if I limit myself to just environments. That and I have to admit, painting characters is simply a lot of fun for me, much more fun that just painting backgrounds.
Do you love photography and if yes, then how photography helps you in painting your illustrations?
I respect photography and do view it as a valid form of art, but to be honest, I’m a very bad photographer - my brother is actually much more gifted in that regard – he usually shoots reference material for my paintings, although I am getting better at it. I usually use photographic reference to help me with anatomy, as well as creating dynamic lightning effects for my paintings.
What other interests do you have that help influence your work and keep you motivated?
I’m a huge fan of Greek Mythology, so I’m definitely influenced by that for my paintings. Growing up, those myths had a huge impact on me as an artist, so that’s something I’m trying to recapture with my current images.
Would you like to give any 5 tips to the Photoshop users which like to create artwork like yours?
1. Learn the basics before even touching Photoshop.
2. Start off at low resolution and work your way up.
3. Think of simple shapes when painting. The human figure for example can be viewed as bunch of cylinders, so shade accordingly.
4. Stress values more than color – values help make an image look realistic, not colors.
5. Do speedpaints (paint as fast as you can in 30 minutes or less) if you’re serious about developing your skills.
You are regular visitor of CGArena from starting, what you love and hate about this animation portal and any suggestions for us?
I really enjoy the site’s content, such as the images submitted as well as the free tutorials (which were a huge help for me when I first started painting digitally), and definitely the free magazine. I don’t ‘hate’ anything, but one thing I’d like to see changed in the future is the layout to be honest; It’s very well done, but something about it feels a bit dated.
Thanks a lot George for talking with us. Best Wishes for future.
Thanks again for having me; Appreciate the kind words and support.
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