Interview with Melanie Delon
Please tell us in detail about your work Blood, why and how you painted that image.
Blood was a kind of “fanart”, I was playing Dragon age: origins (Bioware), suddenly I felt the need to create a real (sexy) fantasy character, the one I would love to play. At first I wanted to paint a portrait, but it quickly ended with a full character. I also wanted to have 2 huge dragon’s head on her shoulder armor, but they were too realistic and didn’t fit the character style, so I decided to do something more “abstract”. The contrast in colors is also really important, the background is very pale and desaturated, and her face is really colorful with red, orange, pink. It was really fun to do
Are you workaholic or do you also have time for hobbies, btw what you like to do in free time if you have?
I’m not a workaholic; I do really need breaks and free time. It’s important to find inspiration and ideas. I usually read, watch movies and play (too much) video games. This is a great way to get disconnected from the reality and from my everyday work, and it’s quite entertaining and fun too (inspiring also) :p
How would you like to see your career evolve in the next few years?
Probably doing the same thing as today. But I would love to working with the movie industry. I’m a bit tired of being alone all day long in front of my computer, and working with a team sounds really attractive to me. So maybe I’ll be there in few years, I’m crossing the fingers.
What tips you will like to give to the upcoming artists, how they can create beautiful illustrations?
Never give up, this is maybe the most important advice. Stay true to yourself, paint and create what you like, don’t paint something because people like it or will like it. Need to keep patience, illustration demands a lot of time. And work, work, work, that’s the key ;)
Finally, believe in your dreams ;)
Melanie Website - www.melaniedelon.com
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