If you are an illustrator, established or just starting out, and would like to participate in my PICTURE PROMPT series, just shoot me an email over to donasdays (at) gmail (dot) com and I will send you the information on how to join the fun!
Please welcome talented illustrator, Monica Rondino and check out her answers to my interview questions...
1. Why did you decide to become an illustrator?
I can say that I become an illustrator for the case. I always loved to draw and I did it from the time I was young but it was more a hobby. While I was looking for a job with languages I decided to follow a comics course and everything started from there. I finished my comics course and then I followed an animation course and now I’m an illustrator.
2. Where do
you get your inspiration?
I get
inspiration from everything: people, books, nature, television programmes, news
and all that is around me.
My preferred
illustration of mine is an illo I did sometime ago. It’s about a little mouse
on a balloon. I love it because it gives me a sense of freedom and at the same time
the fear of a new adventure.
4. If you
could invite five other illustrators (alive or deceased) to dinner, who would
you invite and why?
Beatrix
Potter, A.A. Milne, Chris Riddell, Diterlizzi, Alan Snow and so many others.
5. What are
you currently working on?
At the
moment I’m working on a new children’s book.
6. Do you
work in different mediums? If so, which style is the most challenging?
I work
mostly in digital but when I have the time I like watercolours. Probaly the
most challenging is watercolours due the fact I don’t use it so often.
7. What
advice would you give to someone thinking about trying to become an
illustrator?
I’m not very
good at giving advice. If you love what you do you don’t have to give
up even if it can be difficult sometimes and even if you can’t draw every moment (I mean everyone
has to pay bills J ) . And remember there is
always something to learn, so at the end the great thing is the path to become
an illustrator.
8. Do you
have another job in addition to being an illustrator?
Yes I have another job or it would it better to say
other jobs. For the moment I can’t live with the illustrator work so I do
every kind of jobs I manage to find.
Monica's Bio:
Monica is based in Rome, Italy and graduated
with a language degree while also studying comics, illustration and animation.
She and her partner Andrea work in 2D animation and flash animation for feature
films, TV series and commercials. Their illustration work ranges from
children's books to magazine and comic books. They work in both
traditional and digital mediums.
Social links:
Website: www.theartofpuro.com
LOVE that mouse in the balloon! Fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteHi Susanna! Monica gave me another illustration jpg as well as her profile picture but after working on trying to upload them for hours, my stupid computer apparently only wants ME to enjoy them...;~)
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