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I’m Jacques Sebastian-Alton, recently turned 19, and I’m a self-madegraphics designer who is currently based in central London. I’m a law andfinance student attending the University of London, and I design in my freetime when I have the inspiration. The-Preps.com is my online playgroundwhich you should all visit, and remember that I’m always keen on moreprojects and commissioned work.

Jacques S. Alton


Who are some of your artistic influences? What is it about their work that inspires you?I guess it would be hard to just name one person, because there arecountless out there! When it comes to artistic influences, I guess I owe alot of credit to the motion design scene. To keep an idea going, I usuallyturn on Mtv and absorb from there. From their ads to their music videos.Design is always revolving in such a fast pace; new ideas, new methods, newconcepts… boom boom boom! That’s what I find inspiring - designers pushingthe limits, constantly.How would you describe your style of work?Indescribable. Can I say that? Haha. I never set out trying to make any ofmy works look a certain way. I always try to use human elements though; Ilike people to be in my work. It’s a comfort-thing. In an essence my styleis my own vomit of eclectic contemporary design on a digital canvas.Could you tell us about your creative process?I don’t believe in having a set creative process. I figure that it wouldlimit my ability if I tried to induce the same creativity the same way timeafter time. I prefer to allow my muse to find me rather than looking for it.Of course, if I’m in a rut, the odd beer or glass of wine doesn’t hurt.What is your favourites design tools?I don’t think I’ll be anywhere without my Mac, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,and my tablet. Then there’s the 4 important P’s: Pen Paper Paint Pencil.Last but not least, a nice bottle of red wine.What accomplishments are you most proud of?I think my greatest accomplishment is yet to come. I’m always in constantsearch for newer and higher goals.where’s your idea ussually come from?The best ideas are unexpected. Ideas are everywhere. The trick is to notlook for it!What your favourites website?There’s so many out there! I don’t want to start listing them one by onebecause that would take forever. I enjoy visiting all kinds of sites forportfolios, design studios, portals, and communities. It’s fun to see whatother people are up to, you know.What do you think about our magazine?Great stuff! I’m definitely looking forward to all the future issues!

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EI studied illustration at Falmouth College of Arts in Cornwall, and graduated with a BA (hons) Illustration degree in 2004. Since then I have been using all my free time to work as a freelance illustrator, with my portfolio and professional reputation gradually progressing; until last week I resigned from my full-time job to work full-time as an illustrator.

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Who are some of your artistic influences? What is it about their work that inspires you?Catalina Estrada: for her organic natural shapes and amazing use of colour, Sködt D. McNalty: for his use of line and contour, and Zela Lobb: for her generous use of feminine textures, soft colour palette, and sense of humour.

How would you describe your style of work?Rich, detailed, bright, vibrant, feminine, and decorative.

Could you tell us about your creative process?Everything I do nowadays, after research and initial scans, is created, composed, and refined in Photoshop. I tend to make a rough montage of scanned photographs, drawings and shapes, and then work over them digitally with blocks of colour. Once I’m happy

with the composition, I overlay colours and textures to produce subtle variations in the surface of the image, creating complex layer sets and finishing with a dusting of homemade brush shapes to enhance depth and light and dark areas.

What is your favourite design tool?Photoshop.

What accomplishments are you most proud of?Having a four page illustration spread in the December issue of British Airways in-flight Highlife Magazine. I was under immense pressure to create the images on deadline and was delighted with the end results; I think its some of my best work to date.


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Where do your ideas usually come from?My ideas usually sneak up on me in the middle of the night. Inspiration comes from a huge and eclectic variety of sources, including nature, vintage advertising, old fashioned fairytales, fashion photography, art nouveau, and traditional Japanese visual style.

What is your favourite website?replessabandon.com

What do you think about our magazine?Wonderful.

Jenny [email protected] www.jennylloyd.co.uk


graduated from the University of Kansas in 2006 with a BFA in illustration and design

and have since been working as a freelance illustrator.

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lEiEArtists that influence me are James Jean, Sam Weber, John Hendrix, Amy Sol, Arthur Rackham, and Mark Ryden. I think that all of these artists have an incredible sense of narrative to their work. I am inspired by the stories they tell and the styles that they have developed to tell them. Also, most of these artists work is kind of scary and I like that as well.


This is a very difficult question to answer. Usually, the first thing that comes out of a person’s mouth when he or she looks at my work is that it is scary. I agree that there are some darker elements that creep around in my images, but I also know that those elements have beauty in them. My work is also very story driven. My excessive detail is generally driven by my need to fit as much story in a single image that I can without losing the overall design and hierarchy for the piece.

My process always begins with research and sketching. I gather photo reference to be used as inspiration only. I rarely draw directly from photos. I work small in the beginning until I find a thumbnail that is working. I than quickly work that thumbnail through refining stages until I’ve worked out all of the kinks and made it as dynamic as possible. I then take that rough and transfer it to the final paper. Usually when I start working in my studio everything is clean and in its proper place, but by the time I finish my room is littered with tracing paper, photo reference, anatomy books and used up pencils. Maybe an empty glass of wine or two. My work is never taken into digital

until the drawing is absolutely as polished as possible. Painting in Photoshop used to completely cover my original drawing, but I am now refining my process so that my digital addition accentuates the drawing rather than dominate it.

Pencils, pens, basically anything that I can make a mark with. I also love Photoshop. That program is like an onion; an onion with an airbrush tool. I’m thankful that I have a profession that I am passionate about and that is always challenging me. I also believe that I am a very good dancer. Many would disagree, but they are wrong. They are very, very wrong.

My environment inspires me. I live in Kansas and I think its beauty is pretty underrated. My studio is also filled with trinkets and found images that inspire me in one way or another. I try to surround myself with things that I find fascinating.

I love illustrationmundo. That is pretty much where I go to learn about new illustrators and upcoming events. I think magazines like yours are important in keeping my approach to digital painting from falling into a routine. Your magazine is a good source of inspiration. It is always important to take in what others are doing with the programs to create exciting and new art.

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Armen Mnatsakanjanwww.molorvac.com

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a freelance graphic designer, currently living in The Netherlands, but Armenian born, I love everything if there is art involved. At the moment I’m doing more illustration/painting style, wich I love to do. My dad used to be also very artistic in the past ( drawing, painting )I was always watching him while he was doing art, I’m drawing ages but started Graphic design when I was just 12 years old, now I’m showcasing my work on my portfolio “Molorvac.com” And someday I hope to move to Los Angeles or somewhere near there.

Who are some of your artistic influences?What is it about their work that inspires you?I would say “Craig Martin” from goodbrush.com, I love the way he use the strokes, in his work there is always a artistic feel to it, and Jens Karlsson & James Widegren, this two guys inspired me to get started with Graphic Design! And many more artists.

How would you describe your style of work?My style of work would be “dark art” with that I mean that I use lot of dark colours in my work, and there is mostly sadness & poetic feel in my work inspired from life or personal experiences.

Could you tell us about your creative process?I sketch a lot on paper, when I get an idea I always write or sketch it so I don’t forget it.I use photoshop the most, but I use also Illustrator. Mostly I work on 150 dpi or 200, because my computer doesn’t take 300 or more lolI start by filling the base colour, after that I start sketching around my idea.When the sketch is done, I start making the composition right!I paint a lot in my works so, I start painting on some parts that I think needs to be painted. I play a lot with colours, I would suggest to other people to do that also.The final result is mostly different than that I thought it would be.

What is your favourites design tools?Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash & Cinema 4D


jWhat accomplishments are you most proud of?That I Got noticed by some people and got featured on some websites included you guys!And that I have many “designer” friends around there! They supported me! Much love to them.

where’s your idea ussually come from?From life, and the experiences you get, sad or happy doesn’t matter, and music I would say from everything that is on my way! What your favourites website?My favourite website would be cgtalk.com very inspiring artists around there! And cpluv.com / humblevoice.com / newstoday.com and many more.

What do you think about our magazine?I think that you guys do a very nice job! Keep up the good work.And thanks for the interview!


I am a Malaysian who is currently majoring Computer Science in Auckland University, New Zealand. I am studying programming and focus more on softwares development. In the meantime, i do freelance graphic designing.

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EIII Eleven SinsThis is a collaboration between Designer Venn (Malaysia) x Photographer Hannah (Phillipines). It is a funky yet stylish looking artwork. It conforming to the current fashion. The main idea is to create a modish looking design. We try to create it as chic and dashing as possible.

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AsylumA collaboration between Designer Venn (Malaysia) x Photographer Piotr (Poland). It is a conceptual and emotive artwork which aims to observe all the stages of an object, to understand that process better. It does present a strange and bizzare feeling. Our objective was to make it possessed qualities that were associated with surrealism.

Junk ListThis is a recent client work for Junk List (Greece). They are a group of music and arts lovers. I was commissioned to design a poster for them.This is a recent client work for Junk List (Greece). They are a group of music and arts lovers. I was commissioned to design a poster for them. It is a fantasy looking piece. It is fiction that features elements of magic and supernatural features and entities that suspend conventions of realism.


DopepopeProfessional freelance illustrator and graphic image maker, full time digital photo-manipulator for Q studios Inc nYc http://www.qstudiosinc.com

Who are some of your artistic influences? What is it about their workthat inspires you?My artistic influences are certainly derived from my childhood interests, which I haven’t really been able to shake off, just refine a bit. Such silliness as giant japanese monsters destroying fake mini buildings and stepping on toy tanks. When I was a kid that was the stuff of awe for me. Horror movies, science fiction of all kinds, comic books, cartoons. Japanese culture, whatever I was privy to back then, made the biggest impact on me though. Without a doubt I have a thousand japanese illustrators I can name that are hugely influential. But there are several others from all over that have worked their way into my heart as well. Too many to name them all. Certainly illustrators such as Juan Doe, James Jean, Yasushi Nirasawa, blow my mind regularly, and photographer Timothy Saccenti has been doing some amazing projects. Outside of naming names, I’d say I’m certainly being inspired by the work itself, the opportunities to create something new from my own idea, an idea that gets me excited, is inspiration in itself. The chance to do good work perpetuates more good work from me. Oh, and lot’s and lot’s of video- gaming.


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How would you describe your style of work?I refer to my work as Experimental Aesthetics. Mainly because I experiment with technique and style constantly. My work often looks totally different from the next piece depending on my initial concept. One particular series I have, the Advanced Bitch Killer series, I use just about every aspect of image making there is. From photography, and building models, to photomanipulation, into ilustration, with a lot of design and even type treatments as well. My book Bioengineered to be the Best showcases the first images from the series. I do intend on a second book. I feel I have a lot left in the technique to perfect and explore.

Could you tell us about your creative process?Usually I just free form ideas, anything that comes to mind that answers the question at hand, no matter how vague, strange or unconventional. Then build out from there. If an answer is too obvious, it just may be to boring as well. I certainly always try to go the route that best answers the question in the most creative manner with as little compromise to my tastes and artistic sensibilities as possible. It’s often a struggle, unless it’s myself asking those questions to begin with. As for actual technical progressions, I always wind up in Photoshop and or illustrator, depending on the project. But I almost always draw traditionally, with a pencil and paper.

What is your favourites design tools?I love to draw fast and hard with pencils, charcoal pencils on big paper. I absolutely love Photoshop and Illustrator for giving me endless possibilities.

What accomplishments are you most proud of?I am most proud of getting published in several design and illustration books so far. It makes me understand that I am not the only one that thinks my work is worth seeing. As an artist, one can get very judgmental of their own works, very insecure. It’s nice to see it praised in such a way.Currently I’m most proud of launching my first book Bioengineered to be the Best. I worked extremely hard on those images. I’m very pleased with all of the positive response I got from putting it together. http://www.dopepope.com/store. Also, getting the MetalMan Project off the ground. In the fifth grade I drew a comic called Metal Man about a humanoidrobot that went crazy and pulled knives on people. It’s the most

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ridiculous thing ever. I was a kid! Anyway, I found the artwork and simply traced the head and the logo exactly as I had them and fell in love with the iconic shapes they’ve created. I then sent these elements to several artists to create a piece utilizing the head and logo. The rest of the image can be whatever they wanted, how ever they wanted. The results I got back were awesome, and it resulted in a book and online gallery. A second book is in the works already. http://www.metalmanproject.com

where’s your idea ussually come from?I go through phases that I can’t really explain. Some phases are quiet, and no ideas flow... but they must be brewing, because they are often followed by phases of too many ideas to possibly document at once. I do try to either sketch everything out as thumbs, or write down the ideas. I have a stack of stickies and napkins 5 feet high of such attempts. I never throw out ideas. I always come back to one when I have the perfect outlet for it.

What your favourites website?I recently had computer problems and lost a beautiful collection of bookmarks. Close to 5000 sites from artists to resources. Man was I pissed. I do frequent sites that provide daily news feeds for the realms of entertainment I enjoy, as well as anything in my field of business. As for just plain fun, I have to say YTMND.com makes me laugh my ass off. (you’re the man now dog)

What do you think about our magazine?I love it, and wish it prosperity and longevity.


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4HOUSE OF NATURAL FIBERYOGYAKARTA NEW MEDIA ART LABORATORY

It starts as a young community, with various backgrounds and ideals. They want to do whatever they wish, but with a natural inclination to create by the spirit of togetherness. There is no ambition to work simply for personal profit. They create for themselves, their family, and their environment. This is the basis for the first actions and commitment between them.

The house of natural fiber, Yogyakarta, is a New Media art laboratory, founded in 1999. They concentrate on the principles of critique and innovation. Since the beginning, the house of natural fiber has consistently focused on cultural development and New Media art, running numerous New Media art projects and workshops. In every project we concentrate on interactivity with people and environments. Thinking forward, positive and creative is becoming a vision for this community. In the implementation of this vision, in every program, they work towards the development of art with technology. This desire to contemplate the future of technology and art, is an important endeavour for the technology itself.

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ICU IN MA MINDsound experiment in hospital, ICU room, Indonesia

CAUS #03 (Citizen Againts UFO Secrecy)Transmediale 05, International media art festival, BASICS, Berlin, Germany

Venzha seeks to have a limitless space in which to experiment various ideas, working to realize his vision. With Irene “Ira” Agrivina, Istasius “Itaz” and Tommy “imot” Surya, he begins to work together, in response to great ideas in their community. Venzha is an interior designer who is technology and UFO maniac. Ira is a fashion designer, who likes reading and writing poetry. Itaz is a graphic-designer, who is a skilled comics artist. Imot is a VJ who working on web and interactivity projects.

The basic idea is to communicate something about New Media that focuses on limitless ideas, neglecting whether outcomes belong to an ‘art’ scene or not. Venzha believes everything can be an art and everyone can make a work of art, with various forms and definitions. It is legal throughout the reason and its responsibility in it. Even though finally Venzha and his community make some works interactivity projects, technology research, media art festival, DIY gathering, workshops, media performances, lecturing, electronic music movement, etc, this is perhaps because of their bargaining position, drawing on from their various supporting backgrounds.


Their concern with the younger community is expressed though the Education Focus Program (EFP), which proposes various workshops for children, and ‘newcomers’ to New Media technologies. It is also simply about sharing a vision, and not neglecting the surroundings one works in. This environment sustains them, as people and as artists, to continue working and living.

The house of natural fiber is merely a name created by Venzha, for a place to share ideas and to make something real while it has a purpose and use for people and their environment. The concept of this community is not to become a permanent group with a static membership and a leader, but rather to focus on an awareness of integrity in doing anything which is meaningful to them and their surroundings. This awareness allows Venzha to encourage everybody to freely join in. The only commitment is to work together. This freedom has allowed the community to survive to the present day. People join in as their lives allow them, and leave if the need arises, which is only natural.

There are several people who are involved, at present, such as: Andreas Siagian, Pipiangpu, Sudjud Dartanto, Fajar, Aga, Bagus Budiarto, Mario, Hasan Murod, Daniel, Liya, (DJ Belly, DJ Sonny, DJ Wza, DJ Endo ‘NULAB’, MC erno, for special projects), dr.Anton (Specialist), dr.Yance (Vyndrix System), DJ GOD, Dina, Haris, and many more. They come from various backgrounds, such as web designer, biotechnology, interactive media, electronic music, graphic, tattoo art, electro technique, medical, physic engineering, informatics and so on. Yet they form an informal creative community of collaborative expression.

Text edited by Olivier Krischer (AUS/FR, media artist)

MALOVER #2cp biennale, National Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia

OPERATION ROOM TOTAL SOLUTIONsound exploration in operation room, hospital, Indonesia


AgaDilagaPlease introduce yourself (name, occupation, and contact details), and maybe your background too?Aga Dilaga/Graphic worker/Telephone:085664758009 e-Mail: [email protected]

Who are some of your artistic influences?What is it about their work that inspires you?

Tim burton and Jean Michel basquiat Their work .Tim Burton for weird creature all his create, and Basquiat is so coloursoul. How would you describe your style of work?

3 F ; Freaky, Free,and Fun :)

Could you tell us about your creative process?Drawing in paper and mix all in adode photoshop.

What is your favourite design tool?Blank paper, a pencil and adobe photoshop. What accomplishments are you most proud of?Not yet.

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Where do your ideas usually come from?

Unsuspected moment.What is your favourite website?I still learn to know digital world.

What do you think about our magazine?It’s good.




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THE ARTISTS WHO JOIN THE TRIBEStill remember about the January 2007 exhibition? This is going to be big, and exciting!! HERE WE GO!!URGENT! Simple Happy Thought to be announce immediately!BLACK URBAN ART is A MASSIVE URBAN ART EXHIBITION. 40 Urban Art artists will join to collaborate into this exhibition, there will be 20 artworks, and not only 20, even 35 artworks (including Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bandung local artist) that will tickle your mind about your art appreciation, to tickle you from head to toe to give a try and put Urban Art as part of your daily life! The exhibition will be touring from Surabaya (March), Yogyakarta (March), Bandung (April), and Jakarta (April - May). Starting with a teaser exhibition to warming up and give you an idea about what is an Urban Art, and as a gathering for everyone for having fun! And it is free!!Because Art is for everyone, and for your daily consume!Join the BLACK Movement!Could you tell us about your creative process?


BLACK URBAN ART26th January 2007 - 2nd February 2007Opening exhibition party: Friday, 26th January 2007 - start 6 PMHybroximide - DJ13 (tentative) - DJ Echo (The Brandals) - DJ Jerome (drum’n Bass)3D (toy, statuet: a. Suzuka 2nd wave (already closed the dateline) b. New template by Royal Consortium (if only we can make it)c. Ripcons studio d. Stor “INA” Hero e. Mondayz f. Urban Factory by Jablay Artcoholic g. Paper Dick h. Nuttenkinder - Othello (Germany) 2D (digital, mix media): a. Idegila (Bandung) b. Aram Toter (Jakarta) c. Darbotz (Jakarta) d. The Rats (Bandung)e. Bapetz (Bandung) f. Mondayz (Bandung) g. Ranger Bastards crew (Bandung) g. Amelia Lovesyugah (Bandung)h. BEAST (Bandung) i. Nuttenkinder - Othello (Germany) j. Hendra Hehe (Yogya) k. Wedhar (Yogya) l. Eli (Yogya)m. Rima (Bandung) n. Wira (Bandung) o. Indy SixSupported by: TembokBomber - Royal Consortium - Vektor Junkie


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