Hello, and welcome to another edition of Digitalists new interview series:
Behind the Screens: Digital Art Masters
Through these interviews, we will get an in-depth look into the minds
and careers of DeviantART's most influential digital artists.
Today's featured artist is neverdying
Daniel Berard is a graphic designer from Quebec, Canada. He has been doing graphic design professionally for the last twelve years. He is specialized in corporate identity design (logo, brochure, web) and photo manipulation.
When did you first discover your passion for art?
It goes back to high school. I had to create this fake magazine for a class and this is pretty much where it all started. I loved the experience and decided to take a graphic design course the next year.
Where do you find your inspiration?
Mostly movies. I watch a lot of movies every week and different genres too...this is why you see me jumping from one genre to another. Games and music are other inspirations.
What is your favorite piece from your gallery and why?
My favorite piece is Worlds Factory because it's a simple idea that I think I've successfully illustrated in a clear and clean manner. Anyone can easily understand the concept and fill the gap with their imagination. That's what I like about art, don't tell a complete story, let the people see what they want.
As a professional digital artist, what advice can you give to those who are trying to become successful in the business?
For a start, don't show everything you do. Think of deviantART and similar sites as portfolios. Only show your best work. Another thing is to use social media platforms as much as you can do. This is where business is at nowadays.
There are a lot of people in the community who think receiving a Daily Deviation
is essential for achieving popularity on DeviantART. From experience,
impacted your success on this site?
Essential? No, I don't think so. But yes they help to a certain extent to gain views and watchers. Just remember that they are not an achievement, but a one-day feature.
Name three influential artists on DeviantART whose works
inspire you and tell us why you look up to them.
All of his works scream genius. The guy sure knows his softwares and he
is incredibly creative and talented.
is incredibly creative and talented.
His sci-fi pieces are really stunning and imaginative. I can look at them for hours and I
always find something I didn't see before.
always find something I didn't see before.
:thumb480404967: :thumb473111017: :thumb417134313:
Another talented artist. His works are very detailed, especially his last few pieces.
Not that the work he did before wasn't good, but I think that he recently reached a whole
new level in photomanip.
Not that the work he did before wasn't good, but I think that he recently reached a whole
new level in photomanip.
Thank you neverdying for sharing your wisdom and experience with the community!
Join us next week for another installment where we will be interviewing
