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Whiskey Jack here. I met a very talented artist recently, Nino Vecia. He's a humble and generous dude who has some serious artistic chops, and generally focuses in the realm of fantasy art. He does graphic design and other things as well.
Check out his site at ⇒ http://www.ninovecia.com/
Below are 10 questions I interviewed him with:
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WHISKEY: How do you get ideas and inspiration?
NINO: My ideas are inspired by everything. Whether it's looking at crazy fashion trends, writing stories, checking out artwork, games, movies - anything that I like I might try to incorporate into an illustration.
NINO: My ideas are inspired by everything. Whether it's looking at crazy fashion trends, writing stories, checking out artwork, games, movies - anything that I like I might try to incorporate into an illustration.
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WHISKEY: Do you have a favored medium or technique for making art?
NINO: I think working in acrylics or oils is amazing. There's something very alluring about having a physical piece of artwork that can't be matched when painting digitally. However, I prefer to paint digitally, as I don't have to wait for my piece to dry, and it's much more forgiving when it comes to changing or fixing your painting.
NINO: I think working in acrylics or oils is amazing. There's something very alluring about having a physical piece of artwork that can't be matched when painting digitally. However, I prefer to paint digitally, as I don't have to wait for my piece to dry, and it's much more forgiving when it comes to changing or fixing your painting.
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WHISKEY: What kind of retro movies do you appreciate the most?
NINO: I don't watch a lot of retro movies, but I loved the old 90's Ninja Turtle movies, and Big Trouble in Little China.
WHISKEY: Can't go wrong with that! ... Can you tell me a bit more about your Specters (Absolution, Life, Strength, Wisdom)?
NINO: I don't watch a lot of retro movies, but I loved the old 90's Ninja Turtle movies, and Big Trouble in Little China.
WHISKEY: Can't go wrong with that! ... Can you tell me a bit more about your Specters (Absolution, Life, Strength, Wisdom)?
NINO: The Specters are actually part of a book my brother and I are writing. That's all I'll say for now ;)
WHISKEY: What's an example of art that is just so bad, but somehow still exists?
NINO: Anything by Nino Vecia.
WHISKEY: Hahahahaha!
If Donald Trump gave you $20,000 to paint a portrait of him, would you?
***Thanks for the interview Nino! ***
WHISKEY: Hahahahaha!
If Donald Trump gave you $20,000 to paint a portrait of him, would you?
NINO: Yes.
WHISKEY: If money wasn't an issue and you could do anything, what would you do?
NINO: Bring back PRIDE FC and play Diablo on my yacht.
WHISKEY: A great artist can be entirely self-taught, agree or disagree? In other words, do you think there is merit to paying for some art school or course, or should someone just sit there and paint until his/her hands fall off?
NINO: There's merit to both. As a self-taught artist I feel everything you could want to know is online now. Whether it's articles or videos there's usually some sort of tutorial to be found. The hard part about being self- taught is staying motivated and disciplined enough to continue practicing and trying to get better every day. Going to school, you'll be following a curriculum and essentially forced to practice if you want to pass. If that's the sort of motivation you need to pursue your passion, then definitely go for it.
NINO: There's merit to both. As a self-taught artist I feel everything you could want to know is online now. Whether it's articles or videos there's usually some sort of tutorial to be found. The hard part about being self- taught is staying motivated and disciplined enough to continue practicing and trying to get better every day. Going to school, you'll be following a curriculum and essentially forced to practice if you want to pass. If that's the sort of motivation you need to pursue your passion, then definitely go for it.
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WHISKEY: Your original characters seem to really have some story behind them. How in depth is that story in your head? Is a typical character easily described in a paragraph, or could some of these end up in some 500 page fantasy novel?
NINO: Most of the characters I've painted have come from short stories I've created myself or by friends. Normally the characters are pretty fleshed out in terms of character appearance before I paint them.
NINO: Most of the characters I've painted have come from short stories I've created myself or by friends. Normally the characters are pretty fleshed out in terms of character appearance before I paint them.
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WHISKEY: If money wasn't an issue and you could do anything, what would you do?
NINO: Bring back PRIDE FC and play Diablo on my yacht.
WHISKEY: You've said you've played a bit of Magic: The Gathering, and it seems some of your works would fit really well as actual Magic cards. If Wizards of the Coast let you pick one of your works to be a card (or if you could choose to make an all-new one) what would you choose? What briefly would be the 'schtick' of the card?
NINO: I'd definitely want to create something new for them. I'd make an Orzhov Planeswalker, black, white and gold colours always make something amazing.
WHISKEY: I noticed Brom was one of your influences. What were some other notable ones again?
NINO: Brom, Dave Rapoza, Peter Morbacher, Jesper Ejsing and Dan Dos Santos are probably the biggest influences. They've all contributed to the illustration community so much over the past decade. I owe most of what I learned about painting to those artists.
NINO: I'd definitely want to create something new for them. I'd make an Orzhov Planeswalker, black, white and gold colours always make something amazing.
WHISKEY: I noticed Brom was one of your influences. What were some other notable ones again?
NINO: Brom, Dave Rapoza, Peter Morbacher, Jesper Ejsing and Dan Dos Santos are probably the biggest influences. They've all contributed to the illustration community so much over the past decade. I owe most of what I learned about painting to those artists.
***Thanks for the interview Nino! ***
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