Artist Spotlight: Elentori
February 25, 2020
Everyone’s work is deeply idiosyncratic: in our regular Spotlight segment we explore artists’ experiences and inspiration to understand what defines and inspires their unique styles.
Can you give us a brief background on yourself?
I was always the kid with the sketchbook, ever since I was old enough to hold a crayon, I've been drawing on every scrap of paper to come my way. It wasn't until college that I decided to pursue art as a career and started taking it seriously. My college instruction focused more on design and business. However, all my illustration work is self-taught. I’ve done many things over the years, I currently work as a concept artist for an indie game company called Multivarious. I also do book illustrations and have done some work for Disney in the past.
What kind of influence does your location have on your career?
My career is currently working as a concept artist, and that’s an interesting job to have for someone stuck in Ohio! My location has led me to meet many great people interested in growing the gaming industry here though, and I love it.
What is your process like when combining traditional and digital methods?
I enjoy sketching in pencil and always have at least two sketchbooks on me at all times. Sometimes I scan in those pencil sketches and color over them in photoshop, it’s the texture you get from traditional art that I’m constantly trying to replicate with my digital art.
Could you pick one piece of art that has made a lasting influence on you, and if so why?
This is the first piece
I did that started gaining attention online, it was also one of my most extreme color experiments at the time. I would consider this piece the start of what I would call my current style, the strong light and hatching and vibrant colors. In fact, my more recent piece was a nod to the older piece, but with much stronger hatching and more of my current cartoon style.
What skills or techniques are you working to try improve at the moment?
At the moment, I’m working on pushing my colors and texture even further. I would also like to dive into more semi-realism with my work. I work mainly with cartoons so there hasn’t been a need for it yet, but it’s something I’d like to learn.
Can you give our readers a tip or trick you have come across that has made your work a lot easier?
Overlay/screen/soft light layers for color! Working with color is something you become more comfortable with the more you draw, but one of the beautiful things with digital art is the ability to completely change color, or add in color or do whatever you want with just a few adjustment layers. Learning how to continually mess with color as you’re working on a piece helps take off some of the pressure from needing to choose the right colors off the bat.
How can people who are interested in discovering more of your work find it?
My work can also be found on Deviantart
and Facebook.
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