Grant Shepley recently started uploading illustrations of his own rendition of characters from Breaking Bad. We were so mind blown that we had to get into contact with him and ask 5 questions regarding this series of artwork and well..series in general. 1. Who is Grant Shepley in one word? A “conceptualizer”. 2. What motivated this particular series? Well everybody still loves the series and its been ranked as one of the best of all time. So being a big fan myself, I decided to pay tribute to the show and at the same time scratch up on my poster design.
3. Describe your workflow? I don’t really have a set workflow. It all depends on the style of design I’m working on. Some concepts require a lot of planning and sketching and for others I can just hop straight onto Photoshop/Illustrator. However, it always begins with a concept in my head and then some immediate very rough sketches, mainly so I don’t forget about the idea.
4. As an illustrator in Johannesburg, what do you feel the industry needs more of to create opportunities for emerging artists such as yourself. Well this is a bit of tricky question for me as I have been working in the clothing industry for the past few years. In my opinion more competitions and illustration jobs need to be available. Springleap.com is still great for exposing illustrators. Also with social media/internet today any decent illustrator that markets himself well enough can get amazing exposure and from anywhere in the world. 5. Who is your favourite character on a TV series and why? Probably “Rust Kohle” from the recent True detective series. I really dig the fact that he is unique in the way that he is kinda like an anti-hero. He is a pessimist but at the same time doing society a favour by catching criminals.
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