Fairy Tail Promotional Images
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The palette of illustrator Fab Ciraolo is a part dreamworld tonality mixed with his signature blend of colors, making us dream about whizzing across the galaxy in a spaceship to see the stars. Fabian’s creativity and talent are evident in both his artwork and his dedication to inspire others. Fabian kindly took his time to answer our questions. Enjoy!
L: Your style is fascinating and very recognizable. We love it! Did it take long way to find it?
Fab: Well, I been drawing all my life, I never planned to find a unique style, I think keeping busy drawing and trying out new things give a me a recognizable style, as I said before, I get bored easily with the same stuff always and always, so I think soon my style will have a big change. Thats the interesting part of this, the capability to change, to explore different things…
L: Did you feel differences in process of creating commission’s works and works for yourself?
Fab: For me is huge, in commission work you have to stick up to a brief or an idea, is also fun, you must be able to go a step further and add your own view on the work, add something special, came up with something more interesting than the brief. In my own work I am free, I do whatever I want, whatever I feel like doing. Anyway the process in commission work and my own, get together in the point that you must develop and idea, get it on the paper and get a 100% result, for the client or for myself.
L: Your illustrations are fountain of fresh ideas. They inspire many artists and not only artists. But who or what inspire you? Maybe photography?
Fab: My daily life inspires me, I get inspiration of everything, most of my childhood memories. Music is an important part of this too, cant consider drawing without listening to music. Is hard sometimes doing on paper what is in my head, but trying it out is so damn fun!
If you love what you do, if you have a great time drawing or painting as I do, you don’t need much inspiration. Inspiration comes along just fine. Never feel afraid of expressing what is in your head, as crazy or stupid you think it is. You must be your own inspiration.
L: Most of your works have vibrant and sparkling galaxy background.Do you love to look at the stars?
Fab: Maybe the reason why I am a obsessed with galaxies and space is because of that feeling when you look up and dont have a clue when all that starts and ends. Makes you feel small.
L: What do you think are key ingredients for a good illustration?
Fab:
1- Start with the craziest idea and the more you draw, make it crazy beautiful.
2- Make a lot of mistakes.
3- Always add that special detail that makes the person who is looking to your work, experiment some kind of feeling, any feeling. Your work must express feelings.
L: And our special question:)Imagine that you are sweets, what kind it would be and why?
Fab: Gummy bears… cause… they are BEARS! made of GUM! … ah! And the fact you can eat them by parts: first the head, then an arm.. and so on… everyone has done that at least one time in their life!
Thank you Fabian!
Veronique Meignaud
