{"id":285,"date":"2018-01-16T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newtest.subsign.design\/stories\/?p=285"},"modified":"2018-01-16T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T09:05:00","slug":"spotlight-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/spotlight-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Subsign Spotlight #037."},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, the spotlight is on Wil.<\/p>\n

Subsign: Before we get things rolling, let\u2019s get acquainted. Tell us a few things about yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0Hello, I\u2019m Wil, with one L, and I was born in Wales, UK and moved to Australia in 2007. I am currently completing my final year for my Bachelor of Animation.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: What was your childhood like? Do you think your experiences from childhood have influenced your present creative endeavors?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I grew up watching many animated cartoons as well as animated films including productions from Tim Burton and Nick Park. From an early age I knew I wanted to pursue an art, no other career choice has crossed my mind and still hasn\u2019t. Animation and CGI has always influenced my artwork.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: How would you describe your work style?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I\u2019m not entirely sure I have developed a style apart from it being 3D and maybe a bit creepy. Perhaps I have a certain look that is consistent that I just can\u2019t see but it\u2019s not something I\u2019m particularly trying to refine. It would be interesting to see if people could spot my artwork without my name on it.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: Can you share with us how your creative process works?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I always immediately start sculpting in Zbrush. I don\u2019t draw sketches or plan out ideas, it all just happens as I\u2019m going along. Sometimes I have a good idea in my head of how the finished product should look and sometimes I\u2019m not entirely sure and have to keep looking up references and playing with ideas. Sometimes I start sculpting and never really feel it\u2019s coming together and scrap it completely. My models are sculpted, painted and rendered in Zbrush and then tweaked in Photoshop. Some people ask where my ideas come from but they actually come from the same place everyone\u2019s ideas come from.<\/p>\n

Subsign: How does your workstation look like?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wil:<\/span>\u00a0Nothing special. On the left is a bust sculpture by Aris Kolokontes (tall white), my first and only 3D print of an alien I did a while ago (small white) and an anatomy bust I bought online (orange). Always looking to upgrade parts and buy and print more sculptures.<\/p>\n

Subsign: What is your favorite work you have done so far?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0My favorite would have to be Ronald McDonald for now though my favorite changes all the time as I sculpt more and apply new techniques.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: Who do you admire as a visionary?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0Aris Kolokontes, Dominik Qwek and Dennis Carlsson all greatly inspire me as visual artists. Of course Tim Burton and Nick Park. There\u2019s so many people who I admire as visionaries.<\/p>\n

Subsign: What advice could you give to someone starting out in the creative field of work?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I am still starting out in this field of work but I think people look for easy, shortcut answers that will suddenly make them employable as artists. Most beginner artists have heard all the clich\u00e9 answers before. Enjoy what you do and work hard. I would advise artists to try not to do what everyone else doing. I think it\u2019s dangerous to be in a position where you\u2019re completely satisfied with your work so always critique it and aspire to do more.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I think it\u2019s possible to basically learn anything. There isn\u2019t anything right now that I\u2019m interested in that I don\u2019t think I could learn eventually. So in that case I would love to learn how to develop super powers because it currently seems impossible.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: Can you recommend for our readers a book, a song and a movie?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I\u2019m not much of a reader but \u2018The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F***\u2019 was a great read. Musical score I find very inspiring so Clair De Lune really hits home for me as a piece of music and a great movie would have to be Interstellar. Long film but worth a watch.<\/p>\n

Subsign: If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I would throw a party in complete darkness so nobody could see. There would be no music. Just a dark silent room full of people who don\u2019t know each other.<\/p>\n

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Subsign: What did you wanted to be as a grown up?<\/span><\/p>\n

Wil:<\/span>\u00a0I always wanted to be an animator or a musician and now I\u2019m not pursuing either.<\/p>\n

Thank you Wil for being a part of it!<\/p>\n

If you know a creative that should be in the spotlight feel free to contact us at\u00a0jojo@subsign.co<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

For more of Wil\u2019s work you can follow his on the link:\u00a0Wil – instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Wil – website<\/a>,\u00a0Will on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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