{"id":3572,"date":"2021-04-14T09:27:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2021-05-19T10:51:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:51:02","slug":"subsign-spotlight-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/subsign-spotlight-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Subsign Spotlight #098."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Subsign: First, can you tell us a few things about yourself?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dopinguin<\/span>: Hi! My name is Dopinguin. I’m an illustrator and tattoo artist from Russia. Now I live and work in Germany in the beautiful city of Frankfurt am Main.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n

Dopinguin<\/span>: I spent all my childhood in eastern Russia, in a small port city on the coast of the Japanese sea. My dad was working sailor there. Also my dad is a talented and experienced artist and he showed me the world of drawing. I drew as long as I remember. At first I drew ships and the sea (of course) and then I started making up my own extraordinary characters.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dopinguin<\/span>: Of course, I wanted to be a sailor and travel the world, just like my dad. I didn’t become a sailor, but I love to travel and the sea.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dopinguin<\/span>: I usually draw and work in a studio. The studio is a big part of my life and that’s why I drew it recently.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subsign: Do you have a work style? How would you describe it?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dopinguin<\/span>: I really like to draw unusual characters or re-draw famous characters in my own way. I prefer graphics or monochrome pictures. Sometimes I make up strange projects – one of them is a house I draw on Instagram (thedopinghouse)<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dopinguin<\/span>: When I get an idea in my head, I don’t draw immediately, but think for a few days how this idea can be realized. I like to think of a new picture when I fall asleep. Then I start sketching in pencil and think through the details on paper. After I like the sketch, I draw a fresh picture on a new sheet of paper.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dopinguin<\/span>: Of my recent work, my favorite is the \u00abSpace penguin\u00bb. That’s weird. Why haven’t I drawn it before?<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subsign: Who do you follow for inspiration?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dopinguin<\/span>: My favorite artists are Dulk, Gary Baseman, Rion and many others.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dopinguin<\/span>: Don’t be afraid to experiment and look around you more. Dream on!<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subsign: If you had a super power, what would it be?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dopinguin<\/span>: Memorize all the things I want to do.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dopinguin<\/span>: My favorite book is \u00abHalf-Brother\u00bb by Lars Saabye Christensen.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dopinguin<\/span>: I listen to music according to my mood – I like a lot of artists. But Nirvana Unplugged in New York – I can listen to it endlessly.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dopinguin<\/span>: Favorite movie? I think it’s \u00abInto the wild\u00bb. <\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dopinguin<\/span>: I think it would be a party with my friends from Germany and Russia. I would like to meet them all and have a great time. Unfortunately we don’t see each other that often.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subsign: What famous people would you invite to the party and why?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dopinguin<\/span>: That’s a good question. I would invite some penguins. They would fit in nicely with us.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you know an artist that should be in the spotlight, contact us at maria@subsign.co<\/a>.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you Dopinguin for being a part of our Spotlight!<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more of <\/span>Dopinguin‘s work, you can follow his work on the links: <\/span>Dopinguin on Instagram, <\/a>Dopinguin on Behance, <\/a>Dopinguin on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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