Meet the Artist: Pascal Blanché

#112

Pascal, thanks for your answers!

Another question: Did you see how your thread in the CGS introductions forum grew?? It’s past the 85th page now! You started one of the longest threads in CGTalk! (Congrats…)

#113

OMG… 1284 posts already??? :eek:
you guys are nuts :smiley:

ok about this Q&A… i think it is the last day (based on the others Q&A) so if you have any question left… now is the time :wink:

#114

We just like to talk!!:twisted: We miss you pascal…come back to us…

Ok…here’s my last question… where is the ‘make good art’ filter? I’ve been looking for it…:smiley:
On a more serious note, what would you recommend someone focus on during their studies? What should they work most on during college and what can they pick up on while working?

#115

ahah i will, promise! i was just finishing some freelance work, not that much time left to chat…
1_ in photoshop go in filters/others/‘make good art’ :twisted:
More seriously, i am using a lot color controls(hu values and saturations on specific ranges of colors), lighting effects to redirect the attention where i want to, and layers of different blurs mixed with slight overlays of dirt textures.
2_ There is two things to keep in mind while studying: try to get the more experience from the school, even if it is not in a field you are confindent with, it will open up your mind to new ways of creating art.
The second thing would be to work hard on generic basis that fits with their goal …it maybe not a clear goal at first , but see where your heart belongs. I never said to myself: i want to be a digital artist. Being a digital artist is the result of my goal, wich was: i want to create beautifull and interresting characters ,or picts that have a real intriguing background story. I want to recreate my own dark crystal, my own empire strikes back…
that was my goal. Digital was just the perfect tool for me to achieve my goal.
you see the point?
:wink:

#116

Very much so Pascal- as I see it, art college is supposed to:

  1. Open your mind to new ways of doing things and provide new inspiration and
  2. Teach you technique.

Then with these, you have to find your own way … try to work out what it is you love doing.
Right? :bounce:
One more question- how do you know that you ‘have what it takes’? I mean, not everyone can do well, but is passion & hard work enough? This is an often-asked question, so you don’t have to answer it!
By the way…is your stuff in D’artiste? I’m wondering because I’m considering buying it…or is that Expose?
cheers,
theresa.

#117

Hi Pascal,

I got one question.Did you ever get any crushing crit about any of your work. I’m not talking about one bad crit but whole bunch of those. Did it make you think “uh, what I’m doing here, is there any point to go on?” I’m asking about it because I got quite a lot of really hard crits about my master and servant entry on Polish forum. Strange thing is that here I didn’t get so many bad voices about it. I know I have to learn a lot.

#118

paperclip:
you got it :wink:
1_as for your ‘have what it takes’ question, well there is one and only way to figure it out, and thats to post your work on forums, and learn from the feedbacks. If you are really passionate (and open minded) you will improve big time. I usually answer the one and only response i have from my own experience. Everything comes with a regular work ( doesnt need to be hardwork) .. practicing is really really what will move you fromwanna betobe`. We all come from this path you know, there is no other ways. The only ones who dont make it to a descent level are those who always have big excuses ;). Some people will start form a very very low level, and the path maybe be look a bit long… Just dont try to directly aim for the top in what you are doing, try to have fun!
2_I am in the next d’artiste book yes, with Steven Stahlberg and francisco Cortina. Those guys are super talented modellers, i cant adress the same level of expertise in character modelling, my ways in the field are more about getting to the point directly and make right choices about design and finalisation… added lots of tips too :wink:

lukx:
Never take it personnal! Learn from it! (darn… starting to talk like this old green frog yoda im am) I know that it is hard and deceiving to get negative feedbacks, but try to adress that problems in your next work. Take it as an opportinity to move forward!
Of course i got negative feedbacks, and of course i am not always happy about it, but after a deep breath i am asking myself … ok what does he/she see that i am missing? and then i go: oh… ok… never saw it this way… damn he is right…
So basically, you are learning :wink:

#119

Thanks for the reply-- I sure am passionate and while I’m at a (low, low!) stage where I’m not terrible, I know I have a long way to go…but I’m more than willing to take it and love every minute of it!! Why would I be doing it otherwise?

Must start saving up for that d’artiste book! They sound so good…you guys are making me bankrupt, between saving up for gnomon dvds AND ballistic books!! (not that the price isn’t worth it…):twisted:
Which of your works is your favorite?

#120

Hi all,

Time to finish up this Q&A session. If you have any further questions, please post them now. I’ll close this session at the close of 17 May 2005.

Thanks!

Leonard

#121

I did have a question but it looks like Pascal’s run off!:twisted:

#122

paperclip:
im used to say that i always prefer the next illustration i will make, but to answer your question i would say that the Snailmaster is one of my favourites :wink:

#123

The snailmaster is probably my fav of your pictures also. How the hey did you come up with something so bizarre?! It’s almost like a cross between dali and magritte and…blanche.:smiley:
Do you eat a lot of cheese before bedtime?

By the way, how long does the m & s take to judge? How exactly do you judge it- does each judge get some of the entries to leaf through, then they pick out the top 5 of the ones they’ve seen, then all of the judges get together to discuss which ones should win?
Is it something like that? Just wondering…

#124

paperclip:
1_chedar, roquefort and camember with red wine and fresh bred… you should try :wink:
2_my vote will be added to the others i guess, and we have to wait for the final picts, but i watch it from time to time to see how things go

#125

Pascal. Please private message me your address so I can send you that Giant Print. Thanks Again! :slight_smile:

#126

I will, it sure sounds tasty. Thanks for the recommendation!
Whoops, this is going ‘off topic’. Um. Did you ever model food? :scream: (I know, reaching, but it’s the best I can do!)

#127

onlooker, already did but… ok i send it to you again :wink:
paperclip: ahah hmm well let me think. a banana… and some plate food for a lowres game…

#128

Hi Pascal, :slight_smile:

I’m sure this has been asked before, but I’m short on time today. But I’m curious, who are or what are your major influences on your art? Be it anything.

And the Snailmaster reminds me of a monster in the Friends of the Maxx comic. It was a slug trying to devour people in the comic. Kind of weird. Do you read comics? And which if you do? Silly questions, but you never know what you’ll find around the next corner, :D.

:thumbsup:Thanks for answering all our questions. And helping paperclip on her food obsession, :wink: don’t worry paperclip, we won’t tell the real world. Just kidding.

#129

jmBoekestein:

my major influences are mainly those great artists form the 60s to 80s like Frazetta, Bisley, Moebius, Brom… and movies like starwars (yes, i was a star war kid;) ) dark crystal, films form ray harry hausen… anything that touches fantasy/science fiction

you are right about theMaxx , i really dig Sam Keith’s style… Snailmaster was also influenced by Arthur Suydam’s stanges universes…
i read comic books a lot! and mangas too! i already written down the list of my actual main comic/manga readings… where is … ah here they are :

New Xmen (first serie) drawn by Frank Quitely… just love his style!
Hellboy by M.Mignola
BLAME! by Nihei Tsutomu
Gunnm last order(alita) by Yukito Kishiro
Hunter X Hunter by Togashi Yoshihiro
also the comic book by Ashley wood, the adaptation of metal gear solid… actually i almost buy anything related to ahsley wood… and Simon bisley too (Slaine, Batman… and lobo)
oh… and you have to read
Elektra the one that Bill Sienkiewicz made… he is one true master in comic books universes… and Dark night (one must have comic book) by Frank Miller (also made Elektra lives again)
arkham asylum by dave mc kean
and Kingdom come by Alex ross …
eerrr… should i continue? :wink:

#130

Wow! Big list! :eek:

Thanks Pascal:thumbsup:. Gonna have to catch up on my comics, most are tough to come by here in these parts. :smiley:

So, you were a Star Wars kid too? WHat do you think of the latest films? I think he’s not doing the old ones justice, they were better in narrative. Ah well. Better not start that discussion. :rolleyes:, could end in a war.

#131

ahaha… sure :wink:

well… i really like Empire strikes back and Attack of the clones
Episode III sounds pretty intense and… well… it is the missing link…
Im not a fan club boy, and i will not dress in darth vador next thursday, but i will go into the theatre with coke and popcorns and enjoy the experience like if i was 9 years old again.
That’s what those movies are all about anyway… entertainment!