Most illustrators and concept artists communicate their skills and methods on a technical basis. It seems apparent that their skills and techniques are based in a world of observation. Independent artist Bobby Chiu, would prefer to share his lessons in life as well as drawing. With Chiu, understanding his goals and ambitions as an artist enable us to connect to that very reason we are even holding a pen in the first place.
Chiu’s alltruistic nature have captured the imaginations of a large community fan-base, his inspiring guidance and motivations seem to have far surpassed the reaches of the art community. With online podcasts dedicated to the fans and subway sketching trips in hometown Toronto, it is no wonder that his wealth of inspiration have coincided with his ever expanding studio. His values in the world of illustration and his dedication to constantly developing technically have catapulted him to the top of the industry.
In an interview with Sidebar recently, he revealed being involved in the ongoing production of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. As an avid fan of his work, I demand you take a look at his most recent pod-cast where he discusses among other things, our looming economic downturn that seems to have turned the celtic tiger into a celtic vulture.
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On its release last year I couldn’t find much to fault Avatar on. But after watching Alice – the first serious CGI-dominated 3D film since James Cameron’s immersive motion picture – there’s now a glaring issue with it: the bar was set waaay too high. Previously the computer generated effects in Alice would have knocked your socks off, however in a post-Avatar world it significantly underwhelms. Not an overly fair statement for a film which has consistently beautiful and detailed images – take the awe-inspiring climactic clash which is set on a chess board-esquire battlefield for example – but you can thank Cameron for that. Once you get past the fact that Burton’s creation does not aim to achieve realistic environments or creatures and that the actors will never appear to be anywhere other than in front of a green screen, you are in good stead to enjoy the colourful animation for what it was intended for: pure, undemanding, trippy wonderment.