Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Ester Conceicao aka Tehchan, a concept artist, and illustrator. She is most known for her realistic and stylised illustrations of animals. She has worked with multiple animation and design companies.
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Get in touch with Ester
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tehchan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tehchan_/
Key Takeaways
“The persistence is the key to growth! You can’t get better in a week, things take time to evolve. Be humble, be open to critique and feedback. Learn from people! We learn the whole life.”
- Ester’s got fortunate to get her very first artistic job while she was still in high school. She worked on artwork for children’s book. Despite the fact that the book wasn’t published in the end, she learned a lot working in the team and the experience is invaluable
- Ester’s organizes herself in chunks of time, e.g. 30 minutes, giving herself goals what she wants to accomplish in those 30 minutes
- Ester always starts her day with warm-up sketches
Resources mentioned
- Online courses – CGMA
- explore.org – life cams with animals walking around
- Art book: James Gurney – Color & Light
- Art tools
- Wacom Intuos Pro
- Wacom Cintiq
- Brushes – Jonas De Ro – uses a lot of textures on the painting to show traditional look
- App – Quadro – for reference images organization
Special thanks to Ester for joining me today. See you next time!
All artworks by Ester Conceicao, used with permission
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Hi, I am Iva (rhymes with “viva”). I am a full-time self-taught artist behind Art Side of Life® and a Top Teacher on Skillshare. I have 15 years of experience in the creative field as a concept designer, illustrator, art director, and now freelance artist, content creator, and art instructor. My goal is to help you get your creative groove on with Procreate and make awesome art through practical classes, tutorials, Procreate brushes, and guides on art tools, supplies and resources. About me »
