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Gary Laib joins Brian Dunaway and Joel Duggan to talk about his Illustrations, Character Designs and his upcoming book Roon and The White Raven.
SHOW NOTES!
| About the artist: |
| Born in the midwest (WI) moved to LA after college for pursuits not only art related (acting and what not) Didn’t formally attend art school. At one point had about 5 jobs while trying to stay afloat |
| continued working on art after putting other interests to the side. Started writing short stories. Co founded a collective of artists and writers to try to create a comic book company. With only minor sucess, worked freelance. |
| Eventually luck brought me to the bay area and I began working full time in mobile gaming. |
| NaNoWritMo 2015 was when I started writing seriously and Roon was born. |
| About the work: |
| I am an illustrator, concept artist, and aspiring author living and working in San Francisco. I have over a decade of experience working in the professional art industry in casual games, movies, graphic novels and book illustration. |
| I enjoy meeting new people, making those people laugh, and learning what I can from wherever I can. Left the safety of my full-time job to pursue writing and illustrating my own novels full time. Still love meeting people, but have become an art hermit. |
| Where to find: Social media links, etc. |
| www.pathbrite.com/gary_laib |
| gary_laib_art.artstation.com |
| https://www.instagram.com/garylaibart/ |
| https://www.facebook.com/roonseries/ |
| Questions: |
| About Gary / About Gary’s Work |
| Hey Gary! Thank you for taking the time to sit down with us today. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself. |
| Why professional full time artist and not coffee barrista? What inspired you? What keeps you coming back everyday? |
| What is your techincal process like? |
| Do you have a preference, digital or traditional media? |
| Brian Froud influences? Gnomes? Fairies. Any ancillary influences besides the great Froud? |
| Mike Butkus |
| https://www.mikebutkus.net |
| What is your favorite casual game right now? If you have one. |
| You have a range of different styles in your potfolio. EX: I first found your work through the Diablo “Barbarian Cleave” contest piece. — What’s your favorite style of ilustration to work in? |
| https://gary_laib_art.artstation.com/projects/k4JKx |
| Roon (book) |
| Hey Gary, Tell us about Roon and The White Raven |
| What inspired you to tackle a project like Roon? |
| A lot of artists with a story to tell would attempt a comic or graphic novel. How is Roon different? |
| What have you learned during the process? |
| Tell me about The Boogaloo. Is there a greater story there? |
| The First Step (YouTube Series) |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbA7B1cfEoY&t=1352s |
| Hi again Gary, Tell us about The First Step! |
| What prompted you to share your technique on YouTube? |
| You talk about telling a story while illustrating. Do you do that during the painting process or do you do it before you start? Can we expect a Final Step? |
| Any good resources for painting? Especially in your style…I love it… |
| What is your techincal process like? |
| Do you have a preference, digital or traditional media? |
| The LAST Question… Ever… (Pay It Forward) |
| Can you share an artist you are a fan of for our listeners to follow? |
| Where can we find their work online? |
| Grant Griffin |
| g_griffin.artstation.com |
| Tiffany Turril |
| https://tiffanyturrill.com |
| James Coffron |
| jrcoffroniii.deviantart.com |
