Two names (and a pseudonym):
Pavel Popov
Introduce yourself in a few words:
The bald artist with the earrings. The one with the "Therian" playing cards and the anatomy courses.
What did you graduate from?
National School of Arts "Dobri Hristov" Varna and National Academy of Arts
What is your professional experience so far?
I have worked for two years as an artist in cinema, nine years as an artist in an outsourced studio for AAA titles in gaming, and for four years now I have been developing as an Art Director in the casino industry.
Tell us more about your work (style, technique, interests, way of working):
The position I hold is managerial and full of many challenges, both for my artistic skills and my skills in communicating with a wide range of artists and management. My work is mainly related to directing the art production of teams of artists in the right direction. I often have to draw live. At the same time, I teach advanced anatomy courses.
Exhibitions/participations/performances/awards:
- Exhibition at the "FUTURO" Festival 2016 Varna
- Exhibition in the "Four Flags" formation - 2018, Sofia - The Red Dot
- Exhibition in the "Four Flags" formation - 2019, Sliven
- Exhibition in the "Four Flags" formation - 2020, Varna
- Exhibition "Kingdoms" - 2023, Sofia
- Exhibition in the "Four Flags" formation - "Phantasmagoria" - 2024 Art Gallery "Dimitar Dobrovich" Sliven
- Exhibition in the "Four Flags" formation - "Phantasmagoria" - 2024 - NUPID -"Academician D. Uzunov Gal. Moments" - Kazanlak
Illustrated works:
I recently started with illustrations for the book project "The Dwarves and the Dragon". My personal project and product are the playing cards titled "Therian". The board game "Black Kraken", in which I participate as an artist-illustrator and the art novel/comic titled "The Unsullied" are in production
Who is your favorite illustrator?
Frank Frazetta, Paul Bonner, Brom, Mobius and many other retro gurus 😊
Recently I have been inspired by comic artists like Alex Ross, David Finch, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Viktor Kalvachev
What is your favorite illustrated book?
I like Alan Lee's illustrations for "The Lord of the Rings"
What book do you dream of illustrating?
I dream of illustrating the heroes that my friends and I play “Dungeons and Dragons” with in an art novel/comic
Facebook/Instagram/other:
https://www.artstation.com/pavel_popov
And here are some of Pavel's works...
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