Graphics - interview with artist RayNoa/MAYhEM.

RayNoa/MAYhEM
Lord Vader 

 Today we have virtual guests
RayNoa,whom many remember from releases 
at various parties, including releases on
Spectrum. Until now, RayNoahappens, pleases 
a recent release, for example, one of its after─
day's masterpieces - the work of bjrskonanimation
compoat DiHalt 2013:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBgvqVVЗD2E
 Now he is a freelance illustrator. That's what
he wrote about himself on Lebedev's website:
 "Since childhood, I have been passionately following people of color
and black and white pixels that are generated by─
shaft ZX Spectrumon the TV screen. And for─ 
then I tried to arrange them in my own waywill.
Which, in general, predetermined the future
occupation, despite all attempts
make me get busy."
 RayNoa is currently making an illustration─
walkie-talkie stylePixel Art.Among his clients─ 
Commodity Sberbank, Promsvyazbank, Megafon, Design-
FLACON plant, Artemy Lebedev studio, 
Agency Creative peopleand Game 
Insight, Zeptolab, Madhead,Mail.ru,Digital 
October, Mars, Sota logisticsetc., magazines 
(paper) Scholastic Science World, Info─
graphicsmag, Elle, Total Football, Men's 
Health, GQ, F5, Time to Present, Forbes, 
Eating Well, Architectural Digest, In&dit. 
 Interview questions prepared by Lord
Vader(lvd)and Alone Coder(Alone),answers 
maestros begin like this: RayNoa>

lvd>I would like you to add something else 
to the above description of your achievements─
niy and merit?
RayNoa> Modesty adorns a person. 
lvd>Knowing about your successes and conquests we─ 
rshin pixel art illustration, ho─
I'm tempted to ask - was the way up difficult?
What ambushes awaited you, through what?
did you need to pass? Is it difficult to hold now
bar?
RayNoa> Until you show the real ones─ 
measures of work for large clients, and if you
If you're not an agency, few people work with you.
Therefore, developing a portfolio is a long process─
cess. Well, you need to read contracts, there are
ambushes. There’s a lot about the bar now
illustrators, including pixel ones,
so you need to work constantly.

lvd>Next Alone CoderI kissed you back─ 
I have some technical and graphic issues, re-
I give him my word.

Alone> What editor do you recommend for oba─ 
proper drawing and which one for pixelating? 
SAE was recommended to me (I also looked at 
Krita) and GraphicsGale respectively. Re─ 
Actually, I use Photoshop. 
RayNoa> Photoshop. There is a pencil tool, 
I don’t see the need for a separate editor─
re for pixelation.
lvd>Yes, and why is GIMP bad? funny to hear 
tons of hatred towards him from others
illustrators :)
RayNoa> I haven’t tried GIMP, I’m using a photo─ 
shop and Illustrator.
Alone> Question specifically about pixel art: 
how is the palette selected? Before drawing or 
at what stage? Colors come from stock─ 
Som, then they are reduced? (For example, I am sleeping─ 
I first draw in full color, then translate 
into the palette with a reserve, cleaning and arranging everything─ 
tka.) 
RayNoa> Palette by eye, cooler, with others─ 
gee pictures. Selected at the coloring stage─
ski sketch. Less often when coloring directly─
really pixel. Adjusted at the final
stage, if necessary. Attranslation intoCMYK into
printing palette sometimes changes, so no
It makes no sense to accurately calculate shades.
Alone> How long does a typical 
single-figure composition with a backdrop in peak─ 
cel arte (single screen)? Let's say a sketch 
already on paper. Or would you recommend 
immediately draw from the pixel (this is what I do 
only for graphics no larger than 16x16)? 
RayNoa> In different ways, you can draw for an hour, 
maybe a day, final question
drawing and in free time.
https://41.media.tumblr.com/
d351623041bfc281614736958c179970/
tumblr_nijwcwHЧjL1qaSvygo1_1280.png
I drew this in an hour and a half.
Alone> How do you use references and use─ 
do you use it? how do you find it? you use 
3D models? If yes, then with what detail? 
and how to outline them? Chiaroscuro you beat─ 
Do you live on paper or on your computer? I'm correcting─ 
thick layers or darkening/lightening layers 
with brushes? 
RayNoa> References - Google images, own─ 
wine collection. 3D models are rare, it should be
more. For complex geometric designs─
tructions mainly. Chiaroscuro in Photoshop,
I use adjustment layers for something else.
Alone> How do you choose a color scheme? 
Variations? Correctivelayers? Or right away 
you throw colors on the canvas and draw on them─ 
eat? 
RayNoa> By eye, or from a reference. Variations 
and adjustment layers in the initial stages
I don’t use it. If you draw from a spot, then you can─
but also immediately with color, if from the lines, then the main ones
colors come as the next step after line
art, before chiaroscuro.
Alone> How do you apply textures? Yes 
Is there anything automated, like oso─ 
what combinations of blending modes? 
RayNoa> Texture brush, texture overlay─ 
no, in pixel art it’s stupidly filled with text─
ry. Before pouring, texture accordingly
is drawn.
Alone> What macros do you have, if 
is there? 
RayNoa> I don't remember. 
Alone> What examples of other authors do you use? 
Did you study composition and technique the most? 
RayNoa> A lot.  From digital art - series 
Gnomon video tutorials, in pixel - eboy,
armyoftrolls, fool. And study the classics! 
Alone> What books on fine arts 
would you recommend art? 
RayNoa> No matter what I read, they didn’t help. Online- 
courses with an instructor and work analysis or
a tutor will be more helpful.