Interview with Digital Artist Keja Blank

About me/How you come in painting/art field
I started drawing at the age of 3. Since that time I have drawn in my spare time and that is the main reason why I turned this into my career. I have been self employed since 2004. Most people think I am a fan artist but I rather think of it as a great inspiration to draw Original Characters. The most inspirational are books, fanfiction and games.
I always draw what inspires me. Inspiration is depth! Drawing is kind of a need. A way to relax. And an expression of the soul.

“An artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” (Henry Ward Beecher)
“Without atmosphere a painting is nothing.” (Rembrandt)

Digital Artist Keja Blank

Do you have social profile or page?

www.kejablank.net
DeviantARTt: www.kejablank.deviantart.com
Tumblr: www.kejablank.tumblr.com
Artstation: www.kejablank.artstation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kejablank
VKontake: www.vk.com/keja_blank
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Keja-Blank-Art/221706131304735

Which is your first art work

My first posted artwork on deviantart was this one:

First Art work of Keja Blank-Sasuke and Sakura by KejaBlank

Some ART work of Keja Blank

A Keja Blank's Note

All pictures are not available to use for free you are not authorized to use this art. It is not available for photomanips, stock, videos, icons, wallpapers, etc. The artworks are just posted for the interview and prohibited to use for personal or commercial purpose

Eyegold by KejaBlank

Assassins Creed – Altair and Adha

Pirate of the Caribbean Sea by KejaBlank

ANBU Kakashi – Black Ops

Commission Liberum 1580

Naruto Uzumaki

Your workstation

Work Station of KEJA BLANK

How much time you spend in a week

It depends on a several things like time, mood, muse, money (commissions).
When I draw just for fun, I spend around 10-20 hours in a week to draw.
When I draw for customers or for commissions, it depends mostly on the arrangments in art, motive, topic, time and mony.

Tools of work

Pencil
Ink
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Lightroom
Wacom Digital Tablet Intuos 5 touch

Do you have qualified degree in relevant field

Two qualifications in Graphicdesign and Illustration and fashion design

What you do other activities in daily life

Graphicdesign
Martial Arts
trad. Archery
Artisan Crafts
Gaming
playing Guitar
reading a lot of books
Medieval
Carnevale di Venezia

Currently are you working with any company or freelancing

Art Director in Tube20 advertising agency

A message for newer designers/artists

My personal opinion is, that beginners should draw because of passion first. Passion leads to ambition, and ambition is something, what never lets you give up on yourself, no matter, how good or skilled other persons are in comparison to yourself. Always orientate on artists, who are better than you, not worse.Don’t give up on yourself. Go your own tempo in drawing, don’t compare to others on this way. And never forget the first thing…. the passion and the fun. Because without passion you will not be able to create an artwork with atmosphere, what you will love in the end. And it is not only the result, that counts …it is also the way to go!