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3DTotal: How do you feel the advent of the digital medium has affected illustration and painting on the whole and do you find it as interesting as using actual paint?
Brom: There are trade-offs with both. What I would do for the flexibility and forgivable nature of digital techniques in my traditional! On the other hand, at this time, so many of the tools are very similar with digital, making it harder for digital artist to separate their individual styles. So I feel that digital programs have made illustration more generic overall, but this will change as the tools improve. |
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3DTotal: What is your favorite medium and why?
Brom: Oil because it is the most forgiving. It allows me to screw up all I want and keep going.
3DTotal: Do you always plan your compositions before starting to paint, or are there instances when you let the paint suggest some of the content?
Brom: I try to leave as much room for happy accidents as possible. Mostly I work out the basic proportions and outlines of images before starting, but then I leave as much of the environment and textures to happen in the paint as I can. The unpredictable is always more interesting than the conscious. |
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3DTotal: Your work has been described as “disturbing and dark”. Do you feel this is a fair comment and if so, where do you feel these roots lie?
Brom: A very fair description. It’s who I am, what I do. Not a conscious effort, simply the aesthetic that I’m drawn to. There is inherent drama and conflict in death and dark things. A good example: if asked to paint a toaster I would be very bored, but if I were to be asked to paint a wicked toaster, then hey, I’m there. |
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3DTotal: The Child Thief is a recent publication and one that sounds like a rewarding project. What have been the best aspects about the project and your inspiration behind it?
Brom: That it is my vision (for better or for worse) - that I have full artistic control over every aspect, from the layout, to the story, to the paintings. This novel was inspired by the underlying dark themes of James Barrie’s Peter Pan – not the Disney version, but the original. It deals with questions such as how would a child really deal with being seduced to a faraway place and being taught to kill…? |
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