Aircraft by Yigit Koroglu. More info here |
SciFi Art Now: What tools do you mainly use to create your art?
Yigit: Wacom Intuos4 A6 and Photoshop CS4
SciFi Art Now: Why?
Azazel by Yigit Koroglu |
SciFi Art Now: What inspired you to become an artist?
Yigit: Probably my father. He's an engineer, but also writes sci-fi stories with a mixture of mythology and a bit of religious things. The result is really satisfying to read and it lets you think twice about the alternative history of humankind which maybe wasn’t told to us. So it's kind of pseudo science.
SciFi Art Now: What was the most useful piece of advice you were given when you began learning your craft?
Yigit: It was from Kerem Beyit, who told me to focus on my art and push my limits and to not care for the money in the first place since it would eventually come - once I could accomplish the quality of my art first. And it worked!
SciFi Art Now: Which artists most inspire you?
Yigit: Kerem Beyit, Todd Lockwood and Luis Royo. Although they're mostly known for their fantasy art, their style and mastery at it is a true inspiration for every artist.
There are also a number of really talented artists that I discover every day on art web sites. It would take pages if i would try to list them all.
Taming a Dragon by Yigit Koroglu |
Yigit: Its unlimited power of imagination.You can go as far as your imagination lets you. And the potential realism of it all appeals to me - perhaps one of the kids who is watching a sci-fi movie will be so inspired by it that one day he will invent next-gen spaceships or maybe robots like that in Transformers, who knows? You may laugh at this but all those engineers and scientists have an inspiration that was the spark of their inventions.
Just think about Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon -- who knows if that story wasn’t the reason for someone designing a spaceship?
SciFi Art Now: Do you have a favourite piece of work or project you have worked on?
Yigit: Yes, but they're my personal paintings. (Art here - warning! mature content!). I'm inspired by Giger in this piece. I adore the contrast between machinery and human but only in art... And I’m very afraid that that is where we are headed.
SciFi Art Now: In your career, have you had any bizarre experiences while creating your art?
Yigit: No. Well, actually I think not having any problems as an artist sounds more bizarre...
SciFi Art Now: What most frustrates you about being an artist?
Apple by Yigit Koroglu |
SciFi Art Now: What keeps you going despite the hopefully occasional frustrations?
Yigit: I’m one of those guys who believe everyone has a unique mission in this life and I feel that there will be a time that I will execute this mission. Maybe a kid who will be an important person in the future and he'll remember one of my works when he’s grown up and will be inspired by it and will do something important (be it a movie, a scientific discovery or maybe an artwork). But still, I need to work much more to get to that point. That hope keeps me going.
SciFi Art Now: What advice would you offer to anyone starting out as an artist?
Yigit: Well, my advice is mostly for concept artists.They shouldn’t think the idea of dwarves, elves and orcs are very original and should try to design something new.It’s not only about drawing but about imagining the unknown.
For more of Yigit's work check out his web site at: http://yigitkoroglu.deviantart.com and www.yigitkoroglu.com. Contact him via yigitATyigitkoroglu.com
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