Interview with Liara K Crane
I was recommended Liara K Crane's work by a friend of mine after looking at her artwork I saw she was doing things that I really want to do, like selling my artwork online and working on comics.
Q1.What inspires your work; do you actively pursue standing out from the crowed with your art style?
A1. I would say that my work is chiefly inspired by my desire to tell stories. I have a catalogue of future personal projects and original characters whose stories I hope to finally share. Narrative is very important to me. What I try to do with my art is prove wrong the teachers I had for 99% of my academic life. All through my childhood I had art teachers saying ‘it’s nice but anime is unoriginal and you won’t get anywhere unless you change your style.’ It wasn’t until I studied art in japan that I truly saw how different my style was, and how it was far more a marriage between the West and the East. Q2. Do you sell your work at any events or are you mostly online based?
A2. At the moment I am exclusively online however now that my finances are looking a little brighter I am putting time and money into developing stock to sell at future conventions. Q3. Any legal procedures you need to know before you start selling your work?
A3. As an illustrator I think the most important thing you need to know in regards to the law is copyright (and as a fan-artist you need to realise the fire you are playing with if selling your work.) Q4. What do you prefer long ambitious projects or lots of short projects?
A4. I like either short projects or longer projects made from shorter parts. I could never paint photo realism as a career or paint anything too large and ambitious because it would just take too damn long and I confess I’ve a limited attention span (especially as my favourite part of the whole creative process is the drawing!) I am looking forward to doing some comic work in the future. Q5. If you were to give someone who was thinking about selling their artwork one piece of advice you wish you had known when you started what would it be?
A5. As briefly mentioned earlier, it’s good to know where you stand in regards to intellectual copyright, as well as the terms and conditions of selling at places like conventions and etsy.
Check out her work here
www.facebook.com/LiaraKCraneIllustration
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