Brian Crafton

I have an ever bubbling string of ideas in my mind I just have to bring into fruition to challenge and move people

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

For the past few Christmases I have created Christmas cards for all of my friends with custom illustrations printed on them. I just love hearing back from my friends about how they loved them. My basic style is a complex mix of illustration and graphic design. I create my drawings and then digitize them and put them into Photoshop to create very unique images which leaves people stumped as to the medium. I also love creating photorealistic colored pencil drawings.

Where do you find inspiration?

My deepest longings. As painful as they can be, it creates a spring of ideas to show the life I'd wished I'd had during years of loneliness. Sometimes I see scenes in nature that are so beautiful they are painful. Like I wish I had someone with me to enjoy. I also find inspiration from great film makers like David Lynch and how he used visual mediums in his films and arts to create such unique expressions of unconscious feelings.

What would you do with $25,000?

I would love to buy my own place that has space for a work room or studio to create my own art. Living with my parents doesn't really allow much space for me to work on art. Of course I would also use the money to buy more high quality art supplies and use them to my advantage. For the past year or so I have been frantically searching for a job in my field. This would give me a much needed financial boost and cushion as I search for employment in the graphic design and illustration field.

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