Zé Pereira is a young illustrator who recently finished his drawing course at the College of Fine Arts in Lisbon, but he already shows great talent and maturity in his drawings .
What attracts you to this type of drawing pen?
José Pereira : I cannot explain it, since I started drawing I usually draw with a pen. And it was something that just happens, there is no specific reason, I have a few years of practice, I never got myself motivated to do something else . Maybe if I experienced other alternatives I would also like it, aside of what I had in class. Never opted for anything willingly, it was always the pen, there is not a top reason .
One of the issues that you approach is war . The second world , you used photos?
JP : I had photos as background, it was for work for college and decided to draw the first and second world war. I liked the look and feel of the photographs themselves, I thought I could do something with it, there is a tradition of drawing and photography in black and white and I liked the result .
You draw faces too, so what attracts you in a certain look ?
JP : I like striking facial features . Incidentally , my self -portrait is slightly different from my face, pulled the skin down, turn off all the lights and put a spotlight directly on my face to emphasize the contrasts and wanted this distorted vision. When I see someone with dramatic facial expressions I feel like drawing. I do not like very normal persons. I like striking faces, so most of them have strange faces .
You like to use black and white .
JP : Yes, less color the better for me, I do not mind anything. Color is just as highlight . In general never use it, since I always drawn in black and white .
The details in the design are very important, you give immense value to detail. How long do you take on average to finish a picture ?
JP : It depends on the drawings , it takes me a few more and some less. Especially because when there are illustrations that don´t come out right the first time and I have to delete and start again, when I do a sketch by pencil, but the larger on average it takes me three days.
And what kind of pens do you use?
JP : Any as long it is black. I do not have many requirements.
What is your goal as an artist?
JP : I want to be an illustrator, without the confusion in terms of concept , give me a theme and I draw on that.
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