Pretentious High Schooler Talks About Art : Simon Bisley

I first learned about Simon Bisley when looking through 2000ad stuff. I was captivated by his style. His art to me can range from beautiful as the morning sun to edgier than a three sided katana.

Personal: Born on March 4th, 1962, Simon has been drawing since he was 6 years old. He describes it as something that just came natural to him. He is almost entirely a self taught artist with the exception of one short year in a art college. He said he became very introverted there because he found it hard to get good feedback from the uninterested art teachers. He says his inspirations are Frank Frazetta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gustav Klimt, Salvador Dali, Ego Schiele, and Richard Corben.
Career: He's been known to do album covers and T-shirt designs. However he didn't break into comics until 2000ad called him up to do A.B.C. warriors. He is also a regular contributor to the magazine Heavy Metal.
Significance: Simon has had an influence and tons of pop culture. His artwork has also been an inspiration for many Blizzard games such as Diablo III. With exaggerated yet down to earth character designs of varying depictions. He even got to do art for Diablo III where they digitized his art to give a animated feel. He's described the experience as a big compliment to him. The experience was also described as "feeling at home".
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