Boris Vallejo
Boris Vallejo
Boris Vallejois a Peruvian painter. He moved to the United States in 1964, and he currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He frequently works with Julie Bell, his wife, painter, and model...
NationalityPeruvian
ProfessionIllustrator
Date of Birth8 January 1941
CountryPeru
school long want
You can not do what you want to do unless you know the correct technique. The only other way you can learn how to do it is by doing it yourself, which would take twice as long than if you went to school.
artist illustration reason-why
There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration.
arrogant art confess definitely felt five knew learned school studious studying supposedly value
I actually think that there is definitely a value in studying art at an art school. I myself went to an art school for five years and I have to confess that I don't use, right now, any of the things that I supposedly learned while I was there; if I learned anything at all. I was very arrogant and I didn't feel that I should be studious because I felt that I knew more than they did.
learning portrait strive
Learning and getting better with each portrait is what I strive for,
captures drawing human photograph portrait unique
Everyone has a photograph of themselves, but not many have a drawing or portrait done by another human who captures their unique characteristics,
clothes knowing bored
You can't do a machine without knowing something about how it's going to work. As for the romantics, the costumes bored me and I don't enjoy doing period clothes.
color oil quality
I find that acrylics dry very fast - which is supposed to be its charm; however, I find that because of that quality they don't blend as nicely as the oils. The oils, for one thing, are softer and more flexible than the acrylics. Also, the colors are brighter with oils.