{"id":15385,"date":"2015-09-16T12:24:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T12:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.biowars.com\/blog\/?p=15385"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T12:14:35","slug":"behind-the-scenes-at-biowars-an-interview-with-lucius-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/behind-the-scenes-at-biowars-an-interview-with-lucius-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes at Biowars: An Interview with Lucius Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you curious how the Biowars digital comic book comes together and\u00a0what it takes to become\u00a0a comic book artist? Then read our interview with Lucius Cross<\/a>, whose creative concepts<\/a> and artistic mastery give life to the Biowars universe.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Lucius tells us what he did before joining the Biowars team<\/a>, the tools and software he uses to create comic book characters and who he considers his favorite among the Biowars webcomic cast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do you have a formal art education, or was comic book art something you picked up through practice as well as trial and error?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of my skills are self taught. I wouldn’t call it trial\u00a0and error so much as constant practice, as I’ve been drawing in one form or another for pretty much my whole life.<\/p>\n

What was the first professional piece you ever did and got paid for? What\u2019s the backstory on it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a series of character portraits that were commissioned by an anime web site many years ago. I’m afraid that’s as exciting as that story gets.<\/p>\n

Is there a particular artist in or out of the comic book industry that you look to for inspiration when coming up with your character concepts? Why this person in particular?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are definitely\u00a0artists whose work I enjoy and get inspired by, but at this point in my art career I just rely on my own pool of experience and imagination when creating character designs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Lucius<\/p>\n

What is your favorite tool to use when you\u2019re doing a drawing by hand? What about your favorite design software?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A\u00a0Wacom Cintiq tablet and Adobe Photoshop are my primary tools when working\u00a0digitally, which is pretty much always.<\/p>\n

Are many of your concepts or finished pieces done by hand these days?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, in that I used my hand to do them (ha ha). I work with a tablet so while I’m not technically working with pen and paper, it’s the same basic concept… just digital.<\/p>\n

What originally appealed to\u00a0you to drawing for comic books versus all of the other creative areas available to an artist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I actually started out my art career as a concept artist for the video game industry. Now I get to be both a comic book<\/a> and a game artist<\/a>\u00a0working on Biowars\u00a0and enjoy both pretty much equally.<\/p>\n

\"Lucius<\/p>\n

What other personal creative projects are you most proud of outside of Biowars?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many years\u00a0ago I ran\u00a0my own online retail business for anime merchandise. It went the way of the dodo after a while but I’m still proud of what I was able to accomplish with it considering I built and ran\u00a0the whole thing myself.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s your favorite Biowars character to work on and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Truthfully? Sutura. As for why? Well…\u00a0just look at her!<\/p>\n

\"Lucius<\/p>\n

If you had one piece of advice to offer people interested in becoming a comic book artist or wanting to start their own print or digital comic book, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practice! Practice! Practice!<\/p>\n

Are there any exciting developments you can mention about upcoming Biowars issues you\u2019re working on that you can share with fans?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re approaching the final stretch of the first series and\u00a0things will be ramping up considerably in the final 3 issues. So look forward to that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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