Juarez Ricci is a talented illustrator from Brazil. You would be amazed by his unique drawing style. He has drawn and painted many funny caricature characters artworks. You are able to find some of the most popular people or movies characters there, e.g. Obama, Susan Boyle, Mr Bean, Arnold Schwarzenegger and etc…
Q1. Thank you first for taking up the interview. Could you first introduce yourself a bit for our readers, your artistic background or anything you would like to tell us?
No problem, it’s my pleasure. Well, I always like drawing, since kid, starting with superheroes and then I followed searched for other style like cartoon, caricature etc.
Q2. You have featured many celebrities and famous characters in your pieces, and you really captured their characteristic features. What inspired you of creating such pieces?
I’m movie addict so, when I finish watch a movie, I feel compelled to draw the character or the scene that struck me or try to create an image that describes the whole movie. Sometimes it’s impossible to do that, but I try ehhehe.
Q3. How would you describe your style? Exaggerating?
I don’t know if I can describe it, yeah I exaggerated some aspect, simplify others, is more like a junction of several styles that I like.
Q4. What are the tools you use mostly, software and hardware?
I use the basic tools 0.5, sometimes 6hb pencil, for sketching, and color I do in Photoshop CS2.
Q5. What are the parts you enjoy most when you are creating these sometimes hilarious sometimes sarcastic pieces? Just for fun or do you have messages to convey?
Sketching is the the part I enjoy most. you felt free for do anything, anything is possible. I always try to pass a message through the illustrations , sometimes it’s necessary to exaggerate things to make you realize they are there.
