Timeouts are lightning-quick interviews. Five questions to help you get to know the players holding court at Dribbble. Many thanks to Dan for being today’s interviewee.
Who are you? Let us know where you hail from and what you do.
I’m Dan Matutina, a designer and illustrator from sunny Philippines. I’m based in Katipunan, Quezon City and I work in our new studio called Plus63. I also go by the name Twistedfork online.
What are you working on?
I’m working on a website for Revolver Studios, it’s almost done so I’m pretty excited about it. I’m also working on an illustration for Help Ink & illustrations for a holiday-themed print for Heima, a local furniture shop.
Choose a favorite shot of yours. Why is it a favorite?
The backgrounds of the Black & Gold series was my first exploration in doing monochromatic illustrations. It started as a requirement for a project, so I decided to use a different process (far from my usual one) to make the illustrations. It greatly affected (in a good way) the direction of my current illustration style.
Tell us about your setup. What tools did you use to create the shot(s)? (e.g. hardware, software, pens, paper, blowtorch, etc.)
I work mostly on my laptop, but sometimes I work on my desktop computer especially for illustrations that are RAM and storage intensive. I use my iPad to check for notes, references and distractions (emails, Twitter & Facebook :p). The software I use are mostly Photoshop & Illustrator. To create the textures, I use ink & watercolor on textured paper.
Choose a favorite shot from another Player. Why do you dig it?
I love the The Empire State shot by Simon Ålander. It’s really beautiful: the custom type, the textures and the overall art direction. That piece looks alive! :)
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