{"id":622,"date":"2011-09-24T03:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T03:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilovemega.com\/blog\/?p=622"},"modified":"2014-09-26T11:01:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T11:01:38","slug":"koa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/koa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sang Noir studio <br \/>Interview with KOA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sang Noir is the art studio from the talented French artist Koa, which I interviewed for this blog.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Koa and I share the same French <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lezilus.fr\/\" title=\"lezilus\">illustration representative<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/>\nI have been knowing Koa for a while since he invited me to collaborate on his illustration book called War Of Monstars book.<br \/>\nI invited him back to do an illustration collaboration when I was working as an art director for WAD magazine.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s all about collaborations baby&#8230;<br \/>\nIn this interview the illustrator and artist tell us more about his working process and his art influences.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4457\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-sponge-bob.jpg\" alt=\"Koa draw his own version of Spongebob for Sang Noir\" title=\"koa-sang-noir-sponge-bob\" width=\"399\" height=\"420\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-sponge-bob.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-sponge-bob-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Koa draw his own version of Spongebob for Sang Noir<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF<\/strong><br \/>\nIllustrator, Graphic designer and cook lover \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4454\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4454\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-drawing.jpg\" alt=\"Character design by the artist\" title=\"koa-sang-noir-drawing\" width=\"424\" height=\"541\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-drawing.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-drawing-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Character design by the artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORK?<\/strong><br \/>\nmy work is a world were monsters are not dark or negative. it s a world between pop surrealism and cartoon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4455\" style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4455\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-illustration.jpg\" alt=\"Black and white drawing by Koa from Sang Noir\" title=\"koa-sang-noir-illustration\" width=\"411\" height=\"550\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-illustration.jpg 411w, https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-illustration-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black and white drawing by Koa from Sang Noir<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>PLEASE SHARE WITH US YOUR WORKING PROCESS<\/strong><br \/>\nI write ideas on a black book. Making a quick sketch or starting directly with ink. After i scan the black and white artwork and i colorize it in photoshop if the image need colors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4456\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4456\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-letter-design.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful letter design\" title=\"koa-sang-noir-letter-design\" width=\"373\" height=\"366\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-letter-design.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-letter-design-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-letter-design-305x300.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colorful letter design<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>HOW DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE YOUR ART<\/strong><br \/>\nLike everybody i think. When you are in a bad humor you don t have ideas or good feeling. When you move you have more ideas. Don t stay static \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4453\" style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-artwork.jpg\" alt=\"Detailed artwork by Koa from Sang Noir studio\" title=\"koa-sang-noir-artwork\" width=\"411\" height=\"543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-artwork.jpg 411w, https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/koa-sang-noir-artwork-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Detailed artwork by Koa from Sang Noir studio<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENCES?<\/strong><br \/>\nOld cartoon, Durer, Bosch, Bruegel, and Escher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANY LAST WORD?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy forthcoming book Sang Noir should be released later this year so stay tuned. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sang Noir is the art studio from the talented French artist Koa, which I interviewed for this blog. 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