Artist Bio
Andrew Diaz was born in New Jersey, raised in Union City until he moved to North Bergen back in 2022. Son of two Colombian immigrant parents, alongside his little sister and older brother. Andrew discovered his passion for art while growing up watching many classic animated shows which would lead him to drawing constant fan art of his favorite characters. Currently attending NJCU in his fourth semester while majoring in Illustration for a BFA, Andrew also tends to explore artistic themes that he has grown attached to which were design simplicity, exaggeration, and tones of storytelling in his own art and trying to improve his own style almost every day. Fortunately Andrew was able to work with many talented social media artists on certain projects based on their favorite franchises like working in a fan comic or doing trades, as well as bouncing off ideas with one another.
Artist statement
The theme of my art has been influenced by many animated simplicity and unique design elements I incorporate in my artwork. I often refer to my art style as somewhat flat/minimalistic that have been based on many shows that have used this specific drawing style to create character designs and have proven to be much easier to animate on any type of drawing medium. I’ve always been fond of exaggerated movement and poses when I draw a character whether it's meant to be humorous or serious. The main medium I usually do my drawings is on a digital tablet and using an art app called Procreate which provides many items and tools to make my drawings more lively and colorful.
There have been many artists I still look up to that inspired my own sense of artstyle, and it’s not just the drawings they’ve created but the themes of story telling. Creating story arcs have been an important part in the animation field, artists knowing exactly how it will start and end while envisioning the process of the animation and parts that represent the subtle dramatic tension that a scene would embody and I can’t help but admire all of that, Implementing stories or messages of my own in my artwork that resonate with me and to the audience who can understand where I’m coming from especially when I make my own digital storyboards that demonstrates the steps and the amount of emotion it deeply conveys. Messages that would involve redemption, supporting groups that are creating a good cause for the society, other artists that deserve the attention they need or making art for people that need emotional support online.
The process on how I make my artwork is through basic steps which are sketching out shapes that represent body proportions and poses while getting the idea on how the person is supposed to look like. Then I would ink the sketches and eventually color in the character while adding in a couple of shading effects that would make the drawing stand out more than make it plain. Besides the process, I still contribute to specific things that my audience would appreciate and deserves more support, especially when it involves the LGBTQ community or supporting Palestine and protests which involve drawings that represent the acceptance and emotional positivity against a world that’s constantly failing and people having to deal with that on a daily basis. My goal is to resonate with my audience and build bigger and better connections with them through my art by making them feel comfortable and inspired.
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