Randy Chrisologo, better known as Birdy, is an illustrator and painter who specialises in drawing Pokemon and Mythical creatures. He uses Crayola Coloured Pencils and Biro pen, in order to create a lot of his work. This has inspired me to also use cheaper art supplies, as I feel that it is not about the materials used, but how you use them. The smooth colour lay down and texture he gets using a coloured pencil in this way makes his work stand out due to the vibrancy and almost Digital look to his colouring. This is something I would wish to hopefully some day be able to do as well.
However, he doesn’t only use coloured pencil, At University he studied painting. He usually tends to focus on landscapes and mythical places or beings within his paintings. His main choice when it comes to paint is Acrylic Paint, however has recently been venturing into Oil Painting.
His style varies from time to time, whether it be video game fan art, Mythical beast paintings, to sketches and portraiture as well as tattoo designs. All which are super in-depth, detailed pieces
Randy is the main reason I started my own art based Instagram. He was one of the first artists who I found on social media who’s interests were similar to mine, and looking at the work as a young teenager, it was something which I related to so much, I fell in love with his work almost instantly. Most people know his work from his Pokemon Onesie drawings, which was how I found him, however, as I have realised that his style is unique and its not just Pokemon and cartoon illustration, he has a lot more skills and talent among that.
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