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Interview Kim Jung Gi<br />
impulsive Art<br />
“I can draw or express myself<br />
spontaneously. Often I experience<br />
unexpected design languages<br />
during the process.”<br />
pursue a career in the comic book<br />
industry. He never doubted he would<br />
make it as an artist, and would do so by<br />
sticking to his own style.<br />
“I’ve never thought about getting<br />
any other job,” he says. “I was always<br />
drawing and that became my<br />
profession. This might sound arrogant,<br />
but since childhood, I wanted to be an<br />
artist recognised by other artists, rather<br />
a unique position when tackling<br />
commissioned projects.<br />
If he’s working with an art director,<br />
he’ll sometimes send rough sketches to<br />
give an overall idea of composition. If<br />
he meets a client in person, he’ll work<br />
up sketches on the spot to quickly<br />
show his ideas. Mostly, he says, these<br />
first rough sketch are good enough for<br />
the client, but sometimes even he<br />
I’ve never thought about getting any<br />
other job. I was always drawing and<br />
that became my profession<br />
than turn myself into the public’s<br />
favourite. With this mind, I was able to<br />
keep my own artistic style, even when<br />
my very first publisher asked me to<br />
tailor my art to a trending style.”<br />
missing steps<br />
“There are some steps missing in<br />
my work process,” Gi says. “I can<br />
complete an artwork without a sketch<br />
or visual exploration.” This puts him in<br />
needs to make modifications.<br />
However, he’s never received a request<br />
for more than one or two revisions.<br />
Gi works in traditional media. He’s<br />
tried drawing digitally many times, but<br />
doesn’t like it because he can’t adjust a<br />
piece once it’s finished. But he’s more<br />
than willing to start over if he feels a<br />
piece isn’t working.<br />
“I just draw a new one,” he says. “For<br />
the newly released artwork for the<br />
memory worK<br />
During his childhood, Gi<br />
would memorise the images<br />
in any art book that he<br />
could get his hands on.<br />
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