Today we are going to meet a young Canadian graphic designer Justin Currie. Despite his youth, he has great artwork and his own recognizable style that he calls Shattered Vector Painting. In this interview Justin shares the technique he uses to create this style. “An artist is always learning, always evolving, always growing. Your best piece of work will always be the next one. Start chasing,” which is Justin Currie’s catch phrase. Learn more about Justin and his artwork after the jump. Q Hi Justin, welcome to Vectortuts+! Tell us a little bit about yourself, where are you from, where do you live now? Do you have a basic design education? Heya! My name is Justin Currie, I grew up on a farm in southern Manitoba Canada, 5 miles from the closest Village, and 10 miles from the closest town with a school. Growing up, myself and 5 siblings (4 sisters, 1 bro) grew up without any TV (we had an actual TV and VCR for movies, but no cable/channels). This led to excessive, excessive amounts of time spent building things with Lego, getting into trouble outdoors with a skidoo/4wheeler, reading fantasy/sci-fi, copious drawing and re-watching our sizeable collection of old movies. My high school consisted of a lot of doodling on assignments and my teachers rapidly telling me to stop drawing and pay attention. It was also around high school that I realized I had more of a knack for drawing than most other subjects offered. At 17 I graduated from high school and moved to Winnipeg to begin Red River’s Graphic Design diploma course. After I…
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Interview with Justin Currie