Interview with Karen Leopold

Hey Guys!

We are back with another interview, this time with Illustrator Karen Leopold!
Karen is a Graphic Designer based in Jakarta, Indonesia and she comes up with some amazing fan art on her Instagram account. 

Karen Leopold

"Never quit on your passion, make time for it and enjoy!"

I am in awe of Karen's Harry Potter fan art and if you are a Potter fan check it out on her Instagram account:https://www.instagram.com/karen_leopold

Care of Magical Creatures!!

Lets kick off with our little chat then...

Hi Karen! I spotted you on Instagram and I adore your art. Tell us something more about yourself...are you professionally an artist or is this your hobby?

I work as a graphic designer, but there's not much room to express personal artistic style. My art on Instagram is born out of hobby to combine my love of drawing and reading/ watching stories. It's a freedom to bring my imagination alive. 

Since when have you been into art and how did you learn it?

I have been into art since I was a child. I love japanese comic books (Doraemon, sailor moon etc) and I would practice by drawing the characters in those books. Later on I learnt from books and Youtube videos. It's mostly self-taught, learning by trial and error. 

@Central Perk

Khaleesi - Daenerys Targaryen

Are you more into hand drawings/paintings or digital art?

Hand drawings for sketches and digital painting for the final artwork.

What tools do you use for your artwork? Readers who are starting into art will definitely want to know.

I use pencil and paper for initial sketches, and then use my laptop and Wacom to do the digital painting. I use Adobe Photoshop software for the painting.

Game of Thrones - Margaery

Wacom ...wow! Which Wacom gadget do you use for your digital painting? I looked up the various models available online recently and have been so confused because of all the variety!

Which Wacom gadget would you suggest to a beginner in art?

My wacom is ancient! It's wacom intuos 4, i think it's a medium size.

I've tried the ancient bamboo type and Intuos. They both work well for drawing. I prefer Intuos for professional work though :)

(Of course the dream is Cintiq Pro, but it's soooo expensive!) 

Hufflepuff - Kill them with kindness ..LOL!

Any art tips you want to give to my readers?

Never quit on your passion, make time for it and enjoy! :)

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You draw a lot of Harry Potter and GOT fan art and I love those. Where do you get all these lovely ideas from? Do you re-read the books for ideas?

I re-read Harry Potter books a lot! Not just for drawing them haha! Harry Potter books have amazing details in the writing, so I can imagine how the scene would be (colors-characters-etc) as I read them. I feel inspired with books, movies or series (such as GOT). I really just want to draw characters or scenes that I like to show my appreciation and love.

Albus and Scorpius on the Hogwarts Express!

Wingardium Levi-O-sa...not Levio-sar!

I am a big Potter fan. Who is your favourite Potter character?

Hermione Granger! I think she is a good role model for girls! :) 

I also love the Weasley twins Fred and George! They always make me laugh when I read their conversation.

Who's yours?

The Weasleys @ the burrow

Believe me or not, but I and Karen have a lot in common...We are Potter fans, have the same favorite Potter characters (I have Dumbledore on my list too!) and love the TV series F.R.I.E.N.D.S.!

Who are your favorite artists who have inspired you?

On the top of my head are Rebecca Green and Julia Sarda. 

Where can we see more of your artwork?

Website still on the works, hopefully it can be done soon!

Social media account :

Instagram @karen_leopold

Thanks Karen for taking time out for us!

Ending this post with some food for thought: 

"When in doubt, go to the library" - Ron Weasley

😂😂