Anton Lomaev is an artist who is remembered for a long time

Lomaev Anton Yakovlevich was born in 1971 in Vitebsk. His interest in drawing led the boy first to the art studio, then to the art school and, finally, to the secondary art school in Leningrad. After serving three years in the army, Anton continued his studies at the Academic Institute of Painting. His specialization was book graphics. Even in the university years, he began to cooperate with publishing houses.

Becoming an Artist

90-ies - a crisis in the country in all areas of the economy. Book publishing at this time suffered serious complications. Anton Lomaev was faced with great problems during his job search. Then there was a lot of fantasy and fantasy. His works are interesting with the books of John Tolkien or with the Slavic sagas, where the Autumn Fox is the hero. The portrait of a fictional hero, according to Anton Lomaev himself, is a difficult genre. It is executed in tempera and modified in Photoshope. At first the artist agreed to illustrate everything that the publishing houses offered, but wanted to work with books for children. But it was not necessary to choose. If necessary, he drew postcards, with the advent of comic books he worked on their advertising. Becoming a member of the Union of Artists in 2000, Anton Yakovlevich was able to follow his creative interests more freely.

Source of inspiration

Now with enthusiasm works with the children's book Anton Lomaev. Illustrations in the work help to understand the meaning of the written. He wants to find a new approach to the old story, which has been repeatedly illustrated. He is looking for a lot, and he is helped by what the artist paints, first of all, for his children. About that, to please the reader, Anton Lomaev does not think. It is important for him to bring his thought to the person who will open the book. The artist is looking for fairy tales and texts that were produced on him in childhood or now a vivid impression. He tries to talk with the child clearly and simply, and a sense of humor is not superfluous at the same time. Computer graphics, although "Photoshop" is well mastered, the master is not addicted. He prefers to work with watercolors and other traditional materials. Such drawings become more direct and alive.

Personal in work

Often the artist does not have enough nature, and since he has three sons from two to fifteen years, their faces appear in the drawings created by Ant Yakovlevich. This is also due to the fact that the work is of a very personal nature, as discussed above, and is done primarily for relatives. So, the work on "Moby Dick" was intended for the eldest son. And for the younger he draws "Repka". Sometimes for reliability it is necessary to stand in front of a mirror and take a variety of poses or curl, introducing yourself as another character in a fairy tale.

"Little Red Riding Hood"

It was very long and rather difficult to work on this tale. Especially complex were all the moments associated with the emergence of hunters who chopped the beast. For quite a long time the artist saw in it the political motives that connected this tale with the present day. But still he came to more traditional images, but not trivial motives. The artist acted as the director of the play, which presents the story of a stray theatrical company, which plays a fairy tale before the audience in the town square. But we will give an elegant illustration, where the passage of the Little Red Riding Hood in the forest is as complex as balancing on a rope. And the wolf is depicted in the form of a cavalier of the XVIII century and wears a mask so that his essence is not visible. This reading will show everyone that Anton Lomaev is an illustrator brilliant, with an unlimited flight of fantasy.

The book that was remembered

"Little Mermaid" was made not by order, but by the order of the soul. She had to find time from the main job, which gave money to support the family. This went on for two years. And then the drawings were put in the publishing house, and the earnings made it possible not to deal with routine work, but to move on to creativity. The result, among other things, was the award - the award "Interpresscon" in 2010.

Works for adults

Do not think that if the fairy tales and fantasy are listed, the books "Cat in Boots", "Brave Sailor", "New Dress of the King", "Caliph-Stork", Anton Lomaev are an artist for children only. No, he made out the books of Shakespeare, Derzhavin, Kafka, Babel, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rabelais. While there are artists like Anton Lomaev, death does not threaten the paper book, because the illustration is a full-fledged component of the text. In Gargantua and Pantagruel, the text merges with the pictures. They became consonant and bear the scent of time.

Fairy Tale on the Electronic Media

And yet the artist tries to create versions of his fairy tales electronically. A. Lomaev treats this work somewhat wary, but work is already under way in Russia and in the USA. It is supposed that in fairy tales there will be a soundtrack and animation. In America, the book will be released in several languages at once.

Summing up, I want to say that the wealth of our Motherland is in the people who inhabit it and, whatever they say, it does not lack talent.