Category - Inspirational -

May 20th, 2010

Chitchat: Firnadi Iqbal

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Your Full Name
Firnadi Iqbal

Tell us about you
I am a photographer and graphic designer who set up my own business. Most of my business are in the wedding photo.

In your opinion, what would be the secret ingredients to become a great digital artist?
Imagination are everything, patient, desire, and 10% skill.

Where are you located?
Small town @West Kalimantan-Indonesia. Pontianak City

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What would be your most rewarding experience becoming a digital artist so far?
uhmm..lol not yet…i have one be a digital artist of the week @ Advanced Photoshop Magz (Issue 52)

Where do you get inspirations from?
Everywhere, books, movie, my lovely Son, dreams, and “morning calls” lol

How do you promote/ sell/ showcase your work?
Just the Internet

Do you work better at night or in the morning? Why?
Morning, when i was still fresh from my deep sleep.

What is your strength as a digital artist compared to others in the industry?
I think i try to give more Detail for all my Art work

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Who is a digital artist that you look up to? Why so?
Jamie Jasso, he’s so brilliant in play color 2 every his work

Describe a difficult work/ project situation and how would you overcome it?
The most difficult thing for me, is my own mood. I dealt with it by forcing it to begin to touch my wacom.

What do you think about the Internet and how it is affecting our lifestyle?
I think it’s great, I feel a free comprehensive encyclopedia in the world. whatever I ask all of themĀ  i always get the answer in it. and the important thats free..lol

If you could turn back time, how would you do things differently?
I never thought to go back to the past, which is always in my mind is the future. so I never felt sorry about what had happened. which then let go

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How does the global economic recession affecting the industry, or the least affecting your business/ work?
Maybe because my company has not big enough, so I do not really feel the impact of what it

Name 3 of your favorite (art) books/ magazines.
Advanced Photoshop, Digital Photographer, Corel Painter official magz

What is your life motto?
Optimist

If you are using any softwares in producing your work, what are those? Do they make your work easier? How so?
Adobe Photoshop, it was great. I think till now no other software that can beat it

What do you like the sound of? Why so?
My son laugh, makes me relax and i feel much love from hear his laugh. and love makes me more creatives

If you have online portfolio, what is the URL?
http://firnadi.deviantart.com/

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