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 Interview

Q: Please briefly tell us about you, your company and your products and services:

I'm currently studying visual development and illustration at Art Center College of Design. My work ranges from concept artwork and design to intricate watercolor illustrations that I make either as gallery work or for rock/metal band merchandise and posters.

Q: How would you describe your art style?

In a nutshell, it's dark and witchy, and quite textural because I primarily use watercolor and ink. I focus a lot on tiny details and patterns, so my compositions are usually complex and ornate. Common elements I use are heavily inspired by outer space and astronomy, botany (and nature in general), marine life (especially deep sea creatures), and Slavic folklore/patterns

Q: What made you choose our nouveua stock rather than any other stock?

I knew I would use the foiling option and thought it would look best on this stock

Q: We saw that you opted for our holographic foiling, why did you choose our foiling options over all the other finishing options?

I wanted my card to communicate the cosmic and space-inspired elements in my work, and the holographic foil looks very sci-fi and magical, so I went with it. I made my design with the foil in mind, and I wanted the card to be like a little piece of art that people could keep

Q: Does your logo hold any meaning or significance?

It's a sigil that shows up a lot in my personal artwork

Q: What advice would you give to new illustrators? 

Develop as big of a visual bank as you can! Look at a ton of artwork, go to museums, travel, and surround yourself with amazing and cool imagery. I find that the more specific you are about the things you like and the more cool niches you discover, the better and more unique your artwork will get

Q: How was your experience with Morning Print? Anything you’d like to see us add in the future?

I've ordered from this company before and I love you guys! The holographic foil is beautiful and I'll definitely be ordering more cards when I run out of these. The only thing is that with this order, the sides of the cards are fraying and the ink is coming off, which is a little disappointing (maybe the cutter malfunctioned or something), but overall they came out beautifully!

Q: Any other thoughts/information you’d like people to know about Brigitte Roka?

I'm also a musician and I play in a hard rock/heavy metal band called Aboleth! I make all of our artwork and if anyone would like to check us out our link is www.abolethband.bandcamp.com, and we're @abolethband on Instagram :)