Laura Pérez illustrates an article for Thriving Family Magazine `Crowding the Manger´ December issue
How and when did you know that you wanted to become an illustrator?
When I started my degree in Fine Arts, I realized that I prefered to draw and paint to create illustrations rather than painting on a big canvas or doing performances. The first time I saw an illustrator’s book was decisive to me. I also always enjoyed looking at illustrations from magazines, books, newspapers and children’s illustration books.
What is your earliest memory of creating art?
I always loved taking paper and pencil in hand and creating something. During school, I was always drawing things for my friends, teachers and family. I was very happy seeing my drawings hanging on the wall.
Where do you draw inspiration from?
Inspiration comes from lots of places, but especially from everyday life. Sometimes I can find inspiration at a coffee shop, or in a restaurant, shops, parks, maybe from a stupid or strange situation, etc. I never leave my sketchbook at home. I don’t know when inspiration is going to come.
Most of my inspiration comes from city-urban scenes, fashion design, lifestyles. I also like retro postcards, clothes, handmade typography, animals…
What type of environment do you prefer to work in?
I normally finish my work at home with my computer but I can start sketching the project or personal work anywhere. Maybe when I’m with friends I can see someone or something that inspires me… I don’t have a particular place to start working but I normally like to finish it at home.
I love listening to music or the radio while I work. I always listen to music no matter what I´m working on. Music is a good source of inspiration.
What is your favorite way to get out of a creative block?
When I have a creative block I do a few different things. I like to read, go for a walk, do some exercise, hang out with friends, watch a movie, visit museums and art galleries…
If you had to describe your body of work in one word, what would that word be?
Mignon.
Laura Pérez illustrates some articles for ShopSmart Magazine `5 ways to shop smarter´
Laura Pérez illustrates an article for Coup de Pouce Magazine October issue 2011 `3 questions pour mieux comprendre.. le deuil d´un animal´
Laura Pérez is one of the artists included in Tachen´s Illustration Now! vol 4. It will be released world-wide in September. In North America in October.
The Illustration Now! series continues to bring you groundbreaking work by the world’s most exciting illustrators. A fascinating mix of established master draftsmen and neophytes, working in a wide range of techniques, Illustration Now! Vol. 4 features 150 illustrators from 30 countries, including information about their career paths and lists of selected exhibitions.
Laura Pérez illustrates an article for Thriving Family September issue `Facebook and my marriage´
Laura Perez illustrates, for Baula – Edelvives, notebooks ‘Valencià: llengua i literature’ of 3 º ESO in the Classroom project 360.
Laura Pérez illustrates an article for D Weddings Magazine, Therapist page.
Laura Pérez illustrates an article for Focus on the Family Magazine `The good enough mom´ Summer 2011.
Laura Pérez illustrates an article `the impact of bilingualism/multilingualism on brain and cognitive development in children´, for About Kids Health Magazine.
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