19 April 2021

FANTASY ARTIST IRIS COMPIET ON HOW TO KICKSTART YOUR ILLUSTRATION CAREER

the archives: Iris Compiet interview made by Submarine Channel

In October 2020, during Playgrounds – The Art Department 2020 the hybrid edition, Submarine Channel had a talk with Iris Compiet. In the interview she discussed how she launched her career, giving a few tips for aspiring creators.

Iris Compiet is an award-winning Dutch visual artist with a penchant for fairies, witches, elves and everything whimsical. Her roster of clients include Wizards of the Coast (the company behind Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons) and Harper Collins. She’s also the author of Faeries of the Faultlines, an art book about a wondrous world brimming with all sorts of fantasy creatures. Faeries of the Faultlines was a Kickstarter hit, raising more than € 100.000. A new edition of the book will be released in June 2021.

Submarine Channel is an Emmy-award winning platform for all the people interested in stories told in innovative ways.

As a production studio, they focus on interactive and immersive projects, exploring the narrative potential of formats like virtual reality, augmented reality, interactive documentaries, motion comics and video games.

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