{"id":4935,"date":"2017-12-22T13:17:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T13:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2017-12-23T21:13:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T21:13:26","slug":"mad-mountains-russell-smeaton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/mad-mountains-russell-smeaton\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Mad Mountains of Russell Smeaton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fancy an eldritch squirm or two? A relaxed artist interview today, dear listener, with that jolly nice chap Russell Smeaton<\/strong><\/span>, who has been noticeable recently for his Mythos-related work, amongst other pieces. His campaign for Lovecraft Mythos art prints this year went very well, and his plate in Occult Detective Quarterly<\/em> #3 (for Bob Freeman\u2019s<\/strong> story \u2018Birds of a Feather\u2019 was extremely popular. He also illustrated a poignant and beautiful novella, The Dollkeeper<\/em> by Rob F Martin<\/strong>, which came out this Autumn. So we thought we\u2019d have a word…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Russell Smeaton<\/h1>\n

greydog:<\/strong><\/em> Welcome to greydogtales<\/em>, Russell. People calling in here will probably know you primarily through your art, but why don\u2019t you tell us a bit about yourself to ease us in?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> Thanks for having me, it\u2019s a big honor and actually my first interview! Okay \u2013 a little bit about me. Let\u2019s see. I was born in the south of England but my family moved to the North when I was two and I guess that\u2019s where I think of as home. After graduating and doing some random jobs (milkman, door to door salesman, admin in a trucking firm, ditch digger, IT support), I left England in 1998 and travelled around the world for about 10 years. I taught in various countries such as Maldives, Guyana and China. I came back home to England about 10 years ago and have been working ever since at my local University. During this time I met my wife, and we\u2019ve been happily married for about 13 years. My lovely daughter is now 8 and continues to keep me young. I think that about covers it?<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> When did you start producing illustrations on a serious basis?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> To be honest, I don\u2019t consider myself to be a proper illustrator. Even now that I\u2019ve sold a fair amount of art I still think of it as a hobby. That doesn\u2019t really answer your question. I guess if I was going to put a time frame on it, I\u2019d have to go back to when I sold my first picture, which was about 3 years ago. When I got the email to say someone had purchased a print, I didn\u2019t quite believe it until the money went into my bank account. Even then I didn\u2019t dare spend it in case they asked for their money back.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong> <\/em>What sort of process do you use? Do you start with sketches and outlines, or do you move straight to computer rendering?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> I start all of my creative processes in the bath. I\u2019ll lie there and daydream. If I\u2019ve been asked to do a commission, I\u2019ll try and focus on that. That time gives my mind the space it needs to put everything together. Sometimes I\u2019ll go for a walk to the beach (I live by the sea) and that almost always gets my mind clear and ready. Once I\u2019ve got the ideas in my head all set, I\u2019ll fire up the computer and see what happens. More often than not, the idea I had in my head changes into something else entirely but that\u2019s cool. I like that random factor.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of my most popular pictures started off as simple tests for new models that turned out quite nice, so I never turn away from an unexpected opportunity. I do rely on my friends’ input. I\u2019m lucky to have some very patient friends (and great 3D artists) who have given me great advice over the years. My good friends Stephen Taylor, Kadri Ozel, Ade Levi, and Craig Menne have all provided brutally honest suggestions which has been just amazing. I\u2019ve never met any of them but we all used to belong to a digital illustrators forum which was where I started to develop my craft.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> We\u2019re curious – what was behind the Sad Diver theme?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> I was doing some session drumming for a local musician called James Riggall (<\/span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/J.P.Riggall\/<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> – well recommended!) and he asked if I could do him \u201cone of my pictures\u201d about a sad diver. There wasn\u2019t an actual song or anything else to go on, so I had a little think (in the bath) about divers, sadness, that kind of thing. I had in my mind one of those old deep sea diving helmets and luckily I had a 3D model of one, and that\u2019s what I started off with. When I finally sent him the first picture (the Sad Diver sat in the bath), he said \u201cThat\u2019s almost too good!\u201d so I got carried away and made a load more pictures using the same character. I was quite surprised how popular they were, I\u2019ll be honest. It\u2019s not the cheeriest thing I\u2019ve done, but it\u2019s one of the things that I\u2019ve been most proud of.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> Nowadays you seem to do a lot of Mythos related work. Is that a reflection of the public\u2019s interest in that area, or a personal preference?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> A bit of both. I\u2019ve been into Lovecraft since I was about 14 or so. I got the Grafton anthologies as my first introduction to Lovecraft \u2013 these all had covers by Tim White who is amazing. I then picked up the RPG hard cover rule book and I totally loved the art work in there. Not quite fantasy, but something more, something cosmic. I never really got into (digital) art until much later and when I first started producing pictures I was more interested in sci-fi kind of stuff. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Bruce Pennington is one of my all time favourites and I was always trying to emulate that kind of style. One day I stumbled across a set of 3D models that looks like old and run down houses so I tried to make a very basic Innsmouth scene. When it got a lot of attention, fame whore that I am, I decided to explore it a bit further and I\u2019ve hopefully gotten better and better at it over the years. So yeah, a bit of both.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> You ran two successful Kickstarter campaigns for specific sets of illustrations. Was that easy, or a nightmare?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong><\/em> It\u2019s actually three now! The first one was incredibly stressful. I spent ages drafting it out, checking the figures, getting quotes and what not. Even when I was sure I had everything organized, it was nerve-wracking to click the \u201cSubmit\u201d button to say the least. Once it ran I became obsessed with the campaign, checking up on it at all the time. There were some amazing mile stones: the first backer; seeing my friends supporting me; reaching the goal. There were also some heartbreaking moments: people cancelling; people not paying, but on the whole it was okay. Having to bang on about it on Facebook and Twitter got a bit annoying. I started to annoy myself quite frankly, so for the last campaign I stepped back a bit. Having said that, the last one was probably the easiest. I\u2019d already sold quite a few of those prints so I knew they were quite popular. I was a bit surprised to get 250% of the target so that was very cool indeed!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> You\u2019re also musically inclined \u2013 you\u2019ve been in at least one band, is that right?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> Well, I\u2019m a drummer \u2013 not sure if that makes me musically inclined \ud83d\ude09 But yeah, I\u2019ve been in a few bands in my time. Being a drummer, I\u2019ve always been popular with other musicians. Nothing to do with my (ahem) winning personality \u2013 more to do with the fact that I have a drum kit. My first band had a proper record contract and everything. We even recorded an album, an E.P. and appeared on a few compilation records. It was a lot of fun. These days I\u2019m still playing but we don\u2019t really take it seriously. We tend to just drink a few beers and muck around with random music. If you\u2019re so inclined, you can check us out here: <\/span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheColumbos\/<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span>. You can see just how popular we are \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong> <\/em>And you write weird fiction as well as illustrate it \u2013 is that a sideline to the artwork?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> That\u2019s a good question. Writing is something I love to do, but it takes me a long time to get anywhere, and most of the time I haven\u2019t the confidence to submit. It all started when one of my work colleagues, Sophie Nicholls (who is a real life, proper published author!) agreed to look at a few short stories I\u2019d bashed out, gave me some suggestions but more importantly gave me confidence. I developed them a bit further and made them into longer attempts. As with art, I relay on more good friends to read through my stuff. Fellow writers like Sam Edwards and Rob Martin give me so much support, I\u2019m forever in their debt. My good friend James Harris (who really should publish more of his own work) is a regular victim that I inflict my half-baked stories on, but the feedback he gives is just brilliant. So yeah, I love writing but art flows a bit quicker. Who knows? I hope to keep at it, get better at it, but I can obsess over a single sentence for far too long and never really get anywhere.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong><\/em> So which illustration are you most proud of creating in the last couple of years?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> I guess the Sad Diver. It may sound vain, but I actually make myself feel really sad looking at those pictures. Whilst that\u2019s probably not a great emotion, the fact that they invoke an emotion in me is something that I\u2019m very proud of. The one where he\u2019s sat at home with the phone un-cradled is very personal to me. Back before mobile phones, I found it very hard to answer the phone for fear of not knowing who was calling. I would wait until the ringing had stopped, did one of those code things that told you the number and then ring back if it was a friend. I\u2019m well over it now, but it took a while to move on. So that\u2019s quite a significant one to me. The reoccurring cat is also quite important. I love my cats and they have had a profound impact on me. So whenever possible, I squeeze a cat into a picture. Or story!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong> <\/em>Finally, any weird art or literary plans for the future?<\/span><\/p>\n

russell:<\/strong> Erm\u2026.I tend to not really have any specific plans. I\u2019d like to try and write more, and try to finish all the half-written stories I have laying around. I\u2019d quite like to write a genuinely scary story. So far, I generally get feedback like \u201cThat was pretty funny\u201d. Which is odd. I\u2019ve never tried to make a story funny. Something for me to think about!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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greydog:<\/strong> <\/em>Many thanks for joining us. We look forward to seeing your work in 2018.
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russell:<\/strong> Thank you for having me, it\u2019s been a pleasure!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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You can purchase prints of Russell\u2019s work through tikirussy<\/em> and redbubble<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/tikirussy<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dollkeeper<\/em> is available on Amazon UK and Amazon US<\/span><\/p>\n

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If we don’t see you again before the holiday break, we wish you great cheer.\u00a0 Some time in the next week, we will be releasing another Yuletide special, and this year it’s Panto Time at St Botolphs-in-the-Wolds.\u00a0 Expect mayhem…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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