programs in concert with each
other in various ways to create
a particular step in the process.
With one program for instance,
I use that specifically to hand
sculpt surface information into
a polygonal mesh that is usually
made up of around 20 million
objects. I combine that with
various other elements that I
created in other programs as a
step in the process. An average
piece of art is created from
anywhere between 20 and 50
individual files created from up to
9 different software programs and
during each step in the process
I need to adjust hundreds of
variables. So, as I said, it is very
complex.
The final step in the process is
where the rendering comes in.
That is where I take all of the
individual elements that I created,
bring them into a rendering
program and combine them into
one cohesive piece of art. The
final render can take anywhere
from 4 hours to more than 24
hours depending on its size and
complexity.
Q12. What materials do you
use to create your art?
The artwork is all created digitally.
Once that is complete and I
know what the final print size is
going to be I will render it out to
actual scale, which removes the
rescaling of the art for print and
that allows for the best possible
quality in the final print. There are
many materials that I can print
on. For framed wall art it is usually
fine archival paper. Glass is
another material and I have had
Clients have my art printed on
glass to create backlit art, kitchen
backsplashes, glass table tops,
feature walls, shower screens and
even glass wall art. I have also
had art printed on aluminum and
ceramic tiles. There are many
different options and I am always
looking for new materials to print
on.
Q13. Lastly, what would you
say to aspiring artist?
You are an artist. You have the
uncontrollable drive to translate
your imagination and life
experiences into something visual
and that is a beautiful thing to
be acknowledged and nurtured.
As with our lives, our art is ever
evolving. Know that change will
happen in your art because
change will happen in your life.
Try not to fight it. Be open to the
change and allow it to guide and
inspire your art in all of the ways
that it is supposed to, even if you
don’t understand it.
You will be confronted with
destructive criticism and negative
energy time and time again
because, unfortunately, such is
human nature. There is no way to
avoid this but you can use this. Do
not let anyone’s opinions define
your art. Instead, use them as
inspiration. Stay true to your vision,
your creativity and your talent
because only you can create
the art that you will create. No
one else can and as an artist that
makes you perfectly unique.
Follow your path and be the artist
only you can be.
July 2020
Polo De’Marco