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Artist Profile: Katarzyna I. Kowalska

29/06/2015 by

Katarzyna I. Kowalska is a contemporary self-proclaimed pop surrealist, who takes her inspiration from anything that’s dreamy and eerie. She was born in Bytom (Poland). At first she wanted to become a musician, so she graduated from Bytom’s Music School in Poland in class of viola. But her passion for drawing began creeping up on her.

Shortly after, in 2011 she received her art education and completed BA with Hons in Illustration at the University of Wolverhampton in United Kingdom. She worked as a freelance illustrator, storyboard artist and graphic designer ever since. During that time, she has also became fascinated with stop motion animation, and created single-handedly number of short animations, including titles, like: “The Judgment”, “James and the Giant Peach” and “The Perfume”.

To see more of Katarzyna’s work, visit her page on Facebook.

Kowalska began painting the big eyed girls few years ago. The girls with sadness in their big, glassy eyes are little symbols of artist’s thoughts. The belief that “eyes reflect the soul” is a simple and accurate description of artist’s characters. They all have their little secrets.

Currently Katarzyna I. Kowalska is painting in her little studio in Cyprus, Paphos. Her work has been sold in the country and internationally. Her future plans involve two single exhibitions in Cyprus and opening online shop with her artworks.

Katarzyna will be one of the featured artist to showcase their work at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con and we are confident that her big-eyed girls will capture everyone’s attention!

Looking forward to see more of Katarzyna’s work? Let us know in the comments below!

Isengard Fantasy Shop @ CCC’15!

25/06/2015 by

We are happy to announce that just like last year, Isengard Fantasy Shop will have a very strong presence at this year’s event, with activities such as Magic the Gathering, Warhammer, Dungeons and Dragons and more!

If you are a fan of these games, make sure to visit the Isengard booth at the convention as there will be a lot of gaming products for sale as well as giveaways, while Isengard staff will be providing entry level tutorials for players wanting to learn how to play the games endorsed by the shop.

For more information visit Isengard Fantasy Shop’s website and watch the Isengard CCC’15 promo video on YouTube!

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And finally, what you have all been waiting for: a list of all the activities organised by Isengard Fantasy Shop for this year’s convention!

Magic the Gathering:
– A short seminar about Magic the Gathering, along with a quiz where great prizes will be awarded to the lucky attendees.
– A MiniMaster’s Open Event that will provide the best setting for entry level players to build and test their first deck! Extra prizes will be awarded to the top 8.
– Eight man drafts/standard/modern pick-up events.

Warhammer:
– Tables equipped with all the essentials for painting your own Miniature!
– Tutorials in color theory and miniature painting given by professionals.
– Warhammer exhibition match.

Dungeons and Dragons:
– Introductory campaigns will be running all day long for both experienced and new players.
– On-demand tutorials to the world’s first and best table-top roleplaying game for anyone interested.
– Three experienced Dungeon Masters will be present to assist any future or current Dungeon Masters who wish to run their own campaigns.

“We are very excited to announce that we have secured collaborations and sponsorships by Magiccardmarket, Games-Workshop and Kaissagames among others! This of course means that the prizes that will be given out at this year’s convention will be absolutely amazing!

We look forward to seeing each and every member of our thriving community at the Comic Con for some ridiculous gaming fun, and we invite all aspiring wizards, adventurers and warriors to join the ranks of our happy family! “- Nicholas Wilson and Isengard Team

Isengard Fantasy Shop is sponsored by:

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Artist Profile: Fares Zoghlami

24/06/2015 by

Fares Zoghlami is a self-taught artist currently based in Cyprus. Half-Tunisian and half-British, Fares is still only 18 years old and in his last year of school. After moving to Limassol last year, he has since been practicing his artwork, primarily consisting of black and white compositional drawings using technical pens.

You can follow Fares’ work on Facebook.

Fares is a huge fan of video games, especially Role-Playing Games and he enjoys watching Japanese anime in his spare time.

His goal is to one day become a professional animator. Fares says that after attending Cyprus Comic Con last year, he felt very inspired by the featured creatives’ artwork at the convention and he is really excited to be part of it this year.

Well Fares, we are also very pleased to have you taking part this year and we are confident that your work will be loved by many!

Looking forward to seeing more of Fares’ work this August? Drop us your comments below!

Artist Profile: Demetris Panayides

22/06/2015 by

Demetris Panayides is a young self-taught artist from Nicosia and a huge fan of comics, movies and music. For the past eight years, he has been involved in illustration, logo and flyer design. Demetres notably designed the cover for local metal band Blynd’s first full-length album, titled ‘The Enemy’ and illustrated the mascot “Rusty Goblin” for the fantasy game workshop Isengard.

In 2014, Demetres was one of the ten runner-ups of a worldwide talent hunt held by American comics publisher Top Cow and this year, his first comic Artifacts: Lost Tales #1 was published through them. Furthermore, Demetres has illustrated another comic that will be published alongside the new album of well-known power metal band Winter’s Verge.

Currently, Demetres is working on various projects to be sent to publishing companies in the US. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours and we are confident that we will see more from him again before long!

Demetres will be one of our featured artists for the second time at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con and we are very excited to have him back with us. Are you looking forward to seeing more of Demetres’ work at the convention this year? Let us know in the comments below!

Artist Profile: Maria C. Loizou

16/06/2015 by

Maria Christina Loizou (AKA Nightwalker) is an energetic artist from Cyprus with a great passion towards illustration, concept and game art. You can follow Maria on Facebook and Instagram.

After completing her Bachelor’s degree in Applied Multimedia Arts at the University of Nicosia, Maria focused on developing her skills towards concept art and illustration, creating characters from her imagination and making them come to life through storytelling. Maria currently works as a freelance artist, creating various designs ranging from character illustration, storyboarding and graphic design. Her main goal is to continue developing her skills and someday becoming a successful professional artist in character illustration and game art.

We are very excited to have Maria as one of our featured artists at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con and we are confident that you will love her work just as much as we do!

Let us know in the comments below if you are looking forward to seeing more of Maria’s work this coming August!