2024 | Longlist | Exploration
- Why did you create this work?
I’m always surrounded by characters popping in my mind. When it happen, I quite what I’m doing and start inventing them stories. I brought them to life and made their head spin to illustrate of fast the world is spinning and how, sometimes, it might be hard to focus for a creative brain, assaulted by too many ideas - echoing a French idiom saying « se faire tourner la tête ». - How were your illustrations used?
Those illustrations are used in short vidéos published on my socials, but also printed on clothes, printed on stickers, or on fine giclée prints. - What materials and techniques did you use?
I first sketch 8 heads positions from face to back. Then, I paint each little illustration with acrylic and gouache, and I scan the board with all those heads. Finally, I edit each one on photoshop before animating them in stop motion. So it’s quite a « traditional » animation in a way :) - Was this project commissioned?
Un-commissioned - Agent
Agency Rush - Agent Instagram
@agencyrush - College / University
ECV Paris - Course and graduation date
Master Publicité - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
paulsirand.com/
- Instagram
@paulsirand - Biography
Paul Sirand is a French Illustrator, based in Paris. He’s inspired by his dogs and nature, and the tailored, well thought out look of uniforms, which he says are only legitimate in large numbers! Paul’s inspired by the way uniforms make a team look like a brand in itself.
Paul wishes to project an atmosphere with his work and thinks that a good image should be enough to tell a good story. - Where are you currently based?
France
