PEN & PAPER: LEWIS ROSSIGNOL

The artist behind Tyler, the Creator’s IGOR vinyl album artwork. HYPEBEAST Features - Go in-depth and learn more about the culture. [HYPEBEAST]( [Features]( July 5, 2019 [PEN & PAPER: LEWIS ROSSIGNOL]( The artist behind Tyler, the Creator’s IGOR vinyl album artwork. Lewis Rossignol Lewis Rossignol is perhaps best known as the artist behind Tyler, The Creator’s IGOR vinyl album cover artwork, which debuted this past May. But the Portland-based artist continues to be commissioned by numerous celebrities to create original artworks, including Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers as his most recent project. When Rossignol isn’t spearheading projects by big names, he’s holed up in his studio finding new ways to elevate his practice, which largely involves hand-drawn and collage elements. Rossignol has Tourette’s syndrome, and found that producing artworks on a consistent basis helped ease his symptoms. On average, he creates about three or four works a day and shares them on his Instagram account, which currently has over 100,000 followers. The artist crafts these pieces using dry materials such as pencils, pens, charcoal and vintage photographs, to name a few. “I feel like I have much more control with those materials vs. wet mediums. Lately I’ve been using more markers too,” he tells HYPEBEAST. I have always loved doing anything creative, including drawing, since I was young, but never really viewed it as something I could make a living with. Lewis Rossignol Tell us about your creative journey as an artist. Did you go to art school? I went back to school (Maine College of Art) at 33, after years of doing crappy jobs. I have always loved doing anything creative, including drawing, since I was young, but never really viewed it as something I could make a living with. I knew going back to school was risky, but I think the experience of working jobs I hated pushed me to make it work. I didn’t want to end up back in those jobs with tons of student loan debt to add insult to injury. From start to finish, walk us through the creative process of completing a sketch. The first thing I do is dump out my vine charcoals on the paper and then pick them off. Then the paper is already a mess before I start. The reason I do that is because a pristine piece of paper can be intimidating but a paper that’s already a mess is easy to draw on without worrying about ruining it. Then, I just start drawing without much thought and see where things go. As far as finishing touches to my drawings [go], I do have a secret technique that I don’t think I’m ready to share cause maybe it will take the air out of my sails. Kind of like when a magician shows you how the trick is done. [READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON HYPEBEAST →]( [banner]( [banner](   [More HYPEBEAST Features]( [[FASHION]( [8 Drops You Don't Want to Miss This Week]( [[ARTS]( [Best Art Drops: nana-nana x 'AKIRA' Bags, Erik Parker 'Toxic' Lithograph & More]( [Get The App Free on iOS and Android]( Follow --------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 HYPEBEAST Limited. All Rights Reserved [Manage Subscriptions]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to HYPEBEAST's marketing emails. You can unsubscribe from us any time by clicking [here](. It may take 48 hours to complete the unsubscribe process. Contact subscription@hypebeast.com for assistance on any enquiries. Our Mailing Address: HYPEBEAST, 10F, KC 100, 100 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong