Artists & Illustrators

Louis Gibiard aka Vladinsk

LOUIS GIBIARD’S LOVE FOR DRAWING began before the age of five, whilst living in a Russian orphanage. “It all started with this little toy car on the table. I saw a pen next to it and I felt an urge to draw.” But he quickly realised it was more difficult than he anticipated, describing it as a fun challenge.

After being adopted by his French parents, it took him “about two years to start drawing more regularly. I remember that my friends and I used to create comics: drawing superheroes and sci-fi robots. When I turned 10, I started making more complex drawings, leaning towards realism and still life sketches; drawing different objects laying around my room. This is when I began to take

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