“At first, I spend 2 hours a week on brainstorming, during which I come up with different ideas,” Dmitri told Bored Panda about his creative process and also added that he would like to devote even more time to brainstorming.
“Then I send all my ideas to friends who say which comics they liked the most and after that, I sketch out the best versions. Then I ask my girlfriend to translate the comics into English.”
Despite the fact that his comics look simple, Dmitri approaches drawing very responsibly, so it often takes him from 4 to 6 hours to finish one. The artist told us he couldn’t pick any favorites out of the ones he’s done - probably because it’s difficult to stay unbiased about your own work.
When asked about dealing with “creative block”, Dmitri said: “I have a lot of unrealized ideas in stock, and when there is no inspiration, I just remember comics that I came up with a long time ago but did not draw.”
Talking about influences and artists who inspire him, Dmitri shared: “Due to the fact that I am from Russia, I mainly follow the work of Russian comics artists. In our country, this area is not too developed, but I can single out Chilik and Gudim.
I know that in the West the genre of humorous strips is very developed and sometimes some translated comics reach me. I love the work of Joan Cornellа, Safely Endangered Comics, and cartoonist and stand-up comedian Demetri Martin. He is one of the people who inspired me to create comics.”
When asked about the future of his work, the artist told us: “I just want to keep drawing comics and making people happy, and when there are a lot of them, I will publish my own book. Promise you will buy it!”
