What’s With The…Images? Rob Bliss (Artist Interview)

Rob Bliss is an artist and illustrator for Magic The Gathering. Rob is also a concept artist and has worked on productions such as Harry Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Dark Knight.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro
1:00 Speaking engagements
5:08 How Rob developed his style
12:30 Early life as artist
15:23 Imitation breeds uniqueness
20:21 Strength of initial arrogance
23:34 “Making it” as a young artist
30:38 The 2000 AD comic book experience
38:29 Moving into concept art
39:29 Illustrating Magic cards
47:04 Phallic images – setting the record straight
59:32 “I’ll quit something because I hate doing it”
1:04:36 On conforming as a creative
1:15:50 Working on the Harry Potter movies
1:21:43 Working with Guardians of the Galaxy
1:28:11 On humor and opening up to people
1:33:28 Playing records as a DJ
1:40:16 On public speaking