The Carcosa Interview: JWT Illustrations, Badass Concept Artist and Illustrator

I’m a sucker for digital art, especially when the themes fall in line with something that looks like it came straight out of an RPG. I found JWT Illustrations through Facebook suggesting his page (thanks Zuckerberg), and I couldn’t be happier to find out not only did this human attend my alma mater VCU, but he also is an outstanding creative; his art reminded me of my younger days of playing Final Fantasy games in my pajamas. I had the opportunity to interview JWT: Age: 21, until October 7th!Occupation: Freelance Illustrator and Concept DesignerIn the ultimate Pokémon team lineup, who would your 6 be, excluding all legendaries? Feraligatr, Noctowl, Gengar, Lucario, Luxray, Tyrantrum (this was the hardest question) Black Nerd Problems: Please tell us a bit about yourself!JWT: Well, I love illustration and painting, and I’m a longtime gamer and internet lurker. I grew up in a suburb around Philadelphia, and from a young age I was introduced to video games and loved all the different worlds and settings they could take me to! I’ve been hanging around various communities online since elementary school, from Sonic forums to DeviantArt, and it naturally led me down the art career path. For a while I was in denial of wanting to do illustration – I originally applied to VCU Arts to major in Graphic Design – but I’m glad I gathered up my courage to do so. It can be challenging, but it’s so much fun! I’m currently in the process of world-building, creating a setting of my own for my ow…