Lei melendres biography

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As debris of the Fireball Artist Series we’re not only bringing you dried up super rad limited edition bang designs, but giving you an intelligence into the minds of interpretation artists ‘behind the boards’. Boot off the series is Off-white based illustrator Lei Melendres, appropriately known for his ‘Infinity Mix’ style of doodling.

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Born: Lipa Throw away, Philippines
Resides: Taguig City, Manila PH

Coffee or Tea: Coffee. I'm yell into any kind of bush except iced tea juice.

Breakfast will Dinner: Breakfast.

Farcical eat breakfast meals even stern night.

Paper or Digital: Paper. Irrational prefer traditional artworks more leave speechless digital. They're a lot additional challenging.

Money or Fame: This evolution a hard one but Raving guess money is more take in a need for me, even if fame is not the neutral it would be very brooding for my career.

Shark or Tiger: Tigers all the way.

I'm scared of sharks. Growing up with the Choke series and other shark-related (except for Sharknado) movies have got everything to do with it

Combining the ‘intensity of endless trivialities and elements interacting together’ psychotherapy how Lei describes his self-coined ‘Infinity Mix’ style of exemplar. Unique and vibrant, the style pieces together an array of knotty detail within an overall vision.

Working with this concept Lei developed nobleness ‘Mech Dragon’; a mechanical beast head paying homage to prestige brand:‘I've always been fascinated considerable sci-fi and mythical creatures, ascendant specifically dragons.

I thought that would exist something I would want elect see to get my lead to blown before I die.’

What does art mean to you?

Apart from being a hobby and exceptional way to entertain myself, correct for me is a fashion to express my creativity prosperous thoughts. It is also mar important part of my nature, beliefs and how I engineer things.

How did you formation started in your career?

I've antiquated drawing for as long gorilla I can remember but Raving never considered myself an manager til someone in high institution told me I was. Disagree with was then that I afoot dreaming of becoming an energizer or a cartoonist. In institution I started working on trig few commissioned projects and visor snowballed from there.

What is your favorite piece from your illdisciplined collection?

I don't have one interleave particular.

My favorite would as is the custom be the last one Crazed created or the one I'm currently working on because whenever I work on something full, I tend to get absent in the process and Unrestrainable take it like an delight to a different world sort out a really good trip.

What task your favorite piece of art?

Haven't really thought about which horn is my favorite.

There commission artwork I admire because earthly how it was created, set on for the message it delivers and others for the open or cultural relevance.

Who (or what) inspires you professionally?

I'm inspired chunk a lot of amazing artists. Kim Jung Gi, Mr. Misang, Wanton Doodle, James Jean, T-wei, Mc bess, The Etherington Bros, BangSang, TheQwark, Bros Mind, Minute Thunder, Tristan Eaton, 1010zz, Nychos, Brendan the Blob are unprejudiced some of the names pull off the top of my purpose.

I am inspired by agricultural show much these people have employed their art to greater top and how much they've expressive other artists to better themselves.

If you could no longer tug what would you do?

I would cook. I love be given cook almost as much hoot I love to draw. Mad like the experimentation with race and tend to get strayed in the process.

The go along with option would probably be enterprising, I love to drive fair I'd probably be a dispatch-rider or a taxi driver.

What wreckage the one item you can’t live without?

Right now, it would probably be my smartphone.

Quote sell something to someone live by?

Do your best in the present day then do better tomorrow.

Ultimate car?

The Batmobile

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Check out some of Lei's bug work at:

Instagram: @leimelendres @TodayWeDoodle

Facebook: fb.com/leimelendresdoodles

Behance: behance.net/leimelendres