TheNewestRedRanger's avatar
Hey man, it's rare i see anyone from this part of the world. Thank, you have amazing skills yourself.
DerekRestivo's avatar
Thanks! That's why I had to reach out to you, we're a rare breed in Canada. 9 times out of 10 I have to explain to people what digital art and illustration are... :/ If you don't mind me asking, which city/province are you in?
TheNewestRedRanger's avatar
Man, do i know! I mostly do comic books, and people assume comic books = Tintin or some shit.

I'm from Sherbrooke, Quebec! French Canadian here! :)
DerekRestivo's avatar
Woo! I'm actually a Quebec native, just recently moved across the river to Ottawa :). I was born and raised in a town beside Gatineau, and went to McGill for university. That being said, I'm mostly anglophone :(... By the way, you're work looks so much like Ben Templesmith - I met him last year at the Ottawa Comiccon.
TheNewestRedRanger's avatar
I use to play in a band from Gatineau/Ottawa. I had a bunch of friends over there. It's been a while since i went to visit.
I also lived in Montreal for a while.

Oh and yeah, i can't deny Ben Templesmith is a huge influence on me. I also had the chance to meet him at the Montreal Comic Con 2 years ago. Such a cool dude. He got all money that day haha.
DerekRestivo's avatar
Ah cool! Would it happen to have been a metal band? I've seen most of the Gatineau-based metal bands that play in Ottawa live.
TheNewestRedRanger's avatar
We use to play with metal bands alot. I'm in a band called ATWF, we played Ottawa a bunch of times. And the actual band from Gatineau was called Around Tiffany. It was more emo/screamo. We're talking like 6-7 years ago.
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Cool! I'll have to check out your band.
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