France

Paris, France –

We discovered Lyl in the myspace universe link. She has a strong following of fans that span the globe. Her sexy female characters have an anime-inspired look that really appeals to her generation. She was nice enough to answer her questions in both English and French as not to loose touch with her Parisian countrymen.Lyl is kind, smart and hard working. She draws inspiration from Parisian culture and tempers it with a playful mixture of design principles from around the world. Her work has been picking up speed and so we decided to catch her before she becomes a big star. Introducing: Lyl.—

Anchorpont:Tell us about yourself.

Lyl:The biography would be pretty short; I’m 26 years oldI use to draw since I was a kid but I think I never imagined I could make it my profession.Nobody in my family or friends was involved in any kind of artistic career, so when I was 18 I decided to start communication studies, it seemed more “reasonable” to everyone.I was ready to work as a press agent, but it appeared to me that I wouldn’t be happy doing anything else than drawing, so I just changed my mind.I’m a graduated graphic designer / illustrator since 2005, but I started to get really interested in street art and graffiti around 2002. From this moment, I kind of focused on pin-up characters, started to create stickers and to past it in the streets…Now, I’m working in Paris as a freelance illustrator, and spend my free time drawing sexy girls and looking for occasion to make them live.

La biographie sera courte, je n’ai que 26 ansJe dessine depuis que je sais tenir un crayon, mais je n’avais jamais imaginé que je pourrais un jour en faire ma profession.Personne dans ma famille ou mes amis n’évoluait dans une carrière artistique, alors à 18 ans, j’ai commencé des études de communication, ce qui semblait plus “raisonnable” à tout le monde.J’étais prête à travailler en tant qu’attachée de presse quand j’ai réalisé que je ne serais jamais heureuse si je ne dessinais pas, alors j’ai finalement changé d’avis.Je suis officiellement graphiste – illustratrice depuis 2005, mais j’ai commencé à m’intéresser à l’art de rue et au graffiti vers 2002. C’est à peu près à cette époque que je me suis concentrée sur les pin-up, j’ai commencé à réaliser des stickers et à les coller dans la rue…Maintenant, je travaille à Paris en tant qu’illustratrice freelance, et passe mon temps libre à dessiner mes sexy girls et à essayer de les faire vivre. [Read more…] about Lyl – Foxy Vectors From France