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"Every caricature that I create is a challenge"

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Here’s Johnny! Iconic pop culture characters are key part of Luis’s work (Image credit: Luis Rojas) Luis Rojas is an artist from Lima, Peru, who has developed a unique caricature style. He cites Norman Rockwell, Aaron Blaise and Will Eisner as major inspirations, and while he now works a lot in Photoshop , his style is also heavily influenced by his background in oil painting. We caught up with him to learn more about how he got started in art, what shaped the way he works and how he captures well-known faces with such a fresh way. Luis's caricature of Michael Caine (Image credit: Luis Rojas) How did your journey as an artist begin? I was an introverted kid, so the paper and pen were my best friends. I started drawing, and it was a really good way to start connecting with things that I saw through the window. Did you study art and illustration in a more formal way? I started learning oil painting when I was 17 years old. However, my learning wasn’t from an academy, but from informal ateliers.…

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