Nick_Larsson is a relative newcomer to Renderosity having joined only a few years ago, but his stylish images and fashion sense have drawn quite a bit of attention. He was voted the Artist of the Month by a wide margin. We love his sense of style and his ability to pose characters is outstanding. His creative use of framing and lighting is also very cool.

We spoke with Nick about his background and working methods. He is someone you'd want to sit down and have a drink with. Thanks for your help in putting this together, Nick. Be sure to visit his gallery and enjoy the interview

Interview with Nick_Larsson

Tell us about yourself: what is your background and where do you live?

NIck_Larsson: I split my time between New York and the north of Sweden. I like to move around, so I am thinking about relocating back to LA if I can find work there.

I noticed that fashion is a favorite subject in your gallery: what got you interested in fashion?

Nick_Larsson: I work as an art director doing graphic design projects and concepts for fashion photoshoots. I wasn’t interested in fashion when I was younger, so I happened to get into it by chance thought. But I think fashion is a great source of inspiration since it’s ever-changing and often gives you an insight into society.

What tools do you use, and how do you work on a project?

Nick_Larsson: Blender for any modeling or customization. Then I love Adobe Substance Stager for still-life rendering. I do people, I work in Daz3D, since its the quickest for creating characters and posing them I think. Most characters are too perfect, or too exaggerated, out of the box so I usually combine two character morphs to get something that’s beautiful but has something unique to them. Perfection without something unique or slightly off is just boring. Besides that, I always find reference images for what I want to create. Could be an old painting, a fashion editorial or a comic book. I like finding unexpected references for the subject Im trying to tell story around.

There’s a wonderful sense of style and energy in all of your work. I especially love the Sabrina in Miu Miu. How did you create and develop that piece?

Nick_Larsson: I try to make images in series with one theme, and The Sabrina one was part of a Halloween series where I tried to pair different monsters and creatures with contemporary fashion brands that would fit their personality. Sabrina the teenage witch having this cute playful style I dressed in Miu Miu and then of course I had to include her cat salem. I tried to capture Sabrina as she looks in the old series as well as how she is portraited in the modern take.

Finally, what advice do you have for digital artists who are just starting out?

Nick_Larsson: I actually got into this about two years ago between freelance work when I wanted to learn something new, so I would say I myself am just starting out and still learning. But as for anything in life the trick is to choose something you are passionate about and then push yourself to do things that you find challenging versus doing what is easy. To challenge myself for example i always try to make a few images in a series, to push myself to get a specific look and feel in several images versus it being a lucky one off.