Domestika Diary: Mike Sandoval

Art director and illustrator Mike Sandoval opens the doors of his studio and explains his creative routine during the confinement

A creative workspace is always important, no more so than during a situation like confinement. Art director and illustrator Mike Sandoval (@mike_sandoval_) has made sure to create an environment that helps him in his work and allows him to continue to express his creativity in his professional and personal projects.

This visual artist opens the doors of his home and studio in Mexico and explains how he works day to day as a freelance illustrator in the current situation and how he has created a space and a routine that encourages his productivity. Discover it below:

Mike Sandoval has designed posters for The Prodigy, Kendrick Lamar, Interpol and Foo Fighters and has worked with big international brands such as Vans, Nike, Reebok, and Microsoft.

He has taken advantage of these complicated times to establish a more regular and productive routine than the one he had before, adapting his house and space to his creative work.

This illustrator has turned his dining room into an art gallery to start the day surrounded by the works of his favorite artists, and has decorated his house with books, illustrations and toys that serve as a source of inspiration when he needs to look for new ideas. Since his style mixes the digital and the traditional, Mike Sandoval uses two different desks, each conditioned for the type of project he is working on.

And to take a break from his work illustrating for brands and bands? Ironically, Sandoval relaxes by drawing. However, what he illustrates during his moments of leisure is only for him.

If you want to establish your own creative process to create solid illustrations from simple ideas, check out his course: Illustration: From Idea to Concept.

English version by @harry_davies.

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