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BIO
NAME: Shane Coppage
BORN: April 27, 1977
HOME: Northern Kentucky, USA
College: Graduated in December of 2000 from Thomas More College
with a B.A. in Fine Arts.
Extent of Career: I have been illustrating professionally for about 4 years; since late 2001.
Technique: I work with Painter 8 for rendering and Photoshop 6 for image editing. I draw most
of my images with graphite pencil first then I scan that in and finish the illustration
digtially; I use a mouse, I have never owned a graphic tablet, but would
very much like to in the future ...
Interests: I try to expose myself to a variety of things, especially in visual media.
Hobbies: In my past time I tend to my overall health with exercise like Yoga and zazen, plus
spend a great deal of time with my family and dogs.
Favorite Video Games: Resident Evil 4, Shadow of the Colossus, and Devil May Cry 3.
Favorite Movies: Aliens, Batman Begins, almost everything by Tim Burton,
The Matrix..ya, know: typical dude movies.....
Favorite Anime: FLCL, Cowboy Bebop, Anything by Hayao Miyasaki, Samurai Champloo,Last Exile,
Ghost in the Shell.....
Favorite Book: Neuromancer (only book I have ever read more than once, now on my 4th time.)
Artists of Influence: Micheal Whelan, Brom, Mark Zug, Katshuhiro Otomo, Hayao Miyasaki, and the list goes on from
comics to film and beyond...
Music: I listen to paticlurly all genres except country, I pretty much hate that. Some of my favorite bands/musicians are:
The Mars Volta; Gorillaz; the Pillows; Boa; Rage Against the Machine(with Zach); Portishead; Fiona Apple;
The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs; Dany Elfman......
TV Shows: The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, South Park, Teen Titans, The Boondocks (see a trend there?)......