IVAN  BOGOEV

Ivan Bogoev, born on 06.03.1988 in Plovdiv, BULGARIA.

Education

2012-2013 - Full time student in Master of Graphic Design, Florence Design Academy, Italy
Disciplines being studied: Graphic design, 3DS MAX, Photography, Typography, Advertising design, Sketching, Comics, Storyboard, Character design, Environment design, Concept illustration

MA Diploma in Graphic Design - to be obtained in May 2013

2007-2011 - Full time student in the BA faculty of Visual Arts at New Bulgarian University, Sofia
Major specialty: BA Animation
Minor specialty: BA Illustration and Graphics
BA Diploma in Visual Arts obtained

2002-2007 - Full time - High school GHP''St.St..Cyril and Methodius’’, Plovdiv with profile in enhanced study of English language, Literature, History and Civilisation
High school Diploma obtained

2002-2005 - Part time student in National High School Of Stage And Film Design-academic drawing skills

Bio so far:
Ivan made several author exhibitions and participated in art seminars and workshops in Florence(Italy), Amsterdam, Paris, Ohrid(Macedonia). Piaintings and drawings of his are bought and now possessed by clients in Bulgaria, Greece, The Netherlands, Russia, Australia, USA.
Ivan has the ability to work independently on a high quality level and with attention to details in a vast spectrum of techniques and various mediums. He is a versitile type of artist.
Ivan worked on his first hand-drawn short animated movie where he practices the live-under-camera technique with soft pastels. The movie titled ''The Shaman Eagle'' was projected in the students competition program at the Balkanima 2011 International Animation Film Festival in Belgrade, Serbia.

About art:
The techiques he uses are both traditional and digital. From
the traditional techniques Ivan uses tempera, ink, soft pastels, acryl, oil. Ivan works professionaly on his digital paintings using Wacom tablet. He has proficient knowledge of softwares like CorelPainter, SketchBook, Photoshop, DAZ studio Bryce, 3DS MAX.
Being a student at the New Bulgarian University he had courses like storyboarding, comics, environment and character design. In addition he followed courses in Illustration and Graphics exploring both digital and traditional techniques. Melding classical aesthetics with modern abstraction and post-modern concepts are his favourite combinations when building up sci-fi or fantasy illustration scene or while creating his next character design.

Nowadays, Ivan took his Master's degree in Graphic Design at the wonderful Florence Design Academy right in the heart of the city of Florence, Italy.