Tania Weise, digital painter | Duty

The Santa Cruz artist Tania Weise Escalante, 32 years old, studied Institutional Communication at the University of Belgrano, in Buenos Aires. Her training in the plastic arts is self-taught, she comments, “I always loved painting and although I don’t regret it, I know that I should have studied something related to design and art.” Two years ago she attended a course by the plastic artist Marco Donayre, “he taught me a lot about color, combinations and materials; pencil, charcoal and acrylic techniques, of which the last one is my favorite, although now I dedicate myself to digital painting.”

Is painting digitally something new?

At this point, digital painting or design is not something new. It has been developing for many years and not to mention artificial intelligence. I think that what is different and rich about making art or design for any artist is the personal touch and style that each one puts into it. I have a varied list of artists and illustrators that I admire, but specifically in our country I had the honor of having Estefany Zambrana and Ruby Gutiérrez as colleagues. Each one has a unique style. But I fall short, in the country there are a lot of artists, just go to Instagram, one comes across each work and I tell you about fascinating works by Bolivians.

How long have you been in digital art?

This is my third year dedicating myself to digital illustration. My beginnings were with Ofelia, a scarf brand of which I am a co-founder. But I always liked art as a way of displaying it, decorating a space, I wanted to make paintings. So I created my own digital illustration brand Tangerine Studio. My clients are in the gastronomic industry and, since this year, I have been working with brides. For a long time I wanted to try to get into this world, because on the wedding day, the bride really is a work of art, I don’t think I have ever seen a bride who is not stunning. Outside of that I also do custom works.

How did bridal illustration come about?

My inspiration comes from two specific factors: the photo and the dress. The photo is key, that is, it matches the pose, light and exposure of the bride. The dress is another important element because it is what will stand out the most in the illustration. Something that I always highlight is that I don’t make faces, just the lips and a line in the eyes. I have seen the line in the eyes a lot, especially in illustrators and fashion designers, I like it because it gives it an elegant touch, in my opinion.

Are we talking about a memory in the form of modern art?

I think having an illustration on the memorable day of marriage is a beautiful and unique memory. It is the perfect complement to the collection of photos and videos that the couple keeps and it is a very nice detail to have in some space at home, in paintings that are unique and only of the couple.

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