R2-KT is celebrating Star Wars Artists Month (SWAM) this June, and every day they will be highlighting a Star Wars artist, celebrating their work and raising awareness to ensure you only buy authentic art (and not any of the knock-off work available).
Update: There are so many amazingly talented artists that one month is just not enough to celebrate them all, so SWAM is extending into July!!
Here at Jedi News we are joining R2-KT in supporting our Star Wars artists! Here is today’s artist for July 13th, Brady Miller.
Get to know Brady, give him a shout-out, and use the links below to find out where you can help support him!
July 13th — Brady Miller
I am a proud husband (22 years) and father of three and currently reside In SW Ohio. I studied illustration and graphic design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Trained in traditional mediums, the digital age began to catch fire which forced me to also learn digital illustration and design.
In 1977 my father took me to a movie called “Star Wars”. That would spark my passion for art and design. From the very opening sequence I was hooked. As soon as I got back home from the movies, I immediately began to draw Star Wars related subject matter and still do to this very day. Some of my main influences have been Ralph McQuarrie, Drew Struzan, Dave Dorman, and Bob Ross to name a few.
In 2004 I joined the 501st Legion. After becoming fast friends with a number of Legion members, many had seen my art and asked if I would do a design for the Ohio Garrison. I agreed and from there I have designed logos, various PR media and art for many of the groups within the 501st over the years. The opportunity given to me by the Ohio Garrison allowed me advanced my knowledge and skill level in the digital art realm and I will always be eternally grateful for those who believed in and encouraged me to get my art “out there”. Almost all of my Star Wars art (other than fan art) has been for 501st Legion’s Garrisons, detachments, and the like.
Currently, I am the manager of the Weights & Research department for a major motor carrier, and I do freelance illustratration/graphic design as a second income/hobby. I also have a store on TeePublic & Redbubble.
I recently have begun to paint landscapes in oils after about a 22 year hiatus (little kids and oil paints laying around doesn’t make for a happy wife). Very soon I will be opening commission work and an online store where my oils on canvas can be purchased.
Weblinks and contact info: https://www.facebook.com/BAMdesignsolutions/
Another artist tomorrow!
