Lucas Studio and His Technology Driven Art
Charles Romans
The Ashland Beacon
Lucas Sutfin, a sophomore at Boyd County High School, has been interested in all forms of art since he was just four years old. Over the years Suftin has enjoyed what is often considered the more conventional styles of art such as detailed pencil drawings, sketches, and painting on canvas. While using these types of art mediums are enjoyable for Suftin; he feels that the materials and supplies needed to do this type of art is often very expensive and require a lot of space for both storage and creation.
“I enjoy it (conventional art), but I really just don’t have the space for all of it.” Suftin explained. The lack of space being limited (for now, at least) lead the young artist to turn to a different medium to indulge his creative energies. Currently he works in the digital format, taking images that inspire him and recreating them in his own style. Working from an iPad, Sutfin uses digital software to make unique works of art that span across many genres including popular animé.
Suftin was excited to share that he had recently been commissioned by a woman to take two separate pictures and combine them into one using his own creative style. “She really liked it, and I really enjoyed making it for her.” Suftin is always open to commissions such as combination and reimagining and said that he has also created signage for people who sell at flea markets and other events. “There really is no limit to what I can make… other than imagination. Anything a person might want or need can be created digitally.” Noted Suftin.
Once the artwork is finished, Sutfin sends the digital image to the print shop. When the print shop has the image, they can print almost any size print the person might require. A typical size, he said, is 8x10 (for which he charges $10), but sometimes people want larger or smaller and that isn’t a problem. Sutfin is always looking into other mediums that can be combined with his digital artwork.
Suftin has been selling his artwork for about a year and a half now and has participated in events such as the Ashland Makers Market and other various vendor events. He has even displayed and sold his work at the Huntington Comic and Toy Convention. The best way to reach Suftin is through his Facebook Page, Lucas Studio. Suftin hopes to have other social media set up for people to look at his work, see where he will set up next, and to commission art projects. While Suftin finds great pleasure in making his artistic prints, the young artist shared that he has something even more exciting on the horizon that he feels his experience with digital art form will compliment perfectly.
“I want to become a tattoo artist. I have the basic idea for what I need to start out with. I know that there is a practice set that you can buy online. Plus, I know that I will need to make a portfolio of my work to showcase what I can do. I’ve been doing a lot of research about the process of becoming a tattoo artist and I am currently learning about the apprenticeship aspect of it. And of course, there is the knowledge of the business side that I might be able to get by speaking with local tattoo.” Suftin explained.
Sutfin is aware that his youth will be an advantage to gather this information and give him time to perfect his art. But he is also aware that it is never too early to plan where you want to be in the future and set realistic goals to get there. Meanwhile, he plans to continue his digital art and other mediums as well.
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