Let's Talk, Tyler Stout

First off, let me apologize for the lack of posts lately. Last week I took vacation for the first time in almost two years. So I did my best to resist the urge to sit in front of my computer as much as possible. Of course I still failed miserably, as I had several assignments to wrap up and spent many late nights writing, just not for the website. So, anyhow, on to some recent news. I just finished the latest installment in my new interview series for Computerlove™ called "Let's Talk." I spoke with illustrator and poster artist Tyler Stout, who's funny and very personable. Read an excerpt below, or check out the complete interview here.    

Read an excerpt:
If you're even casually interested in illustration or rock poster design, you've no doubt seen Tyler Stout's work. The Washington state native has a distinct illustrative style that lightly treads the line between realistic portraiture and sublime comic book fantasy. Tyler's innovative use of color is one key ingredient that helps define his work. As a result, his illustrations sometimes appear to be pieced together like a puzzle. Other times his work looks more delicately rendered, color used only to accent his powerful line work. The 31-year-old artist has also produced posters for a laundry list of musical acts, work he began doing during college for fun. However, poster design now occupies much of his time, as evidenced in his prolific output for a range of acts from Flight of the Conchords and Delorean to Aesop Rock and Boom Bip. I had a chance to catch up with Tyler recently. Here's how our conversation played out.