Pavel Shamko

I was born in a small town in Belarus. I graduated from a university and worked a lot, before getting into illustration. I have the most respect for realistic illustrators.

I love science fiction, not so much for the plots, but for the atmosphere. I think that there should be something unsaid, some space left for freeing one’s imagination, in any artwork. I like carefully created and well thought-out small details, as they render fantasy images more true-to-life, make you believe such things are actually possible.

I have a soft spot for utopia and anti-utopia of any sort.

Given a task, I first carefully organize everything there is, and only then look for a solution. I’m a graduated physicist.

My dream is to design video games. The idea of creating the whole game universe and devising its rules is attracting me more and more.

Once I start speaking, I find it difficult to stop.