When I was younger I was a big fan of Pedro Bell, who did the album covers for Funkadelic. Movie posters, especially painted ones from the ‘70s, Disneyland, giant monster movies, Dr. What are some of your biggest influences, be they artistic or otherwise?

I remember another kid in the class liked to draw Garfield, so I went and tried to learn how to draw him to compete with him.Ģ. I enjoyed drawing when I was little, and my mom was smart enough to put me in an art class and a local framing store to encourage me. Thank you, Bryan, for letting us interview you! First off, I’d like to ask, what first got you interested in drawing and art in general? So put on your labcoat and come learn more about the mad scientist behind “Frankenseuss Laboratories”!ġ.

In this interview, Bryan gets candid about his influences, his beginnings with Buckethead, his artistic process, and much more. Theiss works in a wide variety of art media to bring his visions to life–he’s done pencil and chalk sketches, ink drawings, watercolor paintings, digital art and graphic design, animation, sculptures, and even cake decoration! As you can see from his art website, his vivid imagination, keen design sense, and mind-boggling originality shine in each and every art piece that he creates, whether it be a kooky celebrity portrait, his unique rendition of a movie scene, or a wonderfully bizarre original concept. Today we have another awesome interview for y'all – with the mysterious and incredibly talented Byran “Frankenseuss” Theiss, no less!īryan Theiss is an album cover artist and art director, best known for his work on album art and music videos for the multi-genre guitar virtuoso Buckethead.

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