I met Almighty Watashi online, when he invited me to a LARP close to the Slo-Cro border. I've yet to go, money, car and general LARP knowledge being limiting factors. But since then we've become fast (online) friends and share art, critique and love of DIY (where he's far less anal about it than I am). Stop by his page
http://lagcity.net/
and his YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/
1) How did you first get into arts and crafts?
Arts have always been here for me. Since I was a kid, I filled all papers around me with drawings, comics and even animations inside textbooks. Crafts came recently when I started making larp gear, but I just make those for myself
2) Do you have any projects planned for the future?
Curently, I'm animating a music video for our local band, Drvored with illustrations by Sven Nemet. It should be finished in about a month or two. After that, we'll probably switch to making video games. We already have a programmer programming things.
I'm also fighting in the latest martial arts movie with a few friends.
Other then that, I always have at least 20 unfinished projects crying somewhere in my dungeons.
3) How do you coordinate your making time with the rest of your life?
Currently I have a part-time job so I have enough time and not enough money.
4) Any hints and tips you’d be willing to share?
Stick to one or two projects until they are finished. Don't be like me. Unused idea is potential. Half-used idea is a waste of time.
5) Or inspiring words for those just starting out?
Not much I can say. If someone has the urge to make art, nothing should be able to stop them. Just try to find the best way to make yourself work on arts in your free time instead of doing it to avoid really important work like school or a real-world job. Starting is the hardest. You know, turning off facebook and taking a pencil.
6) What do your family and friends think of the things you make?
They vary from obsessive curiosity to dismissive acceptance.
7) Do you like/do commissions and why?
I love doing commissions, but not enough opportunities arise for that. I do some graphics/web design, but that's not nearly as fun
8) Have you ever done any collaborations and if so, how was it?
I'm doing some right now. It's a great experience because you have someone else to share the pain and glory of creating art. It also helps you work more because people rarely have their depressions synchronized, so you can encourage each other to start working
9) What scale do you prefer: making small or large things? Or somewhere in the middle?
Small things are much easier to finish. Large things are much more awesome, but take a lot of time and tend to get stuck along the way.
10) Do you have a theme that goes through all your work and if so, what is it?
Bright colors and child-like simplicity.
11) How important is the Internet in your work?
Extremely important. Without internet, it would be much harder to show your work to people or learn your craft on the go.
12) What is your favourite cartoon? Why?
Samurai Jack. It's a very elaborate series done in incredibly minimalist way. Anyone afraid that good animation is too much work should watch some Samurai Jack and see how even extremely complex scenes can be done by working smarter, not harder. Also, it's like Sergio Leone making a cartoon about post-apocalyptic cyberpunk Japan. You can't not love Samurai Jack.
13) Favourite artists: dA and otherwise
Matt Groening, Genndy Tartakovsky and Pendleton Ward. I'm still not sure that those three aren't actually one uber-person with teleportation powers
14) Favourite ice cream flavour
Kinder or Nutella, depending on the ice cream shop
15) Worst craft related injury
Nothing worth mentioning, but I'm currently in the lead with Croatian larp-related injuries
16) What is the best super power to have and why?
Telekinesis. Because it caters the lazy and is abusable as hell since it could technically also mimic flight, energy shields and million other specific superpowers
17) Song that always makes you feel better
Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt
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Until next time
LaDIY Tasha
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