Souri/CDN
A Interview With An Artist
BY :iNFiNiTY: CydONiA
To me, this guy just shocks the shit out of me ever time he uploads one of
his logos or pictures
He's got the talent that I only dream about and the
ideas he comes up with, simply takes my breath away
He's known today as the
best Oz graphician, and he will remain in the top seat for a long time to
come as well
ProFile
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HANDLE: Souri
AGE: 20
COMPUTER: A500 <A1200 soon hopefully>
GROUP: Cydonia
ROLE: Graphician
WHEN DID YOU START DRAWING ON THE AMIGA?
Around 1988 , when I mucked around in Dpaint 2 or so on my friend's
Amiga =]
Got my Amiga in 1990 which was bundled with Fusion paint
I was drawing long before on the C64 though
WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE AN AMIGA?
Well , back then it offered a larger palette than any other computer
The options were either get a PC < expensive huge lump of shit that only had 4-8
colours > , Atari ST < 16 colours from a palette of 512 > or an Amiga
The Amiga won hands down
<A lot has changed since then , eh ? =] >
WOULD YOU EVER SELL YOUR AMIGA AND BUY A PC?
Nope
WHY NOT?
Because my A500 isn't worth shit =]
I might sell it for a few bucks to get the A1200 quicker though
WHICH DRAWING PROGRAM DO YOU USE MOSTLY?
Only use Dpaint 4.1
WHAT FORMER GROUPS WERE YOU INVOLVED IN BEFORE JOINING CYDONIA?
I was in Digital Access for like 2 years
Tried to get into Phobia before that but never got a response from Siggy (999) <who was the leader of Phobia then>
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CURRENT STATE OF THE AUSTRALIAN SCENE?
Good and bad
Concerning our group , Cydonia , things are good
There is a lot of talent in the group and there are some nice productions planned
Concerning the rest of the scene , well it's not so good really
It seems at times we're the only active group around
It's probably reached it's most downpoint ever
I *know* there are a lot of talent in other groups, but they probably can't be fucked any more
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE AMIGA ARTIST?
Facet
IN YOUR OWN WORDS, SUMMARISE THE FOLLOWING GRAPHICIANS IN OZ
I've already written an article on this , you git =]
anyway , a short summary
CoolCat
The best
Super smooth anti aliasing
Wiz of Oz
Great pictures
He ranks in the top 5
Siggy (999)
Haven't seen much
Kimba
Good
Psyche
Same-ish simple stuff
Infinity
Very good
Under rated
Sumaleth
Great
Ranks in the top 5
Terminator
Does he scan ? He's bloody excellant if he doesn't
Repo
Shit
Gothic
Good
Bass
Haven't seen much
Snykers
Good
Drift
Good
Dizz
ok
Reload is good also
NAME THE 3 BEST ARTIST CURRENTLY TODAY IN AUSTRALIA
Coolcat , Sumaleth , Infinity
NAME THE 3 BEST ARTIST OVERSEAS
Too many to mention
Facet , Fairfax , Suny
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE SCENE SO FAR?
I've been in a group since '91
YOU'VE DRAWN ALOT OF LOGOS IN THE PAST
WHICH ONE DO YOU MOST LIKE?
That glass logo in Phobos is cool. I can spot some major mistakes though
uhmm
I don't like my logos
I like my pictures better
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR IDEAS FROM?
Just spending a few minutes experimenting and working on that
WHAT FEATURES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN DPAINT/PPAINT OR BRILLANCE THAT YOU
THINK IS VITAL FOR ALL ARTISTS?
All you really need is magnify , undo , and draw
Oh , and I hate how paint programs have 'Undo' right next to 'Clear'
It's stupid
It's like having a off/on switch right next to the return key
And I wish Dpaint would have an option where you could put it's icons/palette in a horizontal row
It sucks when you do a logo that spans from the left to the right of the screen and having to press the arrow keys to scroll all the time
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ESCOM BEING THE NEW OWNERS OF THE AMIGA?
Last of what I heard , they were planning to scrap A1200 production and concentrate on the A4000T
I think this is a good and bad idea
Although
A4000's are the best <and our demos would be UNREAL> , not everyone would be able to afford one <unless they sell them for like $1000 =]>
And we need new technology
CISC/RISC,060/PowerPC
It's hard to choose which way would be the better path
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE END THIS INTERVIEW?
Anyone got a cheap A1200 they want to get rid of ? =]
And yeh , everyone's getting lazy
get yer arses into gear and release =]
Or -at least- support this mag, we're trying , why don't you ?