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INTERVIEW WITH DANNY/LEMON.
And now a little interview that I (RADAVI) had with Danny.
DANNY is a graphics artist who has released his slideshow: 'FORGOTTEN' in the beginning of september '92. This was a co-production with JACK/MIRAGE and FABIAN/DESIRE.

Here we go...
Okay DANNY, what about some information about yourself (age, school, etc.) ?

Ok, my age eeeh, I'm just 19 years old so that means I'm still schooling ! This year (and the next 2 as well) I'm studying on a school mainly based on art & printing techniques. I also have some other hobby's besides drawing. My biggest hobby is GIRLS !!! I guess my pictures


show that. At least I hope they do !

What was your 1st computer and since when do you have an AMIGA ?

The very (very) first computer I got my hands on, was the good ol' C64. I bought it in 1986 if I remember correctly. After 1 year of playing games and trying to be a musician, I started drawing. After another 2 years I didn't draw anything more than little spaceships and other things. The year 1989 was my first Amiga 500 year. I started drawing on small games from friends of mine. After I stopped doing that, I really got the chance to develop my own style. I started drawing bigger and more difficult things. My first full-screen picture (Hostile


Wings) followed. I kept drawing and drawing, released a slideshow aaaannd here we are!!

Why are you in Lemon ?

Well, I teamed up with LEMON. because there are some very good friends of mine in there aswell. I allready knew FACET, KR'33 and NAO personally so that was a big advantage. And another thing is that I want my graphics to be used. What better way is there to do this then with a great team as LEMON.? My opinion, it's a hard working team with a lot of talented guys. And there's also a lot of fun. Great!!







How do you start your pictures and where do you get your ideas ?

That depends, allmost all of my logo's come straight out of my imagination. Some pictures as well. Then I just start and draw whatever comes into mind or what is needed. Most of my pictures are drawn with a reference model. This can come in the form of original paintings, photo's out of fashion mag's, self-drawn paper artwork, things seen on the TV and some other things. In this case I take a completely different approach. First I start sketching (as far as that goes with a mouse) ALL the important lines as perfect as possible. So not just the outlines. A lot of attention is paid to this stage. Once everything is perfectly drawn


in lines, there is no worry about object sizes and proportions while drawing the actual picture in full quality. After the lines, I start making my colours which I find one of the most important and difficult things to do. The palette I make is adjusted quite a number of times when working on the picture. Removing the less needed colours and adding more needed ones. When I actually start drawing, I look for the best place to start the picture. Places with lots of contrast and not too much detail are best. From out of that spot I draw the entire picture. Not too much drawing in diffirent places and than working towards eachother. This puzzle-effect can result in unnecesarry color differences. Throughout this process changes are made wherever I think


they are needed. Draw, draw, draw and voila!

What do you think about people who use digitizers ?

Shit man ! I believe that any good artist does not use a digitizer, cos I know it is possible to create cool gfx by hand by my own experience. But if I ever get to know an (Amiga)artist using digi equipment and saying he draws it all, then I'd recommend the whole scene to completely slag this person off. It's just unbelievable lame !!!








Ofcourse everybody knows that you released a slideshow: 'FORGOTTEN' (which was the best I've ever seen). How long did you draw for it, and what was the most difficult thing to do ?

(Thank you for the compliment !) Very long! There's some pictures in it that I drew quite some time ago. And as for the most difficult thing...phew.. that's a hard one... I think it would be the time when I had to look for the right coder and the right musician. And I think I made a brilliant choice with CRACKERJACK and FABIAN. Great work guys !!!








Did you get reactions from people on the slideshow ?

Oh yes, I got a lot of reactions from all kinds of people. I got letters of people telling me how much they liked the slideshow. But of course not every one likes it all, and I can get in to that. One of the things an artist likes to hear best, is that other people like his work. In this case I would like to thank all the people who said so. Thank you VERY much guys !!! The slide also appeared in CU Amiga and Amiga Format getting very good review-marks. Makes me feel good you know!!







What are your future plans ?

Hmm... Well, in the beginning of 1994 I want to start working a whole different sort of art-form. Yes on Amiga... oh no, partly done on Amiga. It's going to be AGA and it's going to kick the crap out of everything ever done on Amiga. That means IF I can pull it off. Don't expect to see it soon, it might take a while, or two, or three, or... Furthermore I want to do one kick-ass demo before starting on my biiig project. Yep!









What is your favourite music, movie, graphician, musician, coder, (disk)mag and console ?

MUSIC: I like almost all music except for the real extreme types of music like funk and jazz.
MOVIE: Science Fiction, Barbarian types of movies and stuff like Naked Gun etc. Great fun indeed!!
GRAPHICIAN: There are a lot of graphicians I think are good. These are: FAIRFAX, FACET, PEACHY, HOF, COUGAR, TITAN and so many others...
MUSICIAN: I think NHP/JAIL DEZIGN/SCOOPEX is the best. Why ? Well his music is different than others. It's very good. Furthermore I like JESTER, LIZARDKING, TIP and MTX, AXEL,


FABIAN, STATIC and the list goes on and on...
CODER: CHAOS, DAN, CRACKERJACK, LAXITY, HANNIBAL...
MAG: Mean Machines and CVG.
DISKMAG: 1 CHIT CHAT, 2 R.A.W. and the late STOLEN DATA.
CONSOLE: !!! SUPER FAMICOM (SNES) !!!

I know you have (a lot of) consoles, what do you like about them (isn't Amiga better than the real thing...) ?

The Amiga has it's strong points in being able to create something on it. So did many Amiga users and forth came the Amiga scene. But for arcade quality games I really want something good. But I also need to draw and be able to


show my work to a great majority of people. So I came up with the fultime idea; own an Amiga and some consoles. WOW what an idea!

Could you give your opinion, reaction on: Crackerjack, Facet, Hof, interviews, the Official Eurochart, the scene, Wayne's World and Elvis Presley (?)

CRACKERJACK: He's a great coder and a very good friend of mine. He also likes consoles.
FACET: A damn good friend and artist. He's got many good ideas.
HOF: He has an ego-problem !!
INTERVIEWS: Is this a trick question ?
THE EUROCHART: A good thing to see who's hot and who's not.




THE SCENE: It's great fun except for the lamers, cheaters and fakers!
WAYNE'S WORLD: Not always as funny as stated, but good fun mostly...
ELVIS PRESLEY: Who's that ?

What is your reaction on RAW 5 ? (I mean the fact that your pictures are voted for)

Well, it really gives me a great feeling to see that people like my pics. It's very stimulating. Makes me want to draw more and more. Thanks for voting guys !!!

I know you have done a logo for SCOOPEX, and that you also have done the picture for CHIT CHAT 10. Do you have more scene pictures


planned ?

I've got so many good ideas lined up in my mind waiting to be drawn. The only problem is the lack of time to draw. At the moment I'm designing a lot of pictures on paper. Not many people know this but I'm originally an artist that draws on paper. The things I'm now working on are 100% designed by me and will be released in the scene soon. So no more copying from artists like Boris Vallejo. Keep your eyes on the screen...

How do you feel about the fact that CU-AMIGA reviewed your slideshow and gave it 92% ?

I was reading several computer magazines in


our local bookstore when I got to this CU-review. I really could not believe it. I was so happy that I wanted to show the review to the girl behind the counter. I had a really big smile on my face when walking home. BRILLIANT!!

Do you have anything left to say ?

Yeah... Hi 'n Goodbye. Oh yes, please read my article on copying pictures. Greetings.


Interview done by: RADAVI/EFFECT