Inteview with Acryl

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      Interview with Acryl of Abyss, Scoopex, Haujobb & Super Power Crew
                                                                             
           done by Psychic Symphony - taken out of dEMOJOURNAL #73
                                                                             
              (surely with the agreement of both, PS and Acryl)
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
Session Start:  Sat Jan 08 14:24:50 2000                                 
                                                                             
*** Acryl has joined the IRC channel #demojournal                        
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
 Hello !                                                          
                                                                             
<|ps|> Hello Mr.Acryl!  :) So who are you?  :)                 
                                                                             
  Well,  first of all I am not  "Mr.Acryl" ...  Plain Acryl!   A lot of
people  confuse  me  with  mr.Acryl from Anadune ...  I am Acryl of Scoopex ..
Graphican by profession ;D and 22 years old ..                               
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Ok plain Acryl :) So who are you then?  :)                        
                                                                             
  Hehe   My  real  name  is ...  guess ..  Michael  and well I  suck at
interviews ..  =D .  I work as a texture , skin and general graphican at Zetha
Gamez in Paris .  In demoscene live I am a member of Scoopex , Abyss , Haujobb
and the newly formed Super Power Crew.                                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> How did you started into pixel plotting?  :)                      
                                                                             
  Ehhhh  ...    That  was  long   time  ago  ...  It started out on the
infamous  ColourGenie  ...   On  which  you had the possibility to do graphics
using  those  strange  blocks ..  like on c64 ..  Later I moved to Atari ST ..
first 512 then 1024 ...  and I worked a bit with Degas Paint in 94 I bought my
first PC ..                                                                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> 94 seems far away                                                 
                                                                             
  Six years to be precise =)   My first party where I saw real graphics
was TP4 ..  That's where I met ppl like Cyclone and Peachy.                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Tell us about TP4..  :) How was it?  :)                           
                                                                             
  It  was   just  great  ..   =D ...   I was with the  Haujobb guys ...
boozing ...  ehm shouting pc suxx etc ..  hehe .  I really knew nobody there .
I was what you call a lamer =)                                               
<|ps|> Hehe, so when did you got really into demoscene?                  
                                                                             
  Hmmmm   let's  think ...   as far  as I remember  my first demo group
was  Legend  Design ..  Anyone remember that one ?  I met Pit Bull on Wired`95
and well, he looked for a graphican so I joined =) It was a dream come true to
be in one group like Necros and Pitbull.                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Were you any good at the time?  :)                                
                                                                             
 I  don't think so ..   I was quite bad ...   Actually I  don't like my
stuff  from  that  period  anymore  ..   but  that's the deal with all artists
looking  back  I guess I don't even remember WHAT I did in that time ;D hehe I
guess it sucked.                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> So what happened next with Legend Design?                         
                                                                             
  Well ...  the group  released the  "Wired 96" report ..  featuring my
graphics  ..   (  well at least the interface , the title pic was done by pl )
And hmmm later Pitbull joined Imphobia and Legend Design was no more ..  but I
was also member in Acme so it didn't hit me that hard =)                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> When did you join Scoopex?                                            
                                                                             
  Ehhh I remember quite well ...  that was  Mekka^Symposium 1997 ...  I
was  boozing  with Antibyte and Unreal .  And Anti made me the offer to join .
Guess  how happy I was ..  I drank 2 times more than I should =D hehe And with
Scoopex I actually was more active than before =)                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Haha :) And when did you joined Haujobb then?                     
                                                                             
  That  was  last  year on  my  birthday =D ...  on LTP 3 ...   I don't
know why I was not joining before ..                                         
<|ps|> Your birthday was at LTP?                                             
                                                                             
  But I always  had very good contact with the guys from Haujobb, jepp!
..  probably you don't remember ..  but I think I told you =)                
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|>  Your`re  right I dont remember :) So that`s why XXX/Haujobb brought so
many beer :D to celebrate your bday :)                                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
 Hehe ..  Anyway ..  I got 22 so it's no big deal ;D yeah ..  =D      
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> German beer is weird..  your cans are taller!                     
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
  It  was actually  very  cool  that  they  came  the way  from Germany
Hmmm well I think that's the same with danish beer =) ..  And I would say that
beer in other countries is weird ..  the cans are smaller =P                 
                                                                             
<|ps|> Hihi, So what is your favorite beer?  :)                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
  Well  in  Germany  it's  beer  from  my  hometown  Dortmund ...  it's
KRONEN  EXPORT ..  I grew up with it ..  so I love it =) in France I drink all
kind of stuff ..  but LEFFE proved to be the most available and strongest =) 
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> No carlsberg or Tuborg for you?  :)                               
                                                                             
  By  the  way:    All  people  from  Dortmund  love  KRONEN EXPORT  =D
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  Dortmund  is  THE  beer city ..  we got the most
breweries  ..   so why should I drink something else than beer from Dortmund ?
=) ..  And all beers are brewed according to the german purity law that rules!
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> =) German purity law is nice :)                                   
                                                                             
 It's like italians with their pasta it's my fav.  law =D hehe    
                                                                             
<|ps|> But italians go to chinese restaurants instead of pizzerias..     
                                                                             
 really ?                                                         
                                                                             
<|ps|> yeah :)                                                           
                                                                             
 Well the ones I know pray to the god of pasta =)                 
                                                                             
<|ps|> Italians are nuts :)                                              
                                                                             
 hehe ;D ..                                                           
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Ok, serious questions now,  what advice do you give for ppl starting to
do graphics out there :)                                                  
                                                                             
 Well, my advice is not new :  Paint as  much as  you can , experiment,
look  what other people do and try to develop your own way of working practice
is  the best teacher imho for inspiration look at comic books at fantasy art (
boris  for  example  )  and  check out Simon Bisley ...  his style is wild but
really  really  cool  =)  and ..  for god sake ..  Don't hesitate to ask other
graphicans on how they did something ..  If I would not have done that I would
still don't know how to use a pixel program =)                 
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Who is Simon Bisley?                                              
                                                                             
  Ehh  ...   okay  ..  Sincerly I didn't expect that question ...  ok :
Simon  Bisley  drawed  Slaine  ,  Judge  Dredd  , Batman and lately he did the
conceptual  artwork for F.A.K.K.  2.  His style is so cool , it's just amazing
.  And he is combining different drawing methods like I didn´t see it before.
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> I`m into Marvel not DC comics :)                                      
                                                                             
  Well I know only a little about comics .. except the fact that I like
them  ...  I mean the ones that are painted well most of the storylines are so
confusing  ..   and  you  have  to buy the whole series to follow .  spawn ...
That's a cool comic ..  but I know nothing about the story ..  except that was
shown in the movie .                                                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> =) Ok, so who are/were your inspirations..  besides Simon Bisley :)
                                                                             
  Hmmm ..  Boris was the first fantasy artist that really impressed me.
The  other  inspirations ..  hmmm ..  dunno ..  I got a lot from watching (the
movies) Alien and Bladerunner.                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> You`re heavy into sci-fi stuff?                                   
                                                                             
  I really like the feel from it , these movies inspire me a lot . No I
wouldn`t  say that ..  I also got some influence from old adventure games from
Lucas  Arts ..  like Monkey Island ..  thats no joke ..  actually when I was a
kid  I  always  dreamed of doing computer graphics for games ..  well now I am
doing it .  Tell me what did you expect ?  =)                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Have you made gfx for any "famous" games yet?  :)                 
                                                                             
  Hehe  ...   well  no  as  I  am  working  on  a project that is to be
released this year , it can`t be famous .  But some computer magazines already
made  some  good previews on it .  So I hope it will be famous one day =) It's
called  DroneZ  =)  http://www.dronez.com  hehe  that's  where  to  find  more
information on that game *end of commerical announcement*                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> ;) Do Sceners with a "I know Acryl" stamp get a discount?  :)     
                                                                             
  Haha  =D  ...   That  would  be  cool .   But sincerly I really don't
think so ;D ..                                                               
<|ps|> Darn :) ok..  So are you ready for demojournal's quizshow contest?
                                                                             
 Oh ..  quiz ..  I love quiz .  shoot                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> 1.  What`s your favorite color?                                       
                                                                             
 green                                                                
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> 2.  What is the capital of Madagascar?                                
                                                                             
 Zuerich =)                                                           
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> 3.  What is the most interesting book/movie you ever read/seen?       
                                                                             
 Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep / Bladerunner                    
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|>  4.  What is your personal record of drinking beers without getting   
drunk?                                                                       
                                                                             
 0 beers ..  what a stupid question ..  =) ..                     
                                                                             
<|ps|> :P                                                                
                                                                             
 hehe ..                                                          
                                                                             
<|ps|> 5. How much wood would a woodcutter cut if a woodcutter would cut wood?
                                                                             
  Wow  ..  hard one ..  let me guess ...  9 ?  0hhh I love quiz =) btw.
Monkey Island questions ..  I don´t know the answer!                   
                                                                             
<|ps|> =) So what are your favorite scene gfxians?                       
                                                                             
 My fav.  graphicans ..  ehm ..  Cyclone, Dhabib, Craig Mullins   
                                                                             
<|ps|> Craig Mullins?                                                    
                                                                             
  Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa  !    You  don't  know  him !   He is  a genius  in
digital art ..  www.goodbrush.com He is a true professional                  
                                                                             
<|ps|>  Only Brush  I know is Guybrush dude from Monkey Island :) And the evil
pirate Le'chuck                                                         
                                                                             
                                                                             
 Hehe ;D ..  Btw.  you nearly got me with question number 5       
                                                                             
<|ps|>  ;)  So  now I don`t know what to ask more :) You have any question you
would like to see answered by yourself?  ;)                              
                                                                             
 Well ...  do you have a hompage ?  and the adress ?  answer : YES!!!!!
=D ...  http://member.xoom.com/pointnpixel =) That's all ;D              
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|>  Oh  yeah...  do you have an homepage and email for your fans to get in
touch?  ;)                                                                 
                                                                             
 Email ?  ehhh ...  for fans :  Acrylo@gmx.net =) hehe            
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
<|ps|> Ok, so may the gods of the evergreen grasshopers be kind upon your soul
and stuff :) Thank you for your time :)                                 
                                                                             
 no problem ..  =) bye !                                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
Session Close:  Sat Jan 08 15:30:06 2000                    
                                                                             
Interview   done   by:    Psychic  Symphony  of  Evolve,  Frequency  -  email:
ec97104@crazy.fe.up.pt or ec97104@fe.up.pt or psychic_symphony@clix.pt}