Inteview with R.W.O

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³ACE: Hello R.W.O.!! First of all please tell us something about you!
¹R.W.O.: Well, my real name is Rene' Wester Olsen. I'm 18 years old, and live in Denmark in a town called Haslev. Besides myself, S.L.L, Laxity, Mellica, Razmo and Vention also live here.

³ACE: Now please tell us your career on Amiga, when and how did it start, in what Groups have you been,...
¹R.W.O.: My 'career' began back in 1989, when I changed my C-64 with my Amiga 500. I sold my C-64, coz I was no longer interested in playing silly games. As S.L.L and I are nearly brothers (REALLY!!), and he was in the scene, it was no bigger problem for me to enter the scene.
I have always loved to draw on paper, and when I saw the pictures in 'Defender of the Crown' by Sachs, I felt in love with the Amiga. I got Dpaint II and tried my 'talent'(?) on a computer. Hmmm....  I discovered very fast, that drawing on a computer was really not the same, as drawing on paper. I drew some gfx for Bamiga Sector One, and after improving for some time, I joined Kefrens together with S.L.L.

³ACE: What does the name "R.W.O." stand for, is it just 3 letters or has it any meaning?
¹R.W.O.: The letters R.W.O. simply stands for me. My real name is (R)ene' (W)ester (O)lsen.

³ACE: What do you like to do in your free-time beside pixeling?
¹R.W.O.: First of all, I work about 9-10 hours a day. When I'm not working, drawing or visiting my friends, I do a lots of sports, like badminton, body-building, aerobics, swimming and football.

³ACE: How much time do you normally spend in front of your screen a day?
¹R.W.O.: Huh... hard to say...  Sometimes (mostly weekends) I spend 3-4 hours, and some days I don't even turn my computer on!

³ACE: How long does it take for you to create a picture ?
¹R.W.O.: It depends on the size, no. of colors and the motive. A normal fullscreen picture in lo-res (64 cols.), takes me 3-5 days to create. A detailed one takes more time and patience, than a picture with a background in 1-2 colors, ofcoz.

³ACE: Where do you get the pictures from?
¹R.W.O.: I get the motives from different books and posters. It's very seldom one of my pictures looks exactly the same as in the book/poster. Mostly I just copy some parts of a picture, and then I create some parts myself. Anyway, ofcourse I also create my very own pictures, with no copied parts at all. Everytime I have to draw a picture, I draw a little 'quick-drawn' sketch on a piece of paper, and then I just go for it!

³ACE: What images do you prefer? (Logos,Pictures,..) What images do you hate to draw?
¹R.W.O.: I prefer drawing pictures. I think it's a far bigger challenge drawing a picture, than drawing something like charsets and 'bobballs'. Logos can be a challenge too, when they are either big, or some kind of combined with a little drawing, which makes it a picture.
My worst NIGHTMARE (hi Razmo) is really drawing charsets. Every time I am forced to draw one, I almost sleep with my head on the keyboard! (ehh.. almost!!!)

³ACE: When did you make your first Picture/Logo and has it ever been released?
¹R.W.O.: He, he...  The first 'thing' I drew on a computer, was a huge logo drawn for Bamiga Sector One long time ago. I don't know if I still got it on one of my gfx-disks, but I certainly hope it has NEVER been released. I know for sure, that I still have a copy of my very first picture ever on a computer. Yakk!!!

³ACE: How long are you still going to do Grafix for the scene?
¹R.W.O.: I dunno, really!!!  I have no plans to stop drawing for the scene. Not even that I'm working on the gfx for 2 games!  It's very funny being in the scene, so you wouldn't get a rid of me for a while.

³ACE: Did you ever make Grafix for a game or do you have plans to do it?
¹R.W.O.: I've never made graphics for any released games, but as I wrote before, I'm working on it.

³ACE: Did you get any offers from software companies to work for them yet?
¹R.W.O.: I've got a few ones, but the contracts were really lousy!  Anyway, at the moment I'm working on a deal with a well-known American software company, but I wouldn't reveal anything here, coz nothing is 100% for sure yet!

³ACE: What do you think about the new Amiga-Models?
¹R.W.O.: New stars are still popping up from the unknown, and that's good.

³ACE: Last Question today : What plans do you have for 1993 ?
¹R.W.O.: Well, beside the game-graphics, I'm also working on the graphics for a new power-trackmo. Anyway, I've also considered drawing some diskmag-covers etc. if some nice offers shows up. I attend to take one day at a time, and see whats coming up....

³ACE: Ok,thank you for the interview! Do you have some last words, greetings or messages?
¹R.W.O.: Yep, sure I have. Golden handshakes to all my friends around the globe.  Watch out for 'D.A.N.E.'!!!
Hey Turbo/Bronx, din store GUBBA-LUBS!!! Didn't your mom told you to behave???  A shame, really!!  Either Mtx/Tip or me, are interested in fucking with you, but maybe your mom could help you???  Hansemand Luchter bruger ikke gummist0vler!!

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