Devious Minds: pyromaniac

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Discovering what makes us devious.


Parororo :la: :iconparororo:



How did you first discover deviantART?
:la: Back in 2002, I used to visit oekaki boards and had fun with some online friends there : P one day, our board closed, and most of us migrated to deviantart.


What was it about dA that made you want to stay?
:la: The fact that I'd be able to meet new friends, new artists to look up to, and have my own personal space to show my stuff.




What is the story behind your username?
:la: It was just a silly thing, back then I used many different nicknames on forums, IRC channels, etc. One of them was "Pyro" (even "Hydro", or "Blizzard", lol), but I also liked the "maniac" part so I used Pyromaniac : P


What do you remember of your childhood in regards to art?
:la: I always had a sketchbook with me, and I'd doodle whenever I could, at school, at home, and draw my own little silly characters like a spagetti-man, or random superheroes. I used to be influenced by videogames like super mario, kirby and megaman : P


Was there anything or anyone in particular that prompted your choice of art form?
:la: Actually, hmmm, not really, I often look to the past trying to figure out why I draw the stuff I draw, but there wasn't a specific someone or something... I've usually followed my own tastes (which has a bad side too, it limits myself a bit, but yeah).




Who or what motivates you to continue creating?
:la: My own characters, I just care for them as they were my children (?) so I want to keep drawing them more and more. And my girlfriend too, she inspires me a lot, so much that, many of my latest ideas come from conversations with her, she pumps up my will to draw more : P


Of your own work, which has the most meaning to you and why?
:la: Hmm, tough question. I can't really choose from them, some of them have stronger motives or emotions than others... But I can't really pick one ! Hehe sorry~


Do you have any personal goals in relation to deviantART?
:la: Hmmm.

To just keep growing as I've done these last years, I don't have a specific goal like "achieve so many views/watchers" or something like that. I just want to keep enjoying the feedback the site provides me : >




Are you working on any projects or wish to promote some projects?
:la: Right now, I have some in mind but some of them are on hold. Currently with my girlfriend and another friend we're developing a storybook about our characters the Captain Red Tentacle and the Sea Fox : P it will be like an illustrated children's book.
Aside from that, I've been wanting to create a project with my own characters, but I'm stuck at sucking at creating a plot or a story about them : P


Which movies did you enjoy most?
:la: Movies, in general? My favorite genre are horror movies : P whether they're good or bad, I like those, specially the ones that get you really tense. I loved the Saw Series for example~


What type of music do you listen to? (Specific groups/artists?)
:la: My tastes go under heavy transformations from period to period haha. A couple years ago I was into gothic metal, speed metal, that kind of stuff.
But now I'm enjoying electronic/techno/synth pop music, it gets me working, and even inspires me sometimes (that's weird, though, lol). Some of my favorite bands are Röyksopp, Thermostatic, Daft Punk, Justice, Crystal Castles, Alice in Videoland : P




Which books could you just not put down?
:la: Aw, I suck at reading : < I don't even read manga, lol.


What foods can you just never seem to resist? Drinks?
:la: Italian food is my fave, hehe, specially anything like lasagna, pizza, spagetti, etc : P
Drinks, I'm a bit boring on that subject cause I don't drink alcohol, so what can I say, Coke? haha xD


What are your pet peeves on dA and in general?
:la: Hahaha, I used to have some pet peeves on DA. Like when some people go and comment stuff to start a flame-war or are just being trolls.
Nowadays I actually enjoy responding to those people, cause they usually have no arguments when they want to say mean things. It's pretty fun actually!

Pet peeves in general, hmm. The people who know me IRL know I HARDLY ever lose my temper or get mad... but some thing that get me raging for a few moments are mosquitos, flies. And also, slow internet/computer. Specially when I'm drawing !




Something random about yourself you wish to share?
:la: Hmmm.... I'm often asked if I'm studying something related to art, or if I'm going to art-college, etc. Nope I'm not, I'm an business/economy student, as weird as that may sound :V


What tips can you offer to better oneself in his or her art?
:la: Never stop. Really. Never stop practicing and never give up.
My case, and many others, are people who weren't born with any artistic genes (no one in my family draws or has anything to do with this), but practicing, drawing a lot, enjoying it, and learning to always having something to improve, IMO is more important : P


What does Art mean to you?
:la: It's one of the most important aspects/values in my life. Art made me redefine some of my goals in life, it made me meet my girlfriend, art gave me most of my friends, it gave me my "children" (my characters) and much more..


Is there anything else you wish to say?
:la: Never stop believin'...!
Nah, I had fun answering to this interview : > I'm open for anything else that comes in the future.

:la:

Friendship Wagon by Parororo The boy who wanted... by Parororo Out of a candy box by Parororo Edible children by Parororo It's a long road... by Parororo Scarf Team Freaks United by Parororo Denied by Parororo The Magician by Parororo Under the Sea by Parororo Ego.. by Parororo


:pointr: A list of previous Devious Minds can be found in a widget on my page.

:star: If you have a recommendation of someone you think I should interview for this series please send me a note with a subject of "DM Rec" :star:


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Steph-Roman's avatar
awww, buddy Pairo gotta interviewwww.