Interview with Nero by 3D Addict, re-edited by Ctp/Mawi^Link124 -------------------------------------- (3d) - 3D Addict (Nero) - Nero/Artwork 3d - Tell me a little bit about yourself. Nero - My real name is Rainer Muehr and I'm living in Berlin for a whole week now :). I'm a studying architecture here and I like this city quite a lot! 3d - Please describe yourself as a person.Are you a cool type of a guy or more funny one?Do you take life seriously or are you more relaxed and live the life without thinking much about the future? Nero - I try to take this kind of circus not that seriously ;) 3d - What was your first computer, and what computer do you use now?Do you also miss the the good old days of c64 and A500? Nero - My first computer was a A500. I bought that one in 1990. Lateron I sold it to get one of those upcoming incredible A1200. Yes, this was a "Golden Age" - no doubt. Not only in spite of the scene - the atmosphere was simply different, if you know what I mean.. 3d - I sure do :) How and when did you become involved in the scene and when did you start drawing? Nero - The first demo ever was "Hardwired". Also if I liked this one very much, I never dreamed of becoming part of that "demo-scene". In late 1993 I visited The Party III (one of my all-time-favourites when it comes to parties) with some friends. In this time I started drawing on computer,too. Anyway, unfortunately I had to do my examina and my army-job directly after this. So it was middle of 1995 when I start to draw more than a few pixel a week. 3d - Ok, which hardware/software do you use for drawing, and where do you get the inspiration from? Nero - Hardware/Software: an expanded A1200 and Brilliance is everything I need. The inspiration comes from everything I consume: music, videos, movies, etc. 3d - How many hours a day do you spend in front of your computer, and how many of those hours are used on making gfx? Nero - My studies & my friends take most of my time ;). Usually I draw within some months more and in some less - perhaps 3 to 10 hours a week. It depends on the project, e.g. compo-pictures take me 2-3 weeks. Anyway I don't like drawing all night long, exept on parties. 3d - When drawing, do you have a perfect vision in your mind or do you draw more freely, by letting your image evolve in whatever direction you may feel like it. Nero - Most of my pictures are copies, so the image is ready when I start to draw in most cases. The search for the right motiv takes me a lot of time. I'm always looking for a motiv, that has something special, a kind of mood if you want.. 3d - How long does it take to draw a good picture for you, and what are the most important aspects of making a great image? Nero - 2-3 weeks. As mentioned before I don't like to sit in front of the monitor for the whole day. Proportions, light and dithering (also if I'm not using "stylish" dithering) are the most important. 3d - What do you find the most difficult to draw, and which phase of your drawing do you enjoy most. Personally I like mostly making the finishing touches when the image is about 95% complete. Nero - I never met ANY scener, no matter if graphician, coder or musician, that didn't liked the "final" part of his/her work mostly. So do I :) 3d - Ok :) do you use any special techniques.Which drawing tools and techniques do you use mostly. Nero - ;)) Hehe not much to report. Okay, most parts in my pictures are still pixeled, some usage of more "basic" functions of brilliance, nothing special. 3d - Which of your own images do you consider as the best one and which was the most difficult to draw? Nero - In my case nothing is that difficult (copies only take the time to create them ;)). The best one: hmmm "Meat Puppies" is one of my favourites, but to be honest, I like every one of my last four full-screens ("Nebula Alpha", "And If I fail?", "Meat Puppies" and "Boheme 29").. ;) 3d - Tell me, is drawing in 8 bit color mode a limitation or a challenge for you? Nero - Challenge. "Work with the media!" is one of my mottos :) 3d - What do you think about raytracing? Nero - I have no problem with that form of art. Unfortunately not many good pictures around. Mixed techniques can look very awesome, too. I like especially the work of Kube/CNCD. 3d - ....and what about redrawing? Nero - As you perhaps noticed I did not much "Originals", yet :). A picture has not necessary to be a good one, because it is originally drawn or a bad one because it is copied. There is not much black-white in this world, sorry ;) 3d - Being an active scener for some time now, you must have seen a lot of pics made by other graphicians.Who is your favourite graphician? Nero - I have not one clear favourite, just a couple of names, whose work I admire: Cyclone, Made, Phase, Niko, Ra, Destop, Rendall, Facet, Hof. 3d - Do you have any favourite groups, musicians, coders, diskmags?Favourite demo? Nero - Nooon, CNCD. Groo, Supernao, Yolk. Sharon, Digisnap, Genghis. ROM. Deep. 3d - What are your future party plans, are you heading for Remedy'97 or Weird'97, other parties? Nero - TP 7 for sure. No party this summer, I guess.. 3d - What does the scene mean to you, and which aspects do you like/dislike about it? Nero - Meeting people from all over europe, consuming creative work and find some rare friends among them - that's it. :D Arrogance to newcomers is one thing I hate. 3d - m2 :)Have you ever considered a carrier as a professional graphician?(If you are already a professional graphician tell a little about you work) Nero - Nope, hope to keep hobby and work as different parts of my life. 3d - What are your other interests/hobbies, besides your scene activities? Nero - Experiencing Berlin's Nightlife together with my friends and architecture of course are important for me. Creativity does exist in many different parts of our life :)) 3d - Who are your favourite artists outside the scene? Nero - H.R.Giger and Bill Sienkewicz. 3d - Do you believe in God? What is the meaning of life? Nero - To become a well-equipped toaster, finally would be a lot :D 3d - ;)One last question: how did you come up with your handle/alias? Nero - No comment ;) 3d - Would you like to say Hello to anyone? Nero - Hello! 3d - hehe, thank you for your time, and best of all in your future plans as a graphician. :) Nero - Thx, allright ;))