Creative I've always been a creative soul. I'd draw on any kind of paper I could get my hands on, including books and my homework (teachers just loved that). Working with clay, papermache, wood and stone was also fun. In 2004 World of Warcraft came out and I became very much addicted, putting all other hobbies on the backseat. I no longer play World of Warcraft but my creativity hasn't quite recovered yet. Read more... |
Games The very first gaming computer my brother and I received was a Commodore 64. We just loved that thing even though loading games wasn't exactly easy. Our favorite games were Boulder Dash, Bagitman, Bruce Lee, etc. This is what started off our love for video games. Then our dad bought us a PC on which we played games like Doom(2), Dune(2), Lemmings, etc. Eventually I bought myself a Mac (Macintosh provided quite a number of good games back in the day). But eventually I went back to PC as it was cheaper, had better graphic cards and there were more games available. Read more... |
Anime I can still remember the first time I saw an anime clip... It was late and there was a documentary on TV about animation. At some point a clip came on where a guy had been shot and was on the ground bleeding. Another guy was nearby, clearly in distress about the situation. After saying a few words, the guy that was bleeding collapsed and there was smoke (I think he changed into something). The scene grabbed me, it made me feel excited and nauseous at the same time. Anime wasn't very popular in my country at the time but it eventually caught on and I've been enjoying it ever since. Read more... |
Comics & Books Comics: The first series I collected was called Elfquest, which had a big influence on my drawing style. Currently I'm collecting over 25 different comic titles, some of these I'll share in this section. Books: When I was still in school I absolutely hated reading books. I didn't like the fact that they were mandatory, I wasn't allowed to read any translated books and... I just wasn't very good at reading in general. My mother found me some books about animals (like Bambi) and the school was nice enough to lifted the rule about not allowing translated books. Now I love reading! Perhaps it's part of growing up. Read more... |