@Sawisi-soo - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index

Q: Where does your interest in bouldering and smelling chemicals come from? What do you like about those fields, and what do you enjoy doing in them?

Bouldering is more of a recent thing, my sister just invited me to go with her once. Super fun sport, also builds coordination and core strength.

Chemicals are chemicals, I am a chemistry major so it is part of the experience. It has its own charm to it.

Q: How would you describe the ways a biochemistry lab is truly a sensory heaven, but not as much when it comes to carcinogens compared to an organic chemistry lab?

Cool pipettes, centrifuges, lots of small bottles and dyes. These are more of minor things in the lab but they’re satisfying to work with.

Carcinogens are scary. Working with bromine was genuinely terrifying experience.

Q: What was it like going to university very early in life?

Amazing but also hard. All my peers are at least 2 years older than me, so sometimes it can be awkward when I act my age. Though I do enjoy a life away from my parents, the freedom and such.

Q: What is Newgrounds about, and why did you join?

Newgrounds is an art platform for all to share, joined because a person suggested I start posting here too.

Q: How do you see the Internet?

Hell and cables.

Q: How did you become interested in creating art?

Me and few classmates weee in detention in school and someone suggested to start drawing Pokémon’s. I joined because it seemed interesting, and my drawings turned out pretty cool. I then slowly realized that art can be one of the ways to express my thoughts/ideas, and since then I’ve been trying to draw whatever comes to mind. A very nice method when you have a constant and uncontrollable stream of thoughts (ADHD).

Q: Do you have any resources or advice for making art?

Always do what you want to make, no matter how obscure or stupid it seems. Requests and popularity is fun and all, but you won’t create true art without truly enjoying it yourself.

From resources - take your own reference pictures if you can’t find any. Don’t be ashamed to trace them either, some shapes are hard to understand first time.