Interview with the 2nd place winner of Derby 50
WeezTheJuice has been around for only a couple months and has already scored a print this week. Here's a few more things about him.
Shirt.Woot Stats? (first derby / shirts bought / shirts printed)
44 (Summer) / 4 / 1. The first derby I entered was derby #44: Summer. I did pretty well, but used it mostly as a feeler as to the whole process. I've been hooked ever since.
So far I've bough "Risky Business", "Madness of Miss Stereo", "Koinnibalism", and now my own - "Circuit-ulatory System".
What are you tools of choice?
Pencil and Paper,
Adobe Illustrator, and
Adobe Photoshop. I don't have a
tablet, but I'm looking into it.
What is your typical process for going about a design?
A lot of my ideas are started with pencil and paper when I see the derby theme announced. If I feel like I have a good idea I'll either scan it into Illustrator when I get home or I'll just start from scratch. I use Illustrator mainly for my designs, and then I throw them into Photoshop to make the shirtcomps and print files.
What design or art experience do you have outside the derby?
Not much really. I'm currently a Digital Media major at the University of Central Florida. Hopefully as my schooling progresses my work will as well.
Which artists or designers inspire you?
One of the artists that I truly admire is Andy Goldsworthy. While his work doesn't exactly translate well to what I do, his work with nature is extremely impressive and very moving in my opinion. The documentary done on him (Rivers and Tides) is really worth a watch. He has a great dedication to his work that he truly loves, and the insight and commentary that he offers in his documentary is really eye-opening.
Would you like to do art/design full-time? If so, what is your dream job?
Yea I would. I currently have a few options that I'm considering pursuing, but a job in the game industry as an environment artist would be tops on the list right now in terms of dream jobs.
Any plans to sell your designs outside Woot?
Not right now, but you never know.
What advice do you have for new derby artists?
Since I'm still pretty new, I'd say listen to the vets that offer their advice. For me it took a bit of trial and error to get the whole derby process down, and there were several people that were supportive along the way. Once you get the hang of it, just try and make something that you are proud of, and try to continually outdo yourself. Eventually you will have success. I approach these derbies almost like an assignment with a given theme, and if I hit on something, great, if not, I'll just sit the week out. This has been a great opportunity to improve my work, and have a lot of fun in the process. Oh, and make sure to stay inside the printable area.
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