| Ace: |
Hello R.W.O.!! First of all please tell us something about you! |
| R.W.O.: |
Well, my real name is René Wester Olsen. I'm 18 years old, and live in Denmark in a town called Haslev. Besides myself, S.L.L, Laxity, Mellica, Razmo and Vention also live here. |
| Ace: |
Now please tell us your career on Amiga, when and how did it start, in what Groups have you been... |
| R.W.O.: |
My "career" began back in 1989, when I changed my C-64 with my Amiga 500. I sold my C-64, coz I was no longer interested in playing silly games. As S.L.L and I are nearly brothers (REALLY!!), and he was in the scene, it was no bigger problem for me to enter the scene.
I have always loved to draw on paper, and when I saw the pictures in "Defender of the Crown" by Sachs, I felt in love with the Amiga. I got Dpaint II and tried my "talent"(?) on a computer. Hmmm.... I discovered very fast, that drawing on a computer was really not the same, as drawing on paper. I drew some gfx for Bamiga Sector One, and after improving for some time, I joined Kefrens together with S.L.L. |
| Ace: |
What does the name "R.W.O." stand for, is it just 3 letters or has it any meaning? |
| R.W.O.: |
The letters R.W.O. simply stands for me. My real name is (R)ené (W)ester (O)lsen. |
| Ace: |
What do you like to do in your free-time beside pixeling? |
| R.W.O.: |
First of all, I work about 9-10 hours a day. When I'm not working, drawing or visiting my friends, I do a lots of sports, like badminton, body-building, aerobics, swimming and football. |
| Ace: |
How much time do you normally spend in front of your screen a day? |
| R.W.O.: |
Huh... hard to say... Sometimes (mostly weekends) I spend 3-4 hours, and some days I don't even turn my computer on! |
| Ace: |
How long does it take for you to create a picture? |
| R.W.O.: |
It depends on the size, no. of colors and the motive. A normal fullscreen picture in lo-res (64 cols.), takes me 3-5 days to create. A detailed one takes more time and patience, than a picture with a background in 1-2 colors, ofcoz. |
| Ace: |
Where do you get the pictures from? |
| R.W.O.: |
I get the motives from different books and posters. It's very seldom one of my pictures looks exactly the same as in the book/poster. Mostly I just copy some parts of a picture, and then I create some parts myself. Anyway, ofcourse I also create my very own pictures, with no copied parts at all. Everytime I have to draw a picture, I draw a little "quick-drawn" sketch on a piece of paper, and then I just go for it! |
| Ace: |
What images do you prefer? (Logos, pictures,..) What images do you hate to draw? |
| R.W.O.: |
I prefer drawing pictures. I think it's a far bigger challenge drawing a picture, than drawing something like charsets and "bobballs". Logos can be a challenge too, when they are either big, or some kind of combined with a little drawing, which makes it a picture.
My worst NIGHTMARE (hi Razmo) is really drawing charsets. Every time I am forced to draw one, I almost sleep with my head on the keyboard! (ehh.. almost!!!) |
| Ace: |
When did you make your first Picture/Logo and has it ever been released? |
| R.W.O.: |
He, he... The first "thing" I drew on a computer, was a huge logo drawn for Bamiga Sector One long time ago. I don't know if I still got it on one of my gfx-disks, but I certainly hope it has NEVER been released. I know for sure, that I still have a copy of my very first picture ever on a computer. Yakk!!! |
| Ace: |
How long are you still going to do Grafix for the scene? |
| R.W.O.: |
I dunno, really!!! I have no plans to stop drawing for the scene. Not even that I'm working on the gfx for 2 games! It's very funny being in the scene, so you wouldn't get a rid of me for a while. |
| Ace: |
Did you ever make Grafix for a game or do you have plans to do it? |
| R.W.O.: |
I've never made graphics for any released games, but as I wrote before, I'm working on it. |
| Ace: |
Did you get any offers from software companies to work for them yet? |
| R.W.O.: |
I've got a few ones, but the contracts were really lousy! Anyway, at the moment I'm working on a deal with a well-known American software company, but I wouldn't reveal anything here, coz nothing is 100% for sure yet! |
| Ace: |
What do you think about the new Amiga-Models? |
| R.W.O.: |
New stars are still popping up from the unknown, and that's good. |
| Ace: |
Last Question today... What plans do you have for 1993? |
| R.W.O.: |
Well, beside the game-graphics, I'm also working on the graphics for a new power-trackmo. Anyway, I've also considered drawing some diskmag-covers etc. if some nice offers shows up. I attend to take one day at a time, and see whats coming up.... |
| Ace: |
Ok, thank you for the interview! Do you have some last words, greetings or messages? |
| R.W.O.: |
Yep, sure I have. Golden handshakes to all my friends around the globe. Watch out for "D.A.N.E."!!!
Hey Turbo/Bronx, din store GUBBA-LUBS!!! Didn't your mom told you to behave??? A shame, really! Either Mantronix/Tip or me, are interested in fucking with you, but maybe your mom could help you??? Hansemand Luchter bruger ikke gummist0vler!! |