@Blitzilla - @Aalasteir (Q) - Index
Q: What is art, what does it represent?
For me art is a representation of intent, like starting and finishing an art piece shows a drive to create and organise a vision you yourself had, that is something that takes time and energy and is one of the most purest human expressions. All art to some degree deserves respect regardless of "quality" or "detail" as long as the heart is there, the ability is secondary. Not to say that high detail and quality don't matter, but the smaller details and overall want for quality kind of falls under the same umbrella as the want to create. A personal touch if you will.
Q: From your perspective what is the purpose of the NG website? How did you discover NG? What made you decide to join the community? Do you feel differently about the site now compared to when you first joined?
I've been creeping around Newgrounds since like 2011, and officially joined in 2019. I found the site through searching for Sonic the Hedgehog flash games and stumbled the "Awesome Chaotix" by @Egoraptor animation and from there I kind of just kept returning since then, since then I guess you could call it the "terrain(?)" of NG has changed somewhat since then. A lot of the old "Newgrounds Edge" has diminished since the time of stuff like "Smash 4" and the whole thing with "Alfred Alfer" but with this current era I feel the decline in this kind of content hasn't really effected my personal experiences with the site as back then I was younger and didn't really see too much of it.
Q: Your experiences with the Internet
The internet is a funny place, my first proper introduction to the internet was through the cartoon network website (RIP) back when it still had all the Toonami stuff on it. So I kinda just lived on that site for a few years playing Billy and Mandy flash games. I remember playing that one where you play as Billy and you had to magnetise his nose to traverse the levels. Since then its just been Newgrounds and YouTube tbh lol.
Q: The story of your username: Blitzilla
My name used to be Blitzo. BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING this was BEFORE Helluva Boss was a thing, I used to play rainbow 6 siege a lot and I was a Blitz main. It got to a point in the past few years that Vivziepop fans would keep bugging me about my alias that I decided to change it to Blitzilla because I get to keep some of my OG name and Godzilla is cool!
Q: How did you get interested in working with Blender and 3D modeling? Is it related to game development? What type of games would you like to make and why?
Using blender started as just a fun little thing id do on the side. For my University course I'm required to do a 3D modelling course as it has large elements of game design. So yeah it is going to be put to use to create games which I may upload to NG depending. I've always loved the DMC franchise so Id probs make like a third-person hack and slash.
Q: Your advice for artists
Just draw/paint/build/render whatever you want, it doesn't matter if you don't think its any good, art is a way of learning not just skill but learning yourself. If you create what YOU want with YOUR talents, there is always a way to improve both your method and your way of thinking. what some may see as trash another person may see it as a piece of inspiration to create there own art, it has a beautiful way to connect people from all walks and stages of life. just the act of creating means you have accomplished so much more than people who don't.
Q: Who are the top 10 people you admire for their villainous qualities and would like to emulate
- The Monarch from The Venture Bros is an all time favourite villain, Flying cocoon AND Dr Mrs The Monarch, actual greatest setup in Villain history
- @Tomfulp
- Murdoc from Gorillaz is technically a villain right?
- Dr Robotnik has to be a pretty high tier bad guy I reckon
- NNY from johhny the homicidal maniac, simply because the series had a large impact on me art wise, NOT murder wise :)
- Heihachi MIshima can withstand being thrown of multiple cliffs, that takes insane endurance, would be useful to have!
- I've always had a soft spot for Bakura from YuGiOh, the guy emanates pure aura
- Wesker from resident evil
- Bill Cipher
- Walter White
Q: How would you describe your experience with playing games?
I play da video games !!1!
Q: How did your experience of creating Homestuck SFM edits and posting them on Reddit impact your artistic development?
Regret, I regret making those
Q: When you draw while listening to music, it inspires your art pieces, and you often name them after songs. What is your series 'DeCODE,' which is named after a Paramore song, about?
The series is still in its infancy but I'm developing its story behind the scenes. I plan to release a comic series for the characters but as it sites tight now its based on kind of Bio-android people born from an experiment with Stem cells that may or may not be human, the main character BASH is a product of this and she seeks to find other products of this experiment to destroy them and add their parts to herself to become more "Human" and "Pure" with wacky hijinks along the way. So the TLDR is robot people wrapped in "human" skin and blood with different abilities being hunted by the main character who is also one of them to attain true form while encountering enemies and followers along the way, I thought it would be fun to write a story from almost the Villains perspective! The music thing I just think is cool, Jojo esc.
Q: How did you become interested in the FGC?
I started playing fighting games very early on in life, started on OG street fighter 4 playing Ken
Q: Who is your main in Street Fighter 6, and what do you enjoy about playing the game? What have you learned about yourself through playing, and why did you choose your main?
I play a mix of Marisa and Zangief in SF6, Marisa's general build is what originally inspired me to make my main character for my series more buff and muscled. also Zangief is actually top tier but no one want to say it
Q: What’s the backstory of how Oney sent you a personal birthday video for your 18th birthday? In the video, he talked to you about your university course and game and art development. You mentioned it was one of the coolest things you’ve ever received and that you saved it across four Dropbox accounts.
This was pretty heavy at the time and I haven't told anyone online about this, but for my 18th birthday my mom knew I was a long time @Oney fan from like waaay back, so to my understanding she politely bullied Chris into making me a birthday message, and it was that message that really pushed me into art and getting into games dev again. That message really helped me when I needed a direction and so far I haven't been steered wrong. Yeah I need that video secure so it held across a lot of different storage accounts.
Q: Your favorite characters from NG, and why?
Fav NG character by far is Salad Fingers, He really is just mentally gone and we all love him for it. I used to be into Foamy The Squirrel but idk wtf happened to that guy recently, fall off of the century.
Q: What are the biggest mental health struggles for people from your perspective, and how do you think the psychos could overcome them? Besides from going on killing sprees?
Killing sprees are always good to keep as a last resort but before that try breathing, if that doesn't work then id say killing spree is a logical and sensible step 2