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Sinking Artist Sunday! Featured Artist is PoweredByGif
3 years ago
Salutations to you this Sinking Sunday, this week's artist is PoweredByGif, bog creature/golem/monster extraordinaire!
"Hey hey, I'm PoweredByGif, aka Bog, I'm 28 and I draw a whole lot of muddy and swampy creatures more than anything!"
What got you into the WAM/QS community?
It was long time before I even knew such community was a thing - first it was that quicksand scene from The Jungle Book movie that really intrigued me (the one where that guy drowns in this gross loud bog, some of you will probably know :) ), and soon after that, my first real life experiences with deep mud, both when I was still around 10y/o. Over years I kept dabbling in this weird quicksand thing, finding new real-life spots, new content, and doodling it myself on repeat, and it just kind of stuck with me, I guess? It was only when I decided to share it online when others found me, and I was eventually introduced to other like-minded people and the community, which was, hm... quite thrilling at the time, haha. Imagine you suddenly find out you're not the only one!
How long have you been drawing art/mud content?
Easily for over 15 years now, if not 20? I’m pretty sure! But a lot of it was for myself. This fascination for mud stuck with me ever since I discovered it. And since I already loved drawing characters and making comics by then, it was a matter of time for me to start doodling them in some quicksand related situations in my secret notebooks, eventually merging both into one and trying to make all sorts of mud and goop creatures in the process. And it actually took so many years for me to share them online - I considered them kind of a weird and really personal thing that I was ashamed to even mention around, let alone showcase to others, and only when I reached 19 I finally decided to take a deep dive and showcase my swampy creatures to the public. Just as a silly experiment though, and on a brand new, unrelated account for safety as well. I honestly did not believe it would go anywhere, meanwhile it became kind of my thing that many would eventually know me for. It was nearly 10 years now since that deep dive, and my golems are still hanging around until this day.
What do you want to contribute that you haven't already?
There's plenty. I'm not sure what I’ve contributed and what I still need to contribute though. I want to inspire other artists to make more swamp themed creatures, because I feel like swamps and monsters is an untapped niche combination that works beautifully in lots of ways and is still far from being explored. I want to spread the swamp and quicksand themes to a brand new audience, showcasing these environments and their appeal in plenty of casual art and doodles that can be shared safely and aren’t too restricted. But more importantly, I kind of just want to bring fun with my content. I want to create stuff that makes others go "awwhh <3" for 3 seconds before they keep on scrolling through their social media.
Is there another QS community artist you'd like to nominate to be featured?
Sticking with what I’m most familiar with these days, I’d probably have to point the finger at another creator who makes goo creatures –
ThemeFinland ( https://twitter.com/ThemeFinland ). He's godly with art, but also a pretty awesome guy, and definitely deserves some praise!
What's your favourite piece/series you've done?
These change too often, but for now this has to be the one: https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....73204834156544
I love the setting, the scene, the fun situation of it, and the story one could put behind the characters.
Honourable mentions:
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....85473205571585
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....11939552698372
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....07721542938625
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....57336572325895
Thanks for having me!
Poweredbygif can be found on Twitter!
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif
"Hey hey, I'm PoweredByGif, aka Bog, I'm 28 and I draw a whole lot of muddy and swampy creatures more than anything!"
What got you into the WAM/QS community?
It was long time before I even knew such community was a thing - first it was that quicksand scene from The Jungle Book movie that really intrigued me (the one where that guy drowns in this gross loud bog, some of you will probably know :) ), and soon after that, my first real life experiences with deep mud, both when I was still around 10y/o. Over years I kept dabbling in this weird quicksand thing, finding new real-life spots, new content, and doodling it myself on repeat, and it just kind of stuck with me, I guess? It was only when I decided to share it online when others found me, and I was eventually introduced to other like-minded people and the community, which was, hm... quite thrilling at the time, haha. Imagine you suddenly find out you're not the only one!
How long have you been drawing art/mud content?
Easily for over 15 years now, if not 20? I’m pretty sure! But a lot of it was for myself. This fascination for mud stuck with me ever since I discovered it. And since I already loved drawing characters and making comics by then, it was a matter of time for me to start doodling them in some quicksand related situations in my secret notebooks, eventually merging both into one and trying to make all sorts of mud and goop creatures in the process. And it actually took so many years for me to share them online - I considered them kind of a weird and really personal thing that I was ashamed to even mention around, let alone showcase to others, and only when I reached 19 I finally decided to take a deep dive and showcase my swampy creatures to the public. Just as a silly experiment though, and on a brand new, unrelated account for safety as well. I honestly did not believe it would go anywhere, meanwhile it became kind of my thing that many would eventually know me for. It was nearly 10 years now since that deep dive, and my golems are still hanging around until this day.
What do you want to contribute that you haven't already?
There's plenty. I'm not sure what I’ve contributed and what I still need to contribute though. I want to inspire other artists to make more swamp themed creatures, because I feel like swamps and monsters is an untapped niche combination that works beautifully in lots of ways and is still far from being explored. I want to spread the swamp and quicksand themes to a brand new audience, showcasing these environments and their appeal in plenty of casual art and doodles that can be shared safely and aren’t too restricted. But more importantly, I kind of just want to bring fun with my content. I want to create stuff that makes others go "awwhh <3" for 3 seconds before they keep on scrolling through their social media.
Is there another QS community artist you'd like to nominate to be featured?
Sticking with what I’m most familiar with these days, I’d probably have to point the finger at another creator who makes goo creatures –
ThemeFinland ( https://twitter.com/ThemeFinland ). He's godly with art, but also a pretty awesome guy, and definitely deserves some praise!What's your favourite piece/series you've done?
These change too often, but for now this has to be the one: https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....73204834156544
I love the setting, the scene, the fun situation of it, and the story one could put behind the characters.
Honourable mentions:
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....85473205571585
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....11939552698372
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....07721542938625
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif/st.....57336572325895
Thanks for having me!
Poweredbygif can be found on Twitter!
https://twitter.com/poweredbygif