Earlier this week, 4 color rebellion ran a piece showcasing the Gears of War sketches of 4cr reader NoBullet. I was blown away and couldn't pass up the opportunity to hunt down more of his work.

It turns out that the GoW sketches were just the tip of the iceberg - this guy had talent coming out the wazoo. I was lucky enough to get in touch with NoBullet to discuss his life as an artist and a gamer, and here's what he had to say.

BBPS: Tell us a little about your background as an artist.

NoBullet: I have been drawing as far as I can remember and was self

taught, just by looking at comic books. It wasn't a great way to find my own style but I learned a lot about anatomy, composition and story telling. Drawing from life and art books is

your best bet at finding your true style. Eventually I found my own that I've stuck with.

BBPS: What mediums do you use to create your art?

NoBullet: My traditional art is just pencils, pens and prismacolor markers/pencils. For digital art I've used many programs, but recently just stuck with Paintnet, which is a beefed up MSpaint. I use a regular ball mouse to draw with. I've done a few animations with easytoon, which is a simple black & white animation program. And I've

used some odd stuff like Pictochat on the Nintendo DS, or a box of Cheez-Its.

BBPS: When did you first become interested in video games?

NoBullet Around the same time I've started to draw. 20+ years. I'm guessing those bright arcade cabinets got me into being artistic. I still have an old drawing under a coffee table drawer I did back in '83 or so of Pac-man. I started with arcade games and worked my way to game consoles with an Atari 2600 that was handed down to me by my cousin. I've been hooked ever since.

BBPS: What sort of games do you like to play?

NoBullet: Anything really. I don't stick with one genre. Some of my favorites are Castlevania:SotN, Metal Gear series, Zelda series, San Francisco Rush 2049, Lunar SSSC, Puzzle Fighter. My most memorable gaming came from the Dreamcast system. Then there's a ton of favorites from the 16-bit era.

BBPS: How do you decide which games and images you'd like to immortalize?

NoBullet: I've never thought of that, but I notice it's usually a game I'm playing at the moment. Though the majority of my art is Metal Gear Solid related. Some games I haven't even played yet and still manage some fanart, mostly because I really want the game (like Gears of War), or just like the style.

BBPS: I've noticed you use DeviantArt as a method of sharing your art with the community. How effective have you found it in helping you reach your target audience?

NoBullet: It's the fastest and easiest way to get your art seen. The DA community is huge and word of mouth (or text) gets around quickly. I'm still surprised people recognize me from my pictochat animations.

If anyone is interested in checking out more of NoBullet's work as well as purchasing prints (at the moment he only has the brilliant Ninja vs Pirate print available, but is considering making more available in the future) check out his page over at DeviantArt.

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