The interview with a young and quite promising NFT artist - Nursultan | mad4ox

FireFly

Hello, Nursultan! Very happy to interview you! Please tell us about yourself, your hobbies, lifestyle! How old are you, and where are you from?

Nursultan | mad4ox

Hello, Andrey! Thank you for this opportunity. I am originally from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and this year I turned 23. I have been doing 3D for almost 2 years now; before that I drew logos for various projects and companies.

My hobby is drawing and sports, I am actively engaged in workout :)

FireFly

Cool!) Considering your sports hobby, we will expect from you on the main page of the interview a photo showing your physical shape).

Nursultan | mad4ox

Oh, to be honest, I don't like taking pictures of my biceps 😂

FireFly

How did you get into drawing? Where did you study it?

Nursultan | mad4ox

Oh, that's an exciting story. I started to get interested in 3D and drawing when I was studying at university, but I couldn't enroll in 3D courses. We had few such classes in Kyrgyzstan, and it was expensive. That's when I started learning by myself, watching videos on Youtube. So I became self-taught), 3D has become my main hobby over the past 2 years.

FireFly

Your art proves that self-study is also a great option!) You have amazing artworks! Tell us how you got into the crypto and NFT in detail.

Nursultan | mad4ox

Several crypto friends of mine got this topic; so they advised me to go to the NFT market and demonstrate my art. When I realized how NFT works, I started looking for new sites with a low commission to make my first art. Then I came across Singular RMRK and started exploring this marketplace.

Fortunately, there were reviews in Russian on Youtube, and it helped me a lot. My first mint was on Singular, and one of the cool artists on #Dotsama (@Undergraphics) noticed me and retweeted. I was shocked when I sold my first piece of art.

I am very grateful to @Undergraphics for the support 🙏 . Thanks to him, I reached this level, and received backing from the #Dotsama community.

FireFly

Nice! I had an interview with Under! He is a fantastic artist and person! And he really knows how to help!

Tell us about your collections on Singular! Most importantly, tell our readers how you draw such cool elements of clothing and beautiful girls).

Nursultan | mad4ox

Yeah, I realized later that he helped many artists!), a man with a capital letter. His art is gorgeous.

I have several collections on Singular, and there are mostly characters of different characters and with stylish clothes.

First of all, I create a character model in the Daz3D studio program; there are even free ready-made models. After that, I design clothes through the Clo3D / Marvelous designer 11. The final stage is the settings of the pose and the fabric textures, skin; after which I work on the render and processing in Photoshop.

Many people wonder ''Why you don't create clothes for the fashion industry?''. Because I haven't studied this industry. To be honest, I still don't know how to sew clothes properly 😂. That's why I create all these clothes exclusively for my art).

FireFly

Very interesting! In fact, you draw stunning elements of clothing! Sometimes futuristic, sometimes concerning some kind of culture!

When I think about your art, for some reason, an interesting idea comes to my mind. Some of the successful NFT collections from Ethereum that specialize in fashion, for example, HapePrime can transfer the collection with the help of the RMRK protocol to the nested and multi-resource NFT, and Fashionable NFT monkeys can wear your clothes).

Nursultan | mad4ox

Wow, very interesting !!!!!

FireFly

Please tell us, what collections and arts you are working on now.

Nursultan | mad4ox

I am currently working with 2D artist Hoshi on a new collection called Project IZAR. We are going to launch on Singular RMRK. In general, these will be unique avatars in the style of scifi and cyberpunk with a cartoon shader for the community and fans of #Dotsama.

Briefly: there will be 3 factions, and each of them will have a unique design and logo. Each faction will have its own history and origin. At the moment, we are working on avatars and the history of the IZAR project. All I can do for you now is share a mini template that we recently made :)

FireFly

Looks very worthy! Good luck with this project! Do you plan to use multi-resource and nested NFTs? Will there be a game element? Or is it more about PFP and community building?

Nursultan | mad4ox

Thank you 🙏 I think, most of all PFP, since we still have no experience in programming :). We will share our experience in the art sphere exclusively)). But perhaps we will find a man who will help us with this.

Nursultan | mad4ox

In addition, in the future, we will have various gifts and raffles for those, who will be in the FACTIONS!)

FireFly

Well done! Great aspirations! Good luck! Have you tried yourself on other NFT marketplaces?

Nursultan | mad4ox

I recently launched my 1:1 art on the new NFT marketplace - RARESAMA. The marketplace has not been fully launched yet, but I plan to create a collection there in the future too :)

FireFly

Cool! Show us your art on Raresama!

Nursultan | mad4ox

1. https://raresama.com/nft/0xadebb43264469764adc9a99d19923b58fd1d889c/22

2. https://raresama.com/nft/0x1b4e159410bd866088e79f322a8f23feaa64f6e9/10

FireFly

Amazing !!!👍🏻

Could you tell me, where do you get your ideas from? Do you read a lot of fashion magazines? Or do you watch a lot of fashion shows?) I suppose, you are very immersed in oriental culture.

Nursultan | mad4ox

To be honest, I've never read magazines 😂

I get my ideas from other artists, for example, on Artstation / Deviantart. But most of all, I use Pinterest and Instagram). I mostly adore Asian culture, and what's related to cyberpunk.

FireFly

Do you work or study? What is your typical day?

Nursultan | mad4ox

I go to university every other day, and the rest of the time, I sit at the computer, studying 3D.

FireFly

If I asked you to choose the next guest for my interview, who would it be and why?

Nursultan | mad4ox

I would recommend you to my friend Hoshi (Egor_Khanenko), this is the case when I met him on a site where artists share their art. We both had the same views on art, he likes 3D art, and I like concept art. We even had a joint work on Singular RMRK.  We have been working on a new project together for almost a month. He is an open-minded and kind person.

FireFly

I will definitely look at his art).

Do you sometimes have no inspiration for a very long time? And you can't draw anything?

Nursultan | mad4ox

Oh, yes, I have it often. Basically, it happens when you compare your art with the art of other professional artists. At the same time, you get inspired and frustrated because you can't achieve the same results.

FireFly

Ohhh 😂😂😂

Well-known problems of artists) And one more) Damn - this my art, I already saw it somewhere)

Nursultan | mad4ox

😂

FireFly

What do you plan to do after graduation? Is a NFT artist your future profession?

Nursultan | mad4ox

After university, I want to get a job at a gaming company. I would like to create some things for games. This is my big dream)). And I will continue to create NFT art as long as it is possible).

FireFly

I'm sure you will succeed! One day you will be one of the best in the game industry!

I want to experiment! And ask everyone, whom I interviewed, to draw me PFP for a crypto Twitter!) Each artist has only one trait! I think I know who I will ask to draw clothes) I do not even doubt).

Nursultan | mad4ox,

Thank you very much, Andrey! Yes, of course, I'm always ready 🤝

FireFly

Do you plan to develop somehow your community, in which your collectors will be gathered? Are you in touch with those who bought your works?

Nursultan | mad4ox

Yes, of course, there will be some surprises for my collectors soon, but it's a secret for now. As for my collections on Singular, I will publish new works regularly, I still do it)

FireFly

Oo! This is very useful information for our readers and your fans! Thank you for it! And thank you so much for the interview! It was fascinating for me. I hope my readers are either already familiar with your art or will get acquainted after the interview! I wish you success in creating new art, and may all your dreams come true!

Nursultan | mad4ox

Thank you very much Andrey, it was fun talking with you, I hope this interview will be useful to someone. If anyone has questions for me about 3d art or programs , I am always ready to help , so I was once a beginner myself.