As the hundreds of suites with a default face pound on my door, telling me “You like this game, buy this game, you like it”. The cynicism behind todays marketing feels more like Stockholm syndrome than real, honest hype. Hype like people buying Zone of the Enders mainly for the Metal Gear Solid 2 Demo? The hype around Tomb Raider and how channel 4 did a show during the release of ‘Last Revelation’ of Lara’s history? Remember that hype? Remember the hype? The real genuine hype, not this meme hype of today. So I came up with a way of combining my passions into a hobby. I asked myself what my passions were, art was an obvious one and the other was gaming. The paintings I made previously were VERY time consuming. I started to think of a way to get back into being creative artistically with limited time.
With a full time job and two young children spare time was almost non existent. It dawned on me that that thing was creativity. This was OK but not my aim in life and soon felt like something was missing from my life.
I couldn't survive this way so buckled and became a driver for a big supermarket for a few years. I became disillusioned with the way I had to acquire work, bidding for jobs against other artists who could afford to do the work for less as they still lived at home with few commitments. I was commissioned to make paintings of various things, namely Marvel characters, books covers, abstract work. Its most peoples wish to be paid for something they are passionate about and I've worked hard for almost 8 years to get to the level I'm at now.īefore I customised consoles I was an illustrator/artist. To me console customising and modding is a passion, an escape, therapy, hobby and a job I guess.
How would you describe Console Modding to someone who didn't know about it? Only when they get older will they realise that not every child has access to almost all consoles every released! I enjoy playing consoles with my kids and revel in showing them the Retro games I grew up with. I'm a creative sort that's a bit of a perfectionist who is currently learning the art of patience. I live in Norwich, Norfolk but without the accent, luckily. I got the chance to catch up with Rob to talk about some of his work in the console modding community and we find out just what is it that inspires him? So when Rob from R.A.W Talent Art approached me to collaborate I jumped at the chance. Adding a splash of colour to a SNES Shell certainly adds a level of personality and charm I would have never expected. More intricately, over the last five years I've noticed some gorgeous custom Super Nintendo's, Game Boy's, Game Cube's and more. There's nothing better than going to a retro gaming market and seeing your favourite childhood games and consoles neatly lined up ready for you to browse through and buy.