Hello everybody and welcome to anotehr of my Hidden Talent Edition. This time interviewing a really great person, who is widely known on this DA Community, as a great C4D artist and an inspiration Surrealism artist
You've guessed it right, it is .... PDGFX ! (I sound like a TV Presentator )



His name is Ulbe Sybesma a.k.a pdgfx, currently living in Netherland, he has a greta personality and looks at things in a various way than others. Popularity wise he has nearly 50k PageViews and we all hope for him to reach this goal Just like he reached 2 amazing Daily Deviation !



What is your Name and Alias :
Ulbe Sybesma, my alias is PD and it means psyhical disorder or psyhedelic, fresh israël invented that.

What are your Passions ?
Art, Waterpolo, Friends and girls.

Did you attend any graphical school before you started getting yourself into GFX ?
No, im not in any artschool and self-thaught

When and why did you get into Ps ?
I started working in photoshop 3 years ago, doing tags. It was just for fun, some people had tags on game forums and i wanted to try it aswell.


You are currently living in Netherlands, country of many talented artist. Do you think the beautiful landscape of your country, affects your artistic vision ?
No i actually dont think so, and to be honnest the landscape is pretty boring, its only water and grass.

Who are your prefered artist : talent/friends ?
I always like the work of Biomachina and Microbot, but there are some many good artists that i can't possible name them all.


Does your work represent your past life ? Or anything linked to your life ?
The things happening to me in my life and the way i feel surely inspires me!

As you know, a lot of your fans always ask where did you get inspired from, and how u put into an artwork, you got an answer to that ?
Yes, I get inspired from almost everything, but mostly from music, other artwork and television.

We can all see, that your interested in loads of different style, from watching your gallery. But what style would you classify yourself ?
Photomanipulation and abstract work

How did you feel when you first joined SlashTree ?
I was very happy as it is an artgroup with a lot of very tallented artists, and i knew it would really help me getting better.

You were working for the AfterLife Pack which was serving SlashThree, did you have some pressure on getting the pieces right ?
Yeah i had to update some of the pieces a few times before they got accepted, but getting that feedback is good because i want to pull the best out of my pieces.


You're also known for your amazing C4Ds and how you postwork them, is there any secret behind your success ?
Haha i kinda gave out all my secrets in my tutorials.

Your popularity over DA has increased, were you expecting that ?
No, never, it really made me happy!

What are your Tool of Trades ?
Cinema 4d and Photoshop CS2

Did you had to go through some very challenging task in GFX career ?
The most challenging parts where the times when i didnt have any inspiration or motivation for making art, i really had to pull myself through it.

On your piece "GoodBye - Wp pack", you won a DD, how did you feel about it ? About such a target achieved ?
It feels really great, ofcourse it does. But to be honest everything turns back to normal after that, and you will forget about it quickly, at least, i did.

When working on a commission, how do you feel when the person who you're working for, critics your art ?
I never did that actually, i only make art for fun!

What are your future plans ?
I dont want to make art and design my job, but im not thinking of stopping either, i will just keep making it for fun and maybe if i get better sell some prints, but surely dont want to make it my job.

What is your favourite piece, where worked on the most and you're very happy with the outcome ?
I think it is 'Exploring Asia'. Its the piece where i spend the most hours in and i like the outcome.


Your favourite style of art is Surreal, it is a very liked style. Do you search for stocks and then attack the piece or set yourself a theme and then look for stocks ?
I always give myself a theme or concept, and after that i make a new folder in my images folder, and start looking for stocks that fit the theme or concept, and saving them in the new folder, after that i start working the piece.

What are your favourite pieces on DA, could you share them ?


Could you share, 3 of your best art and explain why you chose them ?

I think the concept is really good, and the colors and atmosphere arent bad i guess.


I really like the concept here aswell, and it has a special personal meaning to me.


It is probably my most detailed piece, thats why i like how it looks.

What would be your 10 top tips to do with GFX ?
Take your time
Dont start a piece if you dont want to, only start if you feel like it.
Dont stop untill you are satisfied
Listen to feedback and take it seriously
Improve your skill by talking to other artists on msn
Have an original concept
Make your art personal and reflect yourself
Dont be trendy
Help out other artists
Try a collab every now and then.

If you had to say something to your fans out there, what would it be ?
Euhm... hi?

So there you have it
Interview brought to you by Sangiev, answered by the great pdgfx
Very friendly person willing to help anybody in need of help!
Go check him out here *Pdgfx and his work !!

Again, this Interview was brought to you by Sangiev,
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