About: Fishy Stik

Let's start off with a beer. What beer would you say is your favorite?
I had to to stop drinking unfortunately but I was a whiskey and bourbon guy but I also liked some ipa's when I actually could enjoy a drink.

From characters to Gundams, anime girls to madassdigitals. All  of them have full details and nice shadings.Where did your journey in art begin?
I can't say for certain but I think when I was a small child. I won a Halloween art contest and got a bunch of free candy and after that I told myself I was going to be a artist!

What do you like drawings the most?
This is a hard one! I like to challenge myself but I'm stuck in my own style that no matter what I do I cannot break! I'll try something different and then just add bold outlines on everything because I just think it looks better that way.

How did you end up in the sticker scene?
Started off with tagging in high school and we would just put tags on hello my name is stickers. But then one of the older Graff heads in my area told us that you can get USPS postal stickers for free and I've been drawing and tagging them ever since!

What inspired you to become an artist, and how did you develop your artistic skills?
I just love cartoons and comics and anime as well as graffiti. I'm a visual creature and love to look at colorful and nice looking things. As a kid I loved trying to draw transformers, Dragonball z and spider man etc. Venom was my absolute favorite to draw as a kid because of his teeth. My skills I think were basically self taught. I didn't do well in my basic art classes in high school because I didn't like to follow rules. The teacher would say draw a circle so I would draw a square.

If you had to describe your artistic style, what would you say?
My honest opinion would be my art style is goofy and lame at times but fun. I still can't really figure out what my style can be called because I feel like I am inspired by way to many styles and I do try to cram some of the things my favorite artists do into mine even though I probably fail miserably.

Can you share some of your favorite or most significant artistic projects or pieces you’ve created?
Damn well right now I've mainly just been drawing on 228's lately so for now I'd say an earth worm Jim I just drew. I used everything I have on that one and normally I would just use markers but it has some air brushing, color pencils paint and markers which I thought was pretty rad for a little sticker. I can't think of anything that's been significant because I usually am not happy with what I make.

What brands and tools do you use for your artwork, and what do you recommend?
I like to use anything and everything! Right now I'm mainly using paint markers and alcohol based markers and I really love Molotow paint markers and the alcohol pro markers even though I don't have any of those ATM. I took a long hiatus of not drawing so I'm slowly trying to build my art stash back up.

What do you like the most about what you do?
I really like when I can make something pop. I still get excited when I can throw a single color in the background of something and to my eyes it just changes the look and feel of what I made. It's the coolest shit ever when you can actually make a character pop like that and I'm always trying to chase that feeling.

Are there any artists you look up to now or in your earlier stage as an artist?
Oh my damned, there are so many artists I look up to and love their work! Like Craola Simkins, Cheo, Clog Two, Jamie Reis (tattoo artist), Chet Zar, and Alex Milne. Literally all the slap artists I follow on Instagram as well. I can’t get over what some of these people make! Wish I could have it all—I’m very selfish!

Everyone has their way of working. How do you approach the creative process, from conceptualization to completion?
This depends on what I'm making. Sometimes I want to make something really bad but can't think of anything so I'll make a reference piece of something I really like and other times I just make my own characters doing lame things like I do myself.

Life can sometimes take over the things you love. How do you stay motivated and overcome creative blocks or challenges in your work?
This gets hard a lot. I think it's called imposter syndrome. I'm also a tattoo artist so I'm trying to be creative every chance I get but when I can't I also do other things like build Gundam models or woodworking.

Not every art is for everyone. How do you handle critiques or feedback on your work, both positive and negative?
Of course I love the positive feedback because it's even more than I seriously would every expect and the negative I don't think about that. There's plenty of people who think my art is corny or pointless and that's ok. I create what I do because it's how I have fun. Some people want to ride dirt bikes and play sports but I'd rather create or build something.

The thing I like most to see in an artist is progress. What are your long-term artistic goals, and where do you see your art career heading in the future?
I don't think you can stop progressing unless you're not having fun with it. I want to get back into doing local art shows and painting walls again and I tattoo as sort of a career so I'm always engaged with some type of art. I don't remember a time in my life that I didn't draw at least a little bit or tag things. I think it's just in the blood now like a infection.

Some artists feel they have a deeper meaning regarding their artwork. Does your art have a deeper meaning to you?
My art has no meaning but to be fun. Sometimes I do have things based on society and things I see but I want to make light of things and just have some enjoyment. I'm naturally a nihilist so I try not to let that bleed into my art.

Do you have anything else you would like to share with the world?
Nothing really but thanks for even having me! Truly honored when anyone wants to talk art stuff with me.