I'm a devoted artist with Asperger's who balances between hobbies and work
It's a funny story about what my goals used to be: Before, I unrealistically believed that I'd receive fame and fortune in an instant with no planning whatsoever, and being able to run an international tech corporation called GMXT Industries, otherwise known as Greg Marshall's Xcellent Technologies. Finally, years later, my dad helped me change that idea and thus my current creative works began.
Aside from typing stories, I also draw and color pictures to follow alongside them. I excel in perspective and intricate (sometimes too intricate) detail on machines and backgrounds. Painting is a bit harder for me, but doing outlines on the canvas to start it off helps. Recently, I've even done videos on YouTube, though mainly I do that as a means to demonstrate my knack for identifying parallels in most everything, Copyright or no Copyright.
My hobbies mainly center around the computer, which is the source of all this stuff, of course. I draw my lineart on paper, then digitally color it in Photoshop CS5.
The Autism has led to a long list of obsessions from a lot of computer games and tv shows. Interestingly, they all involved some form of technology. Safecracker because I liked to study the puzzles, Star Wars because I started liking robots, OBSIDIAN because of the machinery, and so on and so on.
My main output for these skills has been for the development of my very own indie adventure game, called "Sanctuary", which you can follow at my dev blog below.
Favourite Visual Artist
Leonardo Da Vinci
Favourite Movies
Star Wars, Disney's Sleeping Beauty, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen
Favourite TV Shows
Ben 10 (Original Series), Ed Edd n Eddy, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Batman Beyond
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Elvis, The Beatles, Daft Punk, The Kleptones, 1100 Springs (The vocalist is my uncle!)
Favourite Books
Series of Unfortunate Events, Kingdom Keepers, The Sixty-Eight Rooms, The Red Pyramid
Favourite Writers
Shel Silversteen, Ridley Pearson, Lemony Snicket, Mateusz Skutnik
Favourite Games
MYST, The Journeyman Project, Half-Life, Submachine
Favourite Gaming Platform
PC
Tools of the Trade
glowstick, hammer, flashlight, screwdriver, smart phone
Other Interests
Elastic superheroes, Eyewitness Books, '90's TV shows and PC games, MAD and WIRED Magazines