Models of Mother 3 – Camille Young Interview Prt 2.
Porky Mech
Another weekend is upon us and it’s time we wrapped up our recent interview with Camille Young, on closing Camille talk a bit more about her work on Mother 3, including where the entire collection finally ended up.
KK 
ersonally I love the detail and color on the Porky Mech [above] Which one challenged you the most throughout the process? Do you have a favorite now that you have finished?
CY : My favorite would have to be the Chimera Lab monster [below]. I love scary things, and he’s so creepy!
The Porky Mech is the largest model I’ve made and I spent the most time on it, but it actually went together faster than I imagined. It was one of the later models, so perhaps the practice I had making the others helped him to go smoother. The main characters, especially Lucas, were quite a challenge for me. They were all pretty open to interpretation, but they had to relate to the character style in M1 and M2. They also needed to have neutral expressions so they could be used several times in the book without looking too poker-faced. I’m not sure I accomplished that, but Emilio created many drawings of the characters with different expressions to make them more dynamic.
Chimera Lab Monster
KK : What does Mother 3 mean for your work, will we be seeing more from Camille Young in the near future?
CY : My work on the M3 figurines has really helped me to grow as an artist. I’ve never had such an intense sculpting schedule as I did from june 2008-March 2009, but it really did me a lot of good. I’ve got a bit more confidence in my abilities and I hope to continue to improve with my future work.
KK : You mention over on your blog as Earthbound being your favorite video game, are you yourself a big gamer?
CY : I’m not really a big gamer, but I do enjoy occasional RPGs and some Smash Bros. My brother is really into games and (before he had a job) played them obsessively. I’d usually watch him play and get an appreciation for the story and characters, while I did some sculpting. He (Steven Campos) actually did all the Photoshop work on my figurines to get them ready for the guide. He cut out the backgrounds and fixed all my mistakes.
Miracle Fassad
KK :I’m wondering, like a lot of people I’m sure – what happened to all those models after they were photographed for the Mother 3 Handbook?
CY : The M3 figurines are now in a nice case on a shelf in my living room. I’ve never had a cool display case for my stuff before, so it’s nice getting to see them and knowing they’re safe and dust-free.
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There you have it! To keep up to date with Camilles work please follow her blog over at camilleart.com . I don’t doubt she will have plenty more more to show us in the near future, and when she does KyozoKicks will be waiting!
