Paul Roustan NFT Artist Interview

I’ve been an illustrator my entire life. Around 2005 I was airbrushing t-shirts and doing editorial illustrations for an adult magazine. I pitched the idea of airbrush body painting one of the models for the magazine’s photo spreads. The founders of the mag said yes, and I gave it a shot. I was completely hooked and haven’t stopped body painting since.When I first learned about NFTs in 2021, it just clicked. It was like everything in my life led up to this moment. It was the first time I could offer my ephemeral art as original artworks, visibly in motion, and everything just fit PERFECTLY!

I minted my first NFT on Opensea, March 7, 2021. My research led me there and it made sense to try it out with the lazy minting process.

I think chocolate cuz chocolate, and then maybe air.

View part of his collection here: https://showtime.io/roustan?list=owned

I instantly understood NFTs. I wasn’t one of those people that did not get it at first. I quickly realized the potential and how efficient they are compared to traditional printing, framing, storing and displaying gallery art. It solves a TON of problems, and cuts out unnecessary middlemen. I jumped on board immediately.

I live by the beach in California right where I want to be, so I really don’t care to go anywhere else. But I wouldn’t mind taking the train up the coast to check out Oregon and head into Astoria where the Goonies live. In the meantime, I love exploring Decentraland. I can see amazing things more efficiently from the comfort of my home while only wearing my underwear.

Decentraland offers a LOT. I’ve meet soooo many people from all over the world that I now call family. the community is STRONG. And the support for my art is unparalleled. I own a gallery in Decentraland where I showcase my work, offer solo and group shows for others, and release parties for collections and collectibles with solid beats by amazing DJs. It really beats driving in traffic to get to venues, and the cost associated with setting up shows in real life. In fact, I wish more NFT artists would explore the meta verse. I don’t believe NFTs are early anymore, but the metaverse certainly is. It’s only a matter of time before laggers are just late to the gate.

Well I can definitely say that the first five years of my career revolved around technique, and then I began to apply concept. I’m in a state now where I don’t think about it too much, the airbrush and paints are just an extension of my hand and just produce what’s in my head like second nature. It’s just a form of communication now.

I’m working on an exciting collab with @Pinxx888. She will be modeling a character, which she’s a master at. And I will be applying virtual body paint to the character. We’ll be dropping a series of 10-20 1/1 NFTs.

I’m also working on a new alternate build for Decentraland that will be very exciting. The intent will be for more mellow showcases, since my current one is more of a club like atmosphere.

I recently had a wonderful collaboration with Luluxxx. And it was a joy!

I would love to collaborate with Mike Tyson or Paris Hilton within the NFT space. i want to paint tyson like a tiger, or paris hilton like a diamond.

Would also like to get in on what @wideawakebeets is doing with Here and Now. Dude is innovating!

What was your greatest failure and what did you learn from that?

Currently my last 1/1 piece available on Known Origin
https://knownorigin.io/gallery/1447000-hollywood-stardust