PAPINICE interview

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Introducing PAPINICE

The cover World Stuff

Where did your nickname come from?
PAPINICE (PAPI = 71 years) + NICE (The last town where I lived)
What part of the world do you come from?
South of FRANCE
What got you into designing covers in the first place?
I like to draw but the computer helped me a lot.
Is there anyone on the cover making scene that has inspired you?
No, I worked mostly from inspiration and feeling
What would be your best advice to any up and coming designer?
Try to reproduce what is existing from a distributor and work around it.
What’s your favourite cover you have made?
The series "The Lord of the Rings”
What’s your least favourite cover you have made?
Do not know. I used everything I made
What’s your favourite cover that someone else has made?
No particular preference

The Personal Stuff

What is your real name?
ANCEY Yves
What do you do for a living?
I am retired
Any kids (that you know of)?
No kids, but I take care of the daughter of my wife’s daughter
Any brothers/sisters?
An elder brother
What was your childhood like? Share an interesting "growing up" story.
Very happy, very quiet and no big deal.
What is your favourite food?
Tom-yam gung (spicy shrimp soup)
Tell us about your best vacation.
My Trips (Thailand, Egypt, Sri Lanka and others)
What is your favourite type of music/band?
The great singers and rock, country, jazz.
What is your favourite movie of all time?
Sleepless in seattle
What one place would you like to visit?
The country where I live I do not know yet perfectly
What other hobbies do you have besides movies & graphics?
At my age, I now take care of my family
And the little walk to tack
What is the best thing that ever happened to you?
Deciding to come and live in Thailand to finish my days.
What is your favourite colour?
Blue
What is your favourite animal?
Dog
Who is your favourite actor?
Mark Whalberg
If you could meet one person, who would it be, and why?
Ghandi ; a great man
If you could be one person, who would it be and why?
Einstein for his intelligence
What super power would you have, and why?
To fly... that would be a complement of the sport that I use to do... parachute
What is your favourite car or motorcycle?
A French car: 2CV
Are you a night-owl or an early-bird?
At my age !!!! in bed by 10 and up by 6
If you knew you had 24 hours to live, how would you spend that time?
...make a last cover...

Some strange stuff

Have you ever been shot?
Yes, in the army
Have you ever shot someone?
Yes… by all the women that I knew
What size feet do you have?
42
Do you like Spam?
no
Do you like Spam mail?
No, no, no
What's your favourite colour of sky?
I still don't know of a black, red or green sky....
Did you go out last night?
Yesssss….. In my bed
What’s your worst nightmare?
To not wake up the next morning…
If you won a million dollars, what is the first thing you would do with the money?
Make sure that my family will never be in need
Pick three people of your preferred s3x, and decide if you would marry, sleep with, or throw them off a cliff.
Marry and sleep.... I allready have her. throw a cliff... I'm not that bad a guy....

Anything else you feel like sharing with the community?
The pleasure of a job well done
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Nice read, I hope I'll still have the patience to make covers when I'm 71 years old. :)
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Nice read PAPINICE, and great know a bit more about you :)
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Beautiful age PAPNICE! I would like to live to retirement and to enjoy the free time :D .

Nice to meet you closer :) .
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Nice interview bud :)
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Great read, Papi :) I hope you'll have a wonderful retirement in Thailand, although Nice, France, didn't sound bad either in my mind ;)
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Post by sauron »

Nice read :) Hopefully by the time I'm 70 I would have made a few more covers lol
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Nice read Papa Smurf! :thumb: :thumb:
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Great read!
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