In this interview, Temiloluwa
talks about his passion and interests. He is a teenager who is passionate about
drawing, designing and the sciences. Read this interview to find out more about
him, his interests and his advice to other teenagers yet to find out their
passion. Enjoy!
Please
can we get to know you?
My name is Temiloluwa Onilogbo, I’m
15 years old and I’m in my fifth year of high school.
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What
is your major in school (Sciences or Arts)?
I don’t really know what a major is
– haha – but my favourite subjects in school are maths, the sciences
(especially Chemistry) and art.
Why
science?
Sciences are basically Maths
applied to real life, especially in Physics, and I really enjoy Maths and the
interesting experiments in subjects like Chemistry. I’m quite good at Maths (I
got a Gold Award in this year’s UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge) which is why
I’m going to take it along with Physics, Chemistry, French and Psychology for
my A-Levels after GCSEs in pursuit of an engineering course at University.
Why Engineering?
I will probably go for Chemical Engineering
because I really like science and it’s something that I would want to do. Also,
it pays well – haha.
What
do you love doing during your free time?
Generally, I like to play sports
like basketball and tennis with my friends; I really like drawing and painting
and do it a lot. I sing in a rock band as well as play the bass guitar and
keyboard.
How do you put your skills to use?
I’ve been playing the bass guitar
for two years now and I play it in my church’s praise band.
You
mentioned something about really loving to draw and design? Can you tell us
more about this interest? When did you start drawing and designing?
I’ve been drawing more seriously
since I was 11 years old and I draw influenced mainly by the Japanese
manga/anime style like in shows such as Naruto. I do a lot of random designs
but I am also in the process of writing a manga of my own. I even have a
Facebook page: T3MILOL’s Drawings and Stuff at https://www.facebook.com/t3milol .
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Where did you learn it?
For the most part, I learnt how to
draw things from taking photographs as well as from my Art teachers in school.
In terms of the manga style, I get that mostly from TV and manga I read.
Did
you get enough sufficient knowledge from school or you went for some more
training?
In my school, they don’t teach the
style that I use the most so I learn by myself using books and watching YouTube
videos. My favourite artists on there include Mark Crilley, Whyt Manga and
Sophie-chan.
What
tools/software do you use in drawing and designing?
To make the drawings and paintings,
I use a range of media, including traditional watercolour paints for example as
well as digital programs such as Photoshop and Manga Studio.
Do
you do creative work for people?
I have done some design work for
people – designing logos for T-shirts; leaflets and flyers – but I haven’t
actually worked for pay before.
Who
encourages you to do the things you love? You say you are preparing for your GCSEs, how do you get the time to do
things you love in the midst of school work?
My parents and people in my church
who know about my artwork support me to carry on. In terms of how I find time,
I just make sure I crack on with my work so I have spare time.
What
is your advice for other young people who are yet to realize what they are good
at or are passionate about?
I would just say that even if you
don’t know now, when you find that there’s something that you’re good at, you
find yourself doing a lot or something you really like, then you should work at
it and then see how far you go.
Thanks
for your time.
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