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iM sICK by francis-bunnelby

1.) Name the one thing/element you think helped you "get better" the best? (This could be anything from a technique, to a teacher, to an epiphany etc!)
I use Paint Tool SAI and Colors 3D when I draw. I used to suck at both programs when I downloaded them, but I mastered shading in both programs. But in SAI, I'm a bit stuck on some stuff that I was going to try. The brushes in SAI are hard to figure what fits in with what I am drawing. It usually takes me 5-10 minutes to shade in Colors and About 15 in SAI.

2.) Do you feel that you're confident "drawing in the round"(Ex: Able to draw a character in a convinceable 180 degree turn-about-sorry this question is here because it's what I struggle with the most!) ? If you are comfortable(-even a little bit) what do you think helped you the most? What sort of exercises helped you the most?
I'm not really good at drawing in the round that much. I have a winking fetish, sadly. Whenever I draw a character of mine, I usually draw them with one eye closed and one eye open. I do that becasue whenever I draw the hair (I always draw the hair first) it's hard for me to draw the eyes.

3.) What REALLY inspires you the absolute most/best?
The people I follow on deviantArt inspire me!

4.) Why DO you draw?
I draw becuase I think it's a very good hobby and whenever I draw, I feel like I am improving and improving by every step that I take.

5.) Do you believe that anatomical study is important or do you feel it is overrated or gets in the way of style?
Anatomical study isn't really overrated. It just gets in the way of my style.

6.) Is having a unique/recognizable style important to you?
Of course it is!

7.) If you do have a style, can you look back in your learning process and think of the elements that influences it the most?
Like I said, I use Paint Tool SAI and Colors 3D to do my drawings. I looked for installabe brushes for SAI on the internet to improve my art skills. On Colors 3D, I progressed on my shading skills alot. I normally use the Screen03 brush for shading on SAI becuase I recently installed it. Regular shading (aka Airbrushing) was a piece of work, so I gave up on that for a while and moved to Screen03 shading. My art has improved alot lately. I moved away from MS Paint and decided to use professional art tools. But it's really rare if I make something on MS Paint anways...

8.) How do YOU, personally break art blocks? (if you even have them!)
I always have Artist's Block, even when I'm sick. I just draw something that comes to my mind.

9.) What do you think makes a successful artist? (Hard working? Productive? Skill level?)
Using professional painting tools, like Paint Tool SAI and Gimp (I don't use Gimp, sadly).

10.) If you were free to emulate an artist's style here on Weasyl without being judged, who would it be and what is their style that is so attractive to you?
I don't really know anyone on Weasyl, sadly. But I learn art from the people that I follow on dA.

11.) Look back at the artwork you've done over the years, is there a "phase" you went through that sticks out as being "weird" or interesting?
I remember this one drawing that I made on Colors 3D long before my old 3DS XL broke. I really can't remember what it was though.

12.) Art college: Have you been to one and in your mind, was it worth the time and $$ in your opinion?
No

13.) Do you feel artists should stick to one another and teach one another? or do you feel that artists are just in one big competition for customers?
Artists should stick to one another and help other artsts in training instead of just being in a competition for attention. They should make tutorials on how to draw something to help other people who don't know how to do something and want to learn how to do it the right way.

14.) Do you feel the internet (and the possibility of digital art being stolen/reused/etc) more of a blessing (exposure) or a curse(competition)?
A little bit of both because the internet has enough immature idiots ad we don't need one more.

15.) If you suddenly woke up and had superhero powers, (you wake up with the physique and everything) what would you do?
I don't know how to react to that...

16.) If you could tell/give an young aspiring artist (maybe yourself when you were young) a "tool" that would boost their skill significantly going forward, what would it be?
Paint Tool SAI for most drawing and GIMP or PhotoShop for animating Gifs and professional artwork.

17.) This isn't "tagging people to make them do this" but if there was an artist here on Weasyl that you'd REALLY love to hear their answers to these questions, who would it be? :) (Can be a few people if you like!)
IDK

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