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5, 10 and/or 14! if those haven't been asked yet!
hello there!
5. Estimate of how much of your art you post online vs. the art you keep for yourself
If we're not counting drawing for work I post ~85% of what I make! I don't share most warm ups or silly doodles I do for friends. What's more common for me not to share is my writing! I have piles of feverish poetry and comic scripts lying around- sometimes I'll come back to them and make piece about it to post, but most of the time it's just another outlet for me to get stuff out of my head.
14. Any favorite motifs
Oooooh this is hard... visually... i'm a sucker for anything dark, snowy with lots of delicate lanterns or lights....think The Lantern Bearers by Maxfield Parrish meets old fashioned christmas scenes from the early 1900s. Love it when art feels shiny, warm but not modern.
In a literary way? I enjoy anything playing with the idea of self-sacrifice like FMAB or LOTR! I like to see characters lose and choose to keep going or somehow still find something to fight for. Noncharismatic main characters I think are really interesting to watch unfold. Something really comforting in seeing narratives that are like "things will never be the same but I still want to try".
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Hi hi!! :D
8. What's an old project idea that you've lost interest in
Oooo I had a recipe zine started at the beginning of the pandemic that I meant to compile with friends, but then obviously life hit everyone like a TRUCK. I feel bad it never got any further but happy that it existed for a brief moment and brought us joy during a weird time! So for now my oatmilk recipe is floating out there somewhere as a jpeg on the interwebs
10. Favorite piece of clothing to draw
Ribbons, scarves, bows and tassels!! love love silky fabric that billows in the wind!!
30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated
oh god maybe my storyboards?? I feel like though that's more because posting boards online is always sorta clunky. Plus posting portfolio/original projects makes me a little awkward!! I'm always like... aha.. anyways here's this!! buh-bye!! And log off for a week!!
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helloooo :-]
13. A creator who you admire but whose work isn't your thing
I feel like a lot of musicians align with this category for me. They make music or an album that isn't my fav or something I'd typically gravitate to, but I can still relate to their creative experience. Which is like!! THE COOLEST!! That we all have this common ground to talk about across the entirety of human expression. For specifics, Jonathan Richman's music is good! But not my thing, yet I appreciate all his interviews about making art :)
20. Something everyone else finds hard to draw but you enjoy
Hands maybe?? I don't mind them! I've never been one to stress on anatomy or put pressure on myself to be accurate.
26. What's a piece that got a wildly different interpretation from what you intended
Uhm.. hm I'd say a lot of my old personal positivity comics about making art. Solely because they'd gain a bit of traction on twitter and the comments would turn to people being negative on themselves. & I would be like noooooo!! I made this because it's ok to make mistakes or just have fun and draw stupid shit!! I promise!! At the end of the day it was just sad to see and I wish I could tell people that things truly truly will work out and be ok.
29. Media you love, but doesn't inspire you artistically
UGH. I THINK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME.
My aesthetic interests do not align well with the work I make so I'm constantly in this limbo of wondering how people perceive me online via my art. Q Hayashida's work is probably where it's most apparent. I love Dorohedoro.. I love how gritty, dark and silly it feels!!
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howdy :) !
4. Fav character/subject that's a bitch to draw
Oh definitely Olruggio from witch hat. BUT ONLY because of his beard. Something about it I simply have not cracked yet... every time I draw him I'm like.... eek this isn't what I meant!! He needs to be more ragged!! More worn out!! But... one day.. one day I'll draw an Olruggio so beautiful so tired so perfect
11. Do you listen to anything while drawing? If so, what
OH YA! I constantly have music on and sing along while I draw. I collect jazz vinyl so if I don't have one of those on I'm probably on spotify playing a character playlist. Curating music is one of my most cherished pleasures :D
23. Do you use different layer modes
LMAO OK SO I did heavily HEAVILY use them at the beginning of my college years, but that habit was obliterated once I started working in print. I only use normal/multiply modes now in my casual work unless I'm doing a project requires otherwise.
just wanted to say that I'm really happy you drew Dahlia because I like her and I love your art style!!
oh thank you!! her shapes were fun to figure out so here's another for you :D
do you like ace attorney?
*giggles & twirls hair*
no.
thanks for asking!
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hi i just wanted to tell that i love your art so so much, and the way you convey feelings/emotions with it ;; your short animation films make me cry every time i watch them hahah :'D and your art style is so !!!!!! wonderful !!!!
:''o!! oh this is so sweet thank you so much!!
I'm always so touched when people still watch my films since I hardly bring up my old schoolwork anymore aaa so neat! so neat!
