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100 questions of an artist.

Posted on 26th Sep 2008 at 01:18 PM

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Stole this off of Nekohikaruchan whom stole it off of dA which stole off of... uh... itself.
Been a while since I made a journal. It's ALSO been a while since I drew anything. And, well, thing is.. I suck at drawing, bottom line. I'm not going to quit drawing, but I'll admit I'm probably a REALLY BAD artist. Actually, I've admitted that to myself the moment I started drawing at age 4... even then, I wasn't good, but better than most children around that age.
Anyways, let the 100 questions commence!

100 Questions for an Artist

01. What is your pen name?
Zaikanata . Most people call me Zai for short.

02. What made you choose this name?
To be honest, I'm not sure myself. I was thinking of a name and... voila.

03. Do you use PC or Mac?
PC .

04. What programs do you use most often?
Photoshop Elements and Paint.net.

05. Do you use mouse, or tablet?
Mouse for computer use, Tablet for drawing use.

06. What color or color combination do you find yourself using most often?
I myself cannot be bothered to use colors much. Black and White.

07. What part of a picture do you put most effort into?
That, I'm not sure of. I attempt to get anatomy right, shading, line art... but they all end sucky anyways.

08. How long does it take you do draw a picture?
20 minutes for the rough sketch. An hour on tablet. Another 20 minutes to clean up things, look over last minute screw-ups, basic scan to see if it's good enough to put out.

09. Do you keep your rough drafts?
No. In fact, rough drafts look horrible to me. I almost went as far as to burning one.

10. What font do you use most often?
Arial. Times New Roman. Tahoma. The usual, boring font.

11. When you scan your image, what DPI do you use?
... Bwuh?

12. Do you do anything else when you're drawing?
No. I might sometimes listen to music, but when I draw I'm usually in another world. I have even ignored Chat conversations.

13. Approximately how many pictures do you draw in a month?
3 to none.

14. What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
Printer paper. That's it. Line paper makes me cringe.

15. What kind of paper do you use for rough sketches and drafts?
Again, printer paper.

16. How long does it take you to ink something?
I don't ink; I sketch, copy onto the computer, line it, clean it, done.

17. Do you do comics, or fan comics?
Wish I could, but no.

18. Do you like comics? Are they fun to make?
I especially like to read comics/manga/webcomics/graphic novels, but I can't make one to save my life.

19. Have you ever submitted anything to a magazine?
No. I have the ever present fear that they'll look at it and say "heh, a retard sent this in. Ha ha ha."

20. Did it get published?
See previous answer.

21. Who are your favorite artists?
I don't have favorites, but I admire artists. One of them being the person that I stole this from.

22. Do you like anime/manga? If so, what are your favorite series?
Yes. Code Geass, Death Note, Full Metal Alchemist, Trigun, and (Dare I say it) Naruto.

23. Do you like cartoons/comics? If so, what are your favorite series?
American cartoons? No.

24. Any artists that you wish you could draw like?
No.

25. Do you read a lot of books?
Whenever I'm not paying attention to others, yes. You'll most likely find me ignoring a blonde in school while reading a book about law.

26. Did you ever buy a book to inspire or teach you to draw?
No. Everything I know I taught myself.

27. Any video games you enjoy?
All smash brothers games, Skies of Arcadia, Megaman games, CLASSIC sonic games, Final Fantasy series, Ragnarok online, Animal crossing, Metroid, Castlevania, Pokemon, Boktai, Zelda, Morrowind along with the rest of the elder scrolls series, Phantasy Star Online (stchack server) , Azure Dreams, some Tales of games, some Mario games, and Half Life.

28. Any favorite characters from video games?
Too many to name them all.

29. Do you have a favorite writer?
Eoin Colfer. Artemis Fowl shall rule all.

30. Any books you really enjoy?
Artemis Fowl series.

31. Do you draw fanart?
No, no, no and no.

32. Do you listen to music while you draw?
Sometimes, but rarely.

33. Any recommended songs?
Anything from Offspring or Foo fighters.

34. Any other art websites that you really enjoy?
Pretty much this site.

35. Are there any websites that you go to everyday?
CLTCG, ctrl alt del webcomic, Crystal Cave forum... that's it.

36. What is your dream website like?
A place where everyone isn't a complete bumbling idiot.

37. Do you like your own art?
No.

38. What do you enjoy watching on television?
Heroes, Ninja Warrior, Monk, and House.

39. Favorite celebrity?
NO.

40. Favorite color?
Dark green.

41. Favorite food?
I like almost all food. Except tomatoes.

42. Favorite drink?
Water.

43. Do you like to go shopping? If yes, where? And for what?
No. But if I do, it's usually for a video game of some sort.

44. Can you cook?
Yes.

45. Any devices you use often for email? Any electronic pets?
No. I barely even use my cell phone. At all.

46. Are you tech-savvy?
I believe so.

47. Do you want to become a professional artist?
I would love to.

48. Are there any other jobs you're interested in?
Computer Programming, medical, law, language, and video game design.

49. Any other hobbies or skills besides drawing?
... Thing is, I don't have skills. My drawing even sucks, so I got nothing.

50. Do you like to watch movies?
No.

51. What's your favorite movie?
Again, none.

52. Have you ever entered an art contest?
No. I'd lose anyways.

53. When did you start drawing seriously?
Age 4. Even now, throughout the years, I still suck.

54. Do you use references? If so, for what?
Once or twice. Otherwise, no.

55. Are you a subscriber? If so, are you a beta-tester?
Nope.

56. Do you have a lot of net friends?
Me, myself, and I. And a few stragglers that think they can relate to me.

57. Do you have a lot of friends that also draw?
One of them.

58. What time of the day do you usually go online?
5 hours, sometimes 7 if I stay up at night. Not in a row though.

59. Do you like to go to chat rooms?
No.

60. Do you have your own computer?
Yes.

61. What would you say to the person that you admire?
Your art doesn't suck.

62. Does your mind wander when you draw?
No.

63. Have you drawn poorly because you think too much?
I ALWAYS draw poorly.

64. Do you have any friends who are professional artists?
No.

65. Where do you often hang out?
My computer, on the roof of my house, the library at my school, the sunroom in my house to clear my thoughts... that's it.

66. Are there any popular artists that you don't like much? (no need to name names if you don't want to)
No.

67. Are there any situations in which you really don't like being an Artist?
I dislike being an artist almost all the time because I'm so bad at it.

68. How about situations that make you love it?
When I feel as if I've done a good job. Only to be shot down later.

69. What's the one thing that makes you grateful that the internet exists?
People I can talk to that listen and know my ideals.

70. Is there anything out there that makes you wish the internet didn't exist?
The everyday people that go 'plzplzplzplzplzplzplz giv me gold'

71. What's your first drawing?
No Idea. I'd probably burn it if I find it though.

72. Any art you did prior to that?
If you consider breathing, eating, standing, sitting, and talking an art, then yes.

73. Has your style changed a lot since then?
No. I still suck.

74. If it has changed, it what ways?


75. Have you experienced artist's block before?
Yes.

76. If so, how do you usually get out of it?
I don't. I just draw.

77. What do you do when you can't get out of it?
Play video games, or visit my other 'hang outs' listed above.

78. Any people that have influenced you a lot?
In terms of art... I can say only Hikaru has. Other than that, no. In terms of life, I am me; no one else.

79. What made you want to start drawing?
There was nothing that made me want to start drawing; I just did.

81. Has anything ever made you want to quit art all together?
My own sucky art. Yes.

82. What do you think about netiquette?
Heh, Net-iquette. Etiquette on the web, right? For one thing, if you don't type complete sentences, I'm most likely going to ignore you.
Complete sentences = intelligent person = a possible 'straggler that thinks they can relate to me.'

83. Have you ever been spammed or trolled?
Yes. A block is quickly followed.

86. Do you upload high quality versions of your Deviations, or do you prefer to upload a lower quality?
After spending an hour and 40 minutes, obviously as high quality as I can be bothered to make. It still comes out bad though.

87. Do you have custom CSS? If so, did you make it yourself?
No.

88. Do you have good vision?
No, I wear glasses. I can survive without them, but lettering gets kind of blurry when it's 15 feet away.

89. If you can get anyone's autograph, whose would you get?
I want no one's autograph.

90. What would you say to that person when he or she gives you an autograph?
"... uh... thanks?"

91. Do you like to draw on Oekaki BBS?
No.

92. Do you have a job?
No.

93. Did you take art in school? If so, did you do well? Are you still taking it?
Thing is about that, my entire school system chooses my classes until high school. The whole time, they felt I didn't need art.
As for high school, I'm taking it next year.

94. Have you taken art lessons outside of a school setting?
No.

95. Have you ever drawn something just because it was the cool thing to do -- the hip new fad?
One Meme and this one fighter thing.

96. What's your favorite phrase/quote?
"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away."
~ Raymond Hull
"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."
~ Unknown
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

97. Do you present yourself differently online than you do in your real life?
No.

98. What's your goal now?
I have no goals other than to live on, no matter what pain comes my way.

99. What do you have to say to yourself?
"Swallow your pride and bear the pain. Those who are arrogant are the ones that suffer in the end."

100. Lastly, what do you have to say to everyone who read this?
Nothing.

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