100 Questions for a deviantARTIST

01.] What is your pen name?
I usually sign under Hime or Hikaru.

02.] What made you choose this name?
haha, i'm lazy and have no imagination?

03.] Do you use PC or Mac?
PC

04.] What programs do you use most often?
Paint for touchup

05.] Do you use mouse, or tablet?
mouse

06.] What color or color combinations do you find yourself using most often?
I like pinks, not suprisingly...

07.] What part of a picture do you put most effort into?
lineart, most definately.
My coloring is always pretty slapped together

08.] How long does it take you do draw a picture?
sketches, maybe two at the most, and coloring about three.

09.] Do you keep your rough drafts?
yep

10.] What font do you use most often?
um...default? I don't like fonts in my artwork, and if i need to use lettering i normally draw them in.

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

12.] Do you do anything else when you're drawing?
When I draw, i do like...everything. Listen to music, do homework, talk to other people, watch videos on Youtube...
but when i'm coloring i'm pretty focused...because watercolors are so fussy. :[

13.] Approximately how many pictures do you draw in a month?
maybe...three? I'm pretty busy during the school year.

14.] What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
All sorts of paper. Bristol Board, Watercolor paper, sketchbook paper, and printer paper sometimes. :]

15.] What kind of paper do you use for rough sketches and drafts?
...same?

16.] How long does it take you to ink something?
not long, maybe a half and hour tops

17.] Do you do comics, or fan comics?
no, i never do fanart.
and i really haven't gotten to the level where i feel comfortable with comics yet.

18.] Do you like comics? Are they fun to make?
I've read comics ever since i was tiny, and comics are fun to make when you're bored, but if you're really serious about them then they draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag.

19.] Have you ever submitted anything to a magazine?
HA. no.

20.] Did it get published?
HA. no.

21.] Who are your favorite artists?
i have TONS.
but right now i'm really into the works of ~Entirity, ~merrystrip-er and *MrMoRt

22.] Do you like anime/manga? If so, what are your favorite series?
yep yep, right now i'm rewatching Ai Yazawa's Paradise Kiss and the other day i finished Mushihi.

23.] Do you like cartoons/comics? If so, what are your favorite series?
i watch Family Guy and Fairly Odd Parents

24.] Any artists that you wish you could draw like?
The style i want to adapt isn't really based off of any one artist, more like a mesh of nuances each seperate artist posesses.

25.] Do you read a lot of books?
yep

26.] Did you ever buy a book to inspire or teach you to draw?
to color, yes, to draw, no...

27.] Any video games you enjoy?
i love most video games, but i'm totally a nintendo child.

28.] Any favorite characters from video games?
not particularly, no

29.] Do you have a favorite writer?
yep, Sena Jeter Naslund

30.] Any books you really enjoy?
I just finished The Great Gatsby, which kicked ass.

31.] Do you draw fanart?
not really

32.] Do you listen to music while you draw?
always

33.] Any recommended songs?
if you haven't had a chance to listen to Imogen Heap yet, do it.
she's been such a huge inspiration to Hime it's unbelievable.

34.] Any other art websites that you really enjoy?
not really

35.] Are there any websites that you go to everyday?
Myspace, Facebook...

36.] What is your dream website like?
I don't really want a website, but if i did have one i'd want it to look pretty vintage

37.] Do you like your own art?
sometimes i'm embarassed to put it on here, but i realize that i'm only 15 and i'm going to get better.
so yes, i do.

38.] What do you enjoy watching on television?
a few, i really don't like the shit that's on TV nowadays

39.] Favorite celebrity?
haha, i guess Nicole Kidman, Amanda Palmer, or Tim Gunn.

40.] Favorite color?
green

41.] Favorite food?
bebimbop

42.] Favorite drink?
milk, cherry coke, sometimes monster, pomegranate acai tea

43.] Do you like to go shopping? If yes, where? And for what?
i love shopping, and i normally shop at Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, Delias, or Love Culture.

44.] Can you cook?
a little

45.] Any devices you use often for email? Any electronic pets?
not really

46.] Are you tech-savvy?
not at all

47.] Do you want to become a professional artist?
sure, it'd be fun

48.] Are there any other jobs you're interested in?
yep, if art didn't work out for me i think i'd like to be a pyschologist or a writer

49.] Any other hobbies or skills besides drawing?
music, writing, and i act a little too. <3

50.] Do you like to watch movies?
yessum

51.] What's your favorite movie?
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, August Rush, Across The Universe, the Science of Sleep.

52.] Have you ever entered an art contest, here at DeviantART or otherwise?
nope

53.] When did you start drawing seriously?
i'm not all that serious about it. XD

54.] Do you use references? If so, for what?
all the time, for certain poses or facial structures...i like using all kinds of different faces and body types in my art.

5.] Are you a subscriber? If so, are you a beta-tester?
no, no

56.] Do you have a lot of net friends?
not really, i have a few and they're fun to talk to but they don't compare to my irl friends.

57.] Do you have a lot of friends that also draw?
i used to

58.] What time of the day do you usually go online?
between two and five in the afternoon

59.] Do you like to go to chat rooms?
not really

60.] Do you have your own computer?
no, this one is the family computer

61.] What would you say to the person that you admire?
I'd try to be really cool about it, smile, say that i really appreciate their work, and then when they leave fall to pieces. :]

62.] Does your mind wander when you draw?
not really. i try to stay focused.

63.] Have you drawn poorly because you think too much?
yep

64.] Do you have any friends who are professional artists?
nope

65.] Where do you often hang out?
the cave, claro que si.

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

67.] Are there any situations in which you really don't like being a DeviantARTIST?
haven't had any yet, so i can't say that there are.

68.] How about situations that make you love it?
haha, not many of those either.
dA's always been pretty slow moving for me.

69.] What's the one thing that makes you grateful that the internet exists?
YOUTUBE.

70.] Is there anything out there that makes you wish the internet didn't exist?
internet predators

71.] What's your first Deviation?
really shitty...?

72.] Any art you did prior to that?
yep

73.] Has your style changed a lot since joining DeviantART?
yeah

74.] If it has changed, it what ways?
it's gotten more defined, more unique i guess...

75.] Have you experienced artist's block before?
never really artist's block, more like talent block. XD

76.] If so, how do you usually get out of it?
practice, practice, practice.

77.] What do you do when you can't get out of it?
be patient.

78.] Any Deviants that have influenced you a lot?
quite a few, too many to list here.

79.] What made you want to start drawing?
I was browsing for fanfics and i stumbled upon a private art site, the talent of it's owner blew me away and i started doodling the things he'd do. i was about twelve then.

80.] What made you want to join DeviantART?
a friend convinced me.

81.] Has anything ever made you want to quit DevianART?
nope

82.] What do you think about netiquette?
grammar and respect are the keys.
and people have to keep in mind that just because they can't see your face doesn't mean they can't be offended by what you say.

83.] Have you ever been spammed or trolled?
spammed, no...
trolled...haha, maybe? i don't know. XD

84.] Ever thought about quitting art all together?
never.

85.] If so, why?


86.] Do you upload high quality versions of your Deviations, or do you prefer to upload a lower quality?
my computer is crap, so i can only do low quality i think.

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

88.] Do you have good vision?
not at all. XD

89.] If you can get anyone's autograph, whose would you get?
Anthony or Flea from RHCP, just for the bragging rights. :]

90.] What would you say to that person when he or she gives you an autograph?
i'd ask for a hug.
then maybe bite them, if they're a guy.

91.] Do you like to draw on Oekaki BBS?
can't say that i've tried it yet.

92.] Do you have a job?
nope. i'm a bum. 8D

93.] Did you take art in school? If so, did you do well? Are you still taking it?
i'm in a community art class right now, if that's what you mean...and i'm doing pretty well in it, i think...

94.] Have you taken art lessons outside of a school setting?
yep.

95.] Have you ever drawn something just because it was the cool thing to do?
nope, i'm not that tuned into trends anyway.

96.] What's your favorite phrase/quote?
it's my quote here. <3

97.] Do you present yourself differently online than you do in your real life?
i used to, but that's so passe.

98.] What's your goal now?
to improve, to have fun, to expeirience all that i can while i can.

99.] What do you have to say to yourself?
haha, why are you wasting so much time in front of the computer you dumb silly?

100.] Lastly, what do you have to say to everyone who read this?
yooou are a sweetie. <3333