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Your name?
Courtney

If possible, your age?
16

When did you start drawing?
Well, looking at some of my baby pictures, I've always been drawing. I don't think I had a definite start, but around 7th or 8th grade I drew more often but then it died down once I got to high school and all my drawings are scraps of chem notes.

Which hand do you use for drawing?
Left, mainly. If I want, I use my right hand for erasing so I don't have to switch out so often.

Which is easier to draw - male or female?
Female. It helps that I have the anatomy.
Male is a little harder because for some reason I can't just draw a block. Curves are fun and friendly.

Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
Short hair is more fun because I can do crazy cuts. Long hair is pretty easy though. Hence why I draw scene kids now. A mix of both long and short hair!

Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
Either is fine, really. I guess if the head is facing to the left (character's right) it comes out a little better, but the diffculty is about the same. Just set up a face plan and you'll be fine.

Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
Front view. But the right side always gets messed up for some reason. I have consistency issues. Side views change the face shape though.

What do you have problems in drawing?
-bodies staying symmetrical
-realistic people
-shading (but working on it)
-feet
-shoes
-animals/anthros
-small hands
-boys

What do you like to draw?
Chibis, semi-realistic scene kids, Pokemon

Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
Traditional. I don't have a tablet or even a decent mouse, so it takes forever to anything digital. By then, I get mad at it and never work on it again. But sometimes I'll quickly photoshop things together on GIMP for usage on facebook.

Where do you start drawing from?
Head. If I don't do the face, I do a circle and then normally the hair next or a neck and work my way down if I'm doing full-body and then finish the head before getting to clothes. And constant editing once I start the clothes.

What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
I make grr noises if I don't like it and then erase like hell broke loose. I start on the left side and then the right side is asymmetrical and the left side is smudged because I'm left handed.

Any tips for coloring/shading?
Fingers are excellent smudgers. And test your colors on a separate sheet of paper (that's a no-brainer) because I don't know how many times I've seen someone with 4 different shades for something that only needs one.

How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
Depends on size/difficulty. I can do a rough sketch of a chibi in a minute or 2, but then I edit it so the time is roughly 5-10 minutes. Not bad. Inking always takes me forever because I'm terrible at re-tracing my lines because I sketch thicker lines. Coloring takes second most amount of time because I'll actually work on shading. I can probably finish a piece before I could finish a survey because of the amount of detail I write... obviously.

What music do you listen to while you draw?
I actually normally don't unless I'm really in the mood to draw to music, in which case my iTunes/iPod is on shuffle. I normally listen to my tv instead.

How long does it take you to come up with an idea?
Idk, a minute or 2 if I feel inspired that day. If I'm not inspired, it could take FOREVER.

Your favorite drawing utensils?
Pencil, sharpies (which I need more of), non-ballpoint pens for inking, ballpoint pens for lazy sketches, and colored pencils for coloring.

Your favorite color/the color that you use a lot?
My favorite colors are pink, purple, and blue in that order. My most common color is gray because I sketch with pencil. If I color the work, it's normally peach.

Your favorite style(s)?
Favorites are landscape paintings/photos, amazing photoshopped-to-death pictures, emotive portraits, clothing (especially corsets and lolita dresses), and basically anything really well done and put a lot of work into it.

What kind of artist are you aiming for?
Casual aritst. Just a hobby. But a better artist.