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Sorry, =GenkiIchigo, I'm stealing your journal ^^
100 QUESTIONS FOR AN ARTIST

01. What is your pen name?
kurisuteru

02. What made you choose this name?
It's been like that for so long I can't remember.

03. Do you use PC or Mac?
PC.

04. What programs do you use most often?
Dragon Speak. I'm a writer not an artist. lol.

05. Do you use mouse, or tablet?
BOth, and head set for speaking

06. What color or color combinations do you find yourself using most often?
hum, I'm guessing this is for artists lol. I'm fond of shades of blues, and dark greens.

07. What part of a picture do you put most effort into?
hum...hair i think.

08. How long does it take you do draw a picture?
Forever

09. Do you keep your rough drafts?
Yes, otherwise I can't compare to the past and my boyfriend will keep them if I don't.
As far as writing goes, ALWAYS! You never know what might be useful later.

10. What font do you use most often?
Arial

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

12. Do you do anything else when you're drawing?
Music, sewing, anything to procrastinate of course.

13. Approximately how many pictures do you draw in a month?
1 if I'm lucky.

14. What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
Just sketchbook paper, nothing special.

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

16. How long does it take you to ink something?
30 minutes once its actually done. lol.

17. Do you do comics, or fan comics?
Not unless I'm the writer.

18. Do you like comics? Are they fun to make?
I love some comics. Making them on the other hand isn't my part of the work. Its writing the story and I do like that.

19. Have you ever submitted anything to a magazine?
Yep, but it wasn't art.

20. Did it get published?
As far as I knwo it did.

21. Who are your favorite artists?
oh geeze. um, too many to name. Jane Lindskold at the moment, Bastet for art and Sayael and always my friend whom I ganked this from.

22. Do you like anime/manga? If so, what are your favorite series?
Love Anime, but not a lot of the recent stuff. Let's see. Recently want Glue Gender it was good. So far my fave has to be Blue Seed, Chrono Crusade, and Utena.

23. Do you like cartoons/comics? If so, what are your favorite series?
not really. there are few american comics I'll read. Gen 13, DV8, and some others.

24. Any artists that you wish you could draw like?
...Plenty.

25. Do you read a lot of books?
TOns. CUrrently read Silver's Edge.

26. Did you ever buy a book to inspire or teach you to draw?
More than I want to admit. They didn't work for me.

27. Any video games you enjoy?
Ar tonelico 1 and 2 so far, Little Bi Plant, etc.

28. Any favorite characters from video games?
hum, none that jump to mind really.

29. Do you have a favorite writer?
Jean M Auel.

30. Any books you really enjoy?
oh good grief. um...Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Maximum Ride, etc.

31. Do you draw fanart?
Nope

32. Do you listen to music while you draw?
Sometimes. Depends on my mood.

33. Any recommended songs?
Red Faction by Mel. Its the opening song to Black Lagoon.

34. Any other art websites that you really enjoy?
DA mostly.
35. Are there any websites that you go to everyday?
DA, DOA, ZOZ and livejournal mostly.
36. What is your dream website like?
Anime/Gaming .... with a WipeOut theme! And music!

37. Do you like your own art?
nope

38. What do you enjoy watching on television?
goodness I haven't seen tv in years.

39. Favorite celebrity?
unknown. Um, Tim Curry and Sean O'Connery
40. Favorite color?
Blue

41. Favorite food?
Olives, Mushroom, Chicken and Chocolate. No not all together.

42. Favorite drink?
Teas. Soda

43. Do you like to go shopping? If yes, where? And for what?
oh um geeze. eh he. well yes. I am a girl after all. Mostly I raid book stores and FYE for their used animes.

44. Can you cook?
Yep, but not often.

45. Any devices you use often for email? Any electronic pets?
THe computer mostly. Um if I do they are most likely almost dead.

46. Are you tech-savvy?
No.

47. Do you want to become a professional artist?
A professional writer yes. Artist no.

48. Are there any other jobs you're interested in?
Writing for anyone mostly.

49. Any other hobbies or skills besides drawing?
Sewing, Cosplaying, Anime, Writing, Prop Making, beginning Origami, Swimming, etc.

50. Do you like to watch movies?
Depends on the movie.

51. What's your favorite movie?
Recently, I am Legend, Legend, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, old stuff mostly.

52. Have you ever entered an art contest?
Nope

53. When did you start drawing seriously?
haven't yet. lol.

54. Do you use references? If so, for what?
All the damn time.

55. Are you a DA subscriber? If so, are you a beta-tester?
nope. Not a subscriber.

56. Do you have a lot of net friends?
Not really.

57. Do you have a lot of friends that also draw?
Yep!

58. What time of the day do you usually go online?
Evening to late night

59. Do you like to go to chat rooms?
Nope. They aren't worth it anymore. Full of perverts and asses

60. Do you have your own computer?
Yep!

61. What would you say to the person that you admire?
um...um...hi! um...Can I have your autograph? Um and what advice would you give to a new writer? Oh and where did you come up with these amazing ideas...lol.

62. Does your mind wander when you draw?
Yep, remember the procrastination thing. lol. Not so much when i am writing though.

63. Have you drawn poorly because you think too much?
Naw.

64. Do you have any friends who are professional artists?
I'd like to hope so. Some of them are damn good aritists and deserve everything they've worked their butts off for.

65. Where do you often hang out?
In my bedroom. I have my computer at the foot of my bed so I'm in there a lot.

66. Are there any popular artists that you don't like much? (no need to name names if you don't want to)
Not that i know of. If I don't like their art i don't really pay attention to it.

67. Are there any situations in which you really don't like being an Artist?
nope. Writing on the other hand when I get a block.

68. How about situations that make you love it?
The encoragement. Money is convenient also.

69. What's the one thing that makes you grateful that the internet exists?
Anime and tips for writing

70. Is there anything out there that makes you wish the internet didn't exist?
hum I'm not going to name names.

71. What's your first drawing?
Oh geeze. I can't remember. First writing was in 7th grade though

72. Any art you did prior to that?
Tons, but it was crappy kids stuff. Not so much on the writing front though.

73. Has your style changed a lot since then?
Art, no. Writing I sure as hell hope so!

74. If it has changed, in what ways?
Better, more details, less jumping, etc.

75. Have you experienced artist's block before?
Everyone has.

76. If so, how do you usually get out of it?
Delete the last paragraph and go from there

77. What do you do when you can't get out of it?
Stop writing for a while and daydream my way through the next part.

78. Any people that have influenced you a lot?
hum, not that I've noticed.

79. What made you want to start drawing?
I was bored. Writing was because i liked the way words flowed for me.

81. Has anything ever made you want to quit art all together?
Hum, not really. Maybe when something doesn't come together right; art of writing.

82. What do you think about netiquette?
Oh God. I'm so not touching this one!

83. Have you ever been spammed or trolled?
not really. but everything goes to junk mail anyway so I never really notice.

86. Do you upload high quality versions of your Deviations, or do you prefer to upload a lower quality?
Whatever goes faster.

87. Do you have custom CSS? If so, did you make it yourself?
Nope.

88. Do you have good vision?
Nope. Hello glasses.

89. If you can get anyone's autograph, whose would you get?
Jean M. Auel, Anne McAffrey, and CLAMP

90. What would you say to that person when he or she gives you an autograph?
Thank you so much!*fangirl*

91. Do you like to draw on Oekaki BBS?
huh?

92. Do you have a job?
Nope. I'm a student.

93. Did you take art in school? If so, did you do well? Are you still taking it?
Yep. Nope. and Nope.

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

95. Have you ever drawn something just because it was the cool thing to do -- the hip new fad?
Nope

96. What's your favorite phrase/quote?
Not really.

97. Do you present yourself differently online than you do in your real life?
Hum, not really.

98. What's your goal now?
sigh* finish next term. Get my costumes done fo K-Con. etc.

99. What do you have to say to yourself?
Get your ass in gear and stop procrastinating!

100. Lastly, what do you have to say to everyone who reads this?
You are one interested person. Thanks for reading though!