Frequently Asked Questions
OMG it says you’re from Australia!?Yes, that would be because I
am from Australia..
Where else can I find you on the interwebs?TWITTER: Best place to find out what I’m up to as well as get the opportunity to peer pressure me into drawing something you wanna see is my
TWITTER account. Also I'm more likely to reply quickly to questions on there than on here.
FACEBOOK: I do have Facebook but I rarely add people I dont know IRL anymore. Also, I’m not going to add you unless I know who you are, remember I only know your dA username, not you’re real name!
MYSPACE:
I DO NOT AND NEVER HAVE HAD A MYSPACE if you see anyone pretending to be me on there, its NOT me. There was a girl pretending to be me on MySpace a while ago, and
’selling’ my work, but once she got your money you never heard from her again and I got a whole lot of really angry emails!!
Why dont you reply to your comments anymore?!I'm just really busy, and I'm not being ungrateful or up myself or anything (quite the opposite) but I get alot of comments and favs a day and while I utterly appreciate them ALL I dont have the time to reply to 100+ comments a day. I read EVERYTHING and if you ask a question or your comment needs a reply for whatever reason then I will reply (eventually) if I dont reply consider yourself 'THANKYOU!!!'ed.
Where/How did you learn to draw?The simple and probably most annoying answer is, I taught myself. I’m an only child so I had alot of time to myself as a kid. I once took a painting class when I was 13, but I knew everything they were teaching already (egotistical child much?) and I have a Bachelor in Fine Arts from The Victorian College of the Arts but the only thing I ever learnt there was the Contemporary Art World is full of close-minded arseholes.
Can you give me some tips on drawing?Uuuuhhh probably not, I’m terrible at tip giving as I don’t really *think* about what I’m doing much. All I can say is pay attention to the world around you, sketch ALL THE TIME, learn how things move and how light works/reacts with different things. TAKE LIFE DRAWING CLASSES they’re fun AND you need to learn what a body REALLY looks like before you manipulate it to do what you want in your head/on paper.
One tip I can think of though is, if you're having trouble with a particular post or fabric-fall or something, take a photo of yourself in an similar outfit or pose and copy it. Its not cheating and it helps you learn.
Can you make us a tutorial?I have tried to do this SO many times, and I always forget to document after a while. The other things is I don’t really think through what I’m doing as a step by step process really. One day I might try to make a video when I talk through what I’m doing as I do it... or possibly set up a live stream video when I’m working in photoshop one day that everyone can watch live. Dunno. Suggestions?
What mediums to you use and what paper?PAINT: If it looks like watercolour, more often than not its actually watered-down acrylic! I love using acrylic because that way I can layer my paint without accidentally removing the lower layers.
PENCIL/GRAPHITE: For my pencil sketches I use a 2B 0.5 mechanical pencil. I use it for all shading no matter how light or dark it is. I’m really just too lazy to change pencils.
MARKERS: I have a mixture of Copic Markers, Pantone Tria Markers (my fav but I haven’t seen them round for a while) and Touch Markers.
DIGITAL: I use my touchpad mouse (because I SUCK at WACOM tablets) and Photoshop CS2 (regardless of how awesome everyone says CS3 and CS4 are because I am le poor.)
PAPER: Most of the time I use Bristol Paper, its ridiculously smooth and thick! It doesn’t work well for paint but I cant afford watercolour paper most of the time.
Can you draw me/my character/my family/anything?I don’t have the time or the money for requests these days sadly, sorry! I do do commissions though!
Can I Commission you?YES INDEED YOU CAN! You can view the price list
HERE If you have ANY questions at all please note me! I don’t bite!
Can I buy the original or a print of a particular artwork?If you’re after the original do note me and ask, but alot of the time I’d rather to sell you a print. I get prints done by someone locally, that way I can make sure that the quality is high and the colours are correct. I haven’t got my print prices worked out yet so if you want one let me know and I’ll get that sorted.
Can I use your photos as a stock image?'Nope sorry! At the moment NONE of the photos in my gallery are for stock!! If it is stock it will say ‘STOCK’ in the title and the artists comment. If you want to use something for art practise that fine but if you're going to post it on dA please let me know and credit/link back to me.
Can I use your artwork for my forum avatar/forum signature/LJ layout/OC in a RPG etc?Mostly no. If it involves removing the watermark or cropping the image then its definitely a no because thats how work gets stolen. I’m more than happy to discuss this further if you want to explain exactly where you want to use it and for what, please note me, as I said before, I don’t bite.
I run a website and would like to show others your work on it, is that ok?Yes (and thankyou!!) but PLEASE link back to me or the image on my deviantART account. Also, PLEEEEASE let me know you’ve put it up as I like to link to your site under the image so you get some exposure too and not to mention it makes me happy to see people liking my work so much and I wont know its there unless you tell me!
If your question hasn’t been answered or you want me to elaborate on something please note me or email me, I’d be more than happy to answer any questions!
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Quote of December: "You can't sit in my lap if you're going to orgasm over another man!" - ~lord-kes-la to Casey while watching New Moon
Leaving Bag End:Total distance:
279ish miles |
Camp..
Groups
The time of year where I yet again... 
Grouchy
Tired
Artistic
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Wow!
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no more dumbledore 
!!!!!! 
cant get catching fire til september 
any who havent read it yet READ IT NOW!! 
