Maly's drawing-tastic art survey What is your favorite subject to draw? People What is your most common choice in 2-d media? Pencils Anything you refuse to draw? Mecha, cuz that shit's *hard* Real anatomy or cartoon physics? A little from column A, a little from column B... Which is more important - solid inking skills or solid color theory? Color theory Photoshop or PSP? Illustrator or Painter? Photoshop above all. Markers - Prismacolor or Tria? N/A Paints - oils, acrylics, or watercolors? Acrylics Have you ever done a stippling project outside of art class? Yes, and I was soon reminded why I should never do that again... Ever imitate a popular style of art? (anime, disney, comic book...) Anime mostly How would you define your "style?" Developing What is one area of drawing that you need to improve in? All of them When did you start drawing as a hobby? (we all drew when we were little) When I was little, and *yes* it was a hobby then (I just drew animals, but I did it *all* *the* *time*. My mother used to complain.) What kind of sketchbook do you have? Brand? Size? How old is it? I've got several, and they're all Waldenbooks clearance specials (one's two years, the others are a year or less) How many sketchbooks have you had previous to this? Two or three, I mostly just drew on reams of computer paper How many sketchbooks do you go through in a year? Not a whole lot...a lot of my drawing is doodles on school work or on large pads #2 yellow pencil or a clicky pencil? Clicky! What kind of eraser do you use? Clicky pen like eraser and/or kneaded eraser and/or a white eraser Who are your artistic influences? Sugisaki, Arakawa, Natsuki (DNAngel, FMA, Furuba) for the moment What books would you reccomend to aspiring artists? Erm, any and all - learning a lot of different things is important! What is the most money you've ever made on one drawing / illustration / painting? Nothing, I don't sell my art, I give it away. What do you hope to accomplish with your art? Do you want to go anywhere with it in life? I used to want to be a children's book illustrater, but now I don't know... Finally, why do you draw? Because I have the talent, the ability, and the drive to get better. That and it's a lot of fun! CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!