Anonymous
What program do you use to draw?
Hm, it depends on the final result I’m going for: I use Photoshop for general stuff, but I’ll switch over to Paint Tool SAI for fake watercolors!
Anonymous
Hi! I'd really like to share my doodles and stuff on tumblr, but I'm insecure and not sure my art's good enough yet. What should I do?
Well, if it’s any consolation, half the time I don’t feel like my art’s good enough to be posting all over the place, either. Yet here we are : >
So really, you might be super nervous about it, but nothing’s gonna happen if you don’t post anything! There’s always a risk with putting yourself out there, But if you never post your work, nobody’s ever going to see it. So you won’t get any negative reactions (or ambivalence), but you won’t get any positive reactions, either. It’s a bit of a wall to get over at first, I know.
Just remember that you’re constantly improving, as long as you keep at it - sometimes I look at my drawings from even a month or less ago and wonder what I was even thinking. So I say to just go for it!
Anonymous
Who are your favorite SU characters to draw?
Pearl! Pearl Pearl Pearl!
Close seconds are Rose (because I love drawing characters with crazy hair) and Lapis (no specific reason? I just like drawing her). I actually really like drawing Sardonyx, too, not that you can tell with how little I actually do it.
Steven and Connie are fun, though I have some trouble with Steven’s proportions. And Peridot’s growing on me, drawing-wise, but I’m still trying to nail down exactly how to draw her so that’s a work in progress. And it’s not like I specifically dislike drawing any of the characters, anyway.
Anonymous
i just bought clip studio paint, but its being very laggy, do you have any tips for this?
Hm, yeah, Clip’s brushes can get a bit laggy sometimes - the main thing is to close programs you’re not using (or at least minimize windows), in my experience. Here’s a link to a guide about fixing brush lag in Clip/Manga Studio.
Anonymous
I just wanted to say that your art is so amazing...aaaaaa
Thank you! :,D
And thank you very much to any other anons who happened to send me the same sentiment~ : > Sorry if it took me a while to answer all of you, even if indirectly like this, but I really do appreciate it!
Anonymous
Hi, have you ever thought about writing a web-comic?
I have! I actually did a Mother 3 fancomic for a couple of years back in high school/the start of college, which was an awesome - if exhausting - experience, and I’d love to do a webcomic again with an original premise. I have an idea in the works (I’ve posted art of a couple of the characters here and there), but with classes and applications and life I haven’t been able to really start it up. I want to have a huge buffer before starting to post a large project like what I imagine it would be, anyway. (That’s one of the things I learned from said Mother 3 fancomic - working without a buffer is a nightmare, don’t do it, I don’t care how excited you are to show off your pages; I am being entirely serious here.)
So I think it’ll serve me better to start with far shorter comics first~ Again, got some stuff floating around, but nothing substantial because what is time, what is art, please send help.
Anonymous
Yo I have a general commission question sorta? Do artists normally need an actual picture or sketch of what they might draw or can you just send in a detailed description? I've been wondering a while since normally artists I've found don't specify (I might be mistaken though) and I'm too shy to ask the artists since I don't want them to be all excited for stuff only for me to have to tell them I've no money atm. I dunno. I just figured I would ask. I'm sorry to bother you!
I’ve seen it go both ways, and have accepted commissions both with and without drawn references? I’m of the opinion that either a reference or description works fine. Of course, with either a visual reference or a written description, the more detail, the better : ) If you’re not sure, then just provide as much info as you can/feel is necessary~
I know some artists do have their preferences in regards to this, though, so if you can find what that is, better to comply with it. : )
Anonymous
Your watercolors are so clean and beautiful! What kinda tools do you use to make them? (ie. Pen/pencil/paints)
I got this ask around when I posted the last twitter dump, I believe, so I assume watercolor-wise you’re talking about that unfinished drawing with Pearl and Steven? Because those watercolors are, well, watercolors : ) Used a dip pen for the lines as well, I believe (G pen nib?). I like using Chinese calligraphy brushes when I do watercolors because they can hold a loooooooot of water and/or paint, so that’s an option : ) For the fake digital watercolors I do sometimes, I use Clip Studio Paint.
Anonymous
where did you get the fake marker brushes?
Those would be the art marker brushes courtesy of Kyle Webster~ (I linked to his website, but you can get the brushes on Gumroad and Creative Market too, iirc.)
Anonymous
Hi, I wanted to ask if you studied illustration or something like that, your drawing is very beautiful, very clear, well staged, just pretty, but you said you're not currently working in an art related field, have you thought about selling your art online or doing commissions? Have a nice day :)
Thank you very much for all those compliments :,D I actually didn’t study illustration. I mean, I took a couple of drawing courses here and there, and I was lucky enough to end up in a really great Animation Pre-Production course while I was an undergrad, but that’s about it, and all of that stuff’s pretty recent.
I have considered selling my artwork (you’re not the first person to ask recently! And I’m crazy flattered by the way, people who asked), and I’m definitely keeping that option open, if nothing else to have that available for people who want prints of my stuff or whatever. And I do usually offer commissions, but I just closed them temporarily.
Thank you for asking, and have a nice day as well! Even though I answered this ask pretty late. Sorry about that.