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You did a fabulous job! I think I should try using a harder brush like what you're doing to see what kinds of things I can do with it.
But man, honestly, you're really good at art! How long have you been doing art?
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Thanks and you should! I've recently been using the hard brushes more *v* I think I'd look good on yours too, hardening some parts to make it stand out.
As for the art question...digitally I've been doing it about 5 years on and off. Before digital I did a lot of traditional stuff, but I've stopped most of that now cause it's very time consuming. Most of my traditional paintings were landscapes, didn't really paint people. hbu? :]
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Yeah! I'll give it a try.
Haha well yeah I'm in about the same boat as you, I was always doodling every now and then, but nothing serious. I probably started drawing when I was like 11 or 12, but it wasn't until 2012 when I was 14 that I started to find an interest in art. Then in 2013 we went off to a place where internet and videogames weren't always available, so I started to pick it up even more because it was a good way to burn time, and because of some art books I found in a library. I've kept up that pace of on-and-off drawing non-seriously, and about six months ago I started to draw every day without fail.Β
I almost always drew girls though, since they were the most interesting and fun things to draw.Β
What sparked your interest in painting portraits?
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Oh cool, we're about the same age :] Yeah, drawing is a great way to burn time I tend to post more during the summer and winter breaks cause of that.
Anyways, I draw a lot on forums..so portraits were just a faster way of drawing multiple people cause I can ignore their character's outfits lol. But then I ended up neglecting everything else...so I'm trying to get back into full bodies and backgrounds.Β
In general my interest in drawing started from youtube, anime, and pc games. Although, I don't watch anime or play games much anymore...still kinda up to date with that stuff
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I'm in a country where seasons don't exist and my
study patterns allow me to do art almost any time
which is nice! I don't do as much as I could with that
advantage though.
That's cool! I identify with the "I got inspired by stuff
like anime and games and youtube but nowΒ I don't
have much time for it since I'm doing something with
that inspiration."
What kinds of methods do you use to learn new stuff?
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cool and learning new stuff...I don't actively seek it out, but when I do it's usually here on da or youtube videos or just looking at drawings in general. Pretty much the internet has it all
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Haha same! Sometimes I forget to seek it out and I just draw and draw doing the same mistakes without realizing that I'm doing them. I think using reference is a good thing to iron out wrinkles.
What motivates you to keep going when you're feeling lazy or tired?
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sometimes I don't draw for months...motivation is random. I guess when I see someone else drawing (like a speedpaint) or a really inspiring drawing :]
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Whoah, if you're this good now, I couldn't fathom how good you
would be if you spent 5 hours a day every day just drawing and painting.
What's the most satisfying experience you've had when it comes to art?
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lol I'll never become that dedicated towards art, but thanks.
Satisfying...I guess when I'm able to draw something I struggled with before? So I guess seeing improvement is satisfying.
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You'll never become that dedicated? Pshh, I don't believe that. I think you can do it.
I mean, you don't have to do serious studies or cause yourself to
suffer and struggleΒ to draw a lot every day. In fact, you can do way more
if you're just goofing around and having fun.
I don't want to lecture or anything, but..Β
The more time dedicated = the more you improve = the more satisfied you'll be.
Give this a watch:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Sqvtβ¦
it's totally worth it.
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That's true, and I watched the video :] it's nice, I think it doesn't apply to just art though, good advice in general. As for dedication...we'll see...honestly, at this point I'm too invested in other things outside of art to drop them just for art. So keeping art as a hobby is best for now.
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Really? Would I be overstepping if I asked what other things you invest your time into?
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lol yeah, but thanks for being interested. I guess you want to do art for your future? You seem really passionate about the topic.
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Yeah! I plan to be an animator but I got pretty good at animation but really lacked in drawing skills, so I took up drawing and stuff, and now I'm getting carried away with just drawing and painting lol
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Ohh nice~ 2 of my friends are going into animation too :]! Do you have any animations to show?Β
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Oh they go to animation school? awesome! I wish I could go to a school.
I have this old animationΒ www.fastswf.com/uQHCPRo
It's a fairly accurate representation of my skills as an animator.
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Yep and wow, that's really good! I don't know much about animation, but looks nice to me 
Why can't you go to school for it? Not like you have to though, just wondering.
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Thanks! I think animation is fun but it's a different skillset to drawing, so if you do a lot of animation, it doesn't mean you'll be good at drawing, and vise versa. It's exactly what happened to me, where I got good at animation but my drawings sucked so I had to do stickfigures and stuff. That's why I'm trying to get better at drawing for now. Maybe I should get back into animation xD
Well I don't really have the money to go to an art school and I don't want to get into debt to learn something I could learn for free on my own with extra work.
What's your opinion on art and animation schools?
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It'll look really good when you add forms to your stick figures :]!! But just imaging the amount of work...aching just thinking about it.
Yep! That's what I meant when I said you don't have to go to art school. I don't have any experience in art/animation schools, but from what I can infer is that...they're good, but not necessary. If one wanted some formal education maybe getting a certificate would be good enough(?) to get hired...I guess freelance is an option too, just unstable and no benefits...then again, work experience trumps most.
My thoughts are all over the place lol...so pretty muchΒ depends on what you want to do, if what you want to achieve requires the education or not
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It's not work if you're having fun doing it lol.
Nowadays, I tend to think of animation as a good way to practice drawing since you gotta draw the same thing over and over again, that is if it's frame-by-frame animation. There are some less intense animation methods that can be economic on time like computer animation which can be time saving for longer animations. Either way, animation is pretty satisfying once you see something moving.
We share opinions on art/animation school!
I hear a lot if not most of the big companies look at the portfolio more than certificates and degrees, I'm not sure how true it is, but I think it's pretty smart since all these degrees and papers are practically saying "I can do this because I studied" and the portfolio is showing directly and more accurately "I can do this because I did this"
Would I be overstepping if I were to ask what you have in mind to do in the future, and if you need education for that?
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Still get sore though...which isn't fun. Like I have a headache right now, but probably cause I'm not sleeping well..
Yeah, I was thinking about mentioning portfolio's too
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Awh, I hope you get some good sleep!
Among many other things, sleep is a very important aspect of life.
One thing I didn't like hearing about university students and the sort is that because they have so much work that they barely have time to enjoy other stuff or sleep. I dunno, those are just things I've heard and percieved.
I might be entirely wrong lol
Ah well, sometimes to see what path you're going to take, you gotta walk down any path for a better view.
Do you have any projects you're working on or would you ever want to work on one in the future?
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Thanks, I mostly have erratic sleep patterns cause it's summer break lol...so it's my fault. I don't know about the uni thing, as I'm going in this fall...so we'll see. I'd like to think as long as you manage your work well it shouldn't be too bad(?)
Pretty much~
Projects...not really and depends on the project
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Well I hope it's not too bad... I think the best enviroment to learn in is one that's fun and enjoyable, because all the information just absorbs since it's nice to do in general and people -want- to learn when it's fun to learn. When something doesn't feel good to learn, well it's not really easily remembered because it's just "Oh, well I only learned this because I -have- to, not because I want to." and that's another thing that I'm afraid of when I think about going to an art school.
Because I don't really want to go, I'm predisposed to not enjoying it, and therefor I'm predestined for school to be a suboptimal path to take for me. Maybe.. I'm not sure though.
Well, I dunno, do you have any stories you want to tell?
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Fun and enjoyable would be ideal, but you can't always have that. Even when you're doing something fun stress can occur. I think one has to do/learn things they find uninteresting to do what they want...so your art school, yes there would probably be theory or restricted creativity, but those are small problems in the grand scheme of what you want to achieve. I mean..you can't experience fun, unless you've experienced boredom. Maybe you could also think of it as mental training(?) for the classes you don't like...cause in the future you could end up getting a commission or assignment at work that you dislike, but you still have to do :] But it'll be ok cause you'll know how to handle it.
Not really a story..but my friend (who's going into animation) is similar to your thoughts, although those were her thoughts in high school. She hasn't gone to art school yet, so I can't give you stories about how it is to ease your worries lol. Since you're unsure you could always take a year off, I have another friend who is doing that. You could also do a certificate so you only have to suffer a couple months. But everyone's situation is different...so you know best~
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Well yeah, it can't all be rainbows and sunshine, but as long as one has in mind that many not-fun things are to be able to do the fun things with better ability, I'm willing to deal with the dark patches.
However it's not uncommon to see unnecessary things that are boring -and- don't really further your career that plain and simple waste time and money.
I guess I can see the logic in what you're saying though.
I watched some youtube videos about "if I have to go to art school" made by people with experience in art schools, and most of the standpoints were saying in short "No, you don't have to, but if you can afford it, go for it"
I think it all just boils down to the fact that you have to work hard regardless if you're in an art school or not, and a learning enviroment might give you a drive/motivation to work hard, but some people can work hard on their own if they are motivated enough. I don't know if I'm one of those but I'm gonna work hard to see if I am.
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Yay~ and the youtube message on art school sounds reasonable...was thinking about money too when I was spewing out options.
Yep, school and work help motivate me to get up early lol. It'd be great if you could motivate yourself though, good for you.
('good for you' sounds sarcastic or condescending in text to me, but I mean it honestly!)
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I think that with the money you could spend on education you could buy a new computer, a new wacom cintiq large, a bunch of art books, maybe even an economic online course, as well as save up for the house and kids. lol
Well, I kind of had to learn how to motivate myself. I'm homeschooled so nobody really regulates how much I study except myself. If I end up dumb or illiterate, it's my own fault, and that mentality has carried over to art. If I am bad at art and can't land an art job, it's not some art school's fault, it's not my family's fault, and it's not anyone else's fault except mine. I think this is one of the things that motivates me.
What motivates you other than school and work?
I mean, some people are motivated by fear of something bad that will happen if they don't do something, while other people are motivated by thinking of what good could happen if they did something. Maybe some are motivated by seeing someone else do better with the same or worse circumstances, or perhaps someone wants to stand out over the others by doing better with very little. I dunno, there are many different motivations.
What motivates you in the long run, more than getting up in the morning because you have to?
Awh, you're too kind *Opens arms for a hug*
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Oh, nice 
I think you listed a good amount for motivation, I can relate to it.
I don't really have anything specific that motivates me in the long run, but if you don't have motivation then you'll become a noodle...I mean motivation feels good lol.
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oh ye~
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Yeah! I think that's a really cool and interesting thing that makes humanity diverse.
Haha yep! I know how being a noodle feels like xD
I think it's like a combination of motivations that make up an idea that really gets you pumped.
Maybe, I dunno, there's definitely something there but I'm still thinking about the whole thing.
What kinds of things do you dislike in a person's personality and behaviour?
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Uh...it'd be hypocritical for me to say laziness lol, but I guess someone super lazy/a slob..no ambition..something like that. I can't think of any more, but I'm sure there's more. You? Maybe I can relate again
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Haha well, yeah, I don't like people that give excuses to not do something. I guess that falls into laziness...
I'm also not a big fan of people who act really nice and friendly in front of people but turn into really mean and people of poor taste when they're not in danger of their reputation being thrown out the window, it's just kind of like... fake I guess.. That, and people with big egos, whether they're like "I'm awesome and you suck" or "I suck please pity me" kind of thing.
I dunno, usually I try not get annoyed by people since everyone has a reason for doing everything, and their whole life and all their decisions and circumstances have led to them to be the way they are. Understanding why someone does something gives a good idea of how to react, and how to empathize with them.. I guess that might just be me though.
Have you ever gotten into a fight with anyone before?
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Ah, those are really detailed ones lol, but I see what you mean.
No, don't think I'd last long either. Closest to a 'fight' would be me and my family arguing about mundane things, but even then there's no grudge, just a passing argument that's forgotten a couple minutes later.
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Haha I didn't realize how specific I was being.
I think I can sum it down to "dishonesty"
If you give excuses to not do something, you're dodging the truth of saying "I don't wanna do that"
If you're acting one way in front of some people, and you act another way in front of others, you're probably lying to one group of people or both about who you really are.
and if you've got a big ego whether it's over the top or under the truck, you're not being realistic, and you're lying to yourself about reality. I dunno xD
Same, I've never gotten into a fight and sometimes I'm like "Gee I wish I got mugged so I could punch that mutha-trucka in the face" but I feel like that's just a lame justification for wanting to test my strength.
In reality I'd probably get beaten to the ground xD
Do you have any fantasies or do you ever fantasize about anything?
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Oh, I didn't mean being specific in a bad way, it was just a neutral statement.
My strength is already tested in opening items...so I'd probably hurt myself more than the other person if I tried to punch them lol.
Fantasize...like dream about(?). Rather than fantasize/dream...I think more about my plans for the next day or week If I have any. Usually happens before I go to sleep or bored.
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Haha you mean like opening jars? My arms usually fall off as soon as I look at the thing let alone opening it xD
Yeah!
You seem to have a pretty grounded and analytic mind. I'm curious, what do you think or feel when you draw and paint? 'cuz some people tend to think a lot when they draw, and some people just "feel it out" and do amazing things without thinking about it much at all. I'm just wondering what you do when you draw art? lol
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Yep, jars are a struggle.
Well, since I draw other people's avatars I don't have to think from scrap, I draw based off of the feeling the character gives me.
When I draw it's more "does it make sense", but I guess I "feel it out" the most when I'm coloring. Coloring is my favorite part β₯ especially faces~
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When you do colouring, do you work from darks to lights, or what are your colouring methods like?
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I guess I work from light to dark.Β I do a solid color, then shade, then highlight. I like putting high saturated colors beside gray/cool tones too
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Really? That's interesting! I tend to pick the darkes colour I can see in a certain thing, then I pick it up to be lighter until I get to the highlights. that gives me very soft and dreamy results.
Do you draw on paper much?
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There's no right or wrong
Actually, I haven't been drawing much lately, probably should.
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Oh! Have you given animation a try? I hear it's great for practicing drawing!
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I've done basic stuff, like blinking or little motions for pixel art. It's hard to do animation in my photoshop though.
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What about krita? It's a free art program and it has animation features!
Maybe you could noodle around and experiment with that!
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oh, I'll check it out, I think I've heard of it
edit: downloaded it, and, wow it looks so nice...wish I had my tablet on me. I'll test it out another day ;_;
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Awesome! I like it because it gets the job done when it's free!
Have you done anything with it yet?
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