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I've just looked at my old Questionnaire from 2015 and oh my god it is really old so I decided that it needs an update!

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    1. How long have you been on DeviantArt?

Nine Months
Three Years now!

    2. What does your username mean?

"Pencil"! (at least I hope so *cough*)
Hasn't changed ^^

    3. Describe yourself in three words.

Love - drawing - fanart
I really do love fanart! If I remember correctly wanting to create fanart was the reason I started drawing back in 2015! I still like drawing fanart, but at one point I would like to create something 100% original, like a comic for example.

    4. Are you left or right handed?

right handed
Nothing has changed here.

    5. What was your first deviation?

It was a portrait of this snooker player: Ben-Woollaston. Although I wanted to scan it again sometime I haven't done so up today. 
Still haven't done that. *cough*

     6. What is your favourite type of art to create?

Traditional art, using colored pencils and pastels.
I started coloring digitally last year and do so most of the time. My sketches are still done traditionally though and I wouldn't want to do without that.

    7. If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?

Markers!!
Add pixel art to that! x_x

    8. What was your first favourite?

That was so long ago when I added one of DA’s drawings to my browser favourites: A great pencil sketch of a warrior type character. Wish I could find that! With this account it was Red Bird, I remember adding it to my favourites right away.
Nothing has changed here of course.

    9. What type of art do you tend to favourite the most?

Traditional art, especially watercolors, I can’t resist watercolors!
This is still true, I love watercolors. ^^

    10. Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist?

That’s really hard to say, I like to look at different art styles so I’d say there is no favourite artist I can name. I’m stunned by any unique style I come across and that's why I tend to browse a lot.
Still true. (I have way too many favourites help me)

    11. If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?

Again hard to say, but I think it would be: jon-lock. His/Her Red and Goblin art is so unique - I’m sure it would be an interesting talk.
Well, jon-lock doesn't have an account on DA anymore since a long time so I guess you could say this is slightly outdated! *cough cough*
(Her art is so colorful an imaginative, she has her own homepage now in case you never saw her art: www.nadiakim.net/illustrations…

    12. How has a fellow deviant impacted your life?

I remember when a friend introduced me to DA when I was still at school. I am forever grateful because without him I possibly would not know DA today.
I'm still very happy to be on deviantart, even more than in 2015. Because back then I didn't really have any close friends on DA and this definitely has changed. I'm so happy to have you around: y o u - g u y s - a r e - t h e - b e s t. 

    13. What are your preferred tools to create art?

Faber Castel colored and pastel pencils, Jaxell pastels and some no name crayons which are at least 10 years old (or rather 20 ).
I still have those crayons!! : D But since I color mostly digitally now I only need a pencil for the sketch. A rubber doesn't hurt, too.     

    14. What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?

I usually see something I get inspired by (e.g. a character in a movie) and then I start drawing fanart and uploading it to DA.
I don't watch this much TV anymore actually. xD What inspires me most to start a new drawing currently is browsing the huge amount of stock photos on DA (Sooo many beautiful dresses!). Oh and looking at other people's art!

    15. What is your favourite DeviantArt memory?

Too many! And more to come! 
There really are too many! <3 (Oh boy this turned into a very long journal...)
 

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 #DeviantArtistQuestionnaire <-- read Questionnaires from other deviants here! (They are probably as outdated as mine though haha)

Do you remember what your first fandom was?

I found an old drawing of mine of when I was maybe 14 and I was a very big fan of Disney's Gargoyles. I don't know if you ever came across this animation but it was on TV when I grew up and I was sitting in front of it at 8 pm every day waiting for the new episode to show. 

There was no deviantart yet (omg!!) and I couldn't find any fanart for my favorite show and so I tried drawing gargoyles myself. Here is the glorious result for you to gaze at (oh my god haha):

I remember that I was working on it for days and days (poor rubber) until I decided it was finally finished. I had no clue about art whatsoever and clearly I wasn't aware that my character had what you would call a "flat-brain syndrome". xD

 Today I felt inspired to draw gargoyles again after so many years and it turned out to be a lot of fun! I did a photo reference for the pose myself which was quite hilarious as I was struggling to hold the balance on the ball of the foot while trying to look cool. I don't know if it looks much better but at least I was able to finish it MUCH faster. xP



If you want to: show me some early fanart of yours - I'm curious what it looked like!

Did you know that it is not really October right now? It actually is Inktober!! At least on DeviantArt. I think this is my favourite event here because there is so much beautiful art to see. Goal of Inktober is to make on drawing each day - with ink!

Below are a few examples of people you should absolutely watch if you like Inktober:




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And there are many more to find!

I am going to join the Art Fight 2017!

You can read about it on DA here or go to the official site.

Basically the people who sign up there are going to do a couple of art trades and "throw" them at each other. : D It will last for one month starting in about 12 hours.

Thank you gumdreary for telling me about this event I would have never known about it.

Ready? Fight! 
 

... Do you have any? If so which one(s)?

I've drawn a lot of portraits in the last two years and this year I want to learn something new.

I would really like to be able to draw beautiful illustrations like this:


A small scene and characters interacting with each other - this would be the goal. To be realistic this looks more like a plan for the next 5(?) years however.

But I want to start collecting the necessary skills: poses, perspective, composition - I want to practise a bit of everything this year.

So much about my art goals. I'm curious to hear about yours if you have any!