[Info Thread] Artists

[WhiteFox]

(Seeing as how I've posted art on the forum, I will post here.)

Your Name: Cameron Lewis Rose (CLR. Like the cleaning agent.)
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): WhiteFox, Fox LeBlanc, Fox NaBan (They all mean the same thing.)
How long have you been drawing: 13 years, on and off.
Have you taken any art classes: Yes.
If yes, what kind: My mother tought me to draw at a young age. In high school I got a 96% in art. I attended two semesters of first year introduction/foundation courses at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (Then I bombed out). Currently I attend a figure drawing studio once a week (These are not technically classes, however.)
What is your favorite thing to draw: Hands.
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Hands.
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Pencil, ink, and digital (Flash, Photoshop, 3D modeling. I do possess a Wacom tablet).
Do you color your drawings: Yes, recently.
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Yes. I want to be a graphic novelist.
What's your favorite medium: Pencil.
Where do you get your inspiration: My brain refuses to shut up.
Have you ever been paid to draw: No. I have been paid as a graphic designer, however.
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: I have yet to encounter such a thing.
(Addendum to above: Hyper, plushie, macro, "vore", unbirth. Don't ask if you don't know.)
Have you ever drawn from life: Yes. I pride myself on it.
Do you take requests often: Yes. I've frequently done sketches for RP characters, both on forums and IRL. I've also done avatars. I will hook you up.
Anything else you want to say about your art: 1) The Fundamentals. Are Essential.
2) Amber has written three comics that apply to me:
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_634.php
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_852.php
http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_204.php (Last panel only.)

[demongirl12000]

Your Name: Rae Heulwen

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Amanda

How long have you been drawing: FOREVER.

Have you taken any art classes: Yes (at school).

If yes, what kind: Drawing, Sculpture, Digital Studio, Printmaking.

What is your favorite thing to draw: Portraits and weird things.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Still life. Hate them ><

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: A bit of both, more favoring of the pencil.

Do you color your drawings: Sometimes.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Perhaps.

What's your favorite medium: Charcoal.

Where do you get your inspiration: People.

Have you ever been paid to draw: Once or twice.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Nothing.

Have you ever drawn from life: Bunches of times.

Do you take requests often: I rarely get asked, so I'll do art for people.

Anything else you want to say about your art: I mostly enjoy doing realistic pictures. That is all.

[Soupa]

Your Name:Soupa

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Justin Goulet

How long have you been drawing: Many years

Have you taken any art classes: Nope
If yes, what kind:

What is your favorite thing to draw: Wolves generally

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Dunno yet, never came across something I didn't like.

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Both

Do you color your drawings: Yes at least most of them

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Possibly

What's your favorite medium: Number 2 pencil and paper

Where do you get your inspiration: My life

Have you ever been paid to draw: No yet

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Anything related to young porn.

Have you ever drawn from life: Yes

Do you take requests often: From time to time, it depends on how far along I am on the current project.

Anything else you want to say about your art: It's funny because i've been drawing for such a long time, when I started putting my work on the internet, I came across web comics, and began to enjoy reading them. Then I came across Jay Naylors work, and I thought OMG his art is hella close to my style. Aftr that I started getting messages about how close his art is to mine. He is my favorite artist for his work in "Better Days", I simply love the entire storyline from start to finish. Then there's Lackadaisy, which is also an incredible read.

[dragonsaia]

Your Name: Brian Ford

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): a Pawprint with Brian Ford put in the middle

How long have you been drawing: for about 13 years

Have you taken any art classes:yes, but I have not taken sketching/drawing/etc

If yes, what kind:Painting

What is your favorite thing to draw: Anthros/Dragons

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Humans

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital:Traditional, editing a little with digital if I feel like it.

Do you color your drawings: Sometimes

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: I hope so

What's your favorite medium: N/A

Where do you get your inspiration: Math classes

Have you ever been paid to draw: Not that I'm aware of

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Not really.

Have you ever drawn from life: Somewhat, yes.

Do you take requests often:I hope to take requests if people consider me good enough
Anything else you want to say about your art: My style is mixed with all sorts of styles, about over one hundred, hopefully making my style unique. However, there are a lot of things that come close to my style. DMFA is one, though I can't draw environments.

[Raffe]

Your Name:Daniel Eustice
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with):Chainmail Yaoi
How long have you been drawing:jr. high (~6 years)
Have you taken any art classes:yes
If yes, what kind:high school art
What is your favorite thing to draw:weapons
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw:necks and feet
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital:pencil
Do you color your drawings:rarely
Is Art going to be in your future as a career:no
What's your favorite medium:paper and pencil
Where do you get your inspiration:the pictures in my head
Have you ever been paid to draw:no
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing:.....yuri?...
Have you ever drawn from life:yes
Do you take requests often:no
Anything else you want to say about your art:not very good, ALL criticism is appreciated much

[Don]

Your Name: Donovan Lainey.

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Currently don't sign drawings.

How long have you been drawing: At least ten years now.

Have you taken any art classes: Yep.

If yes, what kind: Only high school classes unfortunately.

What is your favorite thing to draw: Tie between weapons and faces.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Hands.

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Pencil, rarely paint, would do digital if my computer didn't suck..

Do you color your drawings: Very rarely.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: I really hope so.

What's your favorite medium: Unknown.

Where do you get your inspiration: Imagination.

Have you ever been paid to draw: Once or twice..I never requested the payment though.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Probably..cant think of em right now though..

Have you ever drawn from life: Yep and I did not like it at all.

Do you take requests often: Nope..but I have been asked to draw a couple times by my friends.

Anything else you want to say about your art: My art is no where near as good as I'd like it to be..as days go by I hope to improve my drawing and one day find satisfaction in my work..

[Kipiru]

Your Name: Ivan Stariradev.

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Kipiru or Starrider or both.

How long have you been drawing:  18 years now.

Have you taken any art classes: no.

What is your favorite thing to draw: My friends and their characters from RP's.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Landscapes.

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Pencil and of late Photshop for coloring

Do you color your drawings: Rarely, though recently I've started to do it more often.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: I don't think so.

What's your favorite medium: paper.

Where do you get your inspiration: Anywhere.

Have you ever been paid to draw: never.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Landscapes 

Have you ever drawn from life: Yes.

Do you take requests often: Yes, though sometimes it depends on the request.

Anything else you want to say about your art: I make art as a hobby and it's goal is to put a smile on anyone who sees it. I seek to improve myself but as long as it makes my friends happy, so am I.

[skurvy]

Your Name: I don't say my real name on the internets

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Either my full name, my initials, or "VB" or Skurvy if it's something I'm just putting up on the internet and not planning to use in a portfolio or show in a gallery.

How long have you been drawing: Ever since I could hold a crayon.

Have you taken any art classes: yesh

If yes, what kind: I went to a liberal-hippie-arts high school, so pretty much all of my HS classes were related to art or playing hacky-sack in some way. I'm a senior in college majoring in Graphic Design, so I've had an ass-ton of drawing/illustration/design/whatever classes in college as well.

What is your favorite thing to draw: Otters, possums, children's book illustration-type images, and fat chicks.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Cars.

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Both

Do you color your drawings: Sometimes, depending on if the image demands color.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Hopefully, otherwise my degree will go to waste I have a Graphic Design paid internship right now, but that doesn't count as part of a career.

What's your favorite medium: Vector. Or maybe watercolor. Or pencil. Wait, collage! Intaglio is pretty awesome too. Ceramics?...eh, I love everything.

Where do you get your inspiration: Music, other artists, staring at stuff for long periods of time, heavy drinking.

Have you ever been paid to draw: Yesh

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Furry fetish porn (ughughugh), and kitschy Thomas Kinkade bullcrap

Have you ever drawn from life: Yes, it's the best way to learn to draw

Do you take requests often: Not really.

Anything else you want to say about your art: banarama

[Robbychu]

Figured I'd do this for future reference (home scanner is too small for my sketchbook and all that...)

Your Name: Erina M. M.
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Erina *censored*
How long have you been drawing: I WAS BORN WITH A PENCIL but seriously, probably been drawing more professionally for about six or so.
Have you taken any art classes: All of the available ones at my school. Thankfully, the teacher for the advanced classes is made of win and awesome.
If yes, what kind: General art classes and a photography course. NEVER AGAIN, PHOTOGRAPHY. NEVER AGAIN.
What is your favorite thing to draw: The skeletal system, eyes, critters. As a style, I prefer fantasy art/surrealism.
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Portraits. And still life, but that's probably a hold-over from having to draw four pictures, cut them up, paste them together in a different way, and draw the new image. As far as objects go, I hate drawing machinery and backgrounds because i am less then sub-par at them.
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Traditional and a bit of digital. I only have paint, so... yeah.
Do you color your drawings: A bit. Moreso now because I've learned that color is fun, courtasy of my current teacher.
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: I hope to take the Game Art and Design course at the Art Institute. SO HOPEFULLY I WIN THAT SCHOLARSHIP.
What's your favorite medium: Tie between pencil and charcoal.
Where do you get your inspiration: My brain running at Autobahn speeds. It really only takes a slight detour in my thought processes to cause this.
Have you ever been paid to draw: No.
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Porn.
Have you ever drawn from life: Of course. IT FORCES YOU TO LERN MOAR.
Do you take requests often: Not really. I have enough going on as-is.
Anything else you want to say about your art: The high quality materials will make all the difference!

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

That yellow is really hard to read.

[techmaster-glitch]

I can see it just fine...

[Robbychu]

Sorry if the yellow was too blinding; I've had the same problem with other colors. Hopefully the green is better.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

It depends mostly upon which theme you're using. The default theme uses dark backgrounds. The theme I use uses light backgrounds.

Obviously, there are issues when you start playing with the colours... ;-]

[Beever]

Your Name: Ivan Buyukliev

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Beever

How long have you been drawing:  5 years so far

Have you taken any art classes: no.

What is your favorite thing to draw: Dinos, dragons, elves, etc.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: structures

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Pencil and Ink

Do you color your drawings: sometimes, but not digitally

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: not really, I do it for fun

What's your favorite medium: paper, rarely I draw stuff on walls

Where do you get your inspiration: Movies, and other artist's creations.

Have you ever been paid to draw: nope

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: My brother in a fancy car 

Have you ever drawn from life: Yes.

Do you take requests often: It depends on the request.

Anything else you want to say about your art: I draw for fun , for myself and friends, and as long as they enjoy what I create, it gives me a warm feeling!

[Arroyo Milori]

Your Name: Kyle Kolander
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with):Kyle Kolander
How long have you been drawing: I believe 3 years
Have you taken any art classes: Yes
If yes, what kind: Fundamentals and philosophy (so far)
What is your favorite thing to draw:  Mostly my own characters, rarely other people's character's as well.
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Humans, birds, and fanart.
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital:I do both traditional (pencil only) and digital (I need more work in this than tradtional ^ ^; )
Do you color your drawings:Yes, only digital though
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Possibly
What's your favorite medium: Paper~
Where do you get your inspiration: Mostly from my friends or random thoughts in my head.
Have you ever been paid to draw: No
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Yeah, hentai.
Have you ever drawn from life: Yeah
Do you take requests often: Sometimes, depends on how busy I am at the time.
Anything else you want to say about your art: I used to draw in the generic Sonic style, but over time my own style started to bloom and I branched away from being a sonic fanboy into the person I am today.

[Raiettei]

Your Name: Joshua Littlewhiteman
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Joshua L. or Raiettei (which is a severe mutation of my last name)
How long have you been drawing: 17 years. I'm 18, btw
Have you taken any art classes: Yes. Kinda
If yes, what kind: High school
What is your favorite thing to draw: my characters/what people ask me to
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: nudity/blood
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: traditional
Do you color your drawings: sometimes
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: hopefully
What's your favorite medium: freehand pen
Where do you get your inspiration: from everything around me
Have you ever been paid to draw:yes
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: full blown hentai
Have you ever drawn from life: yes
Do you take requests often: always
Anything else you want to say about your art: I'm hypercritical of myself.

[Teh_Hobo]

I guess I may as well since I put up a thread.

Your Name:Nick Christilles
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with):NRC (generally connected together)
How long have you been drawing: As long as i can remember, but started more seriously about 3 years ago
Have you taken any art classes:nope
If yes, what kind:nope
What is your favorite thing to draw: Strange writing, people
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: HANDS ARE THE DEVIL
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Traditional, occasionally touch things up in photoshop
Do you color your drawings:incredibly rarely
Is Art going to be in your future as a career:possibly
What's your favorite medium:pencil & paper
Where do you get your inspiration:Music, books, comics, my brain
Have you ever been paid to draw:nope
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing:pr0n
Have you ever drawn from life:yes
Do you take requests often:no ones ever asked. I don't know how I would respond really.
Anything else you want to say about your art: HANDS ARE THE DEVIL AND PERSPECTIVE IS A [OFFENSIVE]. Other than that, well, I try.

[Toast]

Your Name: Katie Diedrick
Your Artist Name: Toast!
How long have you been drawing: Oh gosh, since the fourth grade. Around 12 years, I want to say?
Have you taken any art classes: Yes.
If yes, what kind:  I'm an animation major, I've taken fine art, general high school art, animation, life drawing, 3D modeling, 3D Animation, 2D Animation... name it, I've probably dabbled in it 
What is your favorite thing to draw: Oh man, I can't decide.  I draw a lot of furry art, but I don't know if it's my favorite. Character designs and storyboards are fun! Pokemon, DMFA... a bit of everything.
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: OHMYGOD HUMAN MALES.
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Usually digital. I like to dabble in pencil and inks though.
Do you color your drawings: Most of them, yes.
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Yes! I really want to do illustration, I'm writing out a comic as we speak.
What's your favorite medium: I really dig digitally colored things, Photoshop-esque and pixel!
Where do you get your inspiration: Everywhere and anywhere. It sucks when you're in the middle of a shower, or driving down a busy road, and you get a great idea.
Have you ever been paid to draw: Yes. I usually do commission work when I'm not too busy.
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: I want to say porns. It's terrible because I know I could make money off of it, and it would help me to practice real life better, but.... I'll keep away from it for now, thanks.
Have you ever drawn from life: Yes.
Do you take requests often: Yes, whenever I can!
Anything else you want to say about your art: It's cute. Or at least that's what I've been told.


http://mewgal.deviantart.com

[Kage]

Name:
Bryce Simonds

Pen Name:
B.Simonds

How long have you been drawing:
I've lost track, before fire was invented I think, or possibly shortly there after, I might have been using burned sticks to draw with....
(Probably about 20+ years now....)

Have you taken any art classes:
Yes

If yes, what kind:
All through high school, and a life drawing course in college.

What is your favorite thing to draw:
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, furs and elves are the most common things.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw:
Spots!  Evil vile spots! 

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital:
Tranditional most of the time these days.

Do you color your drawings:
If its an inked picture, then almost certianly.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career:
Doubtful, but I wouldn't mind if it were.

What's your favorite medium:
Pencil, Ink, and MARKERS!

Where do you get your inspiration:
Music, movies, anime, comics, and sometimes times things crawl out from deep dark places in my mind.  They often have to be beaten back in or drawn on paper after that.

Have you ever been paid to draw:
Yes, several commissions, but I have not been professionally published.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing:
Probably porn

Have you ever drawn from life:
Yes, absolutely.

Do you take requests often:
Usually only at conventions.

Anything else you want to say about your art:
....    ....

View my Deviant Art profile? 

[Sunny]

Your Name: Megan Jones

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): I sign with my initials or my signature.

How long have you been drawing: Since I was 4. With the intention of being an artist: Since 2000.

Have you taken any art classes: Yes~ I'm starting my 5th year of college double majoring in Painting and Illustration! I've got 2 more years after this for graduate school to teach Painting at a college level.

If yes, what kind: Drawing 1&2, Design1,2&3, Watercolor (2x), Painting 1, Painting 2 (3x), Painting 3 (3x), Figure Construction, Life Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramics, Typography, Intro to Commercial Art, Illustration Techniques, Illustration Concepts, Art History Survey 1&2, 20th Century Art and Architecture.

What is your favorite thing to draw: The figure.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Backgrounds. Especially Buildings. Augh!

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Both but i'm a traditionalist primarily. Oil paints and watercolors are my favorite tools.

Do you color your drawings: Yessum! I'm a colorist at heart.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Yes! My ultimate goal is to teach at a college level. Before I get there though, I hope to freelance illustrate and maybe storyboard animations.

What's your favorite medium: Oil Paints. Nuff Said.

Where do you get your inspiration: Tough to say. I look to nature alot. I find pictures and colors I like in magazines and keep them. I also collect old books and random knick-knacks. Birds are my muse though. I could paint or draw birds forever.

Have you ever been paid to draw: Yes.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Really weird anthro porn. The craziest thing i've done was paint a giant Praying Mantis standing on a bed over a naked, decapitated man.

Have you ever drawn from life: Often. I HIGHLY suggest that other artists, even anthro artists and beginners draw from life. Even if that means having friends pose. Nothing is a better tool for finding poses.

Do you take requests often:Not really. Maybe from really close friends, but I primarily do commissions.

Anything else you want to say about your art: If you have ANY art related questions (Proportions, mixing colors, Oil paints, watercolors, anatomy, shading, etc. Feel free to drop me a line on dA! I LOVE helping people out and giving friendly critiscm.)

http://tillette.deviantart.com

[Jigsaw Forte]

Your Name: Rachel Keslensky

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Jigsaw Forte (although out of principle I don't sign my works... I'm a big fan of the "You know it when you see it" principle. I imagine that'll change whenever I find my art getting ripped off.)

How long have you been drawing: Constantly? Only a few years, but I've been drawing as far back as I can remember.

Have you taken any art classes: Up until High School, yes.

If yes, what kind: Ah, the usual stuff a High School art class has. Up until the AP Art class at least -  they were more concerned with dabbling in various mediums and getting the technical aspects right more than anything else.

What is your favorite thing to draw: Chibis.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Ginormous crowd scenes / landscapes.

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: All-digital. I sketch in pencil when I need to do something experimental, but...

Do you color your drawings: Yes

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: I damn well hope so!

What's your favorite medium: Again, digital.

Where do you get your inspiration: I'm a synthesizer. It's very rare that I can't find SOMETHING that won't go with what I'm drawing.

Have you ever been paid to draw: Quite a bit, in fact. Unfortunately they're pretty few and far between.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: I make it a point not to draw porn. There's enough furry porn artists out there. (Besides, my Dad knows I draw this stuff.)

Have you ever drawn from life: When I was taking actual classes, yes. Not so much now unless I need a specific reference.

Do you take requests often: No. I tend to put a little too much effort in to just "give away" stuff.

Anything else you want to say about your art: ... which is part of the reason I don't do a whole lot else besides the comic. Even stuff like the wallpapers and other peripherals just sorta feels like a waste compared to that...

[Succubus_1982]

Your Name: Lucy Hollis
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Succubus1982 on Deviant Art  
How long have you been drawing: Since I was old enough to pick up a pencil and do a scribble? Um no seriously I've been drawing (on and off) at DA for about 5 years now. Concider 3 of those to be hiatus and you get approximately 2 years.

Have you taken any art classes: Not really unless you count Art at school and a brief BTEC ND in Media & Design which I dropped out of so doesn't OFFICIALLY count.
If yes, what kind: See above.
What is your favorite thing to draw: Bishies! Uh..... fantasy mostly. I like demons and angels and mermaids and elves and furries/anthros.
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Complex poses i.e. yaoi.
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Draw traditionally then scan and colour digitally.
Do you color your drawings: Used to, but now not so much.
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: I would have liked it to be so, but right now I doubt it.
What's your favorite medium: How do you mean?
Where do you get your inspiration: Shovel-induced Muse visitations
Have you ever been paid to draw: Nope but one or two people offered to pay me.
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Really vulgar sexual pictures i.e hentai. Other taboo or gross stuff.
Have you ever drawn from life: Once or twice but the subjects moved too much so it wasn't excellent.
Do you take requests often: I used to do free requests all the time but again as I'm having trouble even doing my own art right now I don't feel I'm reliable enough to ask.
Anything else you want to say about your art: I wish I could get over this brick wall blocking my abilities and get back to doing it again

[Axle Greymoon]

Your Name: Matt.. (that is all u get)
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Axle Greymoon
How long have you been drawing: forever (might have been sucky though)
Have you taken any art classes: once when i was young right around when lilo and stitch came out)
If yes, what kind:.. there's different kinds .. hmm i guess it would be pencil scketchs
What is your favorite thing to draw: .. anthropomorphic characters
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: messy rooms
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital:i do all but pencil is what i usually do(getting tablet soon woot  )
Do you color your drawings: some times but my comic not really
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: sure why not
What's your favorite medium: paper .. preferablly ones that dont fade
Where do you get your inspiration: you know i have no idea what i draw till i draw it unless i write out a script or a scene i want to describe ..
Have you ever been paid to draw:does paid in pop count??
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: a messy room  never again
Have you ever drawn from life: yes
Do you take requests often: no one requests from me
Anything else you want to say about your art: sure check out my comics some time one smackjeeves.com it is called Random comic axle edition.

[FSharp]

Your Real Name:
    Omitted for privacy.

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with):
    I use Forest Sharp as an alias and sign images with some variation of .

How long have you been drawing:
    As far back as I can remember.

Have you taken any art classes:
    Yes

If yes, what kind:
    Basic curriculum stuff (Art 101, Life Drawing)

What is your favorite thing to draw:
    Really depends on what I'm interested in at the time; my mind doesn't stay in one place for very long.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw:
    Conversely, anything that doesn't interest me at the time; my mind just wanders back to whatever holds my attention.

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital:
    I work primarily with 3D applications and use Photoshop for compositing and postwork.

Do you color your drawings:
    Sometimes, but I normally let the rendering software handle coloring.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career:
    Hard call, I enjoy the career I have, but I don't want to second guess the future.

What's your favorite medium:
    In terms of what I prefer to work with: digital media because it's particularly merciful when forgiving mistakes.
    In terms of what I enjoy: anything really, but I'm fond of watercolors, black and white illustrations, and sketches.

Where do you get your inspiration:
    Honestly? Sleep deprivation.

Have you ever been paid to draw:
    I've sold pieces after the fact, but I've never taken a paid commission.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing:
    Since I tend to focus on what interests me the most, if I don't feel any connection to a subject I'll generally avoid drawing it.

Have you ever drawn from life:
    Yes

Do you take requests often:
    I'm happy to take requests, but life in general (and work specifically) keep me super busy, so there may be a really long wait.

[Moonchylde]

Your Name: Yeah, I'll just keep that to myself for now...

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Usually Moonchylde, sometimes Comik (depends on who it's for)

How long have you been drawing: I've found stuff dating back to 94', so... at least 15 years

Have you taken any art classes: Quite a few, actually.

If yes, what kind: Basic high school stuff; drawing, ceramics, art history... oh yeah, and I flunked out of art school in 99'. Graphic design is not my friend. Graphic design is nobodies friend...

What is your favorite thing to draw: Old-school skulls-and-dagger tattoos

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: hands

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Traditional *cues "Fiddler on the Roof" music*

Do you color your drawings: sometimes, depends on the piece.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: unless I can somehow score a tattoo , not likely.

What's your favorite medium: pencils, charcoal, ink

Where do you get your inspiration: sleep deprivation, caffeine addiction, and a past history of psychedelic drug addiction

Have you ever been paid to draw: once or twice, yeah. Most people, however, seem to think I'm a free magic art machine.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Some of the more "interesting" fetishes... I guess I'll never be popular and still be able to suck at art... 

Have you ever drawn from life: yeah, though mostly back in high school.

Do you take requests often: not really... I prefer to surprise people, that way they're too grateful to mention my lack of talent.

Anything else you want to say about your art: I'm not the best, but I'm at least a couple spots up from the worst. Oh, and a lot of my work tends to fall in blasphemous/heretical categories... it's nothing personal, just what I like to draw. You've been warned, people.

[Dekari]

Hmmm....I think I can fill out one of these now.  Character and environment modeling counts as art, right?  All be it I'm still at the very early stages of beginner 


Your Name:  Neil Blanding

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with):  Drake Dekari

How long have you been drawing:  Recently, a month.  Previously, 4 years

Have you taken any art classes:  Would drafting classes count?

If yes, what kind:  (7-12 years ago) Combination high school and college: 4 years of drafting classes consisting of architectural and engineering drafting by hand focusing on 2-D, isometric, landscape, floor plan, and part design as well as several classes with AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop for 3-D solid modeling.
(Fall/Winter 2009 - Winter/Spring 2010)  Photoshop and Autodesk Maya

What is your favorite thing to draw:  Don't know, just started again.

What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw:  For the short time classes focused on landscape design, that sucked.

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital:  Digital

Do you color your drawings:  Rendering takes care of that.

Is Art going to be in your future as a career:  No, this is more of a hobby for me right now.

What's your favorite medium:  Seeing as I'm left handed when drawing, pencil and paper wasn't all that friendly with me when drawing large scale.  So working with anything digital became my thing.

Where do you get your inspiration:  Same places I get inspiration for writing....anywhere.

Have you ever been paid to draw:  No, I wouldn't even want to pay me 

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing:  I'll get back to you on that.

Have you ever drawn from life:  No.

Do you take requests often:  Depends, what do you want and how long are you willing to wait?

Anything else you want to say about your art:  Yes, but I'd rather not put a giant wall of text on here.

[Portals]

Woahey so there is an arting section in this forum! Awesome.

Your Name: Jeanette
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): JB (or Portals)
How long have you been drawing: About 4 years with a tablet, my whole life without.
Have you taken any art classes: Not yet!
If yes, what kind: N/A
What is your favorite thing to draw: People!
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Cars.
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Either, depending on the situation (usually pencil and pen at school, digital at home)
Do you color your drawings: About half the time, or when it seems right for the drawing.
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: Probably on the side, but not my full career unless I can afford it.
What's your favorite medium: Comics!
Where do you get your inspiration: The many, many webcomics I read, especially Homestuck.
Have you ever been paid to draw: Nope.
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: Extremely sexually graphic images. (bleh)
Have you ever drawn from life: Yes.
Do you take requests often: As often as I can.
Anything else you want to say about your art: It's mostly been fanart lately! Also I'm still going through figuring things out with my art so it's not exactly... great.

[Boygenius32]

Your Name: Connor H

Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): Boygenius32

How long have you been drawing: ~ a year

Have you taken any art classes: yes
If yes, what kind: 8th grade, but that's it.

What is your favorite thing to draw: People
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Walls

Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: both.

Do you color your drawings: not often

Is Art going to be in your future as a career: maybe.

What's your favorite medium:Pen/Pencil

Where do you get your inspiration: Life around me and webcomics

Have you ever been paid to draw: no.

Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: naked guys. (hey, you asked.)

Have you ever drawn from life: yes.

Do you take requests often: yes

Anything else you want to say about your art: boygenius32.deviantart.com

[The Only Man Ever]

Your Name: A. Eddward. G. P.
Your Artist Name (what you sign your pics with): <-- See my avatar.
How long have you been drawing: As long as I can hold a pencil.
Have you taken any art classes: Nah, Highschool dropout. elementary classes otherwise.
If yes, what kind: See above.
What is your favorite thing to draw: Sci-Fi
What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw: Haven't drawn it, wouldn't know.
Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital: Traditional. Sometimes digital.
Do you color your drawings: Nope.
Is Art going to be in your future as a career: We'll know when the future comes.
What's your favorite medium: The middle part.
Where do you get your inspiration: Many places.
Have you ever been paid to draw: Nope.
Is there anything you see yourself never drawing: A blank.
Have you ever drawn from life: Abstractly.
Do you take requests often: Very.
Anything else you want to say about your art: I used to have a thread around here (and I found it too, former username: "Unholy Chronus") however that was over 3 years ago and it is now locked.
(Minor Funfact) Art often contains Cryllics (ie. Russkiye alphabet (though I myself am Ukrayinskaya.).

[Liatai]

Your Name: Sara
Your Artist Name: Liatai... although I usually just use a silhouetted dragon's head and wing as my signature on a piece of artwork.

*How long have you been drawing?: On and off for about nine years.
*Have you taken any art classes?: Not really... I took one in eighth grade, and haven't had time since. I've taught myself most of what I know as far as art goes.
*What is your favorite thing to draw?: Animals, anthropomorphic animals, and animal-like creatures. I also like drawing faces, collared shirts and jackets, dragon mouths, clawed feet, curvy tails, and people when they're in the middle of talking to someone.
*What is your LEAST favorite thing to draw?: FEEEEEEEET. I HATE drawing human feet. Feet are my nemeses. It's the toes, mainly. By extension, I also hate drawing shoes. Clawed feet are an exception. I don't know why. Also, feathered wings on the backs of humanoids. Trying to figure out the anatomy gives me a headache.
*Do you draw traditional (pencil, paint, etc) or Digital?: Both! I usually start an image in pencil, ink it with Microns, and then color it digitally. I'm still learning digital techniques; I started trying to teach myself how to use the GIMP in 2009.
*Do you color your drawings?: Depends on the drawing, and how much time I have.
*Is art going to be in your future as a career?: Nah, unless someone wants me to draw cells, viruses, or molecules. It's just a hobby.
*What's your favorite medium?: Mechanical pencil. Cheap, easy to use, and very easy to scribble something down with whenever inspiration strikes. I like polymer clay, too.
*Where do you get your inspiration?: It depends! Music, a lot of the time; webcomics, classes, books, or games at other times. Anthropology also tends to get my wheels turning.
*Have you ever been paid to draw?: I wish, but no.
*Is there anything you see yourself never drawing?: Er... how do I put this in a PG-13 way... graphic depictions of people engaged in the act of copulation. Never. It's not my thing.
*Have you ever drawn from life?: I've sketched people on subways, and I've scribbled drawings of animals and plants I've seen, but that's about it.

Do you take requests often?: Sure! As long as it's not above PG-13.
Anything else you want to say about your art?: Please criticize me. I enjoy it. Really! I'm not an art student. and the last art class I took was, as I said, in eighth grade. Criticism gives me things to think about, and things to work on. You'll be helping me learn!