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"It is said, that when you burn all your greedy desires to light a sky lantern, your first wish, bound to the lantern, is sure to be granted.”

~ Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays ~ a few Christmas presents for my friends ~♥

I was never really active here and yet I posted art from time to time. Not sure what will happen after the 17th December but if you’re thinking about moving to another site you can follow me:

http://isi-daddy.deviantart.com/ (most active)

https://twitter.com/Isi_Daddy

https://www.facebook.com/isi.daddy/

Thanks for your ask! Only 25 has been asked yet >v<)/14. Do you ever collaborate with others?Yes, I did a few times. Here have a few examples:This one was drawn together with Ven-Drace. She had a booth on a convention and asked me if I’d like to do a postcard design with her.

Another one I really liked, was this one. andropov97​ has drawn such a cute and beautiful little sketch of my OC, Makaro, that I couldn’t resist asking her if it was ok to colour it. ♥

Here are a few more: (1) (2) (3) (4)Except for #1 I usually take the part for colouration. Colouring and sketching are my two favourite parts while drawing~

Aaaahhhh thank you!!! ;3;)/ ♥I feel like as long as there is Avarus in my head I can’t stop. 9. How much time do you spend drawing on an average day?24/7! ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿Ok I’d love to draw 24/7 but the truth is a little different. I’d say about 3 to 5h.

11. How many art-related blogs do you follow?I feel like it would be better to ask me how many non-art-related blogs I do follow. :’3On tumblr: Looking at the ones that are still active: about 20, maybe?Genereally spoken, it must be about +500 blogs (deviantart, twitter, instagram, tumblr) but I often feel like there are only about 100 blogs that are really active.

12. Is it okay for people to ask you about your process?Sure!

17. Do you think you’re justified in giving other people art advice?I never felt like someone that is justified for this but I still try to give some art advice if people like to get some. I have a few friends that have asked me a few times about tips and tricks but also for feedback about their pictures. When I know that person doesn’t mind getting feedback I like to point out what’s good, what could be done differently, what could be improved and also some stuff I’d experiment.

18. What are you currently trying to improve on?Perspectives and backgrounds.

24. Do you feel jealous when you see other people’s art, or inspired? (Be honest!)I kind of answered this question here, in No. 10.There was a time I felt terrible jealous about other people’s art (long answer see No.10) But that changed about 3 years ago. Nowadays I rather feel pushed to try something new. It’s more like “Omg their art is so amazing, I want to do that too!!!!!” and then I usually start sketching.Especially when watching streams from artists. It’s incredible how easily some artists draw different kind of poses and perspectives in a couple of seconds minutes. It makes me want to practice more that I’ll be able to do so as well one day.

25. Do you like to draw in silence, or with music?I don’t mind drawing in silence but I prefer music. I actually listen to music 24/7 if possible. ♥

32. What defines your artistic style?euh… If someone would have asked me this a few years ago I’d say my chibi style. But I don’t think that would define my style now. I feel like my style is mainly defined by the way I draw eyes but also hair (especially the colouring). I’d also say that the way I use lighting could be recognisable for it.And I was told that my style looks semi-realistic and I guess they are right. While I draw mainly in an anime-manga-like style I try to remain a little realistic while colouring. I also try to be as accurate as possible when it comes to anatomy.

Or maybe it’s just Avarus. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Hello!!!! ( ° ∀ ° )ﾉﾞ

5. What’s your favorite thing to draw?

eeeeh *cough cough* I actually meant to say I love drawing

No matter if black&white or coloured. ♥

6. What’s your least favorite thing to draw?

Not sure, what’s worse…

10. Are you confident about your art?Yes, but it wasn’t always like that. I actually got pretty easy discouraged looking at art I admired. I always thought I’d never be that good and sometimes I felt like quitting completely. But one time, when I was again browsing nice art and I was about to get sad again, I slapped myself, figuratively. On the one hand I told myself that I should just stop complaining and on the other hand I got so mad at myself I still couldn’t draw these amazing poses/backgrounds/whatever that I grabbed a pen and started drawing. It’s also pretty stupid if your favourite artists would be the reason you would want to stop drawing. I used my sad-mad energy to practice more and more and now I reached a point, where my art is maybe not perfect, but I’m happy about it. I’m still learning and I’m proud of how far I’ve come.My improvement Meme is still the funniest thing to me about my art.

20. What is the easiest thing for you to draw?

I drew so many chibis when I started doing art that I can sketch them within a few minutes without huge mistakes. Portraits are also always easy to do and I’d never have guessed that I’d say that one day but hands aren’t that hard to draw anymore too. 

34. Show us at least one picture you drew or sketched recently that you did not put on a public site.It’s a young Avarus.  ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿