What am I doing?
Art Trades:
= 50%
[ON HIATUS UNTIL AFTER I'VE DONE A FEW COMISHES]
Requests: Not at the moment.
Collabs: Only with close friends at the moment.
Commissions: [link]

【Artist Baton】

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◆Your name?
Melzi :3

◆If possible, your age?
18 and nearly a month.

◆When did you start drawing?
Since I was a kid, I always liked drawing. Started to get really into it at the age of 10/11

◆Which hand do you use for drawing?
Right-handed.

◆Which is easier to draw - male or female?
Female - I can get the curves right, whereas with a male I'm like "wha? Where are the hips? D:"

◆Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
Long hair is nice and swishy but I do have my fair share of shirt-haired characters.

◆Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
It varies. I have a good variety of right or left.

◆Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
Front view. The side view always confuses me in terms of noses, lips etc. I keep drawing the lips too big T.T

◆What do you have trouble drawing?
A lot of things, mainly hands and feet. I spend a long time on hands *sob*

◆What do you like to draw?
Fanart, and also my original characters. :3

◆Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
Digital artist - my colouring is all on the computer now.

◆Where do you start drawing from?
After the initial sketch of the figure (circles, lines etc) I draw the shape of the face and then the eyes.

◆What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
I draw better when I'm not tired. xDDD

◆Any tips for coloring/shading?
Color
1. Don't have two colours that are ways apart just to make an outfit interesting. There's nothing wrong with having a whole outfit made out of many shades of pink.
2. Think about the light source all the time.
3. When shading, consider the positions of the hands, arms etc. and whether they would cast a shadow on the body/clothes.


◆How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
If I have nothing else happening, I'll spend the large part of a day on a large scale shaded art. If it's simple, it normally takes an hour or two. That's just the colouring anyway the sketches and inking take a good hour or so.

◆What music do you listen to while you draw?
I don't normally listen to music while I work, however if I'm the mood and I'm drawing something like, say Phoenix Wright, I'll likely have the soundtrack to the Phoenix Wright games on.

◆How long does it take you to come up with an idea?
It varies on if I'm given anything to think about. If it's a request, or a contest then I can think up ideas pretty soon. Otherwise it takes a while for me to think up a situation.

◆Your favorite drawing utensils?
Mechanical pencils (love) because you never have to sharpen them.

◆Your favorite color/the color that you use a lot?
Purple. Especially when drawing Robyn.

◆Your favorite style(s)?
The anime style. My favourite anime styles are from Fruits Basket, Studio Ghibli and Haruhi Suzumiya.

◆What kind of artist are you aiming for?
An artist who specialises in the anime and manga scene.

◆Thank you.
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In other news...

I won't be on this week unless Emma is nice xD I'm off to my grandparent's this week, and also to see my friend who lives nearby. We're going to work on cosplay and our skit for October Expo :3 so don't expect me on anytime soon. Sorrreeeee D:

Oh, and Tasha, I'm working on the contest piece, I'll be sure to have it done by the deadline :3 just need to colour it now!

Thankyou , , , and for the watch!