F.A.Q

LAST UPDATED: 13/3/2021

1. Q: Do you take art requests / art trades / collaborations / commissions?

A: You can always check my over at my Carrd Co, it will always be updated there or alternatively when I make a clear announcement on my Twitter. Guarantee that art requests are always a no with art trades for friends only.

2. Q: Can I use your art/repost your art?

A: Please refer to the Art Usage Policy for more details.

3. Q: What programs do you use for your art?

A: FireAlpaca and CLIP STUDIO PAINT. I generally stick with FireAlpaca for quick sketching because I like their lag free functionality and UI. CSP is used to lay down my flats and CGing if I’m doing painterly work.

4. Q: What tablet do you use?

A: Wacom Intuos Pro 4 Medium.

5. Q: What other mediums do you use?

A: A large variety, but these are the most common drawing tools I use…

  • 0.5 + 0.7 mm mechanical pencil
  • Plastic eraser (Staedtler)
  • Alcohol markers (Copic, TOUCHFIVE, MINISO, Ohuhu, Prismacolor, Adaxi)
  • Coloured pencils/Pencil crayons (Laurentien – DISCONTINUED, Crayola, Prismacolor)
  • Waterproof fineliners (Sakura Microns + Tombow Fudenosuke)
  • Gel pens (Sakura Gelly Roll)
  • Fineliners (multiple brands)
  • Waterbased markers (Lyra Aqua Brush duo + Tombow Brush Pens + Crayola Markers); I typically incorporate these into my watercolour paintings
  • Watercolour + Gouache paints (Reeves + Club House Food colouring)
  • Calligraphy ink + nibs (Speedball + Tachikawa)
  • Card stock, cover stock, and watercolour paper

6. Q: How do you draw so well?!

A: I’ve always been consistently drawing since I was a young girl. Experimenting, patience, and practice is key in expanding my skills in art.

7. Q: Can you teach me how to draw?

A: If you’re curious about something really specific I did (E.g. How did I colour this painting), I’d be happy to explain/share my process. But it’s a no to straight up lessons (E.g. How to draw the human body, how to use your tablet); I have my personal obligations and priorities.

My advice to you is start picking up a pencil and draw often. Do not worry so much about how perfect your art needs to be for every single piece you do because that’s unrealistic. If you aren’t happy with an art piece you did, make it up by doing more and always work at your own pace to avoid burn out. You’ll improve simply by doing and observing, and you’ll learn the basic rules along the way.

There are tons of online tutorials and resources out there to add to your knowledge — if there’s something specific you want, just search it up by Googling and/or YouTubing. Join an online community suitable to your area of interest, follow and support artists, watch and join in on art streams hosted by them on platforms like Twitch. If there’s a resource that doesn’t suit your needs, move onto the next one.

I created an art resource directory over at the Art Resources Menu here — I have marked beginner resources accordingly.

8. Q: Do you do live art streams?

A: No, I can’t bother myself to host them.

9. Q: Do you have plans on creating a web comic out of your characters?

A: Unfortunately no, for a multitude of reasons:

  • I have way too many characters let alone multiple time eras involving complex plots for each of them (think about your standard JRPG video game length in story)
  • My creative writing skills are mediocre, I’m more of an academic writer
  • I would rather focus in on creating individual artworks, especially since I never have a large following to begin with
  • I just won’t have the time once I enter full time in my profession where I barely will have the time for my own art alone — it’s just simply unrealistic even just for one story to focus in on.

So, I would rather not start up on a story, leave it hanging for months or even years, and completely forget where I want to go with it. Thanks for your interest though!