I've seen a lot of people I watch doing this, so I thought I'd try it out too.

Your name?
Anya

When did you start drawing?
I think I was drawing inside the womb hahaha. I have no clue when I started because I remember drawing throughout my life.

Which hand do you use for drawing?
My right.

Which is easier to draw - male or female?
Hmm, tough one. I tend to draw the unisex. hahaha. Oh I don't know, I used to draw only women but I have changed my preferences.

Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
They are basically the same. for me.

Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
Mine always face left. I can draw them the other way it's just natural to make them face left.

Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
I guess profile is easier for me. Especially with doodles, they just come out better if it's the side of their face and not the front.

What do you have problems in drawing?
I have problems drawing realistic hair a lot. I just can't get it to look the way I want it sometimes.

What do you like to draw?
Strange random creatures and people with character. Or just pretty photos I want to get on paper. Pretty much anything really.

Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
Traditional. I do need to learn digital though. I don't want to be a digital artist there are just some things that can only be done digitally.

Where do you start drawing from?
Sometimes the legs, sometimes the head.

What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
I dont know, anyone else know?

Any tips for coloring/shading?
Many colors are not what they seem. You're mind may say it's brown or something when it is really an orange. You have to analyze closely. Also if you are drawing realistic humans, I've noticed, they are a lot shorter and fatter than you realise, but it makes them look more realistic sometimes, even a thin tall person you would be surprised at how fat and short they are. Well at least I am. It just gives them more weight and look less floaty.

How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
Hahaha from a minute to a month. Depends. My animal sculptures take months, paintings take days, and drawings take hours, doodles take minutes.

What music do you listen to while you draw?
What ever is in the stereo.

How long does it take you to come up with an idea?
They come quickly, a finished idea might take awhile but just getting the gist of something I want to do takes a second, it usually is manipulated as I start working on it.

Your favorite drawing utensils?
I like good pens and ebony pencils, a normal pencil is fine too, I just like the darkness of the ebonys

Your favorite color/the color that you use a lot?
My favorite color is turquoise, the color I use a lot is I guess green if you don't count the gray graphite and black pen.

Your favorite style(s)?
I love realism and surrealism in paintings but I also love colorful expressive things too. I love Edward Gorey's style it is pure wonder. I am not as big on abstract if it's just cubes of color or something like that, i love something I can stare again and again and see a new thing every time.

What kind of artist are you aiming for?
Unique art, stuff you can look at and that makes you think and question things.

Here's for you Since you wanted it.

Wow wow wow, this birthday was probably the best i've ever had. I got an easel for one. I really needed it, but I also had my first surprise party ever! and also the first party with friends, the rest have only been with family. I had fun even though i lost every game I played there, except the one where we didn't have a team. Ih, it happens. I had three parties in total, the first being for my dad's, the second was the surprise party, and the third being for my mom's. they were all a blast.
I have been in the construction of a thestral mask from Harry Potter. I will wear it for Halloween and/or the next premier hehe. I was just going to have a stationary head, but then I accidentally figured out how to make it's jaw move, so now I can make it talk. of course, the mouth of it moves opposite of my mouth, but whatever. It was more than I was expecting. I will post it on here when it is finished.
I have so many things to do for people, I'm overwhelmed. I have to paint like five shirts and paint a huge canvas. I have to paint a rock haha and I have so many other projects I'd like to get done for myself, but I have to finish the huge painting by the end of the summer and the shirts I don't want to hold up for too long. Ahhhh!
I'll just work it out the best I can.

So I went on a road trip to Magnolia with three friends to visit a friend, it was extremely fun. I got stung by a bee, I kayaked, swam at the lake, I saw My Sister's Keeper and bawled, picked fresh blueberries and flowers and ate fudge and gelato.
The main thing I have worked on has been Cease and that took me two days, I took that picture and knew I wanted to paint it so I did. Normally I can't gather the motivation to do such things. If anyone has any cool suggestions for me please share. I might not get to it for awhile but it may motivate me to do something.
My birthday is coming in like two to three weeks. I don't want much. I really really do need an easel.
I saw the Harry Potter premier, I for the most part enjoyed it, I can't say I have a rightful opinion being that I've only seen the first and second movies. I have read all the books though. I need to get up to date on my harry potter knowledge.
It's funny how this is my eleventh journal entry and I've had this for more than a year.
It really doesn't matter if you read this or not. It's just an update and a chance to talk to some of you. Now I have to look forward to fall play auditions, my heart skips a few beats just saying that. ihhh. I love you all

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Just a few words made up playing Up words.

I guess I have to change my journal now, because most of the upcoming events I mentioned have passed now. Fuel for the Furnace went well. I wore my costume around school to advertise and that was pretty fun I have to admit. It did go well..Of course the first time we performed was also the first time we had ever acted the thing out with lights and sound sooo...there were a few mess ups in that area. But overall it went well. We are out of school now for the summer! Time to party!! Or time to meditate. Which ever.


Almmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm almmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

(meditates)

Oh my gosh, I can't beleive I'm actually writing a journal. Wellll...to start, since the art show was canceled for swine flu, my art teacher entered two of my art pieces (caged and Ebony) into a contest without telling me. It turns out they both won so they will be touring around for like a year or over. I'm kind of sad I won't see them for awhile, but I am happy they won.
I am performing Fuel for the Furnace on the twenty eighth. We get to wear our costumes to school on the wednesday before to advertise for the show. I am painting my dress for theatre banquet. I may post that when it's finished. School is almost out!