Mainly, I draw with a .5 mech pencil (it's preferred, though other pencils, and even sometimes pens are OK too) in either a sketchbook or on ordinary 8.5 x 11 print paper. I sometimes ink with COPIC multiliners (I used to ink with plain old ballpoints), and I almost NEVER color my pictures. I've recently gotten the 12 COPIC Neutral Gray marker set, so I may try it more often.

I really recently got some "Sculpey" clay, because I want to try out figurine creation. Er, not much luck with it so far, but who knows. I might get better with time XD .

I also have a good color pencil set that a rarely use, but it's good to experiment.

I've recently learned some Photoshop, so I'm going to try tinkering with it to specifically try coloring things.

I want to learn how to use a nib pen, so I got a #102 Crow Quill something-or-other from Speedball. I suck at it, I have no idea how I'm supposed to do it correctly XP .

I like the idea of solo amateur game creation, either Flash games or 2D sprite-graphics-based games. I have no idea how to go about doing either XD .

I also enjoy reading and writing (though lately, comics and art has taken my attention). In particular, fiction and fantasy and romance and the like.

I want to become a freelance writer and a comic creator.

I am heavily influenced by anime/manga styled art, and that's where I started drawing. It may seem shallow and not "real" art to some, but I don't care, as I enjoy what I do, and I find that I slowly gain higher appreciation and understanding of other styles and types of art as I draw more. I wish to get a more realistic style than the typical anime, but right now it's just easier for me to draw... animeish. It's funner too, and fun takes precedence over all else XD .

I mostly doodle or sketch, and it's rare for me to draw a planned picture, because I'm so indecisive with character designs and the like. At least I don't doodle on looseleaf nearly so much as I did before XD .

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