How long have you been on DeviantArt? about 6 years now
What does your username mean? initially I was "anastasia69" because I was supposed to be named anastasia while 69 was more like yin and yang (sorry folks,I was a very genuine girl then). "oanaz" is a play of my real first name oana and the initial of my last name
Describe yourself in three words. passionate, honest, realist
Are you left or right handed? righty
What is your favourite type of art to create? that kind which makes you wonder, to think about a more deep meaning
If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be? style is overrated,none..I just want a personal one
What type of art do you tend to favourite the most? digital art
Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist? ; she kept that feeling from the start
If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be? maybe yuumei or suzanne h. ,they inspire me a very lot
How has a fellow deviant impacted your life? pass please?
What are your preferred tools to create art? pencil and right after it, photoshop
What is the most inspirational place for you to create art? school
What is your favourite DeviantArt memory? that time I was in a community project. we had to send actual artwork to people from Da and receive back. would do it again definitely!
Are you being honest with yourself?As part of becoming good at something you need to be able to reflect upon yourself. Judge your own abilities and work and consider the possibility that what ever you have been doing it wrong all along. Or perhaps you're actually being to hard on yourself and you're better than your conscious is telling you. (This is bad too because it leads to insecurities.)
Signs that you might overestimate your current skills.
Do you often feel these things when you look upon work from good artists?:
I can totally do this too.
This is not so hard, I can do this faster.
My work is way more interesting.
It's not fair that this person gets way more attention than I do.
Why am I not being recognized for my skills.
This other technique is cheating! (photo-bashing, using reference, filters, effects etc)
I don't need to draw and learn all day to become this good.
I spend 2 hours on a painting, Masterpiece!!
Signs that you might underestimate your skills.
Do you ofte
When inspiration is far to be found...We all get these anoying times when we really want to make something cool, get inspired and work that magic. We see everyone around us (online) do it, but how come we are not?
So we look for ways to get inspired, we ask around, find these usual answers: go watch a film, listen to music.. take a walk...
But even when we do that, we still end up stuck most of the time.
Part of the solution is knowing WHY we get stuck and this is my theory.
ADT - Attention Deficit Trait.
'Experiencing an inner frenzy of distractability, impatience, difficulty in setting priorities, staying focused and managing time. Those are our biggest enemies as they all end up cluttering your head and keeping you from spending quality focused time on a singular topic.
Everything we do now a days is based around multitasking and it is giving us a constant overdose of information. Let me elaborate.
How many of you travel daily by public transport and don't look away
How to deal with or get feedback.Getting feedback or critiques may be hard for people.
Some people want it really bad but can't seem to get it, at least not from the people he/she is hoping for.
And other get it all the time but feel a little attacked or bullied by it.
Pretty much anyone with eyes and some intelligence is able to spot mistakes or irregularities in someone's work. This person doesn't have to be more skilled than you.
However, this person... might be wrong....
How do you judge a critique?
You initially made your artwork according to the knowledge you currently have. Leaving room for mistakes in the elements you're not trained or knowledgeable in. Or perhaps you think you know something and you are not aware that it's wrong.
When someone gives you feedback, even though it might feel incorrect. Take a little time to do some extra research on the matter.
You can ask others if they agree with someone's feedback.
You can search online (with anat