You know, like that scene from Pink Floyd's "The Wall"? except instead of private school kids being grinded into meat to conform them to society, i feel like i'm being grinded to not conform---like i'm being pre-packaged to be some crazy, out of the box thinker, but not really--just to do stuff that is meaningless that can sell because of its complete lack of figure/form or something that is offensive or political just because that's what's expected of me. I mean, i get criticized for wanting to do illustration/graphic/sequential-type stuff because that's all "commercial" and "sell-out" and "kitsch" and whatever other negative terms these art professors want to attatch to it. But how is doing abstract/political/social statements any less selling out???? i mean, making a peace that is going to sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars that critics will love and the public will grossly misinterpret. because apparently that is "Art". how is that more meaningful in the long run? i'd much rather share my art at affordable prices to the mass culture, than at ridiculous prices to a bunch of high class snobs. (not that i don't like the so called "high art". I actually love the aesthetic of alot of it. i just don't think it's any better than the so called "kitsch".)

anyway, if you can tell i'm not all that excited about the new semester starting and having to deal with the institution viewpoint yet again. and having to compromise my art to satisfy high art standards.

-*Fenny

The Awesome Ones:




The Bandwagon!

because tagged me. and said i wouldn't do it.


◆Your name?
FenrisFenrir89, or Fenny for short. My stuff is signed, if signed, -*Cat or -<3Cat, and my sister calls me Darahan after a lazy video game character.

◆If possible, your age?
20...though not even i believe it.

◆When did you start drawing? What did you draw?
since i could pick up a pencil i guess...though back then it was a big black crayon...lol.

◆Which hand do you use for drawing?
Right...i've used my left before...it wasn't too pretty.

◆Which is easier to draw - male or female?
um..when i'm drawing anime/cartoon, i have an easier time with females...when i'm doing realistic nudes for my art class, males seem easier...or at least turn out better...go figure.

◆Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
i wouldn't say either length is easier. difficulty comes with the hair style. personally, i find straight or wavy hair to be easier than curly or spiky.

◆Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
i draw them facing left more often, but that's just because i'm right-handed. its not so hard to draw them the other way, i just have to be consciously wanting them in that direction. (does that make sense?)

◆Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
honestly? i tend to favor the 3/4 angle of the face. then probably profiles. then forward. then other odd angles. then back. the back of the head is so boring. but once again, its not a matter of difficulty, just of preference...front views are very static. *shrugs* i like at least a hint of action.

◆What do you have problems in drawing?
finishing a picture is my most irritating problem. i lose interest easily, or i start drawing something and it inspires me to do something else. but i have huge issues with foreshortening too...which sucks, because i love dynamic pictures and its hard to get them without foreshortened perspectives.

◆What do you like to draw?
people and animals and mythical creatures. but in an illustration, anime, or comicish style. i absolutely loathe still lifes and landscapes. (i love to look at them, just hate to draw them). also not a fan of drawing realism...i can do it when they (my professors) make me, but i'd rather not.

◆Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
i suppose both. i prefer traditional...i like to feel in control. i like to feel the pictures flowing from my hand to the pencil to the paper. but the effeciency of technology (especially with coloring) has its benefits and the tablet/photoshop route is growing on me.

◆Where do you start drawing from?
The eyes--when i have it my way. in my drawing classes they want you to start in the middle and work outwards so not to distort proportions. but when left on my own, the eyes are always first.

◆What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
i have tendancy to skip the sketching stage. i go straight for the dark lines. i am not a timid drawer by any means. but being so sure of your lines and colors has its drawbacks too. its not so easy to fix or cover up mistakes. i also run off the paper alot because of not mapping things out.

◆What do you keep in mind when you do lineart?
compostion and proportions mostly. knowing what i want and around where i want it, and trying to make it all fit together believably. and then hope it doesn't look wierd or awkward. lol. since my classes though, i've been paying a bit more attention to negative space.

◆Any tips for coloring/shading?
hmm...build up from one direction. either work light to dark, or dark to light. (for me that depends on the media). that goes for both i suppose. with shading...although its not necessary to have a definate light source, it helps. and if shading on color, go shades darker or add compliments don't add black unless its a severe dark shadow. and try to blend the shadows and highlights so there aren't any sharp edges. unless you're going for a more blocky look.

◆How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
wow...that ranges. my balthierxashe halloween picture took two hours (drawing, scanning and coloring) and my Fire Emblem meme took two weeks--20min to an hour a night. and that's just fan art which rarely takes as long as my original stuff--i'm more picky about my own characters looking just how i want them.

◆What music do you listen to while you draw?
all sorts. but David Bowie is probably the one i listen to the most. but only cause i have six bowie cds and only like one of all the other artists/bands i listen to.

◆How long does it take you to come up with an idea?
*shrugs* its an idea. don't they just spring themselves upon you? but just because i get an idea doesn't mean i dont spend time thinking it over and tweaking it before i put in on paper.

◆Your favorite drawing utensils?
Num. 2 Pencil and 001 Micron pen. though i do love my tablet stylus.

◆Your favorite color/the color that you use a lot?
graphite and black ink used the most.

◆Your favorite style(s)?
anime and surreal

◆Are you satisfied with your current art?
sometimes. but i know i can get better.

◆What kind of artist are you aiming for?
i want to be either a sequential artist or an illustrator.

◆Artists tagged must fill in this baton.
um...i don't care. do it if you want to.

The Awesome Ones:




The Bandwagon!

Tagged by-

RULES:
1. Pick which OC you are going to answer this in.
2. Answer all the questions Truthfully. Make it interesting!
3. Tag at least 5 others when finished!!!

I'm using Mary ~> [[link]
She's a Fire Emblem 9/10 OC,the daughter of Marcia and another OC. Kind of from this role playing thingy...its hard to explain. But yeah....I've never answered one of these lame surveys for an imaginary person....guess i'll just channel her thoughts: hence, "she's" the one answering the question.

THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW

Name: Mary Arzt(not to be confused with Dr. Mary or that guy from Lost--his name was Leslie)

Birthdate: April 12

Birth Place: Not sure. I live in Talrega but I may have been born somewhere else. ???

Current Location: Town Square--Me and Madeline are waiting for Daniel

Eye Color: Bluish-Purple color

Hair Color: Pink

Height: Not too terribly tall. Like 5 ft and some inches.

Weight: that is not something you ask a lady!

Piercing: I have my nose pierced....but i forget to wear the stud

Tattoos: Nope.

Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Only in my dreams...ah...Daniel

Overused Phrase: "EEEEeeeeEEEEee" or "Ahhhhh!" or some sort of screechy noise made in fear. not really a phrase though...

FAVORITES

Food: i scream!!! you scream!!! we all scream for ice cream!!!

Candy: skittles!!!(as if they even exist where i supposedly do)

Number: 2---i just wanna be with you (*cough* daniel *cough*)

Color: Aquamarine

Animal: pegasus i guess

Drink: i'm rather fond of smoothies

Alcohol Drink: Hmmmm...not sure. something sweet...but with a bang

Bagel: the kind with raisins in it with cinnamon butter

Letter: D--is for Daniel

Body Part on Opposite sex: any part of Daniel is good with me

THIS OR THAT

Pepsi or Coke: whatever's on sale

McDonalds or BurgerKing: wherever Daniel is at

Strawberry or Watermelon: strawberry! Especially in a smoothie!

Hot tea or Ice tea: Hot tea....it gets cold in these here parts

Chocolate or Vanilla: YOU WANT ME TO CHOOSE??????!!!!!

Hot Chocolate or Coffee: Hot chocolate...coffee+mary=nuclear explosion

Kiss or Hug: HUGGLES of course

Dog or Cat: Um...*shrugs* they're all cool with me. Except bird-brained winged dogs.

Rap or Punk: punk. pink hair just suits it more, don't you think?

Summer or Winter:Winter=cold=cuddling with Daniel!!! (if only)

Movies or Funny Movies: huh...i must've deleted the first word...

Love or Money: LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED!

YOUR...

Bedtime: 12:47

Most Missed Memory: How can you miss a memory? If you remember it, what's there to miss?

Best phyiscal feature: i kind of like my belly button

First Thought Waking Up: Good morning me!

Goal for this year: to make Daniel mine!

Best Friend(s): Madeline is my BFF! Daniel is too (when he wants to be). And Joey!

Weakness: Daniel in any way, shape, or form

Fears: Everything....I have paranoid tendancies

Heritage: Um...i don't really like to talk about it. It's not very pretty.

Longest relationship: ho hum...um...Daniel! (i've been in love with him since i was practically born-- He just...doesn't know we have that kind of relationship yet.)


HAVE YOU...

Ever Drank: probably

Ever Smoked: ew no

Pot: have you... pot? what does that even mean? I don't have any on me, sorry.

Ever been Drunk: don't think so

Ever been beaten up: a great many a time

Ever beaten someone up: once, but i had help

Ever Shoplifted: no

Ever Skinny Dipped: no. but i would totally be for it if Daniel went too

Ever Kissed Opposite sex: Sure...never been kissed back though
Been Dumped Lately: Each and every day by Daniel....well, if we actually had a relatinship

IN A GUY/GIRL

Favorite Eye Color: grey that turn red when angry

Favorite Hair Color: red!

Short or Long: Short and messy!

Height: tall. at least 6'3"

Style: um...metro? he does have those infamous "gay outfits"

Looks or Personality: both! Daniel is PERFECT

Hot or Cute: HOTT

Drugs and Alcohol: niether.

Muscular or Really Skinny: REALLY REALLY SKINNY

Who is the Guy or Girl you wish you were with Right Now?: you don't know that already? i actually have to spell it out? fine...D-A-N-I-E-L

RANDOMS

Number of Regrets in the Past: no regrets. just keep swimming!

What country/world do you want to Visit: wherever daniel may go, i shall follow

How do you want to Die: at daniel's side

Been to the Mall Lately: no. do we have one of those?

Do you like Thunderstorms: not particularly. i don't dislike them either...

Get along with your Parents: hehe...some of them.

Health Freak: no. junk food freak.

Do you think your Attractive: not to daniel.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

Want to go to College: um...sure

Do you Smoke: no

Do you Drink: not really

Shower Daily: YES

Been in Love: each and every day

Do you Sing: not very well

Want to get Married: only to Daniel

Do you want Children: only with Daniel

Have your future kids names planned out: Danny Jr. and Danielle

Hate someone: JESSICA! THAT STUPID GIRL HAD DANIEL ALL TO HERSELF THEN DUMPED HIM LIKE SOMETHING YOU DUMP OFF CAUSE YOU THINK ITS WORTHLESS AND ...STUFF.

If your in Love, who is it?: really? again you need me to say it? ....rebak. lol. no way. it's daniel
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right...so mary is not a very complicated character. all anyone needs to know about her is 1. she's crazy and 2. she's obsessed with Daniel -- LoverlyYuffie's OC.

this was so lame i won't tag anyone. if you want to do i'm not stopping you, though i don't recommend it.

-*Fenny

The Awesome Ones:




The Bandwagon!

So this semester I'm taking two upper level studio classes, which require 6 hrs out of class time each (for you dummies that can't do math that means i have to spend twelve extra hours a week in the art studios) and that's in addition to my other classes. so my workload is pretty intense...so dont expect much from me except doofie memes that take me about a week or two to finnish cuz i answer an average of one question every two days....ya...cuz like....thats how busy i am. and when i'm not on campus i'm Zzzz sorries.


-*Fenny/KittyCat/JeanBean/Darahan???


The Awesome Ones:




The Bandwagon!

200. My middle initial is:
J

199. I was born on:
March 6 (just like Michelangelo--the painter/sculptor, not the turtle)

198. I am really:
cRaZy????

197. My cell phone company is:
prepaid!!! haha....i'm a cheap loser.

196. My eye color is:
stormy blue with a sunburst pattern (or so i've been told)

194. My ring size is:
6 i think. for my ring finger...my high school class ring was a six

193. My height is:
5'4''

192. I am allergic to:
ragweed!!! makes me sneeze! and those beady things in certain kinds of soap...make my hands turn red.

191. I was born in:
Pensacola, FL

190. I live in:
Georgia...*gags*

189. Last book you read:
whole book?--Coraline. part of a book--American Government

188. My bed is:
RED
(teehee it rhymes and its true)

187: One thing you hate about yourself:
I don't hate myself.

179. My favorite holiday is:
Columbus Day!!!!! lmao

178. The perfect kiss is:
O.M.G. Buttercup and Westley's kiss!!!! It even said so!!!

173. Do you like being single/taken?
single--I don't like to be tied down

170. What did you do yesterday?:
went to my aesthetics class

:::I Do (YES)/Do Not (NO) Believe In:::

142. Love at first sight?
No....(how can you love someone you only saw?)

141. Luck?
Yes

140. Fate?
Nope

139. Yourself?
Totally Yeah

138. Aliens?
ya...they're called immigrants

137. Heaven?
the jury's still out

136. Hell?
been there

135. Ghosts?
sorta

134. Horoscopes?
omg. yes. i'm so gullible!

133. Soulmates?
yes; but not in the sense of true love.

:::Which is Better?:::

129. Hugs or Kisses?
HUGGLES!!!!!

128. Drunk or High:
uH...NO.

127. Phone or Online:
Um....call me crazy but niether. i prefer to talk in person.

126. Red heads or black haired:
no preference

125. Blondes or Brunettes:
how superficial do you think i am?

124. Hot or cold:
Cold=cuddles for warmth

123. Summer or winter?
Winter=cold=cuddles for warmth

121. Chocolate or vanilla:
chocolate!!!!!!!!!!1

120. Night or day:
Night...the sunlight...it burns!

119. Oranges or apples?
OOOranges

118. Curly or straight hair:
*shrugs* i don't think either is "better"

:::Here's What I Think About:::

116. Abortion:
personally or politically?

115. Backstabbers:
"Et tu, Brute?"

114. Parents:
underappreciated

:::Last time I:::

103. Kissed someone: jeez....like 2-3 years ago.

102. Had food:45 minutes

101. Seen someone I haven't seen in a while: last wednesday i saw ben

100. Cried in front of someone: like cry cried? cuz my allergies make my eyes water to the point of tears. if the former then i have no idea. the latter, um last week.

99. Grew: physically? who knows....mentally? everyday

:::MISC:::

90. Who is the ditziest person you know:
jeez i know too many. probably val

89. Who makes you laugh the most:
marques!!!!

87. The last movie I saw?
Dark Knight in the theater, Fox & the Hound in my House

82. What I don't understand is:
philosophy...it confuzzles me

80. The most unsatisfactory answer I've ever received is:
"because i said so" what the crap.

76. Something I will really miss when I leave home is:
my kitty! my puppy! my family?

75. The thing that I'm looking forward to the most:
the weekend! i like the weekend...i get to sleep.

74. The thing that I'm not looking forward to is:
Aesthetics and Philosophy of ARt....4:00 tomorrow

73. Tomorrow:
"it's only a day away!"

72. Today:
was a good day, relatively speaking.

71. Next Summer:
maybe i will have a job...if i'm not too lazy

70. Next Week:
monday off! yay!

67. People call me:
on the telephone

okay fine---Cat, Kitty, KittyCat, Fenny, Darahan

62. The person who knows the most about me is:
me?

60. The most difficult thing to do is:
stay awake

59. I have gotten a speeding ticket:
never....i dont drive.

56. My zodiac sign is:
Pisces

55. The first person I talked to today was:
peanut

54. First time you had a crush:
this kid named brian. he lived down the street. at least i think his name was brian.

53. The one person who I can't hide things from:
n/a...i iz a master of deception

52. Last time someone said something you were thinking?:
happens all the time...my brain waves are meshy

51. Right now I am talking to:
my sister

50. What is your dream job?
graphic novelist

49. First job?:
GAMESTOP!!!!

48. I have/will get a job at:
haha...i'm too lazy to get a job.

47. I have these pets:
Cloey my kitty
Peanut my puppy
i had a fish named Queen Elizabeth once...but it died.

46. I hope:
My dragon etching turns out

45. The worst sound in the world:
the vacuum cleaner

44. The person that makes me cry the most is:
my mom.

39. My boyfriend/girlfriend is:
nonexistant?

35. Florida or Hawaii:
Florida!!!!! I iz a native!!!!

33. My favorite piece of clothing:
My Star Wars T-Shirt...it haz han solo and princess leia on it....it says "make love not war" hehe

32. My favorite sport is:
Gaming...ya...its so a sport

31. Last time I cried:
you people sure like to cry...didnt you already ask me this?

30. My friends are:
JAWESOME

29. My computer is:
runnning...on? huh? what are you asking?

28. The school I go to is:
Augusta State....lame

27. Last person I got mad at:
you

22. The all-time best movie is:
Labyrinth

21. The all-time best feeling in the world is:
I'm happy, i'm feeling glad
i got sunshine in a bag
i'm useless--but not for long
the future is comin' on

18. The most annoying person you know is:
i plead the fifth

17. I lose all respect for people who:
are disrespectful? no respect for disrespect

16. The movies I have cried at are:
What Dreams May Come (every single time, like during the whole freakin thing), Lion King (when mufasa dies), Castaway (when wilson is lost at sea), Finding Neverland (at the end.), Fox and the Hound (when the old lady takes tod to the wildlife preserve and like he thinks they're going on a fun trip and then she leaves him)

15. Closest friends:
Valinda, Monica, Matt, Alex, Austin, Marques, Amanda

14. TV channels you watch:
Cartoon Network, Sci-Fi, Spike, TNT, Ion, On Demand

13. Favorite web site:
deviantart

12. I want to be:
free???


11. The worst pain I was ever in was:
holy crap! ruptured ovarian cyst! it was like AAAAAGGGGOOOONNNNYYYY!

10. My favorite word is:
Indeed

9. My room is:
cluttered with joy

5. My weakness is:
mortality?

4. What I like about the opposite sex is:
they don't have girl parts?

3. Who broke your heart?

Anakin!!!!! omg...i hate that line in that movie

2. One thing that makes you feel great is:
SLEEPING!!!!!!!

1. I filled out 200 Questions because:
i didn't....there are like way less than 200 here. whoever made this can't count.