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15 years ago
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I get a lot of the same questions, especially when I'm streaming. So, here are a few answers for y'all.
What tablet do you use?
I use a Wacom Sapphire. It's sort of a cheapy Grapphire, but it gets the job done, and I love it to pieces.
What art program do you use?
I use Paint Tool SAI exclusively, though I currently have two different versions; 1.0.1 on my desktop, and 1.1.0 on my laptop.
How do you get your lines so straight?
SAI has a tool called Smoothing (or Stabiliser, on newer versions). The higher up you turn it, the slower the cursor goes. It takes longer to ink a piece this way, but the result is worth it, in my opinion.
What brand of markers do you use?
I use Prismacolor markers and pencils. Occasionally, I'll post something in crayon, in which case it's Crayola.
How do you stream your desktop?
I have something called SuperWebcam (don't ask where I got it; I've had it forever). It basically tricks whatever website you're using into thinking that the webcam is plugged in.
When do you stream?
I try to do it every night when my husband isn't home. Since he's home Wednesdays and Thursdays, it's not very practical to try to run a webcast when I'm being distracted all night.
Why do you stream at night? Why can't you stream during the day when more people are awake?
Plain and simple, because I'm asleep.
Why don't you talk during your streams?
Because I don't like the lag that happens. Also, it's like rubbing your stomach and patting your head, for me. I can't seem to talk and draw at the same time. So I might as well just type.
Why are you in the room twice?
I haven't got Dual Display set up. Instead, I broadcast from my desktop and chat from my laptop. I find it horribly annoying when I'm watching someone draw and they spend half of it switching back and forth to the chatroom, so I try not to do it to my viewers.
Do you take commissions?
Yes! Send me a note!
Do you take trades?
Sometimes. It comes and goes.
What tablet do you use?
I use a Wacom Sapphire. It's sort of a cheapy Grapphire, but it gets the job done, and I love it to pieces.
What art program do you use?
I use Paint Tool SAI exclusively, though I currently have two different versions; 1.0.1 on my desktop, and 1.1.0 on my laptop.
How do you get your lines so straight?
SAI has a tool called Smoothing (or Stabiliser, on newer versions). The higher up you turn it, the slower the cursor goes. It takes longer to ink a piece this way, but the result is worth it, in my opinion.
What brand of markers do you use?
I use Prismacolor markers and pencils. Occasionally, I'll post something in crayon, in which case it's Crayola.
How do you stream your desktop?
I have something called SuperWebcam (don't ask where I got it; I've had it forever). It basically tricks whatever website you're using into thinking that the webcam is plugged in.
When do you stream?
I try to do it every night when my husband isn't home. Since he's home Wednesdays and Thursdays, it's not very practical to try to run a webcast when I'm being distracted all night.
Why do you stream at night? Why can't you stream during the day when more people are awake?
Plain and simple, because I'm asleep.
Why don't you talk during your streams?
Because I don't like the lag that happens. Also, it's like rubbing your stomach and patting your head, for me. I can't seem to talk and draw at the same time. So I might as well just type.
Why are you in the room twice?
I haven't got Dual Display set up. Instead, I broadcast from my desktop and chat from my laptop. I find it horribly annoying when I'm watching someone draw and they spend half of it switching back and forth to the chatroom, so I try not to do it to my viewers.
Do you take commissions?
Yes! Send me a note!
Do you take trades?
Sometimes. It comes and goes.
oh wait, FAQ. My bad.
I can't talk and do just about anything at the same time, though.
its just different levels of multitasking.
i can talk, but not a whole lot. i have to have music, and a smoke.
its like second nature to me.
but i cant draw with my wife in my ear. speaking of distracting...why are you here and not over there? *points at your hubby*
a gift for my wife. but when she is near me, i cant work....not because its a surprise. just her presence makes me ...i dont know..
Speaking of supper, I need to get fixing it soon.