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11 years ago
Q: How come it takes you so long to post a drawing to your page?
A: While it usually never takes very long for me to draw something (it never gets to more than one hour for my more basic drawings), I don't post them until I get them digitally coloured on MS Paint. The only way I can do that is if I scan it and then edit it in MS Paint. However, my folks usually are around whenever I want to do such things. I'm very private about my art with my folks, as well as with most other people, and so I try not to scan until no one else is around. This isn't often, though, so the time between scans can span anywhere from a week to a month. I hope you understand.
Q: Why don't you post anything about your fetish? Do you even have one?
A: Yes, I do have a fetish. I indulge in it at least once a day (gotta clean 'em pipes somehow if I don't want prostate cancer later in life). However, I feel that posting what my fetish is, let alone any artwork pertaining to my fetish, is completely irrelevant to what I want to stand for as an artist. I don't want people to see me as just another fetish artist; I want people to see me for who I am. Anyone can have a fetish, but nobody can be yourself other than you. I believe my art can stand for something huge and is a window into my own personality. If I post art pertaining to my fetish, I'd be pertaining to a niche demographic that more likely than not cares about my fetish art than myself. That doesn't gel well in my mind.
Q: How long have you been an artist?
A: As far as I'm concerned, I've been an artist since about 1998. As for specific art styles, my traditional art goes back to about 1998, my music (something I do as a hobby) goes back to about 2000, my digital art goes back to about 2001, and my literature goes back to about 2004. I'm not claiming to be professional; I'm just stating a fact.
Q: You do music? What kind of music do you make?
A: That really depends on my mood. The music I compose generally can be classified as any or all of the following:
Punk rock
Post-punk
Progressive rock
New wave
Folk rock
Rock
Classical
These are the genres I tend to listen to the most.
Q: You sure are humble. Why are you so humble?
A: As a kid, I was raised to be that way. I was taught that I wasn't any cooler than anyone just because I have a certain taste in music or whatever, and neither is anyone cooler than me for the same reason. I don't think of myself as anything really special or the big man on campus; I'm just another artist expressing myself the best ways I know how. Sure, my style is more or less different than most others' styles, but that's the only extent of my differences. I'm the exact same way about everything else I like, do, and believe. My humility comes from an intrinsic stance of logic and reason, which was planted in my mind as a child. In most, if not all, of the times I post my art, I always feel like whatever I'm posting isn't really good. I always feel as though the stuff I post is crap or something that people will find ridiculous and/or stupid. That wasn't planted in my mind by my parents, but rather by students at my various schools that belittled and bullied me for expressing myself in my own unique ways. Sure, I'm embarrassed by some of the things I've done and said even a few weeks ago, but it's no excuse to flat-out castigate and belittle a person for who they are. This is why I feel very happy and touched whenever someone even takes the time to favorite my art. It's like a digital hug. That's just me, though. Considering my background, I can hardly blame myself for feeling that way.
These are a small sample of questions you may or may not have about myself. If you have any questions about me that weren't addressed here, feel free to leave them as comments or notes.
Thanks for everything. :)
~GMart5
A: While it usually never takes very long for me to draw something (it never gets to more than one hour for my more basic drawings), I don't post them until I get them digitally coloured on MS Paint. The only way I can do that is if I scan it and then edit it in MS Paint. However, my folks usually are around whenever I want to do such things. I'm very private about my art with my folks, as well as with most other people, and so I try not to scan until no one else is around. This isn't often, though, so the time between scans can span anywhere from a week to a month. I hope you understand.
Q: Why don't you post anything about your fetish? Do you even have one?
A: Yes, I do have a fetish. I indulge in it at least once a day (gotta clean 'em pipes somehow if I don't want prostate cancer later in life). However, I feel that posting what my fetish is, let alone any artwork pertaining to my fetish, is completely irrelevant to what I want to stand for as an artist. I don't want people to see me as just another fetish artist; I want people to see me for who I am. Anyone can have a fetish, but nobody can be yourself other than you. I believe my art can stand for something huge and is a window into my own personality. If I post art pertaining to my fetish, I'd be pertaining to a niche demographic that more likely than not cares about my fetish art than myself. That doesn't gel well in my mind.
Q: How long have you been an artist?
A: As far as I'm concerned, I've been an artist since about 1998. As for specific art styles, my traditional art goes back to about 1998, my music (something I do as a hobby) goes back to about 2000, my digital art goes back to about 2001, and my literature goes back to about 2004. I'm not claiming to be professional; I'm just stating a fact.
Q: You do music? What kind of music do you make?
A: That really depends on my mood. The music I compose generally can be classified as any or all of the following:
Punk rock
Post-punk
Progressive rock
New wave
Folk rock
Rock
Classical
These are the genres I tend to listen to the most.
Q: You sure are humble. Why are you so humble?
A: As a kid, I was raised to be that way. I was taught that I wasn't any cooler than anyone just because I have a certain taste in music or whatever, and neither is anyone cooler than me for the same reason. I don't think of myself as anything really special or the big man on campus; I'm just another artist expressing myself the best ways I know how. Sure, my style is more or less different than most others' styles, but that's the only extent of my differences. I'm the exact same way about everything else I like, do, and believe. My humility comes from an intrinsic stance of logic and reason, which was planted in my mind as a child. In most, if not all, of the times I post my art, I always feel like whatever I'm posting isn't really good. I always feel as though the stuff I post is crap or something that people will find ridiculous and/or stupid. That wasn't planted in my mind by my parents, but rather by students at my various schools that belittled and bullied me for expressing myself in my own unique ways. Sure, I'm embarrassed by some of the things I've done and said even a few weeks ago, but it's no excuse to flat-out castigate and belittle a person for who they are. This is why I feel very happy and touched whenever someone even takes the time to favorite my art. It's like a digital hug. That's just me, though. Considering my background, I can hardly blame myself for feeling that way.
These are a small sample of questions you may or may not have about myself. If you have any questions about me that weren't addressed here, feel free to leave them as comments or notes.
Thanks for everything. :)
~GMart5
