ARTISTS: THE GATHERING

[chimney]

WEEELLLCOOOMMMEEE
...to the somewhat grand opening of drawingboard!

If you've read the profile or came here from plurk, then you probably already know this, but! This community is dedicated to connecting artists on dreamwidth and allowing them to request critique, share resources, techniques, references, et cetera! For more info, see the faq.

here's some links!
RULES WHAT RULES
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUIBBLER
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE [member-locked mod contact, yo]

This is an obligatory meet-and-greet post/meme/shebang with an obligatory form to help y'all introduce yourself. (yourselves?)

NAME
age: if you wanna give it out...
are you in art school? were you? is art a hobby? do you deign to offer a reply?
where you at: codes are provided for tumblr, deviantart, and plurk, but you can fill out or remove whatever you want.
what mediums do you use? paints, pencils, digital, programs, etc
whaddya want: tell us a bit about yourself and/or what do you hope to get out of this comm. do you want to discover art/artists to follow? collect resources? receive critique?
OBLIGATORY GIF CATEGORY: obligatory gif category

<span style="text-transform:uppercase; font-family:Georgia; font-style:italic; font-size:14pt; color:#ED6F2F; letter-spacing:1px;">NAME</span> <b>age:</b> <b>are you in art school?</b> <b>where you at:</b> <user name="" site="tumblr.com"> | <user name="" site="deviantart.com"> | <user name="" site="plurk.com"> <b>what mediums do you use?</b> <b>whaddya want:</b> <b>OBLIGATORY GIF CATEGORY:</b>

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[naima]

NAIMA
age: 24 ALMOST 25 oldassmotherfucker
are you in art school? YES. I'm currently at SJSU for Animation/illustration.
where you at: artsmashing | naima | billnaisciguy
what mediums do you use? Digital mostly, but i've done charcoal, acrylic, water color, graphite, and probably more
whaddya want: UM. I love helping out younger artists and also getting feedback on my own art. Especially since this is an important year for me as I'm about to graduate.
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[chimney]

the scarlet!
also known as your co-mod. fear me. NO I PROMISE I DON'T BITE.
age: 20 B(
are you in art school? sort of. i go to The Art Institute of California (one of them) and my major is in graphic design but i've taken some art classes as part of my curric. i draw as a hobby mostly (which i keep typoing as hobbit, because i clearly art is a hobbit)
where you at: ithilien | tueri | rancors
what mediums do you use? easy paint tool sai!! photoshop for touch-ups. i have twistedbrush but i've put it to the side because i cannot part with sai. i sketch with pencil sometimes, used to do some charcoal for school stuff, and am trying to up my skill level in watercolors. i've been doing a lot of tolkien-related (legolas-related hahaha) things lately and trying out digital painting.
whaddya want: to see other peoples' works '-' and to maybe receive crit from a group i'll have a better chance of reaching out to than on da or tumblr or w/e. ALSO to share resources and basically everything. i love drawing/painting/arting/etc and that is why i'm here
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[dreamfleet]

NEKO
age: 19
are you in art school? Yes! I'm at Northeastern University for Graphic Design
where you at: dreamfleet | dreamfleet
what mediums do you use? Digital mostly but graphite and charcoal a lot too as well as pen / marker and watercolor sometimes though I'm not so great at that yet.
whaddya want: Any kind of feedback / tips from other artists / techniques since I'm honestly fairly new to the art world and all that stuff.
OBLIGATORY GIF CATEGORY: yo guys

[box]

BOXY
age: 27 =B
are you in art school? I was! I graduated from SCAD with not one but two rolls of paper. Got mah Masters in Sequential Art.
where you at: drawinginboxes | chloerozo | kerbox
what mediums do you use? Mostly digital, pencil, ink and brush
whaddya want: I love getting feedback and I also just love seeing other people's art and showing my own. I love communication between artists!! Generates creative energy. Also tossups for "hey check out this awesome thing
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[callmewing]

WINGUS
age: 26
are you in art school? A big ol' nope on that one.
where you at: callmewingus | callmewingus | wingus
what mediums do you use? Primarily digital these days (Easy Paint Tool SAI, FireAlpaca), but I keep a sketchbook and pencil around. Dabbled in colored pencil and acrylic.
whaddya want: I want to draw cool things for myself and hope that other people find them cool. I've got a desire to eventually do a webcomic that's been simmering for years, but I still need to act on it. I've kind of long since given upon any kinds of lofty artistic aspirations and just doin' it for fun and profit when I can manage it.
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[meigui]

HOAROUS or semiramis or horus or mei or I forget what else people call me these days
age: 23
are you in art school? NOPE I'm in the cognitive science program at Carnegie Mellon
where you at: hoarous | semiramis | hoarous
what mediums do you use? mostly digital these days.
whaddya want: currently I'm trying to figure out how to write a tutorial to explain how to hack your brain to make use of top-down parietal stream feedback to portray volume in drawing?! Which in practice is a lot less complicated than it sounds, but I need to condense the science part a bit to make it more accessible to laypersons. OTHER THAN THAT THOUGH I want to see what the art community on dreamwidth is up to!
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[lacies]

joyce
age: 26
are you in art school? nope
where you at: lacies | quiet-when-silent | passaro
what mediums do you use? digital I kind of bounce around programs, my true love is probably painter classic AH IT IS NO MORE. Uh I also just do pencil and paper with a side of markers.
whaddya want: UH. idk I used to like to collab with people (usually I colour and the other person draws because I prefer to colour) and um...just be inspired by people who draw regularly? idk :X
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Um...I don't really do that :|a /is the most fun

[starrypaper]

Mai
age: 20
are you in art school? Technically, yes since my college has an official school of art as of this year now c: Cal State Long Beach!
where you at: moonlitpaper | kotori-rin | sweethymns | starrypaper
what mediums do you use? 95% of the time, digital (SAI + Photoshop CS2) and other 5% is oil, watercolor, and acrylic paints.
whaddya want: I love learning and looking at how and what other people draw even if I don't have the same style. I'd love to pick up techniques and new ideas to help me improve! I'm planning on making a visual novel or two one day, but I really want to keep building up my artistic skill set first.
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[clockworklotus]

Em
age:OLD...26
are you in art school?Graduated with a degree in Illustration
where you at:lotusblossom7 | lotusblossom
what mediums do you use? Mostly digital now days, but I love paint. Watercolor, oil, tempera, acrylic, pencil, charcoal, pastels.
whaddya want: TO talk about art stuff with other art people and critiques are always helpful. I'd also love to hear if anyone had any advise about web comics. Starting one is something I've been wanting to do.
OBLIGATORY GIF CATEGORY:/fails at gifs

[vandalized]

Sarie
age: 29 in a couple more weeks. :(
are you in art school? No... Nursing school... haha. My former majors were Fine Art and Graphic design though. That's why I am still working on a two year degree at 29.
where you at: ghostbacon | salinetea
what mediums do you use? Um, a few things. I'm still not that great at digital stuff (Well, I do photo manipulations and stuff), but I use Photoshop and Sai for that. Um, outside of that pencils and paper. I paint a little, and usually use acrylics because they're cheap. haha. My all time favorite is dip pens. I love love love using bamboo reed pens and ink.
whaddya want: PRINCESSES I like discussing art with regular artists. I'm not into complex terms and explanations with art. Haha, I don't know. I also just like seeing other people's stuff. And maybe someday I won't be too worried to post my own art. I also like learning about new mediums and techniques so... Yeah!

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[beccastareyes]

Rebecca
age: 28
are you in art school? Nope. I'm getting my PhD in astronomy; art is a hobby.
where you at: beccastareyes | beccastareyes
what mediums do you use? A lot of things. A lot of digital art, but also colored pencils, markers, black ink, watercolors and acrylics (if I'm feeling fancy). I also sew, crochet and do crafty things.
whaddya want: To learn things. And to get out of my current artless funk. (Besides doodles during seminars.) And to see pretty things. I do like others' work.
OBLIGATORY GIF CATEGORY: I am gifless, I'm afraid

[hollandais]

POL
age: early 20's!
are you in art school? I WAS. I graduated earlier this year.
where you at: rambled THIS IS BASICALLY EMPTY slowly working on fixing that | hollandais
what mediums do you use? primarily digital these days, although I also use pen and ink, on occasion. most other traditional mediums, I haven't touched in a whiiile.
whaddya want: I like talking art, and giving and getting ideas/feedback/encouragement/etc!
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[crawly]

TEKKY or TK or crawly or whatever
age: YOUNG.
are you in art school? nope.
where you at: persnicketer
what mediums do you use? a bunch! i use paint tool SAI for fanart, mostly, but also a lot of traditional mediums.
whaddya want: CRITIQUE, YO. and to critique other people because i like being helpful! and uh... art tips and stuff.
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[megajessness]

PUFFBALL/JESS
age: 28
are you in art school? No, I consider my art a hobby.
where you at: megajessness | puffball
what mediums do you use? Mainly digital nowadays, but I still sketch a lot in pencil, I like to use charcoal and colored pencil on occasion, and when I find the time I'll paint in acrylic.
whaddya want: Just to connect with a few more people. dA honestly gets so tiring as a community, and I thought I'd give this a try. Give me a reason to post more on this journal.
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[unresolved]

THE CHARLIE
_{aka that one chick that came up with this whole comm idea}
age: 23
are you in art school? yep! Just started studying illustration at Middlesex university.
where you at: worriesconstantly | whatpants | charlieeee | flickr
what mediums do you use? paint tool sai, photoshop etc. I like using digital stuff much more than anything else, but I've used charcoal, pastels, watercolours, pencils, pens and so on.
whaddya want: I made this comm because I wanted to be able to post into an environment I felt was safe, and that it was I could learn from. I'm always interested in grabbing more references, not to mention receiving and giving crits as well as talking shop with new people. And there's always the whole making friends thing!
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[lanoyee]

VAL
age: 25
are you in art school? Nope. Hope to be one day, though.
where you at: kikoujutsuka | Yumejin | Kikoujutsuka
what mediums do you use? Mostly pencil, ink, digital. With the occasional watercolor thrown in.
whaddya want: I REALLY JUST SAW THIS ON MY PLURK LIST AND THOUGHT "YES!" IDK... to hang out and be chummy with other DW artists I guess.
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[buttons]

BUTTONS
age: 20!
are you in art school? Nope. Hopefully seeing about going onto a foundation course next year though.
where you at: musicalbuttons | otherbuttons | otherbuttons
what mediums do you use? Traditional (sketches), SAI Paint Tool, Photoshop (abuse of the pen tool, abuse of the transparency bg option).
whaddya want: To gain inspiration, learn how to draw anatomy and other things properly, to draw the images I have in my head, to finish my webcomic, to sell my work, to become a concept artist, and most importantly to improve.
Oh, did you mean in this community? Well, half of that's in there anyway. |D
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all of my gifs are on the main computer. 8( all i have to offer is this.

[wyna_hiros]

Wyna
are you in art school? Graduated from art school this year!
where you at: wynahiros
what mediums do you use? Pencils, pens, digital (photoshop), sometimes 3D (Zbrush)
whaddya want: I'd love to see other artists and get feedback on my own art; anything to improve!
OBLIGATORY GIF CATEGORY: I don't have any on me. :(