Saw this journal meme continued by @mooncritter and wanted to go for it myself during some downtime this afternoon!

1. How many usernames have you had? (You don't have to share them!)

I have no earthly idea. As a kid there was plenty of different usernames and such across the incredibly eclectic list of games and sites i would use. the past, like, ~6 years though I've had this one and then like... three others on the side? right now it's just this one and my other username i use for games and a sideblog

2. What does your current username mean?

'Tis Irish. Originally the name for my oc (farraige, naturally) but also one I've become connected to lol. It means sea!

3. What is the first program you used to make digital art?

Aside from the obligatory MSpaint I believe it was gimp (sad!) very briefly until I got my hands on paint tool sai! That stayed for quite some time

4. Where did you first start posting your art?

Ye Olde Deviantart (before it became. Well You Know. bad)

5. What is the first piece of media you drew fanart for?

Unfortunately it was probably mickey mouse. Despite the years I spent as a sonic kid i dont even get to say that as my answer smh. It was mickey mouse

6. Who was your first self-insert/persona/fursona? What did they mean to you?

Wow, fitting for what the answer above is. As far as I can remember it was a Tiger to fit in with the mickey mouse crew (and also sonic of course). Not much to say, I just really liked Tigers and wanted to be friends with Mickey Mouse really bad

7. Who is your current self-insert/persona/fursona? How are they different to your first?

As far as fursona goes- it's just me as a funny animal. Same names (Link/Elliott) and all that. A dragon, a raccoon, a weasel- some mix of two or three of those sometimes. It's just me. Recently though I most often depict myself using my DND self-insert haha, which is still a persona and just me in dnd world. HIS name is vlucht though. He's a weasel-adjacent shifter. A rogue, an artificer, a technicolor jackass with a knack for deception and the lankyness and visage of a weird milo thatch

The most obvious answer to how this is different is it's the most honest and real depiction of myself lol. one example being like... it's actually a boy this time

8. What/who inspired you to be an artist?

Probably Disney. Though that continued to nintendo, zelda, and then just finding the endless amount of art found online by independent artists

9. What tools are integral to your current workflow? (e.g. Programs, brushes, references.)

Clip Studio Paint is all I use digitally. I have a list of brushes I use in it that I absolutely love but it might be too long for this. I also have an artist's glove which now means going without it feels terrible when drawing digitally LOL. And my huion tablet!

Traditionally I just need a ballpoint pen- I don't really like using anything else to sketch unless a pencil is really needed. When I animate that's a whole other setup but it includes animation paper, a pegboard, and a mechanical pencil (preferably .5 or .7)