Saw this journal meme continued by @mooncritter and wanted to go for it myself during some downtime this afternoon!
- 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
- 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!
- 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
- Where did you first start posting your art?
Ye Olde Deviantart (before it became. Well You Know. bad)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)