RULES:
Answer each question in as much detail as you like. Skip anything you don't know or would prefer not to answer.
How many usernames have you had? (You don't have to share them!)
not counting any related variations, i think 3?
i will not share the other two lol;;;
but i would categorize them as: baby internet era, edgy internet era, and current era
What does your current username mean?
a portmanteau of my name & a fish
Where did you first start posting your art?
meriko's oekaki board, i'm pretty sure??
Who was your first self-insert/persona/fursona? What did they mean to you?
oh geez i don't even want to name them 😂 (but it was my baby internet era username)
they were a super special all-elemental dragon, such power, much wow
Who is your current self-insert/persona/fursona? How are they different to your first?
the li'l hoodie chicken w/glasses
they are wildly different lol
zero edge, just wants to be silly
What phases/styles has your art gone through? (e.g. Did you have an anime era, a cartoon style, a watercolour phase?)
hmmm i'm not sure on stylistic eras, since i've kinda settling on not really having one lol
but i definitely had some subject matter phases
pokemon & related self-inserts
cringe edgy story era
long exploratory era after that
i think i may be on the cusp of a new era now?? i'm starting to have a lot more ideas for original characters and stories, so here's hoping 👀
What/who do you think has influenced your art style the most?
i never know how to answer this, there's too much stuff i like 😭
What/who inspired you to be an artist?
i distinctly remember a kid in 1st grade who did cool art & i arbitrarily wanted to be better than them lol
thankfully i have grown to get my own enjoyment out of it~
What improvements have you made recently?
not sure in what ways exactly, but i have noticed that i no longer like most of my art that is over 5 yrs old?
so i guess that means i made a lot of general improvements in recent years
(it does seem to align with the time that i started getting into 3D stuff, which is interesting!)
What steps would you like to take in the future?
make those characters & stories i alluded to!
do some merch attempts
3D print something successfully 😭
keep on learnin'