Merry Christmas to everyone who reads this and also those who won't.

Yeah, as the title states, my father dragged me to some driving practice thing where I drove a car for the very firs time.. was easier than I thought it would be.. and really fun (maybe that'll change when I'll actually have to stick to rules and get my permit) :0

Oh and yeah, for those who don't know, I got some Facebook account under the name of "John Wesler", the one with the wolf with Kamina glasses profile picture. Add me if you want to XD (though most people who'll read this journal most likely already have added me, duh).

-Shishi

◆Your name?
Call me Phil, lol

◆If possible, your age?
17

◆When did you start drawing?
When I was three or something, I guess my mom still has this sketchbook in which I drew lots of KINGS with CROWNS.

◆Which hand do you use for drawing?
Right

◆Which is easier to draw - male or female?
Males, especially the faces. I tend to make them all edgy, lol

◆Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
Long hair since the shading is way easier.

◆Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
Usually it's easier to make them face to the left, but I'm working on right as well.

◆Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
Side view, definitely. No problems regarding aligning the eyes and all that jazz..

◆What do you have problems in drawing?
Everything XD at least I have problems in making things look realistic.

◆What do you like to draw?
Heads/portraits. Lots of heads. And eyes, haha

◆Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
Traditional if I want to keep it B/W, if it's gonna be colored which is rather rare, I go digital.

◆Where do you start drawing from?
It's always the head.

◆What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
Long noses? Sinister looking faces?

◆Any tips for coloring/shading?
Be careful with very dark tones? Lol

◆How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
Varies a lot. Sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes 8 hours when I do really neat lineart, but I scarcely do that anymore anyways.

◆What music do you listen to while you draw?
Anything, mostly something that fits the theme of the picture.

◆How long does it take you to come up with an idea?
Sometimes forever, most of the things I draw are studies anyways.

◆Your favorite drawing utensils?
Hard pencils... my tablet.

◆Your favorite color/the color that you use a lot?
Dark green, red, black.

◆Your favorite style(s)?
(Photo-)Realism, though it'll take forever to reach that level xD

◆What kind of artist are you aiming for?
*shrug*

Ha, it's been so long since I made a journal entry.

Okay, so if anybody reads this and wondered what I've been doing all the time..
I've been in school again for almost a month now, I'll be done in two years. This year already counts for my graduation grades, so I'm trying to get the best grades possible.. which certainly isn't easy seeing that Politics and Economics is so boring that you yawn whenever you take a look at the book. Also, our first exams are in the next three weeks.. I've got something that is like Honor Classes or AP courses, no idea which term describes it the best; it just means that my focus is on German and English and that the grades somewhat count double the amount they normally would. Also, we're doing rowing in PE (our town's canal is just perfect for rowing) which is a nice change, since we normally did atrocious team games in our gym and only half of the class showed up regularly.
Enough of my school life now. I've recently tried to use photo references for drawing which showed a huge effect for some reasons, so I was quite amazed.. I should keep doing that, so this dA account doesn't appear as neglected as it does at the moment.
Uh yeah, also, I think I'll start doing sports again because I somehow feel unfulfilled when I'm sitting around doing nothing productive. I was forced to take a break due to lack of sport shoes (my old ones tended to increase the possibility of blisters by 81281212121% after ~5 kilometers, so I had to buy new ones) and a recent cold which is nearly over, though.
Last thing that happened was that I actively sought for some old MSN chat logs.. and I found them. It's the old stuff from June 06', when it all began..

Enky, OH! So: you're a male?
Shishi: Wtf yes
Shishi: What did you think? xD
Enky, OH! So: ... whopps?
Enky, OH! So: lol

.. I know, right?

Have a nice time,
cheers

Go say Happy Birthday to , it's her bday today.

Speaking of that, mine is also coming up: May 12th~