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F.A.Q.

Next, if your question if NOT answered here, more important if you have an art-related question, you can go to the faq tag. There are many already answered questions that might help you:3

And the last thing, if you need your question to be answered, you should probably wrote a signed message to me, so I could reply privately, since I have quite many anonymous questions and handling all of them isn’t the easiest thing..So, don’t be afraid of me, I don’t bite^^

Call me Vika, if you wish!

Before i actually properly start I want to add that NO I DO NOT APPRECIATE PEOPLE REPOSTING MY ART. ANYWHERE. I just can’t control it. But at least if you read this can you be at least a bit respectful enough not to repost it? Would be nice.

Also No, I do not need you telling me about every single person who does happen to repost my art, because there are sadly many of them… I can’t talk to every single one of them and It’s honestly kind of exhausting on it’s own just reading about it…so, thank you, but please don’t inform me about it. (unless it’s the actual art theft).

Sorry for the rant in the beginning, here we go!

1.What programme do you use?

  I use Paint tool SAI. Sometimes I also use Open Canvas (mostly for editing and stuff like this)

2.What tablet do you have? Does it work good with you? Which one would you suggest? Do you see what you draw on it?

  I have Genius Pen tablet. And yes, it works perfectly fine with me.. For 4 years now or so. Though, I have no idea which one would I suggest, honestly. Since the only one tablet I used is mine, I can’t compare it to anything, but generally speaking mine is a cheap and quite good opportunity for beginners I think.

I thought I might include this sort of question in here, because I really get that quite a lot. I don’t see anything on the tablet area, only on my laptop. It’s quite unusual at the beginning, but then you’re totally getting used to it:)

3.Do you usually draw a sketch on paper and then scan it and colour digitally?

 No,I draw everything on the computer because my scanner is broken :C Still, I do a lot of traditional art for my University or when I don’t have tablet nearby.

4.Do you take requests/trades/commissions?

Guys,I am really really sorry,but I don’t do requests at all. Trades: it does really depends on if I have time or willing. Sometimes I do them, but not now. Commissions: current status is closed, but yeah, generally I do them. If you need a commission info, go here.

5.How long have you been drawing? How did you start?

 I’m drawing since the last or so grade of high school, and I guess it’s around 5 years now, probably slightly more. I have seen a lot of great drawings in one Russian Harry Potter group, and decided to try drawing my own. Eventually, it grew up into what I am doing right now. 

At first all I was doing is just drawing characters without having any idea about what I’m actually doing. Later on, I’ve found out it’s easier to draw with a base, circles lines and general shapes. You’re never going to learn immediately, but if you keep trying your efforts will be granted:)

5.Can I use one of your drawings as my wallpaper/icon/background or use it for video/project?

 You can do this, but with credit of course:)

6.Can I use your drawing as a reference?

 Same here, everything you want with credit, just keep in mind that learning from my drawings only, is not the best thing because they still have a lot of mistakes.

7.What does your nickname mean?

 Viria- is basically a mix of my real name with surname.

8. When is your birthday?

My birthday is on 13th of May. 

9. English seems to be not your native language, where are you from? What’s your native?

I am from Odessa, Ukraine. Despite where I live I speak Russian.. Though I also know Ukrainian, of course:3

10. Where are you studying?

I am studying in Art University, in my city. 

11. Do you have any tutorials? Where do you get all your textures?

You can also go to Tutorials or Tutorial tag on my blog, there are tutorials in there as well:) hope you’ll find it useful^^ If you need some more, there are also posts tagged with References and Anatomy.
12. What TV shows would you recommend?
 Doctor who, The legend of Korra, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Castle, Criminal minds, Merlin, Bones, Sherlock, The Walking Dead, Once upon a time, Young Justice, American Horror Story, Supernatural, Misfits, Mentalist, Glee, House MD, Lost, Teen wolf, Elementary, X- files, Sense8, Person of Interest
  • Can you name all of the animes you’ve watched?
haikyuu!!, inuyasha, Fullmetal alchemist: Brotherhood, Fullmetal alchemist, One Piece, Shingeki no Kyojin, Free!, Yowamushi pedal, Noragami, Toradora, Kimi ni todoke, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Darker than black, Death note, Naruto, Bleach, Fairy Tail, Chihayafuru, Diamond no Ace, Kuroko no basuke, Ao no exorcist, Soul Eater, Hyouka, Hotarubi no Mori e, Psycho Pass, K project, №6, Gurren Lagann, Lovely complex, Ouran High School Host Club, Tsuritama, Shaman King, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Owari no seraph, D-gray man, Deadman wonderland, The girl who leapt through time, Wolf children, Bokura ga ita, Dangan Ronpa, Hoshi O ou kodomo, Anohana: the flower we saw that day, Kamisama hajimemashita, Magi, Say I love you, Sword art online, Kaichou wa-maid-sama!, Angel Beats, The Garden of words, Kyoukai no Kanata, Nodame Cantabile, Reborn!, Strike the blood, Hoozuki no reitetsu, obviously Ghibli movies:)
 • Webcomics:
Homestuck, Ava’s Demon, Starfighter, Always raining here.
 
13. Do you read or write fanfictions? Could you recommend any?
      I don’t USUALLY write, but I tried writing a few….It’s not quite as good as I want it to be, but it’s something. There is an Ao3 link to my page on my blog, so if you’re interested you can just check it out;) Though, I wouldn’t expect much from me.
      You can also check out my bookmarks, since keep track of fanfictions I’ve read/liked. 
      As for suggestions I tend to post some recommendations under fanfiction tag.
14. What does your blog name mean?
It’s Zuko’s quote from The last airbender, that’s basically my whole existence in this XD
15. What size do you normally use for your drawings?
    I normally start with 2000x2000 pixels, but cut it depending on the drawing I did on it. So it might be a bit smaller. Comics tend to be around 1200 (1500) up to 9000 pixels.
16. How did you make your background?
it is explained here :) *though it’s empty for mine*
17. Why don’t you draw X fandom anymore? Will you ever draw X fandom again?
     Please, stop asking. You aren’t helping me to restore inspiration, questions like this are doing the exactly opposite.
     If I don’t draw a thing, then it’s because I don’t want to, or this thing is not my priority interest and I simply don’t have time to draw for it. 
     Please, guys, just don’t ask. I’ve already grew opposed to one fandom, I don’t want it to happen to others as well, thank you for understanding.
18. Are there any secrets to help me to get better? I wish I had your talent.
    None. You just draw. Also, speaking words of manga, if you don’t think you have talent, then you will never have it. It’s all about working to get better, no secret spells.
19. How do you feel about re-posts of your work?
    I’d say negative, but bearably so. I feel like this is something inevitable when you’re posting works on the internet, but I still don’t see why do people prefer reposting art instead of simply reblogging it.
    I can’t track down\ask everyone not to do this, but I’d still rather you guys not repost:)
20. What’s your favourite quote?
 
   "I am better than I was, I will be better than I am.“
21. How do I refer to you?
    she\her\don’t mind they either, both Viria and Vika are fine, though I prefer to be called Vika if we are friends:3
thank you for reading this:)