Interview with @Cloudii-Moon

Cloudii-Moon on Scratch (mit.edu)

Q:How did you first get into art? 

A: I think I got into art in 4th grade from my friends. They were basically art gods compared my to my stick figure drawings and I wanted to be like my friends, so I had this whole drawing movie training montage that lasted more than a few minutes, unfortunately—it like 3-4 years

Q: Do you run into art block and if so, how do you deal with it? 

A: Yeah, of course. I used to try to push through it and post the art like an idiot but now I usually just stop drawing for a little for a fresh mind, like a few hours to even a whole week ☠️

Q: What are some of your favorite techniques to learn art? 

A: COPYING!! Let me explain, alright, so for me, copying and analyzing real life images or sometimes drawings has really helped me improve my art. Doing studies on lighting/shading specifically has helped, because it enhances the drawing a lot more

Q: Who are your biggest artistic influences? 

A: sunfwer! But when I was first starting out though, I remember Emirichu was a huge influence, because back then I wanted more of an

anime art style

Q: Do you have any favorite brushes or apps you use? 

A: Procreate is a solid app. It’s 10 bucks but it’s worth it, in my opinion. There’s some good brush packs on gumroad. jingsketches’ brushpack is one of my favorites

Q: Do you have a certain color palette/scheme that is your favorite? 

A: Blue and orange! It’s such a good color combination, especially for skin rendering

Q: How do you express yourself through your art? 

A: I usually am expressive through colors, whether it’s vibrant or saturated, to depict mood 

Q: Anything else to add?

A: Being an artist is pretty tough from the whole long process of creating art to being taken over by robots so big up to my fellow artists!! Make sure to fix your posture haha