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Hello, darlings! How are you? I have a gift for you! Here, have a survey!


01. What is your pen name?
Empnezz

02. What made you choose this name?
Waaaay back when Myspace was cool (ages ago, children), I needed a screen name. being as my initials are EMP, I decided to be something related to that. Well, I also wanted to be a mythical creature, so instead of being the Lochness monster, I was the Empness monster!!! When I came to DA, I decided that I needed a small change and became “Empnezz.” Soon after that, however, I decided that the Z’s were not that awesome and have subsequently converted back to S’s. this DA is the only existence of “Empnezz.” You should be very proud.

03. Do you use PC or Mac?
F U PCS!

04. What programs do you use most often?
Safari, Word, Entourage, Itunes, Adium

05. Do you use mouse, or tablet?
Well, tablet as in the little flat square on a laptop, then a “tablet.”

06. What color or color combination do you find yourself using most often?
Green. I use green whenever I can (which is never enough)

07. What part of a picture do you put most effort into?
All of it (cop out, I know, but I am a perfectionist)

08. How long does it take you do draw a picture?
To DRAW it? Probably 1-2 hours if it’s difficult. Less than 1 hour if I’m just doing a pre-sketch.

09. Do you keep your rough drafts?
I don’t tear them out of my sketchbook, so I guess yeah, I do.

10. What font do you use most often?
TNR or that default font on Mac’s version of Word. Verdana? I don’t know.

11. When you scan your image, what DPI do you use?
the one that is set on “default”? LOL

12. Do you do anything else when you're drawing?
I chat on aim sometimes and listen to music. Oh, and I sing along, major time.

13. Approximately how many pictures do you draw in a month?
god…not much. I’ve been so busy with school lately that I’m lucky if I can get 1 finished drawing a semester.

14. What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
mostly sketchbook paper (nothing too specific, but I don’t like extremely porous papers) and sometimes printer paper

15. What kind of paper do you use for rough sketches and drafts?
Oh, well, in that case, read the above answer. I do my FINISHED pieces on special marker card-stock.

16. How long does it take you to ink something?
½ hour depending on the image (and if I want to be all cool and fuck around with line widths)

17. Do you do comics, or fan comics?
LOL I did a few times. Was incredibly unsuccessful.

18. Do you like comics? Are they fun to make?
I haven’t gotten to the point yet where I can say that I don’t hate making them. I think it’s fun to pretend I can, though.

19. Have you ever submitted anything to a magazine?
I submitted a Shojogirl to a Shojobeat contest. I lost.

20. Did it get published?
Nope. Except once, maybe? I vaguely remember drawing a pic of Shaggy and Scooby for something but I don’t remember if it made it in…haha!

21. Who are your favorite artists?
=bezzalair and `Endling are my two constant favs these days

22. Do you like anime/manga? If so, what are your favorite series?
I used to watch it more often, but I always liked the off-beat ones. Cowboy BeBop, Samurai Champloo, Big O…..except DBZ was my guilty pleasure.

23. Do you like cartoons/comics? If so, what are your favorite series?
My all-time favorite comic is XKCD!!! My second fav is “The Whimsical Adventures of Randy and Nigel” by everyone’s favorite, *justflyakite.

24. Any artists that you wish you could draw like?
haha, I love `Endling’s style. I wouldn’t mind drawing like him!

25. Do you read a lot of books?
Yes, but most of them are for school. Don’t get me wrong! I love reading! I just…have trouble reading for school and pleasure at the same time. D:

26. Did you ever buy a book to inspire or teach you to draw?
You know..I bought one of those “learn to draw manga!” books once to inspire me and I discovered that my manga collection was more inspiring. 

27. Any video games you enjoy?
FF7, Guitar Hero, Rock band (whenever I get to play it), Shadows of the Colossus, Okami, and Dragon Quest VIII

28. Any favorite characters from video games?
Nanaki/Rex XIII, Vincent Valentine, Yuffie, Angelo (from DQ8), all of the DQ8 characters for that matter….

29. Do you have a favorite writer?
Douglas Adams, Hugh Laurie, Yann Martel, P.G. Wodehouse, many, many others.

30. Any books you really enjoy?
Most books from the aforementioned authors….plus Jane Eyre, the Curious Incident of the dog in the Nighttime, Crime and Punishment, the Hero and the Crown, Howl’s Moving Castle, La Nuit, La Silence de La Mer, the Sound and the Fury, Life of Pi, HHG2G, Code of the Woosters…seriously loaded question

31. Do you draw fanart?
I think I did once or twice. Haha I’ve done more opera fan art than normal fan art

32. Do you listen to music while you draw?
absolutely

33. Any recommended songs?
I really like mash-ups, but as far as particular songs go? Um, Musicals are fantastic if you like to sing along (“Wicked” or “Jekyll and Hyde” are my favs). I also love the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, Sibelius violin concerto, Grieg string quartet, Vaughan-William’s Phantasy Quintet, or other orchestral pieces that are great. I love listening to the Rolling Stones, “aint it Black” in particular, Regina Spektor, almost anything of hers, and the various recordings of “Wonderwall,” my favorite being the Ryan Adams cover.

34. Any other art websites that you really enjoy?
XKCD.com, Cake Wrecks, and Awkward Family Photos are exciting usually

35. Are there any websites that you go to everyday?
the aforementioned plus DA, Facebook….the usuals

36. What is your dream website like?
one that works? D:

37. Do you like your own art?
haha sometimes

38. What do you enjoy watching on television?
House M.D., Supernatural, Burn Notice, The Office, Lie to Me, Law and Order, Monk, Jeeves and Wooster, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Pushing Daisies (*SNIFF*), Touching Evil (*SNIFFSNIFF*)

39. Favorite celebrity?
Hugh Laurieeeeee~! Jeff Donovan! Lee Pace! Robert Downey Jr! Tim Roth (birthday buddy!!)! And I still have a soft spot for Mike Rowe. Bawww.

40. Favorite color?
Green

41. Favorite food?
I love it all so much. Today feels like a sushi day.

42. Favorite drink?
Tea!

43. Do you like to go shopping? If yes, where? And for what?
I like shopping for clothes! And SHOES! Ohgodyesshoes.

44. Can you cook?
Oui! I love trying new stuff (especially desserts!)

45. Any devices you use often for email? Any electronic pets?
I use my ipod touch a lot, but what does that have you do with electronic pets? D: do they “fetch” e-mail?

46. Are you tech-savvy?
god…I really used to be, but once you give up on staying current for 6 months, you’re screwed.

47. Do you want to become a professional artist?
Not a visual artist, but hopefully a writer

48. Are there any other jobs you're interested in?
Editor, program writer, VITAMIN STRING QUARTET (show those “rofessionals” how to play a fucking string instrument….so ghetto….really, now)

49. Any other hobbies or skills besides drawing?
writing….viola (haha if the wind is blowing the right direction, anyway)

50. Do you like to watch movies?
Absolutely! I like to think that I’m learning HOW to watch movies these days.

51. What's your favorite movie?
The Fall (haha, Kat, I love you for loving this movie too!), Resevoir Dogs (new favorite!), Pan’s Labyrinth, The Wiz, Legend, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (always a good one), The Piano, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Paris Je T’aime, Chaplin, Tropic Thunder, Slumdog Millionaire….I really hate this question.

52. Have you ever entered an art contest?
Lol yeah….but I was born an artistic loser. XD

53. When did you start drawing seriously?
haha…um….in your DREAMS maybe?

54. Do you use references? If so, for what?
I used to use mangas a lot for that, but I try to come up with my own poses as much as I can.

55. Are you a subscriber? If so, are you a beta-tester?
No. I’d rather not pay for weird privileges that are privileges.

56. Do you have a lot of net friends?
I have a few, yes. haha

57. Do you have a lot of friends that also draw?
I used to have more, but not so much these days. I still have a few, just not “a lot”

58. What time of the day do you usually go online?
all the fucking time, bb.

59. Do you like to go to chat rooms?
Arg NO. fucking CHILDREN bug me.

60. Do you have your own computer?
Si-si

61. What would you say to the person that you admire?
Um, omg, um, can I like, have your autograph, please, milord, I mean sir, I mean, please, Mr. Laurie, sir. I like, love your show and your older shows and your new shows and House and Jeeves and your book and please? Signature? Please?

62. Does your mind wander when you draw?
What the FUCK? Why, does YOURS? You sick motherfucker…

63. Have you drawn poorly because you think too much?
um….huh?

64. Do you have any friends who are professional artists?
not YET. MUWAHAHAHA!

65. Where do you often hang out?
lol the steps in front of the music building /lol

66. Are there any popular artists that you don't like much? (no need to name names if you don't want to)
Okay. I don’t want to. Just know that they exist. (I’m already unpopular enough, are you crazy?)

67. Are there any situations in which you really don't like being an Artist?
sometimes I guess. Cant think of one.

68. How about situations that make you love it?
That’s a retarded question. If I hated art, would I be here? Jeez.

69. What's the one thing that makes you grateful that the internet exists?
Amazon.com  and Itunes

70. Is there anything out there that makes you wish the internet didn't exist?
Yeah. :/ Twilight (you said it Kat)

71. What's your first drawing?
some like….sparkled crayon scribble

72. Any art you did prior to that?
yeah. I did this amazing ceramic vase in the style of Picasso. All before I knew how to hold a fucking crayon. You’re a fucking genius, you know that?

73. Has your style changed a lot since then?
Nope. Check out my gallery. I dare you to tell me that it’s better than a 3 year old’s drawing. DO IT.

74. If it has changed, it what ways?
you’re seriously asking this? Dude…instead of SCRIBBLES, I draw PEOPLE. Sure, they’re still scribbles, but they’re recognizable as HUMAN BEINGS. Big diff, bb.

75. Have you experienced artist's block before?
I don’t fully believe in the “artist block,” but I’ve probably had some form of it at one point.

76. If so, how do you usually get out of it?
Watch an episode of House. Or two. Or fifty.

77. What do you do when you can't get out of it?
Sit around and answer fucking stupid surveys written by some fucking genius.

78. Any people that have influenced you a lot?
Yeah, but not you and your shitty grammar, dude. D: srsly.

79. What made you want to start drawing?
My mom. She was playing tennis and wanted to give me something to do. So she gave me a sparkly crayon and moved my hand around on the paper. Voila.

81. Has anything ever made you want to quit art all together?
I had one or two failures that made me sad, but I never like..”joined” art so I cant quite “quit” it. It’s like breathing—it’s something I just do.

82. What do you think about netiquette?
apparently, I don’t think about it all, considering this is the first I’m really hearing of it…

83. Have you ever been spammed or trolled?
lol spammed fosho.

86. Do you upload high quality versions of your Deviations, or do you prefer to upload a lower quality?
Why in god’s used handkerchief would I want to show the world SHITTY versions of my drawings?

87.Do you have custom CSS? If so, did you make it yourself?
Not any more. I don’t pay for shit.

88. Do you have good vision?
after doing all this research on LASIK, does anyone these days?

89. If you can get anyone's autograph, whose would you get?
HUGH LAURIE, BITCH! HUZZAH.

90. What would you say to that person when he or she gives you an autograph?
didn’t I chronicle this experience in a previous question? I’D BE PROBABLY PASSED OUT ON THE GROUND, BUT HE’D PROBABLY HELP ME UP B/C HE’S A GENT LIKE THAT.

91. Do you like to draw on Oekaki BBS?
no. D:

92. Do you have a job?
Yeah-ha! That’s where I am now, beezy! Doing the important office work!

93. Did you take art in school? If so, did you do well? Are you still taking it?
I took one or two art classes, but not official in a “school” setting.

94. Have you taken art lessons outside of a school setting?
shit. I pre-empted you again, bb! You and I are seriously brain-twins or Vulcan mind meld or whatever

95. Have you ever drawn something just because it was the cool thing to do -- the hip new fad?
Lol My DA ID is yeah…..I need a new one that’s not bandwagon-y

96. What's your favorite phrase/quote?
something like “The sparrows flitted in an out in the sunset like furtive homosexuals. And the furtive homosexuals flitted about in a way quite similar to that of sparrows.” –“The Gun Seller” by Hugh Laurie (SEE WHY I LOVE THIS MAN?)

97. Do you present yourself differently online than you do in your real life?
sometimes? I like to think that I’m similar in both situations…

98. What are your goals now?
to get lunch and finish this stupid quiz

99. What do you have to say to yourself?
You’re a cool frood who definitely knows where your towel is. Want to get a drink? Yes? No? call me.

100. Lastly, what do you have to say to everyone who read this?
LOL yeah yeah funny! Just JOKE AROUND with the unpopular deviant. She wont mind, right? THERE IS NOBODY READING THIS RIGHT NOW. THX A LOT.


See? I still exist.

and I'm working on some short stories for you guys...trying to, at least. <3

Oh yeah. And I'll be in Dublin/London for the next three weeks. SEE YA!

Emp


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