Shopi's FAQ
_{Last Updated: Nov 26, 2009}

About Me
Art
Permissions and Licenses
Community
Requests/Art Trades/Collabs/Commissions/Gifts


About Me

How can I call you?
Just call me Shopi

How old are you?
I'm 19 years old

Where do yo live?
La Serena, Chile

When were you born?
September 1st, 1990

Are you a boy or a girl
Guess

What's your religion?
I'm agnostic. I just don't like religion, but I respect my family's

Why do you have that username
Because my nickname is Shopi and the star is my favourite symbol

Do you do or study anything art-related?
I'm a Graphic Design student. Not so art-related but at least is something.

Do you have any fandoms?
Yes. I usually make drawings about them. I'm not (and I will never be) a fantard, though.

What's your sexual orientation?
Bisexual

Do you have ****friend?
Yep C:


Art

Do you use any kind of graphic software?
Yes. I use Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Paint Tool SAI and Adobe Flash CS4 Professional. I also own a Genius MousePen 8x6 tablet.

What do you use for your traditional stuff?
I draw on any kind of paper (Blank, colored, lined and squared paper. I use double-sided paper exclusively for colored drawings though). For sketching, I use a mechanical pencil with 0.5 mm graphite leads. I ink my sketches with 0,1 - 0,5 fine.tip markers. I also use gel pens, ball pens, ink pens. I color them with Faber-Castell Eco color pencils.

Where did you learn how to draw?
I'm a self-taught artist

Can you teach me how to draw?
It's like teaching a fish how to breath air. You can't unless you're innately done for that.

Where did you learn all those art techniques?
I usually learn new techniques just looking other drawings and trying to deduce how it was made. Also, I like often see the "Tutorials" section and learn some new techniques and tricks.

Can you teach me those techniques?
When I upload a drawing with a new technique that I learned from a tutorial, I usually put a link to that tutorial. If that's a technique made by me, maybe (Just maybe) I'll make a tutorial for that.

Do you use reference for your drawings?
I usually use references for something that I never drew before.

OMG your scanned pics looks so awesome! What scanner do you use?
It's actually a multifunction printer. Anyways, it's an Epson Stylus CX5900. I also use its own program to scan my pics (Epson Scan) in its Professional mode


Permissions and Licenses

Do you have any kind of License for your works?
All my works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License, that means you can share my work but you can't claim it as yours nor make any modification.

Can I put one of your charas in my drawing/story/etc?
Just give me credit and note me when it's ready (And please, don't make them OOC)

Can one of my charas have a crush/be in love on one of yours?
You need my approval first.

Can one of my charas have children with one of yours?
No

Can I create a character based in/related with one of yours?
No

Can I use your characters' profile as a template?
No

Can I put one of your stamps om my Shoutboard/Journal?
Of course, just the stamp you want to use

Can I use one of your Resources/Tutorials/Stock Images?
Yes, as long as you give me credit (And giving me a link of the final picture wouldn't be bad )

Can I use your resources/tutorials/stock images outside dA?
No


Community

Do you ever read the comments/notes you receive?
Always.

Do you ever check the galleries of the people who watch you?
Almost always

Do you ever check the galleries of the people who comment you?
Often

Do you ever check the galleries of the people who fav your drawings?
Almost never

Do you accept criticism?
Only if the "Critique" option is activated.

Can you Critique my artwork?
I do give critique, but I must warn you: I'm not your mommy, I can be VERY honest and harsh.

Can I tag you for an art meme/tag/etc?
Yes, but don't FORCE me to do it.

Let's be friends/Friends?/Wanna be friends?/Plz be my friend
Only time will tell

I faved a lot of your drawings. Why I'm not your friend?
Well, you faved those drawings because you like them... just that.

Yay! I watched you!... wait a minute. WHY DON'T YOU WATCH ME BACK?? YOU'RE SO UNGRATEFUL!! D:
I don't rewatch. If you watch me, that means you like my art and/or my style, so never expect a rewatch from me. If I don't watch you, it simply means I don't like your art and/or style (Don't be offended). I'll rewatch you only if we become friends, if you already are my friend in real life or if I like your art/style.

Watch me plz :3
See above

Can I have your MSN address?
Just for known people. I had some bad experiences because of giving my MSN freely in the past so I have to be cautious.

Can I give you a dA subscription?
Sure c:


Requests/Art Trades/Collabs/Commissions/Gifts

Can I ask you for a Request
No, but there's some exceptions mentioned at the Rules page

Do you make Art Trades?
Yes. Read the Rules for more info.

Can we make a collab together?
Read the rules for more info.

Where can I find that damn Rules page???
Here [link]

Do you make gifts for other people?
I usually make gifts when I'm really really inspired (or obsessed)

Can you make me something if I pay you?
Sure! :3

How much will it cost me?
It depends of what do you want.

How can I pay you?
Via deviantART subscriptions

Where can I see if You're available to do Art Trades or Commissions or anything else?
Either in my front page or in the Art Status page


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Notes and comments asking already answered questions in my FAQ won't be replied.

More answers soon. Will depend of the situation