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KayDrawsThings
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[2007-10-01 15:29:45 +0000 UTC]
"Progress, not perfection!"
(Norway)
# Statistics
Favourites: 9124; Deviations: 119; Watchers: 169
Watching: 417; Pageviews: 50144; Comments Made: 9203; Friends: 417
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Mike Mignola, Tracy Butler, Alessandro Barbucci, Barbara Canepa, Adam Hughes, Kei Acedera, Bobby Chiu, and many more!Favorite movies: Musicals, Disney, Lord of the Rings, How to train your dragon, Studio Ghibli, Tim Burton, X-Men: First Class, those sort of things.
Favorite TV shows: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Primeval, The Big Bang Theory, How I met your mother, and so on.
Favorite bands / musical artists: Nirvana, Gorillaz, Death Cab for Cutie, Amanda Palmer/The Dresden Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Owl City, Enya, musicals, movie soundtracks
Favorite writers: Tolkien, Diana Wynne Jones, Haruki Murakami, Douglas Adams, Paul Dini, Mike Mignola, and more.
Favorite games: The Legend of Zelda series, The last of us, the Bioshock series, Fire Emblem Awakening, Monster Hunter 4U, TF2, Dead Space, Okami, lots of stuff
Favorite gaming platform: Gamecube, PS3, 3DS
Tools of the Trade: Anything traditional!
Other Interests: Veganism and tree-hugging
# About me
Professional illustrator & concept artist, unprofessional cat lady
Kay
21.09.1992β₯: I like cartoons and things. And books, all the books. And comics, of course. And games, all the games too. I also really like nature and animals and fantasy and stuff. And art, naturally. Also coffee.
Portfolio: kaydrawsthings.carbonmade.com
Arty blog: kaydraws.wordpress.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/KayDrawsThings
Like me on Facebook: Kay draws things!
# Comments
Comments: 2812
My pleasure, I love your art!
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β(β£β©β’)β *beep* *boop* ##.scanning environment.## *flies away*
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Bare hyggelig, du er utrolig flink!
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SelvfΓΈlgelig, hoho! : D Stilen din er fin!
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Of course! 
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Gleden er pΓ₯ min side, takk for fav'en av Gimli! : D
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Hahah, jeg burde kanskje begynne Γ₯ se hvor folk kommer fra. x) Gimli er jo best, sΓ₯ bare hyggelig!
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Haha, fort gjort! :') Gimli er best indeed!
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My pleasure, your watercolours are brilliant!
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My pleasure, I could get lost in your images forever!
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Of course, your art is brilliant!
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My pleasure, your art is mind blowing!
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Of course, your paintings are so beautiful
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My pleasure, your art is stunning! 
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My pleasure, and thanks right back!
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Thanks so much for watching me, much appreciatedΒ
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Of course, you're a right wizard with watercolours!
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Thankyou muchly for the favourite Kay
You have some great work
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Thank you so much, for the +watch as well!
I had to watch you back, your gallery is so atmospheric and beautiful.
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Thank you so very much for faving and for the watch
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Of course!
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You are so kind, I am so very flattered, thank you
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My pleasure, your art is super gorgeous!Β
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My pleasure, your art is stunning!
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My pleasure, your art is truly brilliant!
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Hey thanks for watching!Β Very much appreciated!Β Nice work!
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My pleasure, your art is fantastic!
Thanks a bunch!
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Hey, I saw your 3rd year exhibition at the Swansea Grand Theatre yesterday. Your stuff is really good! Particularly the character reference sheets.
Got any tips for a 2nd year student in terms of colouring, tone, character design, and the 3rd year?
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Oh, thank you!
I think the best tips I could give you is to find artists whose style you like, and experiment using their styles to see how they make it work, then incorporate a version of what you like about it into your own work.
When it comes to over all knowledge about composition, colours, tone and such, I'd definitely look into some online courses like Chris Oatley's Magic Box or Noah Bradley's Art Camp or the likes! Or even just tutorials on YouTube. Same thing for characters; Will Terrell, for instance, does amazing Youtube videos where he creates cartoony characters while talking about how he bases them on observing random people and generally useful tips on being an artist
Also, never feel like you SHOULD be creating a special style or a certain type of characters. I think what makes something successful is the combination of knowledge, hard work and drawing what comes naturally to you; you're the only you out there, so if you create "from the heart", as they say, there will always be a uniqueness to what you make.
This took me the majority of the first two years to figure out, and I really wish I'd done it sooner!Β
What I'd say is most important for a good third year is to 1) find a project(s) that you're passionate about, and 2) find out whether you're more comfortable working with long projects or shorter ones. I only did one, and I have to say I should have at least broken it down into sections and given myself deadlines for them along the way, as I lacked structure and a specific direction after a while. Time management is key, especially when you have to balance the Dissertation and other modules as well!
Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I hope this was somewhat helpful!Β
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Thank you for replying and the compliment! ^^
I'll take note of all these artists and designers.
As for the fifth statement, I actually already have a long project in the works that I plan to take with me into my career.
If you've seen my gallery, you probably know what I'm talking about.
But thank you! Enjoy your new life after college! 8D
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My pleasure! ^__^
Awesome, your project looks fantastic!
I definitely will, thank you!!
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Do you plan to continue working on said children's book in your career?
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