Here's a little survey I made while being bored with slow-going lineart on my new drawing. If\when you take it, and you think some areas are lesser than others, try and improve them, even if it's only one picture at a time. The 'how many' questions, you can answer with 'yes' or 'no', and then maybe a reason if 'no'.

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
4. How often do you post pictures?
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
6. What's your best tool?
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
8. What's your favourite applet?
9. What's your best applet?
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
11. What do you usually draw?
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?

And just for kicks...

Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom.
Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom.

1: Sometimes, depends on if I'm drawing it just for fun (in which case I don't), or if I have a specific purpose(usually do), or if it's a difficult position/perspective (always do).
2: I never know, but sometimes it depends on how lazy I'm feeling that day. Thicker lineart is easier for me.
3: I usually do, if I need a blank space to stare at before I oekaki I stare at the canvas preview before I load the applet.
4: About 85 - 90% of the time.
5: Not very often, I don't think I've ever posted a scratch drawing.
6: Pen tool
7: Um...my shading?
where's 8? :P
9: Shi Painter, but I'm trying to like Lascaux
10: Shi Painter, for certe.
11: I dunno, I don't think I have one.
12: Female figures
13: On here it's mostly anime-ish, but on paper it's mostly realistic/semi-realistic.

I have drawn fanart for Furyofroy and a gift for Wasil.

What about you, ky? ^^

I killed 8. But now he's back, the bastard.

1. In the case of a long term drawing, I use sketching, otherwise I don't.
2. Slim lineart is my basic ... Well it depends of the style I use too.
3. Most of the time I know what to draw, otherwise I just remember what happened to me this day.
4. As soon as I have time to draw (thanks to my tablet, now ^^).
5. Dunno, maybe most of the time ...
6. WATERCOLOR ! YAY ! :)
7. My Lineart ... I suck at coloring (although i do my best ...).
8. Shi painter
9. Shi painter, again
10. hmm, watercolors ? ^^
11. Characters (I love chara-design).
12. Anime and chibi.

Jaspile draw a git for me (although it was ... bad :p)

Damn 8 ! >_<

1. I almost always sketch out my drawings. Unless it's a very small, cartoonish picture, you can expect that I've sketched it out first.
2. I have no idea how thick I want my lineart to be at the beginning.
3. Most of the time, I know. If I don't know what I'm going to draw, I don't bother starting up the applet.
4.I've been posting more and more sparingly recently.
5. There was that one I did for you, ky which took me 30 minutes. Yeah, that counts.
6. A combination of the watercolor and the pencil tool.
7. I get a lot of compliments on the expressions of my characters.
8. Paintbbs.
9. Paintbbs.
10.That's kind of a tough question. Really, most of the techniques I have I copied off other artists.
11. Why, furries, of course. and furry porn every chance I get.
12. I guess my art could be called anime-ish.

I drew the 30 minute quick drawing for you, ky. I've also drawn two pictures for Wasil.
Fin Beast, ky, and Childlike all drew furry porn for me, Wasil drew me that Birthday picture, and then there's ChinkyFlip (Porcelain now, I think), who drew a wonderful rendition of Roy and Erika.

1. Sometimes. Only if I really want to make it look good. Otherwise, never.
2. I don't usually do lineart... But, yea, I usually have an idea.
3. I don't know. Ideas just come to me as I draw, usually.
4. Not often. If I feel like drawing, I'll post a couple pictures, if I don't, I might not post for a month.
5. One so far. I usually don't.
6. Watercolor and pen tools.
7. Lighting and shading, mostly.
8. Shi painter, but it would be lacaux if it had the pen tool.
9. Shi painter, perhaps.
10. I don't think anything in my drawings hasn't been seen before.
11. Dragons.
12. Abstract, most of the time.

Grar.

1.Most of the time, Once in a while ill doodle fr like 2 minutes before starti anthing.
2.I used to but now, Never, Its usually just how I feel and if i want to exparament.
3.I usuallly don't. What I do sometimes is go to paintchat and play with it, and see what people think.
4.50-60% of the time.
5.If i alray put 30 minutes into it ill finish it.
6.WATERCOLOR 2!!! :)
7. Uniqueness, Creativity
8. Shi Painter
9.Shi Painter
10.Um,I have no clue.
11.Usually what omes up i in my school notes, little doodles and things
12. I dont know what to classify it as.

I made a Bithday Car for mkkmypet.
Rydicanubis made me fan art once, as Zappo the Zippo
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1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
varies.
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
no. I like to have choice.
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
same thing.
4. How often do you post pictures?
rarely.
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
all of them.
6. What's your best tool?
a tablet.
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
they don't.
8. What's your favourite applet?
duh.
9. What's your best applet?
well, if you said 'the' best applet, then that's a given. as for 'your' best applet, no one here except me has made one, so that'd have to be lascaux sketch (but that's easy when compared to ascii2draw)
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
crap.
11. What do you usually draw?
ditto.
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
I never normally draw.

And just for kicks...

Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom.
yes. various people, some here, some there.
Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom.
yes, I think 1 or 2. unless you count the random requests I make.

re supermonkey: lascaux sketch does have a pen tool, it's called 'antialias'

Thank you Marcello, for putting the questions first.

I wonder if anyone is actually going to take into consideration what I said at the top (which was 'try and improve them, even if it's only one picture at a time')....

1. Always Except realism.
2. Usally 1 point lineart, so that would be a yes.
3 Sometimes.
4. Well is you count the 15 margine, thats 4 pictures for me, or around 2 pictures a week.
5. Never.
6. Um Ehh... water color tool.
8.Paint bbs.
9 Paint bbs.
11. Anime'
12. Anime.
yea...

1.always
2.sometimes
3.always random
4.almost never
5.when have i not? i get lazy past 30 min...
6.dunno
7.*tries to remember a complement* its been so long XD
8.lascaux
9.lascaux i think....
10.dont have any my style changes to much
11.junk/trash/crap
12.anime/cartoon
Extra:
dunno
dunno

i dont know why i enjoy serveys.

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
I always sketch out my pic first

2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
It depends on the sketch so no i don't know how thick the lineart is going to be, if the sketch looks good with lots of lines then its a thick lineart...

3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
Depends really, really like doing fan art so if its fan art then yes i do, if not then its sketch sketch sketch till i like it >.<

4. How often do you post pictures?
I would like to do more but because i have the option of sending my pic in unfinshed and hidden i dont finish my pic right away and spend more time on it, and i hate having more then one pic going..

5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
Never! I scratch lots of little sketches but never something ive spent hours on.. unless i loose the pic due to my computer freezing or lost while sending..

6. What's your best tool?
Pen i like the smoothness of it, in photoshop its always the airbrush same reason

7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
The hair, even on paper my friends compliment the hair..

8. What's your favourite applet?
Oekaki Shi painter, cuz its close to the old paint program i used to use but not paint..

9. What's your best applet?
Paint bbs paletted, or so its called at ACK!!


10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
That is hard to answer cuz i do a lot of fan art so I tend to motify that style at the time.. I good guess would be the way i shade my hair.. ?

11. What do you usually draw?
usually always furry but i needed to improve on my human type drawings so thats what ive been drawing..

12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
Anime for sure, i try realistic but it still comes out cartoonish..

And just for kicks...

Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom.
Never here, but once i get to know people i will for sure draw something... Furyofroy is so going to get a fan art from me..

Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom.
Nope not that i really need any im happy giving out fan art

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first? = Not Usually
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it? = Yes (1pt/2pt)
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart? = Nope :p
4. How often do you post pictures? = At least 1/2 a week
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)? = It seems like all my drawings are scratch/not my best *cry*
6. What's your best tool? = PEN!
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on? = Hmm, people don't usually compliment my pictures *cries again* They just usually comment on the theme/idea of the picture rather than the picture itself.
8. What's your favourite applet? = Oekaki Shi
9. What's your best applet? = Oekaki Shi
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'? = My crazy eyes (the ones w/ white in the middle) Not really a technique though..
11. What do you usually draw? = People (Yes.. Nothing special here.. Just the average mediocre whatnot)
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)? = Anime... " " "

And just for kicks...

Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom. = Nope, but I would love to if they told me what to draw!
Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom. = Of course not.. I'm nobody special inparticular. But... It is my birthday in a few weeks.. (February 7).

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
>> I believe I always do...yeah, I always sketch my drawings, just because my hand isn't very steady so I start with a rough sketch and then fill in/smooth out.
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
>> I usually don't use lineart, since I draw realism most of the time. But, when I do, I don't know the size of the lineart I want before I begin.
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
>> most of the time I know what I'm going to draw because I've been inspired/saw something I liked/had a good idea, etc., and decided to draw it
4. How often do you post pictures?
>> not often...sometimes I get frustrated and give up because it's not going the way I want it to go. It all depends on my mood, too. I get spurts of time where I want to draw a lot all at once, but most of the time I'm just too lazy to spend time on a pic.
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
>> just once in a while...not often
6. What's your best tool?
>> probably the watercolor tools - they rock :) I also really like the dodge tool, but I rarely use it...just has a cool effect
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
>> hmm, I dunno really...they just usually tell me they're good :P lol None of my pictures really have similar qualities other than the realistic ones; they're all different
8. What's your favourite applet?
>> I enjoy shi painter because it's easier for me to understand, but lascaux kicks butt, too
9. What's your best applet?
>> see above
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
>> I don't think I really have one?
11. What do you usually draw?
>> people. I think they can reveal a lot through a picture or a photo
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
realism, realism, and *gasp* more realism
And just for kicks...

Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom.
>> zip
Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom.
>> zilch

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
>> sometimes i do.
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
>>never
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
>>almost never :P
4. How often do you post pictures?
>> once a month or two. or probably less often nowadays
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
>> see qn 4
6. What's your best tool?
>> eraser?
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
>> lineart?
8. What's your favourite applet?
>> oekakibbs
9. What's your best applet?
>> paintbbs
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
>> writing out the last character of my chinese name on the body of the person i'm drawing
11. What do you usually draw?
>> people
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
>> somewhat anime but usually with smaller eyes :o

So, is anyone actually doing what I said up there? Answer that.
Here I go with my own survey...

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
Yes.
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
Yes.
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
Yes.
4. How often do you post pictures?
Semi-often.
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
More recently than before.
6. What's your best tool?
Pen.
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
The expression my characters show.
8. What's your favourite applet?
Shi-Painter.
9. What's your best applet?
Shi-Painter\Paint BBS
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
One-light shading.
11. What do you usually draw?
'Anime' style characters.
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
'Anime' style.

And just because I can...

Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom.
Yes. ChinkFlip\Porcelain, Azelrellon\Merulotte, mazi, Elf (RabidMalikFanGirl), furyofroy
Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom.
Yes. Only Elf (RabidMalikFanGirl). She does gifts for me all the time. Which I do appreciate.

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
Yes
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
Yes. Normally
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
Yes
4. How often do you post pictures?
1 or 2 a week when i feel like drawing lots.
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
When I only have a few minutes.
6. What's your best tool?
Dodge.
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
Well i'll just put colouring because my line art is no good.
8. What's your favourite applet?
Shi-Painter. Used to be lascaux... But it lost a few drawings so im scared of it now...
9. What's your best applet?
Shi-Painter.
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
Being good every now and again.
11. What do you usually draw?
Fantasy/Sci-Fi shtuff.
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
Erm...I duno. I spose just anime if I were to put anything.
Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom.
Furyofroy
Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom.
Nope.


HELP! I HATE NIFTYTOO!
Thx Ky.

Put the / before the b.

If\when you take it, and you think some areas are lesser than others, try and improve them, even if it's only one picture at a time.

I haven't a clue what you're asking. can you rephrase it?
p.s. I believe it's a forward slash when you're doing and/or similar things.

fin: that bug was fixed a while ago, it was related to the file upload limit on the server.

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
yes. sometimes i spend more time on the sketch than i do on the actual picture. sad.
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
yes. recently in the phase of anorexic sa-mooth lineart (see gallery)
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
usually planned ahead of time.
4. How often do you post pictures?
recently, not as often as i like.
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
same as above.
6. What's your best tool?
pen.
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
varies on the drawing subject.
8. What's your favourite applet?
shi-painter.
9. What's your best applet?
none.
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
sloppy and soft watercolor... coloring.
11. What do you usually draw?
depends on what i'm smoking that day, but mostly tragic young men.
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
anime, with occasional travelings into landscapes and disturbing stuffed animals.
Have you drawn any fanart\gifts for someone here? If 'yes', list whom.
no. nobody asks.
Has anyone drawn fanart\gifts for you here? If 'yes', list whom.
Rosalyn, for winning her crackers contest, if that counts. no? ah shucks.

(resumes lurk mode)

Marcello
I haven't a clue what you're asking. can you rephrase it?

What I meant was, if you thought one of the areas wasn't up to snuff in comparison with the others, that you should try and improve the area, even if you do it one picture at a time, and such.

what areas? I mean, my assumption would mean you're somehow referring to the questions, but you ask stuff like 'what do you draw,' 'what's your favorite applet,' 'best tool,' and whatnot. They're not questions where there's a relation to improvement. I can't improve the fact that I like a tool or have a signature technique...

Exactly. I'm trying to get people to try new things. And such.

1. Always sketch out, or the perspective and proportion wuld be way off
2. line art? eh? what's that?
3. Half the time i know what i'm drawing, the other half... i let my inner devil take control
4. if you mean here, probably only on weekends... if you mean anywhere else, maybe every 3 to 4 days.. if not longer
5. A lot. very often
6. wacom graphire, openCanvas 3 with photoshop to do some touch up. and pencil, oil pastel
7. I dunno... T.T
8. Lascaux (if i spell it right)
9. Lascaux
10. lineless and soft coloring resemble realism
11. people
12. realistic and anime

1. How many of you sketch out your drawing first?
Every time :D
2. How many of you know how thick you want your lineart before you do it?
Never
3. How many of you even know what you're going to draw before you sketch\lineart?
Hardly ever
4. How often do you post pictures?
Not very often *curses her mom and napster*
5. How often do you do scratch drawings (not your best, 30 min. duration)?
Pretty often >.<
6. What's your best tool?
The pen...
7. What do people compliment you\your drawings most on?
Hardly ever *sniffle*
8. What's your favourite applet?
Lascaux...or whatever
9. What's your best applet?
Lascaux
10. What's one of your 'signature techniques'?
Eh....
11. What do you usually draw?
People eh....and things from the idea box btw where is it i cant seem to find it >.<
12. In what style do you normally draw (realistic, anime, abstract, etc.)?
Anime

1. I sketch my pictures before lining, yes.

2. I know how thick the lines will be. It does depend on the way the Applet is, however, as at OC, thicker lines look thinner than they do here or otherwise.

3. Most of the time, I know what I'm going to finish. Sometimes on idea will become another, though. Sometimes completely different.

4. Here? Rarely. At other places, about every two days to a pic.

5. Oh, once in every seven pictures, comes one to not be finished, I'd guess.

6. PaintBBS? Watercolor. Oekaki Shi painter? Airbrush. And for OekakiBBS, it'd be the equivalent of these two. Lines aren't my strong point...

7. Mostly, I'm complimented on Colors. Sometimes I'm told that I've got a nice style, but it's mostly the coloring. Yeck.

8. My favorite applet? Well, I use Oekaki Shi Painter more often, but I like PaintBBS a lot more. Friendlier, faster.

9. Tough choice. Shi, should be my best applet, however, PaintBBS gets more successful ideas out of me.

10. Signature Technique? I don't think I've really got one. Coloring can hardly be considered a signature technique in my case. Pah.

11. I usually draw People or Anthros... Really, all I draw is my characters and things that relate to them.

12. Style? It's hard to tell for me. I guess it's Anime-ish, but several people told me it's not. Oh well.

Fanart? I've drawn fanart for my Friend, but it was on paper, and very long ago.

Fanart/Gifts for me? Hmm. Come to think of it, Ky, I believe you drew little Merle for me. I should repay you sometime, I still feel kind of guilty about not doing so.