F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked Questions

Art related questions

  • Do you take requests or trades? ("Can you draw me?")
            NO, I am sorry I am not doing free artwork / requests. I have a lot of projects and work to do. I occasionally may                  
            do artwork for conventions, and of course I will still draw gifts (as the name says - a gift is nothing you request), but please                 don't ask me for free art.

            Also, please don't use recent sad incidents that happened to you as reason to ask for free art. I am very sorry to say no, but if I             did all those requests, I would end up doing nothing else any more.

            You can always ask me about trades, though. Most of the time I say yes, but sometimes there might be various reasons for me             to decline a trade. So if you ask me and I say no, please don't be disappointed.


  • Do you do art commissions?
            Depending on my available time, I am taking commissions once in a while (which turned out to be a few times a year). If I'm    
            opening up some commissions slots, I will post those those on my DeviantArt, FurAffinity and Weasyl Journal. I'm sorry I can't
            always estimate when I will be open for some.

            Smaller commissions like badges or sketches will still be done before and at conventions if time allows.

            More Information can be found in my commission section.

  • Are you currently open for commissions?
            If I didn't announce any available slots on my Journals, I won't be open for commissions. I can only take a small number of
            commissions at a time, so I am opening a certain number of slots for people to claim.

            If I have a commission available as auction, I will announce it (including all details) on my accounts (FurAffinity, DeviantArt,
            Weasyl, Twitter). Best way to stay up to date is to watch me on either of these. Please note that I cannot send out personal
            informations when I am open for commissions.

            More information can be found in my commission section.

  • May I use your pictures for...?
            For my detailed permission list please click here.
            Here is a short overview:

            This is NOT OK:
            -Any commercial use (including virtual shops like Second Life)
            -Using my personal characters for anything (avatar, roleplay, etc.)
            -Using copyrighted characters (that belong to others) for anything
            -Using commissions (I did for others) for anything
            -Copying my artwork or character designs
            -Tracing my pictures (without giving proper credit)
            -Using my artwork in any inappropriate way
            -Altering / Editing my artwork and (editing / cropping) signatures

            This is fine with me:
            -Using my art for personal things (e.g. birthday card,...)
            -Using anonymous characters as avatars, for roleplay, etc.
            -Drawing my characters / fanart
            -Coloring sketches of random / anonymous characters (give credit!)
            -Using artwork of mine I offer "free for use" (no commercial use)
            -If a picture was done for you (commission, your character), you can do whatever you want with it (no commercial use, unless
             agreed before).

  • May I use your characters for roleplay / avatars?

           NO. My personal characters (like Zita, Gaura, Toxic, Diego, all other Silent Hunters Characters, etc.) are NOT allowed to            use in any way - not for roleplays, not as avatars / user images / icons, etc. These characters do not belong to you, please            respect that.

           Same goes for any copyrighted characters I drew, that belong to other people. Unless you have the owner's explicit
              permission, those characters are not allowed for use in any way. 

              Random, anonymous (un-named) characters I drew (and that don't belong to anybody) are OK for roleplay/avatars, if credit
              is  given.

  • What kind of things do you draw? / Anything you will not draw?
             I mainly draw furry art of all kind (anthropomorphic characters - preferrably feral, but also bipedal), including fantasy    
  •         creatures like for example dragons, taurs or gryphons. As backgrounds I usually prefer landscapes and natural / fantasy
            environments, but I am not limited to that.

            There are some things that I do not really enjoy drawing and which I will probably deny doing artwork of. These are for
            example humans, partly human fantasy characters (like fauns, elves, dwarfs, etc.), complicated technical things like
            space technology, as well as fetishes I am uncomfortable with.

            There are certain species that I don't feel very comfortable drawing, like pongids (lemurs etc. are totally fine),
            anthropomorphic fish/marine or bird characters. I will decide individually if I will do a picture (though I am always looking
            for new challenges, if I don't enjoy drawing something, the result will not turn out as it should).



  • Do you have art tutorials?
            Sorry, but I do not have any tutorials and I have never done any before since I just lacked the time and public interest until
            now.
            It's also not possible for me to give drawing lessons, especially not online (I don't even know how I do it, how am I supposed
            to teach someone?). If you ask me for certain tutorials, maybe I will make some when I find the time, and I am also trying to
            give tips if you ask for them.
            Also check out galleries with search options like DeviantART, there you always find a lot of nice tutorials by other artists as             well.






  • How did you learn drawing?
            Long-time practise and motivation are the key (drawing / creating things has always been a hobby of mine). I have started
            drawing furry art in 2003, and I always loved watching cartoons and animated movies and playing video games as inspiration             to draw my favourite characters.

            Most of my 'talent' i learned from copying and tracing screenshots of my favorite cartoons when I was younger. I wanted to                 get better at drawing the exact same way it was on the TV. Sooner or later I got a hang of the style and started drawing
            without using references. I then expanded my interest into life drawing and applying everything I learned there into my
            already existing knowledge.

            Please keep in mind that IF you trace or copy art to always give credit to the original.

  • What program do you use for digital art?
            I am using Adobe Photoshop, a very good image editing program. I have also tried out other software, but I haven't gotten                 deeper into them yet. The more I am using a graphic tablet - a Wacom Intuos 3. (I also have a smaller Wacom Bamboo, which
            I use when I'm on the go) If you want to get into digital drawing, you definitely should get a graphic tablet (drawing by mouse             isn't really a good option).

  • How did you learn to use Photoshop so well?
           I pressed some buttons.

  • What material do you use for your traditional art?
            When doing artwork with traditional media, I usually use Copic Markers in combination with colored pencils (Polychromos).                 Copics I use for basic coloring and shading, Polychromos colored pencils I use for details like fur structure, highlights or to                 intensify the shadings. But of course I have also worked with other material, like acrylics or airbrush.



General questions
  • Can we be friends / pen pals?
            Honestly - a friendship is nothing to ask for.
            A friendship is a gift that needs time and work, it's not a contract both sides sign and then we're suddenly friends. Don't
            expect me to answer these can-we-be-friends-questions.

            About pen pals - feel free to add me on messengers like Skype or ICQ, but since I have a hard time of talking to people myself,             you may have to be the one to talk to me first. But don't worry, I usually don't bite. ;)
            But please don't try to chat with me via mail or deivantArt's and FurAffinity's Note system. For chatting, please use instant                     messengers only.

  • Would you like to chat with me?
          Feel free to talk to me if you see me online, I don't bite. :) But please don't be dissappointed if I don't always have time for
             chatting as I'm usually always busy.
             I will always try to answer PMs (private messages), but I rather don't like chatting there.

  • Do you want to roleplay with me?
          I never roleplayed very much (except with close friends), and I also don't have the time for it. So no, sorry.
 
  • Can you teach me how to draw?
            Dude, I don't even know how I'm drawing the way I do. I just do it. Also I don't have the time and doing it online is even more
            difficult / impossible.

  • Do you have ICQ, MSN or AIM?
         Yes, I have AIM ([email protected]), ICQ (#442-738-114), MSN ([email protected]) and Skype (CheetagonZita). Please
  •      note that only people on my friends list are allowed to send me messages.
         If there are other messengers with my name it is a fake account.
 
  • Are you visiting conventions?
            Yes, there are some cons I visit almost every year.
            To check the cons I plan to attend, please click here.

  • Can you post [contest, advertising,...] in your journal for me?
            "I am holding a contest / trying to get signatures for a petition / want to advertise XYZ - and I was wondering if you could post             something about this in your journal?"

            No, I am sorry. Unless it's something that really also affects / concerns me, my journal is not available for "advertising". And if             I agreed to post one thing for somebody - how could I argue that I will not post the next thing for somebody else? I just want             to avoid trouble and keep it fair.

  • How can I contact you?
            Email is definitely the best way ([email protected]), as I can access it from everywhere. Don't worry if my reply may take a few             days.

            My most active communication platform - Twitter. I use it daily, but there is a lot going on so it happens that you sometimes                 miss tweets. Please note that you can only send me a DM on Twitter if I follow you back, and I can only see your tweets if you             have an unprotected account (or I follow you / you approved me).

             Please do NOT use Private Messages (Notes) on FurAffinity for communication! I read them once in a while, but I can't access              them from everywhere and it's horrible to keep track of conversations. So if you have something important or urgent, please              send me an email.
  
            Another request: Please don't mix conversations on different platforms (e.g. jumping between Emails and private messages),             because that will totally confuse me. :)

            More info about contacting me, you can find here.
Please understand that I will not always answer questions again that are listed here in the F.A.Q. Thank you very much. :)