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1. What does your Deviantart name mean and why?
It means spirit, like the kind of spirit inspiration and passion is born from

2. What fandom were you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?
WoW and LOTR; now days; a little bit of everything

3. How many watchers do you have now?
I haven't counted in a while.

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
Sandara, Artgerm, Dianae

5. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on dA?
I used to.

6. What is your most popular submission?
One of my nightelf fanart pictures

7. What are your favorite non-anime TV shows?
Firefly, Spartacus, Colbert, Cosmos

8. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Always trying to improve everything as I continue to learn.

9. Summer or winter?
I like the warmth of summer, but winter does have its beauty from time to time. Not in love with 6-7 month winters, though...

10. Rain or Sun?
Sun, but once in a while rain is nice.

11. What's your favorite type of music?
Alternative rock, Chillstep, Trance, and other stuff

12. Coke or Pepsi?
Neither

13. Read or TV?
Both

14. How many hours a day do you spend on dA?
< 1

15. Name a talent.
Dancing

16. What are your top 3 favorite books?
I tend to lean toward fantasy stories or good quality historical fiction

17. Wii or PlayStation?
Been a PS person for some time.

18. Name 3 of your favorite bands/singers.
30 Seconds to Mars, Incubus, Mr. Fijiwiji

19. What is your favorite smiley?
^_^

20. What is your favorite type of pie?
Apple

21. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?
Yes

22. Do you go on dA a lot?
Yes

23. Are you a member on any other sites besides DA?
Yes

24. Do you cosplay?
No, but I like creating costumes

25. Fruits or sweets?

Fruits

26. Buttered, plain, or salted popcorn?
Buttered

27. Have you skipped school?
Yes

28. Have you been on a plane?
Yes

29. Have you swam in an ocean?
Yes

30. Have you been ice skating?
I have

31. Favorite sport?
Martial Arts, Soccer

32. What do you do to relax?
Draw, read, play games, dance, write, watch a show, take a walk in nature.

33. What is the last film you saw in the theater?
I don't remember, maybe Insurgent from the Divergent series

34. Favorite Sandwich?
Italian

35. If you could go anywhere in the world
I would take in the experience

36. Favorite time of the day?
Multiple: Late afternoon when it's warm and longer shadows stretch on the ground and the leaves from the trees glow from the light. Sunset when the clouds reflect the last rays of the sun and the stars begin to shine; late night when the stars are so bright you can see the milky way, sunrise when the sun peaks over the dark, silhouetted mountains

37. What did you want to be when you were little?
A warrior, an astronomer, an artist, a writer

38. What do you want to be now?
A warrior still; I am still working toward those other things, too, although I have to forgo astronomy this late in the game other than as an interest

39. Favorite type of ice cream?
Cherry Garcia

40. Last book you read?
Crystal Cave

41. Which store would you max out a credit card at?
Best Buy, perhaps

42. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
Hasn't really been an issue; there are more annoying things than questions

43. Favorite all time movie?
a lot; 300 is pretty good, 5th Element, Serenity

44. What was your favorite show when you were a kid?
I remember watching Gargoyles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

45. What are you listening to right now?
Dave Matthews, When the World Ends

46. What is the last thing you ate?
Bulgogi

47. If you were a crayon what colour would you be?
Teal Blue or Robin's Egg Blue

48. What is the first thing you notice about another person?
Eyes

49. Favorite sport to play?
Soccer

50. Favorite Day of the Year?
Halloween

51. Hugs or Kisses? 
Hugs

52. Vanilla or Chocolate?
Vanilla

53. Favorite smells?
Honey Citrus, Rain, Honeysuckle flowers, Roses, Hyacinths, Nag champa incense.

54. What inspires you?
Too many things to name them all, but I suppose I can generalize; heroism, sacrifice, nature, the universe, etc

55. Do you have any piercings?
I do

56. How many siblings do you have?
Had 3, now 2.

57. Bacon Bits or Croutons?
Croutons

58. Favorite Day of the Week?
Friday

59. Favorite phrase?
I have a lot; one of them is, "I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night"

60. Favorite Restaurant?
I don't know anymore.

61. Favorite animal?
Cloud leopard

62. Favorite thing to do outside?
Depends on the weather and location; I like to absorb the beauty of nature, usually

63. Favorite thing to do when it's raining?
Listen to it, read a book

64. Favorite Disney character? 
Hard to say; Mulan and Jasmine, maybe

65. Do you like coffee? If so, what is your favorite brand?
I'm more of a tea person



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Stolen from BlackAlbatross1

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BASICS

dA Username: seishyn
Name: Kelly
Nicknames and/or Preferred Names: Kelly is fine.
Country: USA
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


FAVORITES
Favorite Digital Art Program: Photoshop, but to be honest, it's the only one I've tried so far. I'd like to check out SAI sometime.
Favorite Traditional Art Medium: Pencil is the most convenient, I do love watercolor, though, and pastels are fun. Oil is more of an investment time, space, and money-wise, but I love that, too.
Favorite dA Artists: Artgerm, Sandara; those come to mind right away, but there are many fantastic DA artists
Favorite Movies: So many, here are a few: for action: 300, scifi: Serenity, Miyazaki film: Spirited Away & Howl's Moving Castle, chick flick: Ever After & Much Ado About Nothing
Favorite TV Shows: Firefly, several anime
Favorite Music Artists/Bands: there are a lot, I like alternative rock and trance/chillstep, and most things in between.
Favorite Games: WoW, Diablo, Bastion, Transistor, Portal, Tomb Raider, Chrono Trigger, FF, Trine, Torchlight, Lunar, I'm probably forgetting some
Fandoms You're Stuck In: Not really anything in particular


PERSONAL
Pets: Love my pets. I like all animals, but more of a cat person if I had to pick.
Scars? Yep
Tattoos? Not yet
Piercings? 5
Alcohol? Yeah
Drugs? No
Eye colour: blue-green
Hair colour: light brown


PREFERENCES
Digital or Traditional? Both
Mouse or Tablet? Tablet
Beach or Mountains? That's tough. I grew up in the mountains, and lived briefly by a pretty awesome beach. I love both.
Dolphins or Sharks? Dolphins, hands down.
Would you rather fight 100 third graders one at a time or 50 all at once? O.o
On sunny days, you: Enjoy the sun, make a point to go outside for part of the day
On rainy days, you: Listen to it, do more indoor activities
On hot days, you: stay under some kind of shade, drink cool drinks.
On cold days, you: get a blanket and a hot drink and watch a movie, cuddling is awesome if available

 

YOUR CHARACTERS
How many OCs do you have?  I'm working on writing 3 books. For my smallest story (realistic world, focuses on one main character in one city) I have 16 so far. For my biggest (fantasy; several main characters, covers an entire continent) I have over 50 so far. About even number of male and female characters, though I wrote mostly about the female ones below.
What fandom do most of them belong to? Each story has a different world of my own creation
Which one is your favorite?
    Fantasy: Ryniel was my first, so I'll stick with her. Ryniel's a badass fighter, but with innocence and compassion. She has a gentle nature. She is a representative of her people in the war to come as they gather support from all nations of the land. 
    Futuristic: Alexis is passionate, determined, resourceful, and resilient as she joins the resistance and fights an impossibly powerful and oppressive enemy.
    Modern Day: Maia is passionate, adventurous, and kind natured, but when she is forced to kill the man she loves after he's turned evil and her teacher sacrifices his life the same night, she is bent on infiltrating and destroying the group responsible for the tragedy.
Which one do you draw the most? Seirene is my most malleable character. The original version of her is the fantasy one. She lost her whole family and her people when she was still a kid and as one of the last of her kind, is being hunted by the enemy. She has the ability to charm others, and is very beautiful and graceful, a dancer and a musician, but that is a mask. Underneath she is jaded, blunt, resourceful, and tough. She's a very deadly and graceful fighter. 
Do you commission work of them? I did a long time ago. Although I had the commission be of Seirene and Veyl. Veyl is another of my favorites. She's a bit of a tragic character in my fantasy story. She never knew her parents growing up. Veyl was turned into a powerful demon of death and chaos as a young adult. Despite the change, she still has a very loving heart, so she has trouble coming to terms with her role which seems to emanate from her whether or not she wants it to. Anything she touches withers. Even as she walks, the ground around her feet dies.
Do you request work of them? I haven't
Do you ship them with other people's characters, or your own? Huh?
How do you keep track of them? I have a character list for each story
Are there any that you would make real if you had the chance? Some of them, definitely. Several would do just fine because they already live in a similar world.

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Well life keeps throwing me through loops. This has been a chaotic year. I'm in the midst of moving across the country again and of course, the creative juices flow when I need to be focusing on other things. You know how it goes; you always get the best ideas when you don't have time for them.

Anyway I've been working on a few things. I haven't uploaded any of them, but one of them is getting close, so I'll do my best to get it done and uploaded here. I want to start more practice drawings to improve in general. The last speed sketch I did really helped, but I know I could be doing them more, trying more unusual positions for the people in them, trying out different color schemes and intensities, showing more interactions with other people, emotions in the faces, working on scenery and aesthetics, etc. Well, unfortunately I love art, but I didn't pick it as a career, so it always has to take a back seat to life. Hopefully I can find some time to really dig in. :D
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#1- I have a soft spot for all animals, and especially for cats.

#2- I'm studying anthropology in school with a focus on culture and archaeology. I'm especially fascinated with the rise of civilization and the interactions between the first cities in the world.

#3- I don't like reading magazines; I tend to bring a book to appointments I'd have to wait for.

#4- I like playing sports; soccer is the one I'm the best at. I also like martial arts.

#5- Two places in the world I want to live for a while in are Japan and Italy. I'd love to visit SO many other countries too.

#6- I'm a little bit of every stereotype; not one in particular, but I suppose the closest is 'nerd' since I'm into fantasy, anime, and video games.

#7- I used to have 3 older siblings, but 2 years ago one of them died. That changed me more than any other single event in my life.

#8- Starting a new job in about a year; I'm pretty excited about the people I'll meet, the things I'll learn, and the different places I'll go.

#9- I love warm weather; spring and autumn are my favorite seasons, followed closely by summer.

#10- Though I have many interests and things I love to do, two things I will do without any external nudge at all is art and writing, which is self explanatory at this website, I guess O.o

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