F.A.Q.
Are you Greek?
I wouldn't include this question if I didn't actually get asked it on a regular
basis. No, I'm not Greek. I'm Canadian. But I'm obsessed with ancient Greece,
(and Amazons, which explains my screenname.) And Greek food is pretty good, too. :)
How long have you been drawing?
A long time; pretty much since I was teeny little child. I started taking it seriously
around about the time I was fourteen. Since then, I've been actively working to better
my artistic capabilities.
Have you gone to Art School?
No. I took art in high school, and every once in a while I got to a drop-in life drawing
class, but those don't really offer any instructions. I don't have time for art school, as
I attend university to take Anthropology/Archaeology and Classical studies (and I'd have a
minor in history, too, if our university had minors.) The internet is my art teacher.
Do you use references?
Not unless I'm really stuck on a pose/background. And generally speaking, my references
are me standing in front of a mirror, desperately trying to figure out what I'm doing
wrong.
Can I use your art for this, that, and the other thing?
No.
Unless you want to use one as your desktop background, that's fine. In fact, the gallery
has a few images made specifically for that purpose. But don't go around claiming that you
drew this stuff, or that these are your RP characters or anything like that. You didn't, and
they aren't.
Will you draw a picture for me?
Will you give me money? If the answer to that question is 'yes,' then so is my answer. Hop on
over to my commissions page, and check out my rates, and whether or not
I'm taking commissions at the moment.
Your prices are too high!
Tough?
What media do you use?
Generally speaking, I pencil and ink with ...a pencil and a pen... and then scan the image in and colour
in Photoshop. Sometimes I use markers (Prismacolor or Copic) or acrylic or watercolour paints, or I paint
with ink. I use other media, too, but not terribly often.
Have you had any work published?
Sort of.
I designed a T-shirt for Iris Print, and I was originally slated to have some works in Yaoi Press'
Yaoi Gothic book, though my work ultimately wasn't included. I've also done some scientific illustration in
a professional capacity, and it will be published, if the research is as well. Additionally, I did some graphic (logo)
design for a local tea-house, so it was on signs and business cards.
Don't you draw adult works, too?
Yes. Yes I do. Not a lot, but...
Why isn't it on your site?
Actually, it is. It's in a password-protected section of my gallery. If you want to see any of it
you'll have to send me an email with a scan of your driver's license or bith certificate or something
that proves you're over 18. Feel free to blur out everything except your name and birthdate, I really
don't care about anything but those. And if you don't want to do that, but you still want to see my adult
stuff, get an account at Y!gallery and you can see the vast majority of it there, since it's pretty much
all yaoi anyway.
I have a question not covered here!
In that case, drop me an email at greekamazon AT gmail DOT com. I'll try to get back to you in
a reasonable amount of time.