djdueu2hcywjd too coooooolll!!

Such a cool style & gallery! Are you open to being featured as an artist of the week? :wink: :thumbsup:

@-zyik- oh. um.. sure. i'd be honored. is there anything i need to do?

Not too much! I just send you questions to discord, email, or here in the gallery if you prefer

then I make your news announcement and send extra questions if the community has any for you

and then later in the week after the announcement your interview goes up fo everyone to read!

@-zyik- i understand. would email be acceptable? i don't know if you can see the one i use for this account, but if so, please reach me through that.

That works just fine! I'll email your questions to the email assocaited with this account1

thank you very much.

@latiparfaite sorry for the delay! Unfortunately email was actting funny so I'll have to send you your questions here.

Here they are:

1.) It's time to look into @latiparfaite! What's your story? Care to enlighten us?

2.) Your style is so sharp and distinguished! I also love how well you take advantage of the effects you're able to create in Colors Live in create art that stands out! What inspired such a cool, and recognizable style? What were your biggest inspirations when developing yourself as an artist?
3.) More on your style! What's your initial process? What goes through your head when coming up with cool things to draw?

4.) How did a humble artist such as yourself come across Colors Live? What drew you to the community and what do you like the most about it?

5.) We hope to receive switch 2 dev kits from nintendo soon we can really ramp up development on a switch 2 edition of Colors Live or a Colors Live 2! For these potential iterations of Colors is there any cool new features that you'd like to see?

6.) You have so much cool Sonic, Mario, and Earthbound fanart! Out of all the artworks of yours, which were the most fun to work on? Which are your favorites and why?(tag me on them)

7.) What are your top 3 favorite artworks in the Colors gallery? How do they inspire you?(tag me on them)

8.) How do you get your art to be so dynamic? What should one practice to achieve art that not only has interesting colors but perspective as well?

9.) Goals and plans? What're you looking forward to in the future?

10.) Is Colors Live your only software or do you use other software/mediums? How does Colors Live suit your process?

11.) What does an artist need in order to achieve a style that stands the test of time? How do you develop a style that inspires others?

12.) Strengths and weaknesses? What qualities of yours do you think define you the most?

13.) How do you go about dealing with burnout? When your artistic fire is smothered, how do you rediscover your passions?

14.) Advice for new artist? What's something you've learned that's been the most useful for you?

15.) Time for a shout-out? Who do you thing deserves some clout?

@-zyik-

1. uh.. it's kind of a long one, but i'll do my best.

i used to be active on colors 3d about a decade ago. i went by many names back then: trainer orange, chaosbang, toxiphobe, etc.
there came a point where i grew to resent all the art i drew back then. every oc, every blatantly traced piece, every ounce of creativity. i felt shame. regret. hatred. i hated myself and i hated my art being made fun of for how cringey it all was. i was insecure, and tried so hard to be cool. this resulted in me deleting everything and abandoning that part of my life. i saw it all as nothing more than a mistake, and i let myself conform to the expectations of others. i fell down and lost myself, going down a very dark path in life.
it wasn't until a few years back that i started picking art back up again, and one day, i had the chance to catch up with an old friend of mine. she's the reason i learned about colors being on the switch. she had always been a positive influence and inspiration for me, and at that point of my life, i had changed so much. i was still learning a lot. learning to open up to others. learning to find myself. learning to forgive myself. always.. learning.
it took a long time, but i'm at a point in my life now where i realized how much i regret deleting all those accounts and drawings. if i could undo my mistake, i would. those drawings meant a lot to my younger self. they were a piece of me, no matter how bad or embarrassing they were. it took me a long time to realize that i never needed the validation of others, or their approval. i never needed to pretend that i was someone i wasn't. i am who i am, and all i had been doing was running away from that truth. i love my art, and i love drawing. it makes me smile no matter no matter how old i was when i drew it.

art is an expression of the self, and that's something i struggled with finding for most of my life. it was never about being good or better. it was about loving yourself enough to be as true to you as possible, no matter who judges you for it.

with that, i'm glad i'm back now.

2. thank you..honestly, i still struggle to identify a style with myself. when i draw, i just let all the emotions and passion pour out, which can lead to inconsistencies. as for an inspiration, i guess it's just whatever fuels me in the moment, like music. i'm exposed to creativity everyday, so i always try to learn something new from different works. what do they make me feel, and how can i channel those same feelings through my perspective? high energy, low energy, happiness, love, death, pain, sadness.. what do they all mean to me? it's like allowing yourself to be possessed. that's how i like to think.

3. similarly to the second answer, i just go by whatever comes to mind. when that burst of creativity hits, i can vividly imagine what it is i want to illustrate. however, i know that no matter how much effort i put into the drawing, it will never fully match the image in my mind. i'm okay with that though, because i know i'm doing my best and am happy with that. i'll come closer and get better with every attempt.

4. the first answer mostly explains this, as my friend is part of why i bought colors live. i was hesitant to join the online scene again, as i had been comfortable drawing offline and to myself, but i decided one day that if i was going to come back, i had to make sure that my first impression/upload was the best of what i could do.
5. i used to want to see more tools added to colors live, but nowadays, i've gone back on those thoughts. i've used many drawing programs in the past before coming back to this one, so i had grown spoiled by the tools and brushes they offered. something i've come to appreciate about colors live is its simplicity and limitations. it forces and challenges me to be more creative and less complacent, which is something i've come to personally value more and more as time has gone on. everybody is different however, and new features are always wonderful to have. (some more customization with the bucket/fill tool's tolerance level would be nice.)

6. favorites..? i'd have to think on that one. looking back on everything makes you forget how fast time flies. scary.

1. "supreme"
what's there to say about this one? sonic frontiers was the newest sonic game at the time, and i had just finished it. as my first upload and a test of how well acquainted i had become with the app, it holds a special place in my heart.

2. "uh-oh, in the back seat"
i really like gwen stefani's music. ..that's it.

3. "ah, amita"
i got rather emotional with this one. it's meant to be a reflection of my past. who i used to be, who i became, and who i am today. i had to dig up drawings from the 3ds days just to see how i used to depict myself.. style-wise, it's all heavily inspired by a song i really like called "karma" by dareharu.

7. i can think of some that come to mind in the amount of time i've been around.

"DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY" by Prisma_Nano
i forget when i first came across this, but i remember being moved by how beautifully cohesive it looked; a perfect blend of lines and rendering that come together to form something life-like, yet still fantastical.

"I cried--" by Day
a nostalgic masterpiece from the 3ds era, if i remember correctly. back then, i couldn't imagine myself being anywhere near as good as this. nowadays, i find myself learning something new upon the occasional revisits.

"sunset beach" by loidforger
a mesmerizing painting. i remember going through a bad depression until i saw this, and how i was enamoured by the vivid uses of warm and cold colors. it gave off bittersweet emotions that really resonated with me.

8. i only discovered this recently, but if you're ever struggling with how fast you can draw, try doing traditional. there's a correlation between your confidence and your speed, and i believe that confidence can contribute to more ambitious posing and angles. i haven't used references in a very long time, just because i'm so used to rushing into to a drawing to get the idea out. sketch first, worry about the accuracy and perfections later. doing traditional art with a pen trains your brain very nicely into this mentality, allowing you to attempt things you'd never think possible.

9. goals? well, i guess there are a lot of things i still need to do in this world before i disappear. i want to be the best artist i can be, i want to write all sorts of stories and fanfiction, and i want to focus next year into finishing a game i've been slacking on for almost a decade. i'm releasing a fanfic in a few days, so there's that too.

10. i used to use paint tool sai, until i eventually bought clip studio paint. neither suited me as much as colors live does, simply because of the accessibility colors provides. being able to instantly grab my switch and start drawing is so much more gratifying than needing to set up my laptop and tablet, and it goes to show that putting money towards the more expensive option isn't always everything. i always wanted to be better, but it takes more than tools and stronger hardware to to strengthen yourself. that was a wise lesson i learned, even if it came at a financial cost.

11. i'm not necessarily sure if i'm qualified to answer that, but in my opinion, it's about what you bring to the table. despite there being a lot of people in this world, everyone has something about them that makes them unique. everyone has a unique way of expressing who they are, and art is just one way out of many to show that. developing a style is a matter of knowing who you are and embracing it with love. maybe you're inspired by someone else's style and want to copy it, but it's also about what you want. it takes valuing yourself and learning to love those parts about you that make you who you are, even if nobody else can understand it. that uniqueness, is your style. it's you.

12. in terms of strengths.. i don't really know. i enjoy analyzing stories and characters, and i have a strangely philosophical mind. i think a lot..maybe too much.
as for weaknesses..i'm not very good at communicating. if i don't respond back to you, don't take it personally. i have a hard time understanding the intentions of others.

13. burnout usually happens the day after i go on a drawing marathon. i've had times where i've drawn more than 3 things in a day because my mind was burning with passion for one reason or another. after it's all gone, i usually get art block and can't draw for a day or two. but afterwards, i'm usually fine. creativity strikes me out of nowhere, like when i see other artists or listen to music that resonates with me. that's all it takes for the spark to come back, regardless of if i'm fueled by happiness, love, sadness, or anger.

14. if you're new to drawing, you might often hear "practice". it's sound advice, and obviously, you won't grow unless you do. however, i think people tend to misunderstand what that actually means. repetition is meaningless if you aren't learning anything in the process. when you seek improvement, you should always be striving to learn something new, whether it be about techniques or yourself. when you practice anything, the real goal should be to learn. learn, learn, learn. and don't just learn. understand. understand why shapes and lines work the way they do. understand why colors on a canvas look so beautiful to you. understand the hows just as much as the whys, because that is how you develop your fundamentals. develop that, and you'll see growth like never before. that means learning to be uncomfortable. it means learning to be ambitious and risky. doing things you don't even know how to do. don't be afraid to. embrace your possibilities, and find joy in the attempts. it won't always look pretty, but the work you put in will someday speak for itself.

15. oh boy..shout-outs. um, as for that friend who introduced me to colors live, some of you might know her from a previous artist of the week: ponopzop. she's always been a very supportive and positive friend for as long as i've known her, so it's only natural that i mention her.

there's another person as well that i'd like to mention, but it's rather personal. all i can say, is that they mean the world to me, and i wouldn't be who i am today without them in my life. i love them. truly.

@-zyik- (to answer question 6)

Interview is up now! It was awesoming having you! I really enjoyed learning your backstory. Very relatable.

@-zyik- it was my pleasure. thank you for the opportunity.