Colors Gallery, meet Kenna_Andesite
@Kenna_Andesite brings their incredibly keen drawing and coloring skills to the gallery! They may be still quite new to the gallery but it wasn't long until they were recognized for their talent and passion! But enough talking, let's get to know them!
@Kenna_Andesite it's time for your introduction! What should we know about you? Tell us about yourself!
"Hello y'all, I'm Kenna Andesite! I just joined this fun community not long ago! My favorite things are drawing and crafting!"
I'm late by Kenna_Andesite
Your lineart is so clean and I love how your coloring is bit saturated but also soft! What are your inspirations and how did they influence your style and artistic process? How did you get your start?
"The line art and coloring of the work in the Chinese comic magazines inspired me a lot! When I first started drawing, I just drew for fun and didn't care what I got wrong, but later on I would use these comics as a reference when I couldn't draw something."
The personification of 3 Chinese scenic spots by Kenna_Andesite
It's crazy how you've only been in the gallery for a few months yet your gallery is already becoming quite packed with incredible art! How did you discover Colors Live? What made you join our community and how are you liking things so far?
"I was animating on my 2DS before and then I wondered if I could find a drawing software on NS as well, so I found Colors Live!"
Do you use any other mediums to create art? If so, how do does Colors Live suit your process? Are there any new features you'd want to see in the future?
"I have been using Ibis Paint and Artstudio Pro for my artwork, but neither app has an official community. So I was surprised to find out that Colors has an official community and decided to use it for a long time! I hope to include square canvases in the future." :)
Which artworks of yours are you the most proud of and why?
The work I am most proud of:
Summer Witch Academy ^^ by Kenna_Andesite
Top 3 favorite Colors Live artworks?
Future and past by sharp_eyed_detective
Theys Gon` Get Hitched by SaltineCracker
Water Bender by Acchan
Who are your favorite artist on and off of Colors Live? IF you could borrow or incorporate someone else's art skills or style into yours who and what would it be?
My favorite artist on Colors is @sharp_eyed_detective , and off Colors are Fiona.Livv and ijustwannahavefunn! I would most like to borrow Fiona.Livv's style.
Lady in red by sharp_eyed_detective
You have some really interesting designs for your characters? Is there a lot of lore? How did you come up with them?
"Many of my oc's started out as avatars of my moods, and then I designed shapes for them based on each mood trait (It's kind of like Inside Out LOL)."
OC: Kenlyn by Kenna_Andesite
What advice would you give to up-and-coming artist? What's something you wish you knew early on your journey through life?
"I would say to new artists to be diligent in finding references for their drawings! I wish I'd learned sooner that there's no shame in drawing for reference."
Do you ever experience artistic burnout? How did you learn to deal with it?
"Art burnout is common for me. Whenever that happened I would tell myself to take a break if I couldn't draw anything and not to push myself too hard."
OC: Leo by Kenna_Andesite
What would you say are your biggest strengths weaknesses?
"Biggest strengths? Probably the willingness to learn new things. Of course the downside is that I'm a three-minute man." :P
You're making quite a name for yourself in the Colors Gallery with all the fantastic art trades that you've done so far! What makes you decide to go through with doing trades? What's your favorite thing about it?
"Because Art Trades allows me to make new friends! I love drawing other people's ocs and watching them draw mine!"
Trade 3 by Kenna_Andesite
What goals and plans do you have for the near or far future?
"I recently had to do some crafts to earn money so I could go watch Mozart-L'operaRock!"
Anyone you want to shoutout?
"I'm honored to be liked! I'm looking forward to interacting with you guys more!"
(And don't mind my poor English)
That wraps up our interview with @Kenna_Andesite ! The Colors Team would like to thank you for your time! Keep a keen eye on them and their impressive skills!
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http://colorslive.com/page/Artist-of-the-week-interview-list
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Stay creative!
Zyik & The Colors Team
