Colors Gallery, meet Unaone
@Unaone ( or should I say Yoona?) is an artist whose gallery is instantly recognizeable lovely pinks, quirkiness, and charm! They're the leader of @CharacterDesignClub and did you know that Una is a finger painter!? I'll try not to spoilt too much! Now let's find out some other cool facts about them!
Who is the one and only @Unaone? What should we know about you?
"Funny how you call me the "one and only" when I have at least four accounts named "Una." Anyways I'm an artist with a shapeshifter for my main OC but she doesn't shapeshift much."
"Whoops."
Unaone, Unatwo, Unathree, UwUna by Unaone
What's your inspiration? What's the message behind your art?
"My inspiration is really whatever content I consume and get ideas from. The message behind my art is up for interpretation (That means I have no idea)."
Tamagotchi... Thing by Unaone
You're a finger artist!? That sounds like it requires a lot of patience and precision? How do you manage it? Do you draw with your finger as a challenge or is it just a preference over pens/ brushes/a stylus? Are there any unique challenges you need to overcome compared to more traditional ways of drawing?
"Well, the amount of time it takes me to draw something with my finger usually isn't super long in my opinion and I have decent hand-eye coordination so it isn't too hard for me. I started drawing with my finger because my dog kept eating my sonarpens and they were kind of big for my hand anyways. There may have been some challenges at the start but I've been drawing with my finger for about a year now so I kind of forgot them. But the hard lazy brush was a lifesaver when I started!"
How did you discover Colors Live? What made you decide "Hey, I want to become part of this community!" ? Any features that you want to see in the near future?
"I think I found Colors Live in either the eshop or the Nintendo YouTube channel. I've had the game since shortly after it released so I don't really remember. I wanted to join the community because of the contests people often hosted and I mapped out the people I thought would be cool to befriend. A few months later I made my account."
There are quite a few features I'd like to see but I'll just list the ones that seem the most Colors Live-friendly (probably):
-blur tool
-additional layers
-canvas rotating
-easier access to the flip x tool
-dark mode
-more size range for the brushes
-returning "Paint with Friends" with an online mode
-color palette saver
-blur tool
-morph/transform/whatever-you-call-it tool
What's your favorite color or color combination(I'd be surprised if it isn't pink since I see a lot of pink in your gallery)?
"Yeah it's pink. When it comes to color combos though my favorites would be pink+mint+white or pink+purple+black."
B) by Unaone
What Colors art of yours are you most proud of and why?
"That's hard to say but maybe "The Vampire"? It just looks like real cover art."
Top 3 favorite Colors artworks?
There are too many good ones to narrow it down to three so I'll just pick some of my random favorites:
pink ribbons by nanyalan-
Way beyond me by Day
sweeeet by garasya
Yeah they're all pink what about it?
Favorite artist on and off Colors?
"You are not getting a singular person on this so I will say everyone I am following as well as @Day @nanyalan- @furayon @yioyio @kisuchi @Lady Ama @Panda16 @highwaystar @miki 14... there are more but I'll stop there."
As for artists off colors:
Love2DrawManga, Lavendertowne, Ninomae Ina'nis, tppo, LAM, Mika Pikazo, sakusya2, AidaIro, Neytirix, Naoki Saito, and SamDoesArts.
What goals and ambitions do you have for the future?
I hate thinking about that kind of stuff but having an art job-- even just part-time-- would be cool, especially if it involves my OCs.
I see a lot of improvement since your first post on Colors Live! How did you improve so fast? What's your secret?
"DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER HOBBIES!✨"
"Or you can learn from other artists, find new methods to do things, and watch tutorials and take their advice (or don't)."
"I also like finding ways to finish drawings faster which may help you improve faster (I'm not sure about it though)."
Any advice for young artist or artist in general?
"Don't feel demotivated when you see art that you find better-looking than yours, especially when the artist is younger than you."
"Don't be afraid to cut corners or find shortcuts when you draw (but if you like spending 20+ hours on something I won't stop you)."
"References are okay."
"Use the flip tool when you're after symmetry."
"And this last one is more opinionated than the rest but don't be super obsessed with finding your "one special, sacred, singular art style that nobody else can have" There is a very good chance your art will change over time, but usually the feeling will be consistent and people can tell it's yours. And don't make tutorials for your art style if you don't want people to copy it."
u n a y a n y o by Unaone
How did you come up with your username?
"I get asked this a lot. I used to have a stuffed unicorn named Una (I was three and didn't know spelling) and I got Club Penguin but I didn't know what my username should be. My dad suggested naming it after my favorite plushie and since Una and Una1 were too short, we went with Unaone and it just stuck with almost everything."
Discord question from @EeveeEthan:
"What kind of pet peeves do you have"
"If you're talking about art pet peeves I hate when people tell you how a sketchbook is "supposed" to be used. Sketchbooks can be used just for sketches and you don't need to finish them or make them aesthetic or anything, but if you want to, you absolutely can and should."
"If you mean in general I hate pointless repetition in speech."
Anyone you want to shout-out?
Everyone in my bio (even the inactive people):
@CrystallizedDusk @Chopsticks @Pumpkinleech @Meganekko_ @BatteryPower @ghostiee @Outsweeters @Reiiii @WatermelonSugar @Nekoclovers_ @kukki @Autumn_Fall @-Howl- @Heroine-of-Winds @Kurumiiii @meowi
"Thank you hope I did this right!"
That wraps up our interview with @Unaone ! We at The Colors Team would like to thank you for your time! Please keep checking them out!
Check out our interview with our previous artist of the week @Nye_Guy
http://colorslive.com/page/Meet-Nye_Guy
For those who may need a reminder
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Zyik & The Colors Team
