Colors Gallery, meet lampyridae
@lampyridae lore is upon upon us! Like a lamp, they're here to cast light on themselves just as they've illuminated colors quest with so many awesome works of art! It's time to learn even more about them!
@lampyridae it's time for you to illuminate us! Shine a light on yourself! What do we need to know about you?
"Hey !!! I’m Lamp for short and Lampyridae for long and Lampyridaephobia for longer !! I’m a certified wire chewer and bug enjoyer and many other things."
a first step by lampyridae
What inspired your style? When did you begin drawing and initially what motivated you?
"I’ve been drawing for a long time, and first started making digital art when I got my first computer and discovered the wonders of Microsoft Paint. I was encouraged by my family and friends and started drawing on paper more often. As for my style, it mostly comes from my inability to draw smooth lines with my finger. I think jagged and varying line thicknesses make an artwork look more unique and eye catching, even if they take a bit longer to finish than smooth ones do."
How did you come across Colors Live? What were your initial thoughts and what made you join our community?
"I came across Colors Live after my friend @kaiisakaizi showed me one of his paintings from here. After a little bit of interrogation, he finally gave in and told me what program he used. I didn’t use Colors often at first because I was still using the demo, but after getting the full version, I started using it much more! The Colors community was pretty welcoming, and it’s cool to see artists of varying skill levels and talents come together on a single platform where they don’t have to worry about being screwed over by algorithms powered by biased AI."
guys my wifey poo is 74th weekly artist by kaiisakaizi
Is Colors Live your only software? If not, what other software and mediums do you use? Is there any features you want to see in Colors Live in the future?
"I use a few different drawing softwares as well as plain old paper, but one of my favorites is an app called ToonSquid. It supports animation, both keyframing and frame-by-frame, and has so many amazing features; I just have to recommend it. One feature that I would love to see on Colors Live is a gradient fill tool, similar to the one found on Kleki.com It can be pretty difficult to create gradients on Colors, and I’m sure that lots of users would be greatly benefited if they had a tool like that at their disposal!"
What art of yours are you the most proud of?
It’s a tough pick, but I’m super proud of this one. I drew it for Colors Quest, and think it came out pretty good for the limited tools available! It became one of my most popular paintings in just a couple of days, which I think is really cool too.
something you desire: world domination by lampyridae
Top 3 favorite Colors artworks?
It was hard to pick a specific artwork from this artist, but I chose this one because of the colors, the texture, and my once intense love for Pokémon.
dream team by gorgonzola
I really like this artwork by kaiisakaizi because I love aliens and greens and aliens.
my roblox avatar again by kaiisakaizi
I chose this last one because of the shading, colors, and composition! I also love creatures.
Hunter by Smallpoly
Who're your favorite artist on and off Colors Live?
"My favorite artist on Colors would have to be @/gorgonzola. Their art is really cool, and I adore the way they portray themself in their paintings and how they texturize their artworks. Off colors, one of my favorite artists is Joy Ang. She’s the illustrator of the covers of my favorite book series and is an amazing artist with a gorgeous and captivating style."
00 by gorgonzola
I can't put my finger on it but something tells me that you like dragons a lot! But maybe it's just a hunch?
"Yes!! Dragons make up 90% percent of my artworks, mostly because of this book series I read when I was a little younger. Wings of Fire is pretty popular here on Colors, and I definitely recommend it to other young readers around my age!"
drawing every wof character: kestrel (6) by lampyridae
What advice do you have other artist?
"I think an important thing to remember when making art is to not restrict yourself to a certain style. Experiment and play with shapes and colors! Uniqueness and creativity are the most important aspects of creating art, so don’t limit yourself!"
Do you have any goals or plans for the future?
"I’m hoping to make a sci-fi spec evolution project exclusive to Colors where people will be able to make characters based on the alien species that I invented! I tend to lose motivation before completing my projects, so only time will tell if I actually go through with this or not."
uhh redo i guess by lampyridae
What's the best way to deal with artistic burnout? How do you resist it?
"Usually when I’m burnt out I take a break from drawing for a while until I find motivation again. One thing that helps me get out of art block is scrolling through Pinterest or watching art-related YouTube videos!"
the night kingdom :p by lampyridae
How important is shape language when it comes to character design in your opinion? What are some key elements people should focus on when designing a character?
"I think that shape language is pretty important, even though I haven’t quite mastered it yet. One thing that I usually prioritize when designing a character is a unique shape or color pallet that’s easily recognizable, no matter the style."
DONT comment on how long this took by lampyridae
Anyone you want to shoutout?
@kaiisakaizi, for introducing me to colors, as well as a few of my mutuals, @kae_toh, @pichulino, and @-FangedDeer- !! They all have wonderful art styles and totally deserve to be weekly artists someday in the future if they haven’t already!
That wraps up our interview with @lampyridae ! The Colors Team would like to thank you for your time! They're the guy to check out!
Check out all of our previous interviews here:
http://colorslive.com/page/Artist-of-the-week-interview-list
For those who may need a reminder
The Artist of the week will be posted every Friday so be sure to tune in! Prior to that, the artist may be contacted via email or other means at least a week or more in advance so be sure to check your emails( and spam) so you don't miss out on a chance to be featured. If you don't reply within 48 hours another artist may be chosen to be featured for that week instead and you will be in a future artist of the week update.
The announcement of who is the upcoming featured artist will be announced at least 2-3 days in advance or eariler so look out for that too! If you would like for any of your questions or comments to be featured in an upcoming interview please check out colorslive.com/discord and visit the official artist of the week channel to submit questions/commentary for a chance for those to be answered before Friday.
Suggest a new artist for artist of the week on the forum post on my gallery or by posting with the #heyzyik tag.
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Stay creative!
Zyik & The Colors Team
