Emote Freshmen Vol. 4 =piirustus

May 13, 201211 min read

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Published: May 13, 2012

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^{Hello, and welcome to Emote Freshmen. This is a new interview series dedicated to gathering the input of new/newer emoticonists(less than one year old). We will have a new article 2-3 times a month!}

Today we will be interviewing

Piirustus

Piirustus has been making emoticons for about 6 months. She had skyrocketed seance then, receiving a Daily Deviation after making emoticons for only 3 months!

Now please welcome Emma to the show!

Opening words of the artist:

Hey everyone! Thank you for taking time to read my interview

Q1:
How did you find the emoticon community, and why did you stay?

Honestly, I had never known about communities in dA. In my previous account I didn't get to know many people. I guess I wanted to start something new so I started doing emotes, which led me to the community. I love how tight-knit our group is, and we pretty much depend on each other to keep emotes alive

I also love all the people

Q2:
When you started making emotes, did you use many resources? If so, which tutorials, groups, etc did you find most helpful?

Umm, I did use a tutorial in the very beginning, but I changed my style soon after. Mainly, I picked up tips from other emote artists and created my own style.

Q3:
What program(s) do you like to use most when making emotes?

Photoshop Elements. Actually it's the only program I've ever tried using

I tried paint once but I depend on layers so much that I just gave up.

Q4:
When you first started, what emoticonist(s) did you look up to the most?

Geez, that's hard. Probably Krissi001.

Q5:
Which of your works are you most proud of? And why?

Lol, probably not one of my emote pieces actually.

If it was an emote piece then this, because I spent so much time on it.

If it's pixel art then this, because it was my first pixel piece and I love it

Q6:
What do you think is the most challenging part when you make emotes?

Animation
Other then that, maybe finding the facial expression.

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Q7:
How are you liking the emoticon community so far? Anything you think that should happen to make you feel more welcomed?

Eh. I love the community, but honestly, I find that some emote artists are more well known then others, even if they are equally skilled. Also, you have to be pretty active to be able to stay in the community.
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Q8:
What do you like most about creating emotes?

Making eyes
or shading

Happy Birthday SparklyDest! by Piirustus

Q9:
If you could have any emoticonist critique and help you step by step to help improve your emotes, who would it be?

Seiorai
And some other artists probably

Q10:
In the future, what do you want to improve and hope to do more/most of as an emoticonist?

Well, I'm sorta half in half out now. I hope I can really join the community and be able to stay there