I've seen this around a couple places, including and , so I decided to fill it out too ^____^

1] What is your pen name?
Micchi

2] How did you get the name?
When I joined jRO, I went by the name Miruchii ( ミルチィ ) and my friend's RO husband called me Micchi ( みっち ) and it kinda stuck ^^

3] Do you use PC or Mac?
PC

4] What software you use most often?
openCanvas

5] Do you use mouse, or tablet?
Tablet

6] The color you use most often is?
Pastel colours

7] What area of the pictures do you put most effort into?
Lineart and eyes, however they still never end up the way I want them to be... ;_;

8] How long does it take you to draw a picture?
Usually a day to a week. Coming up with the concept is the longest part.

9] Do you keep your rough drafts?
I try to, but usually I only have one for lineart and one with solid colours.

10] What kind of font do you use most often?
Haven't really used fonts much in drawing.

11] What's the dpi when you scan?
300 dpi, but I usually don't scan art, I draw them using the tablet

12] Do you do anything else when you're drawing pictures?
Chat on MSN with friends, listen to music, sometimes take a break and go on RO

13] How many pictures do you draw in a month?
0-4

14] What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
Printer paper... nice and white ^^

15] What kind of paper do you use for sketches and drafts?
Same as above

16] How long does it take to ink something?
Haven't inked in traditional art, but doing final lineart copies takes FOREVER (like 4 hours)

17] Do you do doujinshi or original manga?
Nope, the closest was a few 4-koma

18] Do you like doujinshi? Is it fun making it?
I love doujinshi, but I don't have the creativity or artistic talent to make one ;_;

19] Ever submitted anything to a magazine?
Nope

20] Did it get published?
N/A

21] Who are your favorite artists?
Koge Donbo, Kanan, CLAMP

22] What's your favorite Anime/Manga?
Anime: Full Moon o Sagashite; Manga: Cardcaptor Sakura

23] Favorite Characters?
Miharu Amakase (Da Capo), Milfeulle Sakuraba (Galaxy Angel), Kana Hagino (Canvas 2), Nanaka Shirakawa (Da Capo 2), Misha (PitaTen)

24] Any artists that you'd like to draw like?
Koge Donbo

25] Do you buy books a lot?
Of course :3 Soooooo much manga ^____^

26] Did you ever buy a book to inspire you to draw?
Doujinshi and comic anthologies sometimes do that to me...

27] Any video games you enjoy?
Galaxy Angel series, Da Capo series, Disgaea series

28] Any favorite characters from video games?
Miharu Amakase (Da Capo), Milfeulle Sakuraba (Galaxy Angel), Kana Hagino (Canvas 2), Nanaka Shirakawa (Da Capo 2)

29] Do you have a favorite writer?
Not really...

30] Any books you really enjoy?
In terms of manga, then Cardcaptor Sakura, Full Moon o Sagashite, PitaTen, Tsubasa. I also love doujinshi and comic anthologies. I got a bunch of RO ones ^^

31] Do you write fanfics?
I wrote a few a long time ago, and had ideas for others, but just like everything else, I don't end up finishing them XD

32] Any music that you often listen to while drawing?
I usually don't listen to music while drawing, but when I do, it's usually some happy anime song from an OST.

33] Any recommended songs?
There's a lot of them, most of which are either cute or heartwarming ones... Right now, I'm in love with Onnaji Negai ( おんなじねがい ), a Milfeulle/Apricot duet.

34] Any web sites that you totally admire?
Not really. Although there's a lot of layouts that are quite impressive

35] Do you have any sites you want to go everyday?
I usually just visit sites for news, mail, RO, work and anime.

36] What is your dream site like?
A simple site (probably chara fan site) with a pastel-based layout :3

37] Do you like your own art?
If I post it, I'm ok with it. But it still never looks that good... =w=

38] What do you enjoy watching on TV?
Don't really watch TV much I do like the Amazing Race though

39] Favorite celebrity?
Don't really have one...

40] Favorite color?
Pastel blue

41] Favorite food?
I love all food :3 I have a sweet tooth for lemon meringue pie

42] Favorite drink?
Mango milkshake, cold HK milk tea, pineapple ice and Fanta

43] Any places you like to shop at?
Gamers... omg, I spent hours in it staring at everything *_*

44] Can you cook?
I'm ok at it. I especially love making desserts ^^

45] Any programs you use often for email? Any electronic pets?
Hotmail and Gmail mostly. No electronic pets, I have too many other things to take care of first XD

46] Are you a computer expert?
No way. I can get it working and fix a bit of problems, but nothing major.

47] Want to become a professional artist?
Not really... drawing is more of a hobby than anything else

48] Any other jobs you're interested in, besides an illustrator?
I'd love to get a job that is geography-related

49] Any other specialties besides drawing?
Procrastinating ^___^ (Just like what I'm doing right now)

50] Do you like to watch movies?
Not really. I usually end up moving around and watching only parts of it

51] What's your favorite movie?
Cardcaptor Sakura: Fuuin Sareta Kaado (2nd movie)

52] Have you ever entered art contests?
Nope

53] When did you start drawing seriously?
I don't think I've really been serious about drawing, although I started doing more of it recently this year

54] Anything that you often use as a reference when you draw?
Manga that I can find lying around

55] Have you met any of your fans online?
Fans? lol XD

56] You have a lot of pen pals?
Penpals... not really. I have a few online friends I talk to frequently.

57] You have a lot of friends that draw?
Ya, they're part of the reason I draw more nowadays

58] What time do you usually go online?
If I'm not elsewhere, I'm online XD

59] Do you like to go to chat rooms?
Not really, I stick with talking to my close friends on MSN

60] Do you have your own computer?
Yup, but I probably should get a new one soon

61] What would you say to the person you admire?
Thankies for being such an inspiration to me

62] Do you think of things when you draw?
Not really, I'm usually quite focused on getting the lines or colours right. This usually means my face is really close to the monitor... ^^

63] Have you drawn bad because you think too much?
I think I draw bad no matter what lol

64] Do you have any friends who are professionals?
Don't think so

65] Where do you often hang out?
In the living room with friends

66] Do you have any artists that you don't like too much?
Not in particular

67] Situations in which you really don't like being online?
When I'm trying to do work or when I'm feeling down

68] Situations in which you hate when it comes to having web sites?
Don't have a website XD

69] Something that makes you really glad that the internet exists?
The ability to be able to meet friends from all over the world without having to give out personal information. Privacy matters a lot to me

70] What about things that make you NOT glad that the internet exists?
The phenomena that people generally act more idiotic online. Drama sucks >_>

71] What's the first picture you've ever shown to the public online?
I've shown a lot oekaki to friends over MSN, but the first picture I've posted was a rough oekaki with the mouse of Sakura and Kyle from Tsubasa, from the Tsubasa manga fan book. The first picture that I really started posting to forums and dA was a picture of Miharu Amakase from Da Capo in a miko outfit. It was the first one I drew with a tablet.

72] Do you still have that?
Yup, both. They're in my gallery ^^

73] Has your drawing style changed a lot?
Most definitely. I spend quite a few months trying new lineart and CGing techniques, in addition to different programs.

74] How does it usually change?
The lineart has gotten a bit cleaner and the colouring is becoming softer.

75] Have you experienced artists block before?
Most definitely, what artist doesn't? XD

76] How did you escape from it?
I picked up a manga from my bookshelf and read it for inspiration ^^

77] What happens when you have artists block?
I go read manga instead for inspiration

78] Any artists that have influenced you a lot?
Not anyone in particular. I take a lot of aspects from different artists, both professional and fan artists.

79] What made you start drawing?
I used to draw and paint only landscapes since I never did proportions for portraits right. So now I'm drawing more to try to get better at portraits and body proportions.

80] What made you want to get a web site?
Don't have one at the moment ^^

81] Where did your site name come from?
N/A

82] What do you think about net manners?
People need to be more mannered. Just because the medium of communication is different doesn't mean you can be rude to others.

83] Have you ever been spammed?
Uh, probably...?

84] Ever thought about quitting your web page?
N/A

85] If so, why?
N/A

86] About how much KB is each picture?
Around 100-150 KB

87] When creating your site, do you use a program or pure html?
I haven't create one lately, but I use pure HTML

88] Do you have good eyesight?
Ha... haha...

89] If you can get any person's autograph, who's would you get?
Koge Donbo

90] What would you say to that artist when he/she autographs for you?
I've always been a fan of your art and I'm so honoured to be able to meet you!

91] Do you have fans of your art?
I don't know

92] Do you like to draw on oekaki bbs?
I haven't, but I like oekaki in general ^^

93] Are you good at art in school?
I wouldn't say I was good at art, but I did well

94] Did you take art lessons other than from school?
Nope, no time

95] Have you drawn a manga?
Nope =w=

96] What's your favorite phrase/quote?
I haven't really given it much thought =_=

97] Do you think your personality is different externally and internally?
Not especially. Although I think I'm a bit more open when I'm online ^^

98] What's your goal now?
To graduate from university

99] What do you have to say to yourself?
Stop procrastinating and get to work!!

100] Lastly, what do you have to say to everyone?
Thankies for reading! I hope you've learned a bit about Micchi



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