🌍 The PMC Weekly December 12th, 2020chrome_reader_mode

Minecraft/Personalized Questions:

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•́How did your Minecraft experience begin? Do you still play?
-It started almost 7 years ago when I used to be scared of the idea that zombies might be hiding in that fog that Minecraft used to have, and when the world size was 256×256. I started playing on bedrock edition, but I'm on java now. I still do play, but not as often. I play a couple of times every month now.

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•́You’re an amazingly talented skin/pixel artist and are constantly sharing your creations with us. How did you learn the art? Tell us your secrets!
-Well, I wouldn't say I'm talented, but I plan on improving my art over time. So far all I've learnt is just through boring trial and error, but I plan to start watching some instructional videos soon if I finally get the time. One of the quotes that I use when I'm not sure about my work is "When you see a mistake, or don't like what you made, then you at least know where to improve.".

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•́What tools do you use for your pixel art?
-I use paint.net. Though I might upgrade if I need more tools.

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•́What inspires you when you’re creating? How do you come up with such beautiful color palettes?
-Every skin, or drawing that I put a lot of thought into turns out great. mostly I start by simply asking myself what theme I'll do, then I move onto mood and colors, then character, then style, then design, then I finalize my sketch, then I draw and color the final drawing, lastly I add the finishing details.

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•́Do you prefer creating HD or standard resolution skins?
-Well, the pros of an HD is that it is more detailed, and you can fit more ideas, and details onto there, but the cons of HD skins is that the 2nd layer doesn't line up properly with the first one, the further you are from the center of the head, the more the 2nd layer diverges from the body, and the other con is it takes too long to finish it, and if you don't like the result, well you'll just have to throw hours of work into the trash. I like regular skins more because even though it's less resolution you are challenged with that idea of limited space. It challenges you, and it makes failure to portray what you have in your mind onto the canvas of a skin a bit more barrable. Though if I had to choose one to work with for ever, then I'd choose HD skins.

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•́How long does it take you to create an HD skin?
-It takes around 2-4 hours depending on if I already have a clear mental idea of what the skin will look like, or not. Usually if the skins takes loner than that then I do it over days. such as [Ancient stone full of feelings], [The phoenix above the mountains], and [Hell strider].

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•́We know you’re also quite a talented sketch artist, as seen in your art blog. Did you (or are you planning on) going to school for art?
-I am planning on taking programming, but if I improve my art skills then I might go for art school, or graphic design. I have some other routes planned, but those three seem the post plausible.

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•́How do you think your artistic skills have improved over the years? What are you hoping to prove upon?
-It has improved, but I still need to practice. I need to draw a lot to actually start improving a whole bunch, because drawing something good is nice and all, but being consistent is more important. I'm currently busy so practicing isn't a daily thing for me, but I'll find some time for practice. I plan to be able to firstly draw the human shape, then the features of the human, then movement, then clothes, and if I learn those then I feel like the rest wont be as hard.

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•́We noticed you’re a fan of sci-fi. Do you have a favorite sci-fi artist? What’s your favorite sci-fi movie?
-I am a huge fan of the idea that one day traveling into space will be the same as sailing a ship through the vast empty ocean, hoping to rest a foot on undiscovered planets, and solar systems. I'm a fan of the idea because it has a lot of potential, and because it's just cool. I don't watch movies a lot, but "Alien: covenant" really did it for me with scary mood it had.