Interview with Poetess
Poetess (http://poetess.deviantart.com) is a well-known and
greatly respected member of the Deviantart community. Her amazing winamp skins,
wallpapers, artworks, photos and poems are loved by lots of people and have been
signed as Daily Deviation several times.
Could you introduce yourself to our readers?
My first name is Diwa, last name Fernandez. My background is in Fine Arts and majored in Visual Communications. I am 22 currently living in Makati City, Philippines. I work as freelance wed designer.
The range of works you make is very wide: from poetry to photos. You draw pictures manually, create graphics in Flash, Photoshop and so on. And all your works are amazing... How do you do manage to do this?
Ever since I was a child. I love making designs, doing illustrations, and any other forms of art. Creating images are sometimes natural to me. Whenever I get the time to sit and think I always try to think creatively and productively. Poetry is a form of therapy for me and not really my forte. I do love to try out different things so maybe that's why I get to do so much.
What instruments do you use for creating your artworks? Just a graphical editor + mouse and keyboard?
Well... I started using Photoshop 4 back then and as they upgrade so did my skills. I don't have a pentablet since I couldn't afford one and I still don't have one. So I just do with what I have. A mouse and yes… keyboard. I often use the shortcut keys so that i use both of my hands. Sometimes I draw my illustrations on paper, scan them, and trace it in Photoshop as well as rendering. ^_^
Do you need to be in any special mood to create your works
or you just take a pen (keyboard, mouse) and start writing or drawing a
picture?
Sometimes, I need to be...but sometimes I just take a pen, or pencil, or a mouse and just make what comes into my head. :)
You've tried your skills in different kinds of modern computer art. Which one is your favorite?
Photoshop and Flash, I guess. Those two are my favs. :)
If it's not a secret, what are you working at now?
Hmmm, right now I'm doing a collaboration with Rival and also I'm doing a huge project with my dad.
Could you tell a bit more about it?
My dad and I are like a group exhibit along with the other artist that is in the family; we still don't know how soon we are done. And the one with Rival is more like a collaborative work from one of his stories. Soul Core.
Could you name your favorite digital artist?
I guess there's a lot... but right now... my most fav is Rival.
And what about your own works? Do you have favorites?
Oh... well... let's see now...
My first one is the "poetess christmas special" because I drew that for devinartART.
Then there's the "serenity in love", "dying dream", "the fallen", "aeloria" (series), "poetess" (series), "gold fish", there are lots more I guess. But those are the prominent one. :)
And the last question: What would you like to say to our readers?
Well, I guess always try to look on the better side of things, have fun, and try almost everything once. :)
You can find more of Poetess' works on her homepage:
http://poetess.deep-ice.com/