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Hi Folks


I saw the following Deviant Art F.A.Q on the page of Miss Electronic Rainbow (here : [link] ) ans asked her if I could use it for my own D.A Journal. As the Lady was ok with it here are my answers to that Deviant Art Meme !!



Why did you join this site?

Two friends of mine had an account here. It was about 4 years ago. They left and...I'm still here

I absolutely didn't know about that site but as I had like 55379879 drawings in my computer, so I thought it was a good idea to have people's opinion about them. Better than
let them rot in my big "Various Drawings" file.

What does your username have to do with you? Is it a combination of your favorite things, or a character of yours?

That's my nickname actually. In French "Petite Madame" means "Little Lady". As I'm only 5'2'' (160 m) , you can guess where I get the idea from ? Yeah, I'm Hobbit, but don't tell my Mum...

What is your current icon of?

That's a self-portrait. That's how I represent myself even if I must admit that, in real life, I don't have the same haircut at all. Thanks god

How many watchers do you have and how many people are you currently watching?

For the moment, I watch 78 people, while 1,110 people watch me.

Do you have more than one account?

Yes I have a kind of comic account here [link]

As I've never really taken care of it, it has only 26 pages views. In fact it's a kind of English version of my French comic site Gribouillis.fr (link here : [link] )

Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.

Easy !!



What deviants do you admire because of their personality?

- Heurchon because of his sense of humor and his kindness. I asked the poor guy to explain me quickly a photographic technique called "Long Exposure" and he sent me an incredibly long tutorial with all the details. Better than my Canon 400D user's guide !!

- Boshudolor because he was one of the first ones to support me here. It's been 4 years and he still comments and favs my deviations. Not to mention the fact that he has never forgotten about his dream to become a professional cartoon artist. I really respect that.

How many people on here do you actually know in reality? Post their avatars.

Not that many...Most of them are not on DA anymore anyway. They just posted 8 or 9 deviations then left. They were not Photoshop junkies like me who carry on drawing stupid stuff even 4 years after joining.

Do you comment, fave, or both?

I do both. I don't comment a lot but when I do it, I'm always very enthusiastic. I practically never comment to leave very bad comments. I don't see the point. If there is something I really want to say about a Deviation, I try to be diplomatic and relevant. Being too direct is useless, even if you use the right emoticons to make the person understand you didn't want to be actually mean or hurt his/her feelings.

What do you typically post on deviantart?

Mainly fan arts. Those little reinterpretations of today's Pop Culture are a lot of fun to draw. What I like a lot is taking a cartoon character and "turn" it into a real person. That's a little obsession of mine, I confess.

Do you participate in clubs or contests here on DA?

- Contest, twice. I won a CD full of Jem songs once. Awesome
- Clubs, no. I'm not into that kind of fandom related stuff but I like the principle.

What is your most popular deviation?


My House MD fan art, it's been faved 2125 times. Even if I screwed up House internal organs... Vicodin in his heart instead of his stomach for instance. Not satisfied with the hands either but I still like it.

What's your favorite submission in your favorites gallery?

Holy crap !! Only one ? It's really hard. I think I'm gonna go for a funny one as I just can't make up my mind between all the incredible photos and digital art Deviations I have in my favorites gallery. It's called "OMG a branch!!!". It's a tarsier and it's freakin' awesome!!



What are the things you wish you could draw better?

Hands and feet. If only the human body was less difficult to draw...Yeah I know with "if"'s, you can build sentences as stupid as "If only Jared Leto could bring me my breakfast in bed every morning" and "If only Lady Gaga and Britney Spears could just shut up and disappear" but it doesn't lead you anywhere, does it ?

Are you a subscriber?

Yes, and it hurts a lot when each and every year I have to pay 21 euros but I guess it worth it after all !

How many hours a day do you spend on DA?

No more than 10 minutes because I don't really have the time but when I have to answer to the 565679088 comments in my DA message center I can stay about 2, 3 hours in front of my computer. I don't have the time to thank people anymore for the favs and the watches (too many) but I always answer to comments even if sometimes, it's like 2 months after. I think I owe that to Deviants who actually took the time to comment on my Deviations.

Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?

Pretty fast. And I got better and better. But only with an AZERTY keyboard. I suck at writing with a QWERTY one. It takes me ages to only write a f**king line !!

What is the most annoying thing people ask you?

Not "thing". "ThingS" with a capital S...

- Can you draw me a fan art of....?
No, I'm not a fan art factory. I already don't have the time to draw everything I want so it's impossible for me to take commissions or to go for the now famous "kiriban" system.

- Do you draw yaoi fan arts ?
No, yaoi is crap. I had my "yaoi" phase too when I was about 15 years old, I don't deny it (we all have our dirty little secrets hum ?) but now I'm 32 and I still wonder how I could have been interested in that shit. Hormones maybe. Not to mention that I can't stand anymore shojo mangas (except X by Clamp mainly because of the color illustrations). I think you got the picture right ? So STOP sending me notes to ask me that !!!

- Can you do a complete tutorial of your artwork ?
Hum..No..Too long and I'm too lazy. Check out my FAQ ([link]) if you want answers to your technical questions about my artworks but a complete tutorial would be just far too long to create.

- Can we see a real photo of you ?
No, if I don't post one it's because I don't want people to see me. So much beauty and perfection would be too overwhelming for my audience, somehow....I think...

I know those answers may sound pretentious and direct. I know that people are asking me all this because they actually love my work but honestly, it is really annoying.

What is the most annoying comment you get?

"You are just a photomanipulator. You CAN'T draw."
Yeah sure. You can count on that honey... The fact that I actually use photos in my works doesn't mean that I can't draw...

What inspires you?

Everything. Mainly television. Pop Culture in general. I'm a geek and I want to marry Han Solo, that can explain a lot of things. Like the fact I'm just so obsessed with TV series, superheroes and Heroic Fantasy. I'm typically the kind of person who cries like a little baby when Frodo leaves for the Grey Havens in The Return of the King, who gets hysterical in front of the TV when Sylar starts to rip open Claire's skull (S3 x 01), and who split her side laughing when House shoots a corpse at the morgue just to make his point right in front of his employees(S2 x 20). And you didn't see me in front of the Big Bang Theory, The Dukes of Hazard (I want the car), Supernatural, CSI New York, Law and Order or even Mythbusters.

More seriously. Books too are a big inspiration. I wish I could have the time to draw a fan art of Anna Karenina or Julien Sorel (The Red and the Black) but I just don't have the time (yes, again...)

Do you use any traditional media?

Not any more because I moved to Tokyo and I have left all my acryl paintings, poster paints, pastels, pencils at home in Paris. There's too many stuff, I couldn't bring it
with me here and it would cost too much money to buy everything from scratch. Consequently I try new techniques to only use Photoshop. You can see my new way of using Photoshop in new deviations like Captain Harlock II ([link]) for instance. I don't have a favorite technique, even if I must admit that I miss my beloved poster paints.

Do you associate people online with their icons?

Absolutely. When people change their avatar, I'm completely lost.

Have you ever suggested a Daily Deviation?

No never. :consufed:

Everyone has considered leaving DA once or twice. Have you? Why?

Once or twice only. Bad people out there making silly comments, not even relevant. I don't give a shit about it anymore. After 4 years I'm still here and I have no intention to leave whatsoever. Sorry, I'm tougher than a cockroach

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I've been also been tagged by Heurchon (well not personally, but still )

Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal. Ok, fine, then.

1) The plane I was in almost crashed because of a typhoon two years ago (Fukuoka > Tokyo)

2) I have a real crush for 1960-1970 muscle cars and my secret dream is to have an orange
Dodge Charger 1969 with the Confederate flag on the top and the number 01 on each doors...

3) My ears are stretched (6mm) and I'm planning to stretch them until 10 or 12mm

4) I can't live without the Internet and Photoshop

5) My first record was The Riddle by Nik Kershaw in 1984

6) I can't stand Hollywood recent movie remakes and I would like to see the heads of Michael Bay and Brett Ratner at the end of a pike...

7) I think that the most beautiful woman in the world is Dita VonTeese

8) I wish I could have a time machine to go back in 1987 and kidnap the young Axl Rose

9) I hate the sun. I'm always hidden under a parasol and wear big sunglasses

10) My grand Mother was into witchcraft and she would protect me with spells using eggs and mint

I thing I should tag someone but that's boring. Let's say that everybody is tagged

That's all folks!!!
See you soon on DA

Petite Madame