Have a question for me? There are a few that I get a lot, so I thought making an FAQ might save both of us some time. As I think of them, I'll add more questions to this thing.
How do you color your pieces?

What kind of training/classes have you had?

Can I post some of your work on my site?

Can I use one of your pieces for an icon/avatar/signature/video etc?

Will you read and/or illustrate my fic?

Can you create some graphics specially for my site?

Can I use some of your work for my site's layout?

Can you draw my original character?

Do you take requests?

Do you take commissions?

How do you color your pieces?
My work is colored using Photoshop CS2 and a Wacom Intuos 3 6x8" tablet. It's just about impossible to color on the computer without one. After I sketch the picture, I clean it up and scan it into the computer and make any necessary proportion adjustments in Photoshop before importing the drawing into Adobe Illustrator CS2. After completing the line work in Illustrator, I export the piece back into Photoshop and color it.

What kind of training/classes have you had?
In 2007 I graduated from Ringling School of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration.

Class credits include Figure Drawing I and II, Life Drawing, Illustration Media, Illustration I and II, Advanced Illustration, Computer Illustration, Advanced Computer Illustration, Intro to Graphic Design, Painting I and II, Figure Painting, and Figure Anatomy.

Can I post some of your work on my site?
Only fanworks may be posted on other sites with limited usage. Please contact me for guidelines.

Can I use one of your pieces for an icon/avatar/signature/video etc?
No, I'm sorry.

Can you create some graphics specially for my site?
If I am hired to do so, yes.

Can I use some of your work for my site's layout?
Yes, with the proper negotiation for rights of usage. Please contact me to make arrangements.

Can you draw my original character?
Yes, by commission.

Do you take requests?
No, I'm sorry.

Do you take individual commissions?
Yes, I do, when I have the time between client-hired jobs. Please contact me for rates.

Now that you've read the FAQ, if you still don't have the answer to your question, please feel free to e-mail me at:

kristin (at) kristinsstudio (dot) com