Sunday, June 21, 2015

Be positive and don't give up! - Zyra banez


 
   Zyra Bañez, the queen of art on YouTube has impressed thousands of art and fashion-sketching admirers with her beautiful sketches and perfect drawing skills. With more than 90,000 subscribers on YouTube and much more on her blog loveTheart, she has awoken interest for sketching in many people like me. On behalf of all her fans who wanted to know much more about her interesting life, I decided to interview her. Excerpts from a chat-


Q-      How do you manage a balance between your studies and sketching?
 Whenever the new school year starts, I start to draw less and less because school makes me really tired and by the time I have free time to do anything, Im either sleeping or lazing around and drawing just involves too much energy and it becomes off-putting so I dont end up doing it. However, I am trying to discipline myself to draw something every weekend. A simple sketch or an elaborate drawing for YouTube. The fact that I draw for YouTube also becomes an initiative for me to draw. To balance the time, its really just organising yourself and pushing yourself to do it.


Q-           What are your hobbies apart from art?
                 I really like singing and crafts which means making do-it-yourself projects.


Q-       Are you a risk taker or a micro planner?
                Id say Im a micro planner even though nothing ever goes as planned.        
 
Q-       You have been associated with sketching different fashion trends of all  time. So, how do you define fashion?
        Fashion is a form of expression and its a tool used to project who we are to   the rest of the world in a creative way.


Q-             What do you do in times of crisis?
        Let the emotion out either by talking to someone, doing something crazy like  scream my lungs out, write about it or turn it into a drawing. Whatever happens, always try to find the brighter side of things.


Q-            Define yourself
        Zyra Bañez. A girl who likes to consider herself to be artistic because theres nothing else that fits.

 Q-          When do you celebrate your birthday? In which year were you born?
         20th July, 1995


Q-            Do you have a pet? If not which one would you like to have?
         No, not anymore. However, I would like to have a dog again.


Q-           Is there any book youve read that inspires you?
         If its a novel, the Hunger Games. So far, theres nothing that I have read has inspired me the way the trilogy has.


Q-         Tell us about a movie that moved you
        The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 maybe since its one of the most recent movies Ive watched and really liked.


Q-         A colour that pleases your eyes
          Red.


Q-         Fashion designers you admire
          I personally like John Galliano and Raf Simons works for the Dior house. Ive also been recently loving Dolce & Gabbana.


Q-        A fashion fad youre crazy about-
       I'm not really sure unless the oversized denim jacket has become a fad, then that would be it.


Q-          A fashion trend you cant stand
      Once again, not sure if this is even still in trend, but I disliked the neon trend for clothing. For accessories, not so much.


Q-        Describe your biggest achievement in life until now
I suppose graduating high school.. so far ^_^


Q-      Is there anything youre planning to do in near future?
Well I dont like to look way too far ahead into the future, but the current plan is to finish my degree in architecture. As for what follows after that, I dont want to give it much thought yet


Q-          What is one thing that you feel lucky to have?
Im not sure if this counts, but Id like to say my art materials. I dont think I can narrow it down to one brand or one item from my art material collection, but I do feel incredibly lucky to have been able to accumulate so much art materials over the course of many years.


Q-        Can you give some tips for the beginners in art?
Just keep on practicing. Be consistent with your art, because the more you draw, the faster you improve your skills.


Q-        Would you like to convey any message to your followers?
Be positive. Accept criticism. Dont compare. Keep doing what you love. And make sure to remember why you love doing it, because when you encounter bad days, just remembering the reason why you love drawing can get you through. Dont give up!

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