[BinaryPhoenix]

- Name: Tilanie Krog
- Age: 24
- Place of Living: Pretoria, South Africa
- Occupation: Junior Database Administrator

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- What are your hobbies?

I have so many!

I started reading at Age 4, and still enjoy it!
Currently I'm reading Master of Whitestorm, by Janny Wurts
(http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/janny-wurts/master-of-white-storm.htm)
My favorite authors are Anne Rice, Dean R Koontz and Stephan King. I will also occasionally
read books by Wilbur Smith. I still have The Quest to read.

I also play the Trading card game, Magic The Gathering .
I started playing in 2002, April. A friend I made at the Computer College I was studying at,
played the game and introduced me to it.
I love watching movies, anime and series. I have a great love for music as well.
My all-time favorite movie is Boondocks Saints; I'll watch almost any gender.
I have a bucket load of anime on my pc. Last week I finished watching Trigun,
and I am still busy watching Bleach and Naruto. I've also started watching Inuyasha.

I listen to all kinds of music. It depends on my mood. Current favorites are Breaking Benjamin,
the new Linkin Park CD and Nightwish. I will always be a fan of Rammstein, Metallica and Marilyn Manson.
Oh! And I've seen Metallica in concert last year in March in South Africa! That was the experience of a life time!
I will never forget that day...

^{For photo's, http://www.parkroad.co.za/blog/category/music/}
(Now I only need to see Rammstein in concert, then I can die happy) ^__^

Lastly, but not least, in between playing games on my PC, watching anime, or movies and reading, I also draw.
My artwork can be seen in my art wiki: Made by me...

Recent feats include,
my first ever sketch on A2:


after that, I sketched my grandpa on A2 and gave it to him as a Xmas present.

Currently, I am sketching my friend on A2 and
I am sketching my first A1 of this sketch I previously did on A4:


Oh yeah, Games I'm currently playing on my PC:
Dungeon Keeper 2,
Overlord,
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition,
Quake 4,
and Doom III.

I almost forgot one of my all-time favourites - Photography!

I never leave home without my camera and photograph almost anything. I'm 99.9 % of the time behind the camera, so
I don't have many photos of myself...

My Photograph wiki: Foto Galery

- Do you have a favourite artist or genre that has had an influence on your own work?

I mostly try to create something out of my head, but sometimes
I look to Luis Royo (http://www.luisroyo.com/) for inspiration,
or just to drool over his art. 
Other influences in my art would have to be the Elftown artists! They inspire and drive me to create art as
good as theirs, or even better.

A few Artists on Elftown I admire:
  [nathie], [Mom], [Cia_mar], [Urmando The Elfling],
  [jsun], [Aristotle], [blackphoenix], and the list goes on...

- How did you end up on Elftown?

One boring day at my previous job, I was lazily surfing the internet and
chatting with random people on ICQ, when I noticed in someone's description
they mentioned they were a member of elftown. I googled Elftown,
and stumbled into this magnificent town full of Artist, poets and like-minded people.
I decide I wanted to join and did on the 2004-02-09. And thus became part of this great
online community! Here, I've learned many things, it helped me to upgrade my Photoshop skills,
and to become better at sketching through all the wonderful tutorials here!

- What do you like most about fantasy: writing, images, reading etc.

I love to read fantasy, and have considered trying to write a fantasy book,
but the idea is still a bit hazy. I have about 12 GB of fantasy pictures on my
PC at home, for inspiration! I mostly only draw fantasy as well. And I love fantasy movies,
like Eragon, Lord of the Rings, and a whole lot more, there's too many to write them all down here.

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- Questions about the content of the house:

*How were the graphics/pictures made?

  I mostly sketch my art first on paper with pencils, using only 6B and HB. Then I would scan
  the drawing in, and upload it to Elftown and submit it to Elfwood. Sometimes, I use photos I took and manipulate them with Photoshop...
  Mostly, when bored at work,
  I will use Photoshop CS 2 to colour them, and then also upload it!
  Spamming! My elfwood gallery: http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/t/i/tilani/tilani.html ^_^

*Tell more about the poem on your house.

  It was written in a few seconds of boredom. But it explains what is whirling around in my mind,
  and how the world looks through my eyes...

  More poems of mine can be found at Poeticness

*How often do you update it?

  Sometimes I update it a few times a day, and sometimes weeks go by before I update it again.
  Maybe [Hedda] could put in a lable somwhere that shows when the description was last updated...

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- What is it you do mostly on Elftown? (chat/build/wiki’s etc.)

  I partake in contests, send messages to people about their art or poems if I like them,
  or just to say "How've you been".
  I make tons of wikis about stuff that interest me, or make banners for other people's
  wikis. I make random art and welcome mats and deviders, and then I submit them to be placed
  on Elftown grahics for anyone to use! (I'm one of the Centipedes !)
  I usually wander the streets of Elftown, and sometimes follow links on member's houses to find interesting wikis!
  I love watching people's houses and read diaries a lot.

- Is there a particular thing you like about Elftown, such as a specific wiki?

  There are a lot I love about Elftown, but I'll name a few things I reaaaalllly like!
  First I love the tutorials, they really helped me a lot. I found most of them on Elftown Tutorials .
  And I also love the great idea by [xido] of the Elftown Clans .
  (I am the leader of the Elfin Clan )
  A bit of shameless advertising of my own wiki: Natural Magick .

  Another cool wiki is the The Official Elftown Hero . Definitely a must see!!!!

- Is there a member who’s house you really like yourself? Why do you like that house?

  [nathie] ~ He is a fantastic artist! He posts new art frequently on his house,
  I learned alot about the male anatomy and drawing it, through his art. Oh, and he also has
  a very nice tutorial about drawing hair in Photoshop. ^__^

  [Urmando The Elfling] ~ A wonderful artist and good friend! He uses a lot of different mediums to create
  exquisite art. He also has a lot of useful tutorial wikis!

- Have any critique/comments/suggestions/admiration etc. on a specific Elftown matter?

  Not really... ^__^ Just to say to all who created Elftown and maintain it:
~ Great Job!!!!!! ~

- What is your message to all Elftowners?

  To always have fun!!!! (oh, and wear sunscreen...)

This Interview was brought to you by the Featured Member Bosses,
Done by [ally].
Thanks to [All_Most PUNK] for writing the Mainstreet story,
and [BinaryPhoenix] for letting us interview her.

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