This week’s featured artist is so cool. We love his stuff. We really loved his mosquito prop, with incredible wing animation. Just perfect! Then we also love so many of his other clips. His sonics and other cool creatures are just excellent. This week’s featured artist is Denom
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
I have to wake up everyone at home. Then I go to school, in school I have a lot of with my friends and Iearn lots of new things. After school I have dinner and do my homework. I´m in the aquatlon team, so I have to train in the afternoons. In my free time I listen to music and animate.
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
Since I was 2, I can remember my old drawings. I started with a lot of drawings in paint.
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
I don´t have a favorite artist. What inspires you?
Music, what I dream and legends.
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
Ryu from street fighter.
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
It`s a tie between three days grace and crush 40.
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
We want to thank Heather over at the iPhoneMom blog. She published this great write up of the Doink Express app. (Right after giving us a great review for our iPad app recently too!) We really appreciate it and the excellent resource for parents and kids with iOS devices. Here is a link to the iPhoneMom’s great piece on DoInk Express.
1201.18
This Week’s Featured Artist - LassieTheArtist
This week’s featured artist is incredibly talented. We really love her work and we always appreciate how active she is in our community. She is always so positive and always so involved in all our community contests. We also love that she is related to one of other favorite artists. So cool to have great families on DoInk! This week’s featured artist is: LassieTheArtist.
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
Being home-schooled, my mom usually comes in and wakes me up (unfortunately there’s no “snooze” button on her), then I get up and start my day off with my scheduled school subjects. I generally get done a little while after lunch. After that I sometimes DoInk a little while listening to an audiobook since it helps wind me down and get relaxed. And after dinner, my evenings are whatever my family has planned; we usually sit down together and play a Wii game or watch our favorite movies or TV shows.
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
I probably started drawing right after I discovered what a pencil was, how to use it and what I could do with it. I’ve animated on here once or twice before but I much prefer drawing since I’m such a lazy artist! :P
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
It’s hard to choose favorites among artists, but I’ll name my top three. Van Gogh would be my first since I love how abstract and imaginative and schizophrenic his paintings always are. Young Kim is my second, she’s a Japanese graphic novelist and the characters she draws are always breathtakingly beautiful. And my third is my mom, gkrussell99. She’s not a professional, but her wacky cartoons with their twisted humors always have me laughing. Hayao Miyazaki is my favorite animator.
What inspires you?
Other people are what inspire me most.
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
It’s a tie between No-Face from “Spirited Away” and Jake from “Adventure Time.”
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
My favorite musician is Adam Young and my favorite bands are Superchic(k) and ZOEgirl.
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
Writing, exercising, and drawing (not just on DoInk). I like to act and sing too but I rarely ever get a chance to do either.
What are your favorite Computer Games?
Her Interactive’s “Nancy Drew” series. I like BigFishGame’s “Redrum: Time Lies” and it’s sequel “Redrum: Dead Diary.”
How did you find DoInk and what is your experience so far?
My friend KakashiFanGirl introduced it to me. It’s been very fun and everyone on here has been so nice to me, I’m hoping that I can improve!
If you could add any features to DoInk, what would they be?
Like most people, I think that a sound effect and/or music app would be cool, but I enjoy DoInk without it.
Any advice for other DoInk users?
Don’t beg others to follow you and don’t despair if you haven’t been featured. A good way to get noticed is to participate in the FNDs and community contests, since others will see your inputs and the higher your chance of getting noticed will be.
What is your favorite clip that you have done?
My favorite is my caricature of Benjamin Linus, since it’s the first caricature I’ve ever drawn that actually looks a little like the person I modeled it off of:
Thank you so much to FeedmyApp for the great review of our new app Doink Express. We really appreciate the excellent review and as they said “If you are a fan of flash animation but haven’t a clue as to how to create it then Doink Express is a fine place to start. Here we have a photo and drawing app for iPad2, iPhone and iPod Touch that delivers the tools to make cool looking animations.” Here is the link to check out the whole great blog on Feedmyapp!
1201.12
Doink Express Review from iApps for Teachers
We have been getting some incredible reviews on our new iPhone/iPod app Doink Express. We were so happy with this review from iApps for Teachers. They gave Doink Express an excellent review. (and also said how much they love our iPad app too) Here is what Jason Boyer said about the Doink Express app: “The whole purpose of this application is to allow ones imagination to go wild, and whether young or old, in a classroom or at home, with DoInk Express, you will have no problem doing just that.” To read the whole article just check out this link.
1201.11
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This week’s featured artist is incredibly talented. Even her avatar is just awesome, I love that it is fun sized! She has so much talent so many of her clips we have been blown away by. She has incredible detail and just really amazing technique. She is an inspiration to us all. This week’s featured artist is Believe.
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
My day involves waking up at 6:20AM, getting ready for the day, getting on a forty minute bus ride, going to school and learning, coming home and relaxing until four, when I start my homework, when I’m done I hop on DoInk or watch TV or go out with my family. (Also, confession time. I always pronounce DoInk like ‘Doink’ That should give you a general idea about me. Lolol.)
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
I was around four when I started drawing, of course it was nothing more than a few scribbles, though! I started getting into animating things when I was eleven since it basically consists of drawing a bunch of pictures and putting them together. I animate rarely, and it typically takes me a few days to make anything worthwhile, which is why I rarely animate. :c
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
I don’t have a favorite artist / animator at the moment, but I do enjoy all people who make pictures with salt, dominos, etc.
What inspires you?
Music and stories. Sometimes pictures if a thousand words come to mind.
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
Even though the animation is not the best, I do like My Little Pony. I’m not really good with favorites, and I’ve floated between liking all the characters on the show. Lolol. xD.
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
All these favorites! Adele, especially in “Set Fire to the Rain.”
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
iScribble.net , Facebook , Youtube , and Livestream.
What are your hobbies?
Currently I’m entertaining myself by making a animal (Fox / Wolf) mask out of foam. I also enjoy drawing, writing, and of course doing my Spanish Homework. Me gusta la clase de Español. Note some sarcasm, please. xD.
What are your favorite Computer Games?
I got Zelda - Twilight Princess for the Wii,
How did you find DoInk and what is your experience so far?
I found DoInk by typing in “Free animation program” onto Google. Google is amazing. xD.
If you could add any features to DoInk, what would they be?
“Blur” tool.
Any advice for other DoInk users?
Don’t hide body parts because you can’t draw them. Don’t avoid drawing things because you can’t draw them. If you don’t draw them, you can’t get better.
We are thrilled to announce that we just released our iPhone & iPodTouch app called Doink Express: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doink-express-messaging-photos/id414067189?mt=8. We think you will love it and this is why: Its fun to create animated messages using many of the Doink animation and drawing features that you have always used. Doink Express also has photo (multiple photos!) import and (drum roll, please) sound. It is really fast and easy to use and takes just seconds to share on Facebook, email or direct Doink to a friend’s mobile device!
So some of the things that we think are really cool are you can make animated messages and use your photos. You will see and be able to use all the props that you and your friends have created. You can see everything that you create in your regular Doink account under the my “creations tab”. All of your followers can see what you create in their feed as well. But since this is a product that has a lot more personal data, like your photos and voice, you have the sharing option of “not sharing with all my followers?”. So say you take a great photo of your family and you sing Happy Birthday to your Dad, but you don’t want all your followers to see it (not sure why because that sounds cool) but if you don’t want to share with everyone in your feed, you just want to share it with your father, you can just turn off the option to share with followers. We have big plans for this app and we think we can add a ton more great features to it. We do really want to hear what you think of it too. What you love (everything we hope) and what you would like to see differently (we hope very little!) So thank you again for all of your support of DoInk. We really hope you enjoy using the new app!
Thank you so much to everyone who has already purchased this app. We really appreciate the support. If you have time we could really use your positive reviews in iTunes, as great reviews in iTunes helps new users find our app!
Here is NyokoRainbowx3 Spotlight clip for this week’s featured artist!
1201.04
This Week’s Featured Artist - NyokoRainbowx3
We really noticed this week’s artist with her amazing clip for our Holiday11 contest. We loved the moving ribbons and just the incredible detail that she created in this clip. Her Holiday11 clip is her spotlight clip. We love many of her other clips as well and we really appreciate how involved she is in DoInk contests and our community. She is an inspiration to us all. This week’s featured artist is NyokoRainbowx3.
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
On the weekdays I go to school, come home, eat a snack (usually cookies xD) and do my Homework, and sometimes since I always have extra time, i’ll catch up on drawing in my notebooks, or practice my Ukulele, Piano, or Guitar. I also play video games such as Final Fantasy, Little big planet, Skyrim etc. Usually on the weekends I go online and come on DoInk, or read comics. (homestuck ftw.)
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
Well, I was probably REALLLY young, probably about 4-5 I always watched my sister draw because she loved Tomb Raider and FInal fantasy, so she always drew a lot from those, and she inspired me to start drawing (except i was REALLLY bad when i first started xD)
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
I like a lot of Artists and Animators, because they all have unique styles. but I’d say some of my favorites are my Sister, all the people on DoInk that i followed like Ray125, Kai125521, Bijou, Spuspu, ElyFelt, KarinsaKindred, The_Pineapple, and everyone on DoInk! I also like a person on DeviantArt named- yuumei, her drawings are really Inspiring to me :)
What inspires you?
Usually when I see people’s OC’s it inspires me to make new characters at times, or when I read some stories or listen to music I also get inspired to draw or write things. And usually when I sit outside, with my iPod, I sit in the Highschool field, and when I look up at the clouds, I usually get inspired by that
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
HEHHE. I have a lot :D but I’d say Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, Peter Pan, Vincent Valentine, Cloud Strife, and Noctis from Final Fantasy, L from Deathnote, Ikuto from Shugo Chara, and I’d have to say my OC Aison. XD He’s my top favorite character I have
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
I usually Listen to lots of Orchestral/piano music, Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Morning Benders, Vocaloids, and sometimes Muse. Mostly In general I like songs that have a good beat to it, that are upbeat, and I usually find my favorite songs in commercials. Some genres I usually listen to are mostly House (because of my older sister xD), Electro, surfpop, Pop, chillwave, and Orchestral
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
Some Hobbies I have are drawing (obviously xD) Playing my Ukulele, or Guitar, Video games, Chorus (at school xD) longboarding with my cousin’s longboard (since I dont have one yet), Watching clouds, and mostly just laying around being bored. xD
What are your favorite Computer Games?
OHH I HAVE. a LOTT XD well. when i was like in 4th grade. I was OBSESSED with Webkinz.. haha, and I also play Wizard101 (lol) but not very much anymore but I do go on, I play some Maplestory, and GaiaOnline as well. xD
How did you find DoInk and what is your experience so far?
Well I was on youtube, and I like to watch people’s videos that draw, and I was on CaramelCat123’s profile and it said she was on DoInk, so I thought I’d try it out, and i LOVE IT! :D
If you could add any features to DoInk, what would they be?
Hmm.. maybe a blurring tool, and maybe a shining effect? (sorry I can’t explain good xD)
Any advice for other DoInk users?
Don’t let anyone make fun of your drawings! Because I tell everyone that we all have our own individual styles, and that we should be proud of what our style is because no one can draw EXACTLY how you can. Oh, and to just have fun with drawings, even if you say it “sucks” people out there may just Like it!! so never let yourself down.
What is your favorite clip that you have done?
I would have to say my Halloween Drawing That I did in October because I really like Halloween and I just love how It turned out!!
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
Thank you so much to FeedmyApp for the great review of our new app 
