A: I like to draw faces, clothes, cities and flowers the most! In general, I like to draw things that tell a story. Most of my drawings have a rather calm or cool atmosphere as I like that the most in other artist's work as well

A: I'm mostly inspired by music, nature, street fashion and things that generally fit my aesthetic. Seeing other people's impressive art is often really motivating. I don't really have a favorite artist as there are so many amazing artists out there.

I started drawing as soon as I could hold a pen. My mum used to do watercolors portraits for a living and I always really liked to watch her working. So it was just a natural thing for me to try it out myself. In the end, I never grew tired of it nor did something else.

For me it all started to get more serious once I shared my drawings online in 2006. Once not only my family and classmates got to see them, I wanted to improve more and more as I was inspired by all of the fantastic artists around me. It is fun for me because it makes me get to know other people with the same interests as me, which was a new experience and kept me going. I really enjoy being a part of this community.

No, never did! The only thing I did was a one day airbrush crash course, which was nice, but didn't fit my aesthetics too well. Although many people assume that I studied art in university once the term "Game Design" comes up, it wasn't what you thought it'd be. Although I drew a lot for the assignments, getting better was due to selfpractise. We had a basic introduction to Photoshop and that was it.

At some point in time, I think about ten years ago, people started asking me for commissions which made me very happy! It was a great thing to do as I could improve my pocket money budget for new art supplies basically just doing what I love to do anyway. A few years later I started attending conventions with my friends Mareike, Jessi and my boyfriend Emil. During university I started working at a small game development studio as a character artist and got assured that I could work there full-time after graduation. However, just like it happens a lot in the Game industry, the company didn't receive funding for a new project and had to close it's doors. I received my dismissal on New Year's Eve just before graduating. I was so frustrated about it and doing commissions and conventions worked fine with me, so I just stuck with it.

In general, I do not have a preference. Everything has it’s pros and cons. I feel like people favor my traditional art more, but I appreciate that I can simply grab my IPad and pen, go out and can draw anywhere as well. I mostly decide based on what I want to do. As for adding details and cleaning up a sketch, I like to work traditionally more most of the time. Dealing with linearts, I feel like it is more useful to do them digitally.

I do get this question often, but I can only answer vaguely. It can start from one hour and can end up to 40 hours. As I’m mostly drawing free illustrations, that are not commissioned, I don’t feel the need to track down the time spent exactly. If I can improve the quality and the level of me being happy with it, I will keep working on it. Time is not really a priority to me if I don’t need to pay attention to it too much. In general, I consider myself to be quite slow. A pencil portrait sketch usually takes between 1-2 hours, digital Procreate portraits anywhere between 8-13 hours.

I do believe that there is talent. If it comes to art, I’d say that being extraordinarily creative, having a natural eye for color and composition and basically learning everything quicker is what I’d consider talent. However, the major part of being good at art is work. Purely studying and practice is what gets you forward. I know, if people say “oh, you’re so talented!”, it is meant as a compliment. On the downside though, talent is something you are born with. It is nothing that can be acquired. Therefore, all the work you have put into your skills for many years is somewhat degraded. It is meant to praise you, but it often leaves a sour aftertaste.

In order to avoid running out of ideas, I keep a little notebook with ideas about what to draw next which is really helpful. Besides that, I like to collect inspirational pictures in different Pinterest boards. That way, there is always something waiting for me to be drawn. If I face a day on which I just cannot draw, I don’t try to force it and do something else instead. Preferably that would be a good mix of other work that needs to be done on my to-dolist, chores and relaxing things like playing games. That way you don’t feel like you have wasted your time. It is okay not to draw all of the time and healthy to do other things as well.

My name is Sharon, but you can call me Sherry if you want to!

I was born and raised in Germany.

I was born on September 30, 1991.

My last name is "Buch", which is German for "book"! "Hon" is just the Japanese translation. To make it a bit more unique and for the sake of a better sound I doubled it up and made it "HonHon"! Pretty easy and nothing out of the ordinary, but I still like it.

I use a wide range of materials. If you are interested, I'd suggest looking through my material dedicated Instagram account, @honhoninfo!
https://www.instagram.com/honhoninfo/