By Hethxxx

I know that Idril has inspired many to start editing, so I think that she is very deserving to this award! Her edits are always awe-worthy and not one is unkind to the eye – in fact much the opposite! The detail in her work never ceases to amaze me, even in her most simplest of works, and for that, I think, is why she won this award.

But she didn’t win it just for that reason, below you will find out that she has a lovely sense of humour and seems very kind (Not to mention an awesome music taste, in my opinion), along with a slight obsession with pirates. So I’m sure that you’ll all enjoy this interview with her!

Who She is:

Idril92′s MissBimbo Profile

Idril92′s Blog

Name: Sara.
Nickname(s): Don’t really have one. Sometimes my sister affectionately calls me “Cacca” (which in english means “Poo” – she’s nice, isn’t she? ), but I wouldn’t consider that a real nickname.
Age: 19.
Location: Italy, Rome.
Who do you live with?: Parents.
Do you have siblings, if so how many?: Yes, one sister.
Favorite television show: Lost, Alias, The Vampire Diaries, Buffy.
Favorite food or type of food: Chocolate…and basically anything containing too much sugar or salt. And chocolate
Type of music/artist: Muse, Evanescence, Linkin Park, Panic! At the Disco, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, P!nk and others.
Favorite movie: Well, I do really have a lot! First of all Pirates of the Caribbean 1,2,3,4 (as if you didn’t notice, eh? ), then Avatar, X-men, Iron Man (and all the other superheroes movies), The Prestige, Inception (movies by Christopher Nolan, more generically), Van Helsing and pretty much all the movies concerning vampires which do not sparkle.
Favorite book: All the Harry Potter books, of course, and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” and “The Kite Runner” by Kahled Ossehini. I also suggest Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
The most influential/life-changing event in your life: Nothing yet.
Where would you like to travel?: Australia and Caribbeans.
What is your greatest fear?: Bees and jellyfishes and everything urticant or possessing a sting.
Who is your hero?: Every great artist I discover actually becomes my hero
A little more about me: I’m a wizard U_U I know I am. It’s just that my Hogwarts letter got lost 8 years ago. I’m still waiting for it, though
(of course I’m a little bit crazy, too. In a good way, I hope )

Interview:

How long have you been a member of MissBimbo? 936 game days (a big achievement for me, as I easily get bored with internet games).

What’s your favorite aspect of MissBimbo? Forums and editing contests, and all the great artists I found there.

How long have you been editing? According to the date my computer writes near one of my very first edits, I started approximately around the 27/03/2009.

What inspired you to start editing? Well, when it comes to art and creativity, I consider myself a person who likes exploring a lot. Add the fact that I had just started using Photoshop and that I was absolutely dazzled by all the possibilities it offered me and…bang! I started editing clothes on the bimbo doll.

What inspired you to start making backgrounds? Actually my inspiration – and not only mine, I think – was Arialvetica. I always found her backgrounds were incredible, and wanted to give it a try myself.

Do you edit your backgrounds from scratch? Or start with a base image? I often start with a base image, or other times I combine more images to obtain what I want.

What’s your favorite thing about editing? It’s actually very funny, and never boring, and that’s enough!

What artistic outlets do you have outside of MissBimbo? I like drawing a lot, even if I still need to get better. And I enjoy writing, too, and creating my own jewelry items. Lastly, I started university this year, where I’m studying Graphic Design, and I find it soooo exciting!

What’s your favorite thing to edit?  Uhm…I don’t know! I like faces because they take less time, I enjoy a lot creating poses (don’t like to recolour them, though ), and I find it very interesting creating clothes. Hair are nice to do, too.

How did you come up with your screen name? With a “Create your elf name and bla bla blah” generator. Idril meant “Amore”, the italian word for “love”, and 92 is just my birth year.

How long does an edit generally take you? From 2 to 5 hours, depends if I have to create everything (pose, hair, clothing etc.) or not.

What sort of color palette do you prefer to work with? I don’t actually think I have a favourite colour palette, as I always try to create my items in a wide variety of colours, but I do like darker tones more.

How would you describe your style of editing? Well, I try to keep my shadowing style quite similar to the one we have in Nine’s. But for what regards editing style…I don’t know? I suppose something between fantasy and a little bit of gothic. Can I have a “Ask the Audience” option?

What sort of things do you do to improve your editing? I like seeing what other people do, I like to learn from different styles, and I also like to look at tutorials, not just about editing, but art in general.

What editors do you admire on MB and why?
Ok, I’m not going to bore you with a long paragraph of names…oh I admit it, actually I will.
Well, to start off, I’ll name KcPooh13, Misholina and Mackiesmommy2007. We practically began together editing – or at least, they were there when I began – and I always saw them as some sort of models to me, with a little bit of competitiveness, too, but in a good way, always aiming for improvement and not rivalry. Arialvetica was pretty much like a goddess of editing to me when I first started (and she still is!). Ann Madison – the same goes for her incredible skills. For what concerns Maynababy, Juleona and Alyssamoon: guys, you came out from one day to the other, and you were already so good! I’m always looking forward to see what you’ll come up with next! Scarletcore, Misscox, Riyaa13, Kairuh, Jelena19: I always love how their editing styles managed to look so clean and flawless. Horatia, I always loved her gothic style, and she’s also a lovely Mod! Hip89: she was already good when she just used Paint to edit, now I love her work even more. Blksnobunnie, I absolutely love her fashion sense and her editing skills. Trillyke, she’s such a lovely person, and I adore her edits, so colorful! Marioo, her edits are so shiny! WhimsicalRingtone, her hairstyles are just too good, and her edits so realistic! Nebby, too, her artistic skills are formidable. Alexzus, the clothes she got in Nine’s were fantastic, and her style is really great. Oogie, love her use of patterns and her beautiful gowns. Pr1nc3sskaylee, her Pin Ups and her shadowing method are stunning. MysteriousPanda99, Sapharii, Ibelievenangel, you are all incredible girls, and you improved so much since you arrived!
I’m sure I forgot something, but…wow, seems like I wrote too much! The essential thing is that I admire every single editor of this site, just because you exist! *-*

What editing program do you use? I use Adobe Photoshop cs5.

Where do you get your inspiration for edits? I like looking through google images.

How do you come up with the ideas for your backgrounds? I just think about enviroments I would like to see my bimbo in. The stranger they are, the funnier it is to recreate my ideas!

Is there any sort of genre you prefer to edit in? I like fantasy a lot!

What advice do you have for new editors? First of all: have fun! Never give up even if you’re at your first tries, and your results are not what you hoped. You’ll get better soon, nobody’s born perfect. And ask for advice. There are loads of editors ready to answer to your doubts and help you! And… I know a lot of people already said this…but work on layers! And save your work very often, don’t do like me.

What’s the most important thing you’ve learned about editing? You can never tell if your edit is going to be horrible until it’s finished, so I’ve learnt to actually never look at my edit crithically until I add the last touches. Then, if it is really that horrible, you can burn it.

How many hours a week do you spend on edits for MB? This varies a lot from time to time. Sometimes I do not edit for a whole month, and then I go all crazy about it again and spend way too much time on editing.