Who are you?

My name's Vicki Paull (or I also go by the name of Wikivic online ^_^ ). I'm 26 years old and based in Cambridge, UK.

As well as CLM, I have 2 or 3 other manga-inspired comic projects in the pipelines, and am just waiting on enough time to work on them more!

I have a background in art and design, with a BTEC Art and Design Foundation Diploma from Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education (now the University of Gloucestershire) and a BA (Hons) in Interior Design from Bournemouth University.

I have worked in architecture/interior refurbishment of commercial properties for a few years (as a CAD techician/surveyor) but am hoping to change career paths into 2D/3D graphics for the computer games industry... *resumes manic training regime*

How did CLM Training Academy start? Where did you get your ideas from?

CLM was a couple of months in the planning, as being my 1st comic project I really needed a kick to get it started - luckily winning a set of markers in the artist's alley competition at Amecon 06 meant I had the tools (and motivation ^_~) to start the comic!

My ideas are a bit random...a lot of them I think up on the spur of the moment, like certain characters or scenarios, then I need to write them down snappily! Others are thanks to inspiration from my friends and family (mainly BaneMoo and Wren...crazy, crazy people! XD )

What materials do you use to draw CLM Training Academy?

I sketch the strips out in a 0.7 B mechanical pencil, go over the sketch with fineliners (I like a 0.5 for thick outlines, then a 0.3 and a 0.1 for details...), I rub out the sketch, scan the linework into my computer (just in case of colouring disasters), then i colour each strip using Letraset Tria markers.

Do you accept fanart submissions to the site?

Of course - I'd be honoured! Just contact me via deviantArt (if you have an account there) or email a copy to me at vicki.paull@tesco.net

Also, if you have a piece of fanart but don't want it posted up on the site, just let me know - I'd still love to see it! XD

I will also be including fanarts in the printed copies of the comic (the first 1 or 2 issues will be out during the next year), so you might even see your work in (albiet probably crappy black and white) print! ^^

Can I use your artwork for myself on the web? (i.e. avatars/websites/backgrounds etc.)

I would appreciate it if you would ask me before using any of my images, this doesn't mean I'll say no! I'd just like to know what you want to do with them...

Otherwise all CLM strips and characters are Copyright of Vicki Paull 2008-9 and it would be pretty crappy of anyone to nick them without letting me know ;_;