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About Me Member Wannabe Novelist Lehosh23/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Years
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Back to Basics!

Tue Dec 18, 2007, 6:52 AM
I'm a n00b... shocking I know

So I get back to sketching and painting right, and I realize that I suck ass 5 ways from Wednesday. Well, ok, maybe I don't suck ass 5 ways, but at least 3. The Maibd was pretty good, but do you know how long that took to sketch and paint? Too long, my friends, too long. And the lines for Malekith are definitely usable and detailed, but it's horrible beyond all reason trying to paint them (who knew 3 colors of metal would be so hard to paint?!). Then there's the Villain Meme... well, let's just say I'm leaving it up as a "grim milestone" to borrow a phrase from CNN.

So I've decided to scrap my current paint projects (bye bye, Malekith... you'll have to wait a while) and start at the ground level to get back into the groove and move towards being able to sketch quickly without it completely sucking. I'll be doing a lot of roughs and reference sheets and stylistic pieces and such.

The bad news in all this? Full and gloriously painted pieces like Matariel Restored and The Maibd will be rare (rare even for my meager output!).

The good news? Well, no one really comes here for those painted pieces it turns out! I have 2000 pageviews and they all seem to be streaming in through my Hand Study, so a bunch more reference sheets and rough pose pieces will probably get me another 1000 hits.

Such is life.

  • Mood: Bemused
  • Listening to: Daughtry
  • Reading: "Dominion" from Warhammer
  • Eating: Vile health food
  • Drinking: Splenda Dark Cocoa

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  • Current Residence: The United States
  • Interests: Imagining how the world ought to be
  • Favourite movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Favourite band or musician: Red Army Choir (Former Soviet Union)
  • Favourite genre of music: Hard Rock
  • Favourite artist: Anybody who doesn't call a tampon-nailed-to-a-wall "art"
  • Favourite poet or writer: Lord Byron (poetry), Emily Brontë (prose)
  • Favourite style of art: Manga Fusion or High Fantasy
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod
  • Favourite game: Breath of Fire II
  • Favourite gaming platform: Super Nintendo
  • Favourite cartoon character: Master Shake
  • Personal Quote: Once you dine with the Devil, you belong to him, and they have dined long and well.
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencils, paper, Wacom Inuos II tablet, Adobe PhotoShop CS2

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:iconfreestyle0609:
you're awesome :) maybe you check and tell what you think about my draws

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:icondrekafluga:
There is fantastic dynamism in your drawings. I think I'll just go ahead and watch you from now on. =)

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:iconaxelalonso:
Hi :wave: I enjoy lots the :gallery: gallery you got! So I will sure love to follow your updates on your ideas! Have a great and Happy New year! :star: :+devwatch:

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:iconicyhugs:
Thank you for the fav+ buddy! :wave:

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:iconarzeno:
Hey,
Thank you for the fav man! :handshake: Much appreciated!
:icontoshinho:
:) Thanks for the visit and the :+devwatch: :D
:iconvanordenart:
Thanks for the Flash Thompson Fave!

Mike V.O.

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