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Artist // Hobbyist // Traditional Art
  • July 2
  • United States
  • Deviant for 13 years
  • He / Him
Badges
Birthday '15: Celebrated DeviantArt's 15th birthday
birthdAy '14: Celebrated DeviantArt's 14th birthday
Pac-Man Cake: Looking to eat tiny ice cream scoops (5)
Super Albino Llama: Llamas are awesome! (368)
My Bio
About Me


I got into drawing and art back in 2010 when I got fed up with feeling like I couldn’t draw to save my life. I’ve taken a few years of high school art and while it was a few years later a lot of what I learned was still fresh in my head, so I decided to take a stab at it. My first attempt was Sorceress Edea from Final Fantasy VIII and from there I just kept adding details and getting the design down until I was surprised to see that I did better than I expected. From there I dived, but because I knew the importance of a strong foundation I decided to focus on Realism to temper and develop my skills. As you can see a lot of my gallery is composed of traditional sketches and photos, two qualities I wanted to develop as an artist.


Traditional Art


As I mentioned before I got into art when I drew Edea from Final Fantasy VIII but I was already familiar with the risks involved in starting with fan art, however that was easily remedied with beginner’s art book my dad picked up in a Barnes & Nobles discount bin. Initially it was discouraging to upload sketches in a predominantly digital environment however the more progress I made the more pride I took in my work. My goal is to have a strong foundation, refining my skills and developing good habits before diving into other aspects of art such as painting, digital etc.


Photography


I got into photography when I took an after school photography class that fulfilled one of my requirements for graduation in my specific group of classes. Originally I joined the class because a friend asked me to take it with him however afterwards I took an interest in taking photos, learning the basics such as Rule of Thirds and such. Unfortunately I don’t have a Nikon or Canon camera, almost all of the photos I’ve taken were from my phone, however over time I learned it’s better to focus on learning the basics even with just a phone camera before buying an expensive camera. I’m not in a rush to get one and as a friend once explained to me “For everyone 100 photos you take you take one good photo.”

Favourite Visual Artist
tritanoch, you rock aniki
Favourite Movies
Inception aka total Mind F*ck
Favourite TV Shows
Yugioh (Season 0, Duel Monsters, GX, 5D's), Digimon, Pokemon
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Avenged Sevenfold, why'd the rev die
Favourite Books
The Alchemist, Everyday Tao, 365 Tao
Favourite Writers
William Blake
Favourite Games
Final Fantasy (fill in blank)
Favourite Gaming Platform
PSP/3 DS
Tools of the Trade
pencils and tablet
Other Interests
drawing, video games, movies, music, working out, sports
Getting back into uploading regularly
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As I write my thoughts reflect the year I listen to one of my favorite battle themes from Final Fantasy XIV, The Fiend, played during second half of the against the first member of the Warring Triad Sephirot, the Fiend. "I'm the end and the beginning." A very fitting line to describe the new year. 2016 has been a good year. Towards the later half of the year I managed to quit my job of four years for something a little closer to home. The commute and working hours was just no good. Plus I managed to dodge a bullet not having to deal w the End of the year rush at my old job. A huge plus. My main goal at least for the start of the year will b
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WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!! The game is set for January 12, 2017. A good number of months away but with the goodies this trailer has the wait's gonna be worth it. For those familiar KH 2.8 was previously shown as a demo, with a lot of the player focus on Aqua's story post-BBS. At the time we got to see Aqua in the remains of Castle of Dreams after being consumed by the darkness. Now we get to see Dwarf Woodlands and Aqua fighting herself???? Is this Magic Mirror 2.0? We also get to see more of Back Story/X. Was that a Black Coat with Master Xehanort's Keyblade? Get Hyped y'all EDIT: Looks like the January 12th date is for the Japanese release.
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Happy 7 day belated birthday.

HEY! Thank you so much 4 the +favHug  
no problem. its really well done ;)
thanks for the greeting ^^
thanks very much ;)