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Andy Smith  

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  • Deviant since Jan 20, 2005, 6:36 AM
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Journal Entry: Tue Apr 22, 2008, 10:41 PM
That's what it feels like around here at the moment! Lots to do and not enough hours in the day to do it all! I am making slower than desired progress on Book 8 at the moment but the pencil roughs are almost complete. I am not sure they are quite as worked up as the Book 7 illustrations but having seen some proofs of them in the final layout I'm not convinced all the extra care and detail is necessary. I had a lot of fun working on some personal stuff in the meantime though which is good for the soul, even if it does not pay the bills.

I have finally taken the plunge and set-up a DA print account to sell some of my work. Well, ';plunge' is a bit dramatic - it's actually easy to do and I perhaps could have done it a lot sooner. Of course I have no idea if I will sell anything at all but it doesn't hurt to have it out there. And there is the benefit of being able to buy your own prints at a 'wholesale' price which may be an economical way of generating some hard copies for sending out to publishers.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has already set-up a print account and whether they are getting any 'bites'.

Ooh - and I have had a bit of spending splurge on dickblicks.com - ordered some cold-pressed illustration board (a few different types and sizes) and some other goodies. I have a growing list of personal projects I am keen to get stuck into. Any one with experience with illustration board please let me know your experiences. After the pain of stretching some water-colour paper recently (about 8 attempts before I got it right) I am hoping illustration board may be a worthwhile substitute.

Cheerio and happy doodling everyone!
Andy

  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Muse
  • Reading: The Twig Chronicles (still)
  • Watching: Red Dwarf Season VII
  • Eating: Chicken Schnitzel
  • Drinking: Tea

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 38
  • Current Residence: Melbourne Australia
  • Interests: LOTR, Anime, Wushu, Comics, My Kids, Cooking, Eating
  • Favourite movie: Right now? hmmm - No Country for Old Men ... scary!
  • Favourite band or musician: Radiohead
  • Favourite genre of music: Alt Rock Pop
  • Favourite artist: John Howe
  • Favourite poet or writer: Tolkien
  • Favourite photographer: David Lott... he is just a swell guy
  • Favourite style or digital art: Pen & Ink with some colour thrown into boot
  • Favourite game: TF2!
  • Favourite cartoon character: Spongebob
  • Personal Quote: Sure, I can do that.
  • Tools of the Trade: Sketch Pad, Pencils, Pens, Photoshop

Devious Comments

~Larwen:iconLarwen: 5 days 22 hours ago
Thank you for your nice welcome =) i really love the aragorn & arwen picture!
sry when i make any mistakes but i'm from germany and my english is not the best^^

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I thought our love would be so beautiful
Somehow we'd make the whole world bright
I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong
all they'd leave us were these wispers in the night
But still my heart is saying we were right...
~gravnar:icongravnar: Apr 15, 2008, 7:56:44 PM
Amazing gallery! I didn't have enough time to go through it all but I will later. Keep up the great work!

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I'm the creepy one!
=starrynienna:iconstarrynienna: Apr 14, 2008, 3:13:29 AM
:glomp: Dear my bro, what a wonderful surprise it was to see my comments inbox this morning! :) Thank you so much for all the collects and the kind words, I'm so happy you find the pictures inspiring!
*AndyIomoon:iconAndyIomoon: Apr 9, 2008, 8:10:37 PM
Of course! They are great shots Inki my dear. Keep 'em coming!

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"It's a beautiful day - the sun's shining - I feel good....
And no-one... no-one's gunna stop me now...."
*AndyIomoon:iconAndyIomoon: Apr 9, 2008, 8:10:03 PM
Thank you for popping by and leaving such a lovely comment :)

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"It's a beautiful day - the sun's shining - I feel good....
And no-one... no-one's gunna stop me now...."
*AndyIomoon:iconAndyIomoon: Apr 9, 2008, 8:04:27 PM
Of course I'm watching you. You're very talented! I had to slap myself for not having you on my devwatch earlier :)

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"It's a beautiful day - the sun's shining - I feel good....
And no-one... no-one's gunna stop me now...."
*cluedog:iconcluedog: Apr 2, 2008, 4:52:52 AM
You're...watching me? Thank you for the immense honor. I've been enjoying your illustrations for quite some time, and your latest fairy related ones are no exception.

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"I bet the main reason the police keep people away from a plane crash is they don't want anybody walking in and lying down in the crash stuff, then when somebody comes up act like they just woke up and go, 'What was THAT?!'"
---Jack Handey
~martoo1973:iconmartoo1973: Apr 2, 2008, 3:19:00 AM
Lovely gallery !!!
~graemeb:icongraemeb: Mar 23, 2008, 3:47:07 AM
I'm going to come down to Melbourne soon, I want to find a gallery that would exhibit my tree work, if you know somewhere I would love to hear from you.

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The stone age did not finish because they ran out of stones, something better came along.
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~graemeb:icongraemeb: Mar 23, 2008, 3:43:36 AM
Thanks for the watch Andy, you have some cool work here.

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The stone age did not finish because they ran out of stones, something better came along.
[link]
~TheAphex:iconTheAphex: Mar 22, 2008, 6:22:48 PM
Thank you very much for the :+devwatch: and :+fav:!
=InKibus:iconInKibus: Mar 22, 2008, 6:22:21 PM
Thanks a heap for the collecting on my forest-scapes for reference! :hug:
I have actually uploaded more of that forest shot at my stock profile :iconinki-stock:

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I guess, to be a fully fledged actor these days, ya gotta learn to ride.~~
:buymyprints: InKi's Prints and Art for sale-[link]
=blessedchild:iconblessedchild: Mar 21, 2008, 1:58:32 AM
lovely artwork! :clap:
~Julia

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Open your I
Dare to live your greatest vision
*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: Mar 20, 2008, 6:42:57 PM
You've got such an amazing gallery, Andy! I just adore your style - so much attention to detail and full of life... Great job!
:blowkiss:

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"As you wish..."
(Member: EnchantedForest TreesWithCharacter The LOTR Club
~betteo:iconbetteo: Mar 14, 2008, 9:17:33 PM
:highfive:

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~twin-peaks:icontwin-peaks: Mar 10, 2008, 2:53:19 PM
hello! :w00t:

the log lady told me that you like ~twin-peaks !
is that true? :nod:

i just wanna say to you that there is a community about ~twin-peaks!

join in! :nod:
:D

:coffeecup: & :pie:

I'm really sorry if it is not the first time that you listen/read something from us

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:flame: Thru The Darkness Of Future Past The Magician Longs To See One Chance Out Between Two Worlds: Fire, Walk With Me :flame:
=starrynienna:iconstarrynienna: Mar 9, 2008, 11:41:09 AM
Very glad you considered columns worthy of being part of your reference collection! :hug: I'm looking forward to recognizing it in a painting! ;)
=FrockTarts:iconFrockTarts: Mar 8, 2008, 6:57:41 PM
Thanks for the collect! I hope it inspires you to draw something beautiful. :)

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:strip: open for commission, check out my gallery [link] :strip:
I think I'm a lot like a parrot.. I talk nonsense and I preen alot.
*delfee:icondelfee: Feb 6, 2008, 5:35:59 AM
Thanks a lot for the watch and your comments ! ^^
~LycorisFishbones:iconLycorisFishbones: Jan 20, 2008, 10:15:02 AM
Would watch anytime. :]
~LG-Young:iconLG-Young: Jan 11, 2008, 11:40:34 AM
Tag! ;)

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*MissLeo:iconMissLeo: Jan 3, 2008, 5:17:20 AM
Thanks for the fave & nice comment :)
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*AndyIomoon:iconAndyIomoon: Dec 23, 2007, 5:11:51 AM
You are always welcome, Erin :)

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"It's a beautiful day - the sun's shining - I feel good....
And no-one... no-one's gunna stop me now...."