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Published: 2015-05-27 17:00:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 3449; Favourites: 95; Downloads: 70
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This ones pretty old, but I still like it.
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I love art like this... it amazes me how some people can se an images like this in their head, and like Leonardo Davinci, put it to canvas or paper or what ever medium they prefer, and add all the little details that make a schematic. I can do the image in my head, no problem, its the other half of the equation I can't fulfill.
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haha! Thanks Alex! But honestly I can't see anything more than a blurry blob in my head. Unlike many other people I know, I need to put my imagination down on paper before I know what it is.
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Be you ever so humble, your imagination still takes us places! Cheers!
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Thanks again, Alex! Personally I believe art is just a language, a silent, visual language. And like any language, art is something anyone can speak well if given enough time and practice. And art is just a language that I use to express whats in my head ... to everyone ... and myself ... LOL
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If that's the case, then I must speak with the verbosity of a caveman next to a well honed and grooved artist such as yourself. Me? My "art" and imagination comes from my writing. Been doing it almost all my life, 23 years in facr, and when I think of some of the things you could say I verbally painted, well then I guess I have nothing to be ashamed about. Again. excellent work my friend, I look forward to the next piece, Cheers!
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WHOA 23 years!!?? I only started drawing 5 years ago, and I know I've got a long way to go to be as experienced an artist as you are a writer. You must be a super badass writer!
You're right, you've got absolutely nothing to be ashamed about in fact you should post your written work up. If people like your stuff (and with 23 years of experience I have no doubt people would), some will pay good money for it. $$$
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I tend not to think about it (much to the annoyance of some family and friends). Once you start thinking those things, then you tend to get complacent, and you have to out and push yourself, and push the experience as far as you can take it in order to learn the most useful lessons. Yeah, 23 years is a long time, but it took me that long to refine my style - you, arguably, are much better then I amΒ since it took you such a short time to pick your medium, and start to express your skills and ideas. My friends tell me I am scary-good, but I have never pushed to get it on paper or really think about publishing any of it... even then I was part of a community of writers on AOL, some of themΒ much more skilled then me. ^_^
I guess deep down, despite the encouragement and friendly pushing, I am terrified that people will find a destructive number of faults in something I love to do, and have labored so long with. Maybe when I get a paid for DA I will stick a file up for critique. Thank you though, really, your adulation is much appreciated, especially right now in life were I am fighting for survival and unsure, philosophically speaking, if surviving at the cost of your talents means you can never regain that talent or enjoy that experience again.
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Honestly, I don't see why any artist or artiste should be shy about showing their work or be afraid to be critiqued unfairly. I get critiqued unfairly all the time by jealous people or people who don't understand why I draw so much, I just listen to harsh but useful critiques and ignore the rest, besides, the most they can do is point and laugh at you, is not like they'll kick you in the balls for doing a bad job.
I've learnt that there there is not such thing as "talent pride" because there is no such thing as "talent". The word "talent" to me is like bad joke. Talent is something you were born with, not something you had slave over for year and years. Artists and writers and actors etc. etc. are "skilled" not "talented". And so, by not having this "talent pride" or ego, I don't think harsh comments can ever make you fall off your horse ... so to speak.
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Me personally? I like to keep the critiques to something constructive (which in its own may or may not be delivered harshly), otherwise whats the point of the critique? If it was just about someone expressing their opinion, then we'd call them, what... Opinioniques? Or something along those lines, LoL. I think people get sensitive about people critiquing them because of low self-esteem and abuse issues. It doesn't take much to damage a persons psyche at a young age, and that influence can make anΒ impression on them even as adults. So then being constructive with critiques becomes moreΒ important so as to help aΒ person reinforce their own esteem against the 600million others who would try to bring it down out of spite.Β
As for talent, skilled and the pride of either goes? I think its a matter of what motivates each of us in our own minds, and how we seek out like minded people in order to have the feeling that you are amongst people who understand you. Maybe one of the most basic needs of a lone human - is the need to be part of community... hence the fabulous DeviantART!
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First of all I need to tell you, I really like this deep discussion we're having. I've not had a friendly debate in such a long time.
You're right in that, most people in the other art forum websites I've joined just comment instead of critique.
I've suffered from low self esteem/worth for my entire childhood (I had an unbelievably cruel teacher who scarred most of his students with pain, so much pain lolol) From my experience I don't think people with low self esteem don't reject critiques, I think they accept too many, or at least I did. People like that usually have one or two things they're good at, which they rely on to attain the feeling of self worth which to them is the most valuable "resource" ever! (For me it was badminton) So they do whatever it takes to get better and they greedily swallow everything people say the good, the bad, the hurtful and even the irrelevant.Β
Hmmmm, I guess thats why we're all here at DeviantART haha!
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I wasn't always this good at being conversational... sort of. I probably had a lot of the same experiances you did - I know I definatly had a few idiots who some would call "teachers" who loved to inflict pain and torment on their students... there was one who liked to lock her students in their lockers during lunch and recess until we could recite all the multiplication tables by memory. She was taken to court recently, so we, her former students, got to see a little justice at least. The other tormentor was sort of the human version of Jabba the Hutt... right down to sitting his fat butt on 2 chairs like a throne. He died, but we his former students amuse ourselves by the fact that in his final days as a teacher, one student got so fed up with it that he tried to push him down a flight of stairs. Doesn't make it right, but still amusing.
Yeah, was a long hard road but now most of my friends say I have come a long way in learning to be open minded. I try, as much for their sakes as my own - mi'familia: My family. I have to protect them, its just what I am here for.
As for critiques? Yes I agree with you, that IS how most low self esteem'ers are. I have a couple of friends I have tried to help thru this... some make it, many more don't. I don't know what my road was, exactly. I mean I have been thru my fair share of storms (actually, according to most I have survived the proverbial Godzilla attack on my life), but still - no matter whats laid down before us, we just have to push on, keep going, and never give up! Never let the people who love you:Β Down.
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Hey man sorry for replying so late haha. I've been really busy lately.
Yea, I think many teachers were like that especially during our generation and our parent's generation, getting caned, choked and swung around by your collar were all common practices yea? (getting swung around was kinda fun I gotta admit 
Being open minded is something I used to be good at, thats how and why I became an artist in the first place. But lately ... I gotta work on it.
I too have been though a really tough time in my life, but it defiantly taught me to be a humble person who accepts critiques graciously whenever they come ... But I still remember being a total ass to some people who critiqued my work in my younger days. Its probably the strongest reminder I have of why I don't wanna be that guy again LOL!!!
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If the kids of today even had an inkling of the measures teachers were allowed to maintain "Order" in the chaos of a public school, they would probably wet their diaper and fall over dead. According to my mother however, the nuns who taught her were all very nice (not sure I believe that) - but then my mother came from a rich, affluent family, and she's 40 years older then me, making her 20 years older then the average age of any of my classmates parents. We have some interesting traits in this family though - like the ability to vanish in to any crowd, even while not moving. And bless my mothers heart - she past along a gene that makes us age slower, so all of my family looks a heck of a lot younger then they are. This always affected my teachers the most, especially in Hifh School - I'd be walking down the hall doing a job for our stage crew or whatever, and the new ones who didn't know whom I was would think I was like an 8th grader snuck in from another school, LoL.
Being open minded is nice, but it has its follies. Being open minded got me falling in love with a girl who enjoys crushing hearts. But hey, live and learn. My problem now, is finding a commission artist for this project, who basically works on a salary (the Disabled don't get paid much in Illinois). I've got 2, but one just went incommunicado on me, not sure what happened there, and the others, sweetheart of my soul that she is, has her own problems to worry about.
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True that, haha but I think there are some strong ones left out there.
What a coincidence people tend to think my family is younger than we really are too, but for me, people say I look young because of my deceivingly innocent face, not that I'm complaining haha, an innocent face can be a powerful weapon in the right situation. 
I'd say and opened mind has its down sides...all things do. But in my humble opinion, the pros over weight the cons by far. An opened mind can open hidden opportunities (modern society need more of those), and lifelong friendships.
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I agree with you whole heartedly on that - open minded is definatly a weighty pro over the more close minded con.
So have you been working on any new art? I haven't seen any updates come thru DA.
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Yes I have. I've posted up new stuff just a couple of days ago.
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Thanks Pedro!
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with spice and rice
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Wow! I like this! The design is very creative and original. The quality of the work is also very good! Keep up the awesome work!
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Sorry for the late reply haha! Thanks alot man! I love the scifi tank you do too. Soooo badass....
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Thats a nice diesel punk space ship you have there!
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Why thank you MC-STEEL!
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Thanks Vince!
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