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About Me Member Comic Artist ra3ndy30/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 4 Years
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Fri Jan 11, 2008, 2:30 PM
of which i know nothing.

So I'm taking a break to finish off this commission piece i did and upload it here for the benefit of all mankind, who will benefit from it (see gallery for zombies). The band that hired me is called PFIC, and you can hear some of their songs at [link] . Good stuff, IMHO.

But now that that's over & done with, i can get back to my first love, which is my comic book, the GRIFTERS. Someday soon, you'll see it in bookstores and comic shops around the country, and hopefully you'll buy it, and more hopefully, you will like it.

I've been wrestling with the idea of posting it all online for the world to read for some time. I drew a webcomic once, didn't enjoy it as much. Still don't. I like comic books. I like turning pages. I like owning them. I like pulling graphic novels off my bookshelf and flipping through them, appreciating the fine details that just don't appear on screen.

And while i know that artists can get notoriety by posting their works online, it's seems that only rare cases turn into anything other than notoriety. Maybe someday I'll believe that this crazy Internet thing can turn out more successful comic artists than traditional means, but until then, it's print for me.

Am I old fashioned? Clinging to old, dying notions of entertainment? I guess so... and I may well be very wrong.

But it's my dream... how can i argue with that?

  • Mood: Distracted
  • Listening to: Ima Robot - Monument to the Masses
  • Reading: The Walking Dead - Vol 1
  • Watching: Samurai 7
  • Playing: Super Mario Galaxy & Rock Band (poorly)
  • Eating: little pretzel bits
  • Drinking: Coke Zero

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Chicago
  • Interests: Stuff. Particularly cool stuff.
  • Favourite movie: The Impostors
  • Favourite band or musician: They Might Be Giants
  • Favourite genre of music: Add "Old School" before pretty much anything.
  • Favourite artist: Mike Allred or Alex Ross
  • Favourite poet or writer: Oscar Wilde or GK Chesterton
  • Favourite photographer: Ansel Adams
  • Favourite style of art: splotchy, grainy pop art
  • Operating System: Mac user for 2 decades strong
  • MP3 player of choice: Black & White iPod
  • Shell of choice: Conch
  • Wallpaper of choice: The kind that has the raised flowery bumps, but is all the same color. y'know?
  • Skin of choice: mine?
  • Favourite game: Marble Madness
  • Favourite gaming platform: Wii
  • Favourite cartoon character: Freakazoid
  • Personal Quote: "Your face."
  • Tools of the Trade: 4B Pencils, Pens, Paper, Scanner, Illustrator, Photoshop, Wacom Tablet, iTunes

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:iconpixiepandora:
Hope you don't mind, but I loved your panda so much I got it tattooed on me :-D
:iconra3ndy:
Mind?!??! You crazy? That's so very awesome. Please please please send me a link to the pic!
:iconpixiepandora:
[link]

[link]

Here ya go! They forgot the teardrop on the first go, but when I get it touched up here soon I'll have it added back on.
:iconra3ndy:
You honestly can never know how happy this makes me. I'm legitimately touched and honored.

Thank You for sending me the pics! I'm gonna show all my friends. Can I ask for the name of the tattoo artist?
:iconpixiepandora:
The tattoo artist was named Jay and he works at Arts Ink in Convington, KY. I'm glad I could make you happy. I sincerely love your work!
:iconrori:
It's a small gallery, but it's quality :)

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Rori~+~+~+~+~+~+
"This isn't art--this is suicide in a social way" --Bad Religion

"Her name in blood and all eyes on me, the deepest secret lies in front of me..."
--Strung Out
:iconra3ndy:
thanks! I always appreciate the love.
:iconnubry:
Sweet gallery keep it up!

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everything in life takes practice
:iconra3ndy:
Thanks! I hope I can keep up with this demanding once-a-year schedule...

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