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About Me Member Pencil Artist Qilong912/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 4 Years
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Thu Jan 15, 2009, 11:07 PM
Looking through my art, one can probably find a major theme: Most of what I work on deals with a particular group of theropod dinosaurs, the Oviraptorosauria. What is presented currently on DA is a subset of the totality that has been available online for the last, oh say 10 years in which I have been producing material for public consumption. Since much of that is outdated, it is never exposed, and this includes work I have done on human (both male and female) anatomy, landscapes, storyline-based work, abstract imagery not having to do with exploring of human form, and the nature and subject of dinosaur paleontology.

As a graphite artist in a digital medium, my preferred form of artistic expression has been to render the structure of the visual world texturally, so this has limited me in the color medium. I actually no longer have available much of the color work I've done, where I've used the strength of use of color to imply texture through the nature of shading with darker tones, etc. These invariably went to figuring out how to make some dinosaurs "look", test out evolutionary novelties (Feathers on dinosaurs? Preposterous eye colors? Oooh, wattles....) and just express myself, this despite the fact that I can't tell greys from light blues from pinks (partial color blindness), and thus confused on the medium shades used to accent flesh tones, etc.

Now, much of my old work is still available to me (I retain the hardcopy of virtually everything I draw), so in the next few days, you will see a lot more of it, and most of it will be oviraptorosaurs, so don't be surprised. There is a reason for this, but that's kinda convoluted.

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  • Current Residence: Somewhere in the US Northwest
  • Interests: paleontology | cats | languages | science | philosophy | existentialism | empiricism | learning
  • Favourite movie: Willow
  • Favourite band or musician: U2 (but also Alanis Morrisette, REM, Sarah Maclaughlan, and Enya)
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock | Classical
  • Favourite artist: Michael Whelan | Michaelangelo | Leonardo da Vinco | H.R. Gieger | Kev Walker kicks ass, too
  • Favourite poet or writer: Edgar Allen Poe | Robert Frost | Mercedes Lackey
  • Favourite style of art: Graphite, but also use ink and digital manipulation.
  • Operating System: Windows SUCKS ... don't know why I use it
  • MP3 player of choice: WinAmp
  • Wallpaper of choice: A huge fox
  • Skin of choice: Mine
  • Favourite game: Chess
  • Favourite gaming platform: the chessboard
  • Favourite cartoon character: Timon
  • Personal Quote: "Possibilities Abound, Too Numerous to Count." -- Me
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencils, Pens, Imagination, the Edifying Experience of Youth

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Love the skeletals!

I'll definitely come here again for hints on restoring birds and small theropods!
Thanks for the watch! It's great to have a forum to see your art; I hope to keep seeing more.
looks like you are the oldest artist that still living a nine centuries old! :D
I know. I am rather ancient ;)

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"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams (Last Chance to See)
Your gallery is interesting!

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Thanks!

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"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams (Last Chance to See)
Thanks for the favorite :) I love your gallery!
You have a nice style, so I am returning the favor, and the piece is quite nice.

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"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams (Last Chance to See)

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