contests... contests...

you all know I do need money for the FDTP and since it worked so well LAST time... I entered another DA contest with a large some of money for a prize... along with a WACOM 4 tablet... at least that was the first one... yes I have no idea why I did it but I didn't win this one either (of course) not even semi finalist but I do like the entry immensely... some of my finest romantic work imo...

The Idea was to create a poster for the film "paper heart" which answered the question: what does love mean to me...


And Love by ~freakdearts on deviantART

Love wasn't put in your heart to stay, love isn't love til you give it away...

this was so much fun to do I think I actually learned something from it... that my art just needs a bit more definition...because it just looks so much better with a big ass art neauvou outline!

oh, and I used[link] from

EDIT: changed the words to hopefully read clearer...


oh and umm yes the second contest I entered was one celebrating the sites ninth birthday... as I write this, the winners have not been decided so I'm not saying anything about that yet... But I will say that it was a challenge because we were given a template of random overlapping lines and shapes which was to be colored in with a paint bucket tool... in an infinite number of combinations... I played around with it filling stuff in with black at random till I came up with their mascot Fella...[link] and the little speach beneath it...but I think it might be interesting to note that I did find a crouching ninja as well, but that was not to be... anyway, wish me luck!



PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTA- by ~freakdearts on deviantART
Going with a more PARTAY theme with this one...


and HEEERE'S FELLA by ~freakdearts on deviantART


Happy Birthday DA!!!

As much as I may try to hide it I am a deviant... despite how begrudgingly I admit that I am a member of that site I cannot deny that I have gained a great deal from it's vast and sometimes embarrassing bulk... I've learned practically everything I know about digital art from the tutorials there and much of the inspiration and influence of my style has come from it too... I don't think I would be the artist I am today with out it... and so what better way to spend her 9th birthday than by showing my love and loyalty with an adapted portrait of their illustrious mascot FELLA?!!

kind of gives a new dimension to the term of cel shading

cheers mates!

(LOOOPY FIST!!!)

-The Revig