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BockySeles
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[2006-05-08 10:31:55 +0000 UTC]
(Australia)
# Statistics
Favourites: 1154; Deviations: 45; Watchers: 25
Watching: 56; Pageviews: 28911; Comments Made: 345; Friends: 56
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Ezelle Van Der Heever, Vladimir SerovFavorite movies: Forrest Gump, Love Story, Grave of the Fireflies, Million Dollar Baby, The Fox and the Child, Donnie Darko, The Ramen Girl, Paper Moon, Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli's), Finding Forrester, The Name of the Rose
Favorite TV shows: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, PokΓ©mon, I Dream of Jeannie, The Twilight Zone, The Pink Panther
Favorite bands / musical artists: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Oliver, Tajci
Favorite books: The Satyricon, Crime and Punishment, Wuthering Heights, The Little Prince, 1984, The Making of Prince of Persia
Favorite writers: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Favorite games: PokΓ©mon LeafGreen, Jedi Academy, Knights of the Old Republic, Dead or Alive 4, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider: Anniversary & Underworld, Syberia, The Last Express, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Flying Corps Gold
Favorite gaming platform: PC, Xbox 360, Game Boy
Tools of the Trade: Pencils, A4 Sketch Book, Kneaded Eraser, Ruler, Inkscape
Other Interests: Multimedia & Software, Singing, Reading/Researching, Creative Writing, Nature, Running (Parkour), Martial Arts
# About me
Proud kidult, writer, philosopher, computer guy, singer, designer, and visual artist.Main Influences: Rudolf Steiner, Bruce Lee, Walt Disney, Don Bluth, Hayao Miyazaki, Orson Welles, and Jordan Mechner
Favourite Animated Films: Kiki's Delivery Service, The Secret of NIMH, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, From Up on Poppy Hill, Whisper of the Heart, The Aristocats, Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Jungle Book, Tarzan, The Road to El Dorado, Thumbelina
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# Comments
Comments: 88
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I love your art!!! Mine sucks compared to yours... I shoild be much better at 14 but, oh well...
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Thanks. Are you kidding me? You're doing amazing! Keep at it! ^_^
And remember that perfection is not the only beauty in this world. Greater depth and value lies in imperfection -- or, rather, the imperfect perfect.
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Thats the problem. I cant acheive that imperfect perfect.
My talent is to stiff and unmoving.
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The trick is to let loose and not be afraid of making mistakes (practicing imperfect), as well as focusing hard on getting the details and the overall design right (practicing perfect). When you've mastered both, you can begin to blend -- learn when to let loose, and when to focus hard -- and work that balance.
I am guessing that you are too worried about what the end result will look like. Who cares! Let loose. Enjoy every stroke, every curve, every line, have fun and explore!
Try even things (styles/media) you've never tried before! B) That often helps with loosening up. What you want to avoid is staying in your comfort zone. Dare to experiment and to make mistakes, boldly.
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That was awesome.
I am truly inspired bro.
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No need to thank me. 
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I got another idea for another request.
Wanna hear?
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Sure. Fire away. Though notes are better for this sort of thing.
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Gah thank you so much for the watch! I'm so honored!
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Added you as a friend.
(It's funny how dA notifies when you start to watch someone, but not when you add them as your friend. I guess dA is as nuts as we are. 
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Woo! I'm honored!
(that is pretty funny xD How do you add people as friends on DA?)
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When you click to "watch" someone, there's a tick above everything else that says "friend". Once ticked and saved, that person will be in your friends list. I think if the gesture is returned then there are supposed to be some special communication privileges, but I'm not sure what they are, actually.
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That's awesome! Thanks for that I had no idea! 
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Thanks for the llama! your artwork is awesome!
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Aww... Thanks!Β Β I'm still feeling my way through, but I try to make a progress with every drawing...Β The key is to be brave, and tackle things that look challenging with an open mind. And, of course, draw what you love. And persistence -- draw, draw every day!
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motto an artist lives by: Practice makes perfect!
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Hahaha! Guess so! Though, what is "perfect"?Β Β
Besides, imperfection is more interesting!Β Β
So the saying should be: Practice makes catchy imperfect...
(Don't worry, I'm quite bonkers! XD)
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Good point, I guess there really isn't perfect
(lol we're all mad here! xD)
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Aesthetically "perfect" is just a nicely balanced form of imperfect. You can create "perfect" with much imperfection.
Avoid symmetry and too common shapes where you can. Just something I've learned in my years of drawing... I started out with much symmetry and perfection, only to find out that it was boring, too perfect, and without expression. Once I let go of perfection, my drawings started to improve.
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I agree! Imperfection is too beautiful!
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Sometimes. It depends on the request.
I'm still mostly training my skills at this stage, but if you have something special in mind that goes along with what I'm doing here, then sure, feel free to suggest, and I'll see if I can fulfil your request.
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Okay then, I will send you by note. Β
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No problem. Beautiful work.
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Β fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/201β¦
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Whoah! That's a giant llama! They're incredibly rare! Β Β I'll definitely add it to my farm.Β
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Sounds great! Careful they spitΒ
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β«Β You got a llama! You got a llama!Β Β Β
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Just kidding.Β Β
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