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Kotsuso
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[2008-09-18 19:45:12 +0000 UTC]
"Ian of Longhairington"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 4400; Deviations: 218; Watchers: 52
Watching: 114; Pageviews: 26078; Comments Made: 878; Friends: 114
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Too many to list.Favorite movies: Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Serenity (the Firefly movie), V for Vendetta, Summer Wars, anything Miyazaki
Favorite TV shows: Always Sunny (in Philly), Firefly, and a shit-load of anime =D
Favorite bands / musical artists: System of a Down, Clutch, Daft Punk, Wolfmother, Johnny Cash, classical; a fairly wide variety.
Favorite books: I don't read enough...
Favorite writers: I don't really get attached to particular authors. If I like a book, I like it, I suppose.
Favorite games: Persona 4, WoW, Bioshock, Minecraft, the list goes on. P4 gets 1st place hands-down, though.
Favorite gaming platform: Mac/PC, although I've recently become engaged to my new PS2 (solely due to Persona).
Tools of the Trade: Mostly digital (Wacom Intuos 4 Tablet), but I'm pretty ok with most anything.
Other Interests: Sleeping?
# About me
My name is Ian and I'm a sophomore at Towson University (Digital Media with a concentration in Game Design).To quote my favorite critic, I'm what you would call a "misty-eyed 'games-are-art' hippy." I avidly believe that video games are a uniquely enriching experience and that they can be the most powerful tools with which we tell stories. Nothing grinds my gears more than ignorance, particular when it's related to gaming and the lifestyle that surrounds it (see: any stupid protest against games, parents who blame games rather than their own ineptitude, Michael Atkinson). I'm the co-founder of an unknown studio, currently in pre-production of our first game, aiming high and hoping to have an impact on the industry.
And now the obligatory dA thingy:
Current Residence: Towson University
Favourite genre of music: rock/metal
Favourite style of art: ... art in general?
Operating System: Mac OSX, of course.
MP3 player of choice: iPod Touch.
Shell of choice: One that has a ghost in it
Favourite cartoon character: any badass anime character (i.e. Lelouch from Code Geass, Lucy from Elfen Lied, etc.)
Personal Quote: "Speak softly and carry a big stick." - Teddy Roosevelt
# Comments
Comments: 324
Hey you awesome, wonderful person full of awesome! 
hope you can enjoy some of my other works
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Hello! Thanks for much for the 
If you would like to see me make more resources, art, and comics, you can support me simply by +following me at 
Thank you for your time!
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Thanks a lot for adding „Freshly showered“ to your favs!
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Thank you for favouring "Balthazar's Song". If you have any comment to add to the work itself, I'd be grateful.
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Thank you so much for the . A greeting. Daniel
Blog: danielramosruiz.blogspot.com
Web: danielramosruiz.wix.com/pintor…
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Thank you very much
for the
I appreciate it very much
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Thank you very much for adding my photo 'Red Morning' to your favourites!
I would really appreciate it if you would check out my facebook page 
Have a nice day!
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Thank you for faving my latest illustration, much appreciated.
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No problemo! You've got some hella-rad pixel art
Btw, what are your thoughts on isometric vs top-down (like 3rd gen Pokemon) in terms of movement and aesthetic?
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Looking at my pixel art I obviously enjoy isometric pixel art more but I think when it comes to creating games and animation then top-down and non-isometric pixel art looks better.
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Hello Ian!
Hot thanks for "Reds And Grey - Berlin" in Your fav.
In my gallery i have many others photos from interesting places (my Cracow, Praha, Wien, Mallorca, Mellorca, Moroccco, Rodos, Zakinthos, Corfu, Sicily, Florida) and beautiful flowers, trees, animals etc.
Maybe You find something...
Greetings from Poland!
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Thank you for faving some of my work. It's greatly appreciated.
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No problem!
-ODs on drawing poses-
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Thanks for the fav, man! Really digging your gallery! Gotta go check out the rest of it!
Keep up the great work!
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No problem! 
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that sounds awsome XD let me know when their done id love to see them x3
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Thanks
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no prob and tnks <:
haha... i honestly think animals are easier to draw then humans xD
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I'm still getting my act together when it comes to anatomy (so I can SORT of free-think/free-hand), but I almost always work from reference photos. I got really lucky with having Hornet as an opponent this round because my kid brother fit the size requirement perfectly. We had a lot of fun being blindfolded and slashing at each other with bits of cardboard, haha.
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WOW xDD you two did blindfolded to reference? haha im sure this was very funny !!
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Wee bit awkward, actually; parents gave me a hard time for "playing dress-up" (jokingly, of course) and my bro was a bit annoyed at my pickiness when it comes to photos, bahaha!
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You're very welcome, and thanks
If there's another art form I'd love to get my hands dirty with it would be sculpture. I've become much too comfortable behind my computer and tablet, haha.
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You are pretty talented, and I saw your sculpture with tape. I use mostly paper mache. It is cheap and easy to make. There are many different formulas for paper mache, but I keep it simple.
Take craft glue/elmer's glue and mix it with some water until it is a little bit soupy. If I am making a mask, I use tin foil to get my basic shape by pressing a double folded piece of it over my face until it matches my contours. Then I take a hot glue gun and carefully glue news paper strips over both sides- carefully keeping its shape. With this done, I then take newspaper strips and dip them in the glue, using my fingers to work the glue over the whole strip, while allowing excess glue to fall back into the container. Then I apply the wetted strip to the mask. It is best to let strips overlap slightly, and the more strips over an area, the harder and stiffer it will be when it dries. Do one side of the mask at a time, and use a fan or something to dry it quickly. When it is done, you can add details. Cut out the eye holes, use tin foil or DAS air hardening clay to get shapes. The Das clay you can just mache over when it has set a bit, and this keeps it safe from crumbling. A few layers of acrylic paint can make a nice surface- like leather.
[link] This is a site that has do it yourself mache too- all on the cheap. You could probably make great sculpture, and you should give it a shot.
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Hey!!! Thanks for the 
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