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[2003-12-19 13:45:27 +0000 UTC]
"Stuart"
(Australia)
# Statistics
Favourites: 134; Deviations: 121; Watchers: 177
Watching: 150; Pageviews: 31104; Comments Made: 1224; Friends: 150
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Frank FrazettaFavorite movies: Miller's Crossing
Favorite TV shows: Deadwood, Rome, Archer, Battlestar Galactica
Favorite bands / musical artists: Nine Inch Nails, Portishead,
Favorite books: Asassin's Aprrentice by Robin Hobb, Sacrifice by Andrew Vachss
Favorite writers: Robin Hobb, David Gemmell, Andrew Vachss
Favorite games: System Shock 2, Bioshock, Deus Ex or Fallout 3
Favorite gaming platform: PC
Tools of the Trade: Traditional, Intuos tablet
Other Interests: Fantasy in any medium
# About me
A misanthrope in search of his own redeeming qualities ...Current Residence: Brisbane, Australia
Favourite genre of music: Movie orchestral scores
Operating System: Windows 7
# Comments
Comments: 133
Hi, we met at Supanova, I gave you one of my cards 
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Thanks, and great to hear from you! Currently working on page 4 of the new issue.
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Cheers for the comment Stuart. Much appreciated!!!
If you are ever interested in going to the studio where I am learning all of these great techniques here is the website: [link]
I'd love to see you in there sometime.
All the best,
Nick
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How did I miss that you finished the comic already? I must get to reading it soon.
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Hey mate, hows it going? I don't know if you remember me but I met you at Drawn from Life lifedrawing class. I just thought you might like to know that I have started going to another drawing class where there are teachers who have studied at the Julian Ashton school of fine art. They are awesome and have been teaching me heaps.
Here is a link to their website.
[link]
Check it out to see if you like it and I'd love to see you at one of the classes if you are interested.
Nick
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Hi mate, the courses do look good. I'm pretty good with figure drawing now, but the perspective and painting courses are something I'd love to do, time and money permitting. Also, the long pose sessions sound good too; one of the reasons I stopped coming to Drawn from Life was that I felt the pose times just weren't long enough. You can't do a model justice in two minutes, or even five.
Thanks Nick!
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I love the way you treat pages, your shading is so clean and cool, and I'm simply happy looking at your work! Cheers!
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What you up to man. I've not seen anything from you in a while? I hope everything is okay.
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Hey dude, cheers for the watch! I had a look through your gallery and really dig your sequential pages. Nice storytelling. Keep up the good work and I'll see you at the next Drawn From Life.
Nick
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I'm hoping to see more of your Burned Oak story soon.
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I'm just notifying you of the fact that in the spirit of advertising all the better continuing sagas out there on DA, I'm giving you a shout-out in my current journal. Keep the Oak Burning!
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Thanks for the exposure!
Interesting that you should mention the odd choice of narrator; originally the POV character was Oak, but once I realised the dark places he was going to be visiting, I thought it needed a less downbeat POV. I didn't know if I wanted to commit myself to something that bleak and depressing for what has turned out to be a ten year stretch. Oak also needed help finding his way back up out of the dark ... that's why Calgary got thrown in there.
Thanks again, you've made my day
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Invariably, everyone has a reason for doing things the way they do. And I really don't have the stomach for "darkness" anymore, like I did when I was younger and more pro-angst, so I can totally relate to your motives.
You mention Oak was the original POV character and I saw something about some of the beginning being redrawn somewhere in your notes, and I'm thinking (and I'm terrible with names, so bear with me) the scene where he hides in his client's closet and witnesses that guy coming in the window -- That's what stands out to me as being the spot where the story has the wrong narrator. Was that originally done from Oak's POV ? because that would totally explain it.
I'm glad to have brought brightness to your day. "Burning Oak" is totally worth checking out! I still need to get my morning fix of it in!
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That scene where Oak hides in the closet is more or less the spot where the redrawn stuff segued back into the original art. That may be why it stands out.
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Your style and artwork intrigues me. I actually love it!
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What diligence you have in your work! Good luck in the contest!
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Thanks! The Image boards have just gone ballistic with a ton of new entries. I ain't gonna win, but it was great fun, and a learning experience.
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Hey, nice work on the 50Girls50 contest. And good luck to us all.
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Thank you so much for the visit!
Wow, you must have tons of patience to work on such beautiful and detailed comics! I'm really impressed, wonderful work.
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Thank you very much! You do awesome work yourself.
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Oh man if I had your dedication when drawing my comics (Having your skill would be nice aswell 
How long do you usualy spend on a page?
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It can vary. Usually action-packed sequences can be drawn more quickly, with less detail. Slower scenes demand more detail and take longer.
There have been times when I've drawn a page a day. At the other extreme, page 99 of Burned Oak took me 5 years to draw. Depends on the subject matter, depends whether I've 'got it' on that day or not. You know what I mean by 'got it', don't you? Some days you got it, some you don't.
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Yeah absolutely.
And I can see what you mean about action being easier to get away with less. But at the same time. It can be a lot harder to plan out. So shouldnt it kinda even out in the end?
When Ive drawn comics its usualy been a half to one page per day. But I've never really done action. Im not too comfortable either drawing or writing it. But I should try it sometime.
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You're right, action IS a lot harder to plan out. Quiet scenes are much easier to plan. So it all evens out I guess.
What I should spend more time on is composition. I've just been looking through some Steve McNiven art and damn, he's good at it.
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Hello Stuart...i love your sequential pages,very sincere rendering..
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Thanks very much! So you met Frazetta, eh? I hope to go visit his museum one day.
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Totally featuring this on my page ♥
Keep up the good work!
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Whoah, Featured Artist?!?!? A Very Big Thanks!
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The art and story are both great, I saw one page and was a fan. Spent an afternoon getting up to date. Great work.
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Great art, You've got a great storytelling ability. Nice influences too : )
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Thanks. My influences deserve mucho credit too
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OOOO. Love your comic. Your art style takes me back. Awesome.
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I'm fascinated by the fact that several viewers have mentioned it looks retro. The bulk of it was drawn ten years ago, so that makes sense!
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I am just old. I remember art of George Perez, Tim Vigil, Joe Buscema , Frank Frazetta to name a few.
Your art just flashed me back.
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All names I still know and love. Thanks!
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Thanks! You're not bad yourself, I see. Nice confident linework in your art.
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