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NicDeGrootArt ♂️ [7242064] [2008-05-01 17:37:10 +0000 UTC] "Nic DeGroot" (Canada)

# Statistics

Favourites: 126; Deviations: 795; Watchers: 80

Watching: 32; Pageviews: 12821; Comments Made: 62; Friends: 32

# Interests

Favorite games: Civilization
Tools of the Trade: Acrylic paint and painting knives

# Comments

Comments: 27

hound73yc [2024-04-03 21:42:51 +0000 UTC]

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HERBERT45 [2024-02-03 01:15:04 +0000 UTC]

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HaiaShouster [2018-01-18 19:05:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks alot for faving. !!!

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MichaelHocking [2018-01-18 17:06:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanking you Nic for the fav's

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staatsf [2018-01-18 16:56:12 +0000 UTC]

hi Nic
thank you for the fav
Staats

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RobynCraig [2016-10-17 16:39:28 +0000 UTC]

Great images Nic….glad you are documenting beautiful Wortley Village.

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to RobynCraig [2016-10-20 16:20:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Robyn.

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ZumMoonTooSoon [2016-09-12 18:31:19 +0000 UTC]

Very inspiring and beautiful gallery Thumbs Up !

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to ZumMoonTooSoon [2016-09-13 15:10:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Sebastian.
I try. I am glad you enjoyed it.

If you'd like more, check out my FB pages:
www.facebook.com/nic.t.degroot (Personal)
www.facebook.com/NicDeGrootArt (All Art)

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dorenna [2016-07-05 11:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Happy B-day, hope you have a great day.

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dorenna [2016-03-30 21:17:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank-you for te watch, next time a Rolex, please
Thank-you for the favs.
Stalking you back.

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to dorenna [2016-03-31 16:42:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks back.

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lexwilridge [2016-03-25 00:56:24 +0000 UTC]

Any tips for a guy that wants to learn how to paint and become at least decent?

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to lexwilridge [2016-03-25 14:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Start by lowering your internal expectations for a painting.
When I start I have a good idea where I am going ...
but with a timer running by the ten minute mark I am
completely focused on making the painting look good
... not on what I think/thought it 'should' look like.

Use big brushes and knives to limit the detail - so you focus on:
big shapes, light v dark, and negative space not on fiddle-y bits.
And find someone you trust to give you feed back.
You can't be an effective judge of your own performance.
eg. I have had pro's come to me and point out problems they
had fixed in their finished paintings (fixed!)
- Like they expected to do it perfectly in one stroke!
Go easy on yourself; copy the greats that inspire you.

"Learning to paint is easy; it's learning when to stop that's hard"

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lexwilridge In reply to NicDeGrootArt [2016-03-25 18:13:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. I'm going to give it a try!

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to lexwilridge [2016-03-28 16:36:37 +0000 UTC]

I hope that helped. ;-D

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Bildband [2015-04-01 16:45:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for the favourit; I`m very glad, that you like it :-) (Smile) ))

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VintageVignette [2009-10-26 12:00:58 +0000 UTC]

Hi!
Just wanted to let you know that you have been featured
in a News Article for Halloween! :) (Smile)
Hope you have time to visit this [link]
and be sure to add it to your fav articles
to help support the artists by keeping it in the top articles!!

Thanks and have a great Halloween!! Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin

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sirkuss [2008-07-22 20:07:26 +0000 UTC]

Hello sir...a fellow derby art alumni!..., a great surprise to come across your page. Have a great day.

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to sirkuss [2008-08-08 02:31:45 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! Glad to have surprised you - my ninja is showing.

I like your style.
Especially "WorkInProgress...Past Present" - very cool (I love seening the sketches)

Thanks.

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Obgee [2008-05-05 19:37:34 +0000 UTC]

awesome work here! I'll bet with you talent you have very soon more watchers than you imagine =D (Big Grin)

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windzinsky [2008-05-05 15:13:28 +0000 UTC]

like ur skill......
hope that i can have a part of ur colourful talents.....
haha~nice workz!

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lambda79 [2008-05-05 14:31:52 +0000 UTC]

some really good stuff here :) (Smile) well done!

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to lambda79 [2008-05-05 15:04:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a Load lambda79.

I liked your pic alot too; especially 'Ocean Maid 2'.

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DailyChecks [2008-05-02 20:40:08 +0000 UTC]

..Man you're inCREDIBLY talented. Welcome to DeviantArt, I'm sure you'll get TONNES of views very soon, you've got some serious skilllls. =D (Big Grin)

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NicDeGrootArt In reply to DailyChecks [2008-05-02 21:24:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your kind words.
I like your speedies and your space pics are awesome.
I really don't know why I waited so long to join.

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DailyChecks In reply to NicDeGrootArt [2008-05-03 01:48:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man! Can't wait to see more stuff!

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