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ValliantEffort ♂️ [12231439] [2009-11-25 05:37:19 +0000 UTC] "Andrew Moir" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 184; Deviations: 184; Watchers: 15

Watching: 41; Pageviews: 14804; Comments Made: 945; Friends: 41

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Norman Rockwell; Franklin Booth; Joan Miro; Jack Kirby; George Perez; Alex Raymond; John Buscema
Favorite movies: Matrix, Dark City, Legend, Incredibles, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Favorite TV shows: M*A*S*H; All in the Family; Teen Titans;
Favorite bands / musical artists: Boston; Led Zeppelin
Favorite books: The Bible; Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars; To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite writers: Orson Scott Card; David Weber
Favorite games: KotOR, Mass Effect
Tools of the Trade: Photoshop, Illustrator, pencils, pens, paints, brushes, camera
Other Interests: Art, Bible study, reading, writing, movies, martial arts

# About me

Please feel free to comment on/critique my work. I'd like to hear from you. :)

Some of my favorite art books:

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain/Drawing on the Artist Within/Color--Betty Edwards;
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist--Stephen Rogers Peck;
Anything and everything on perspective;
Every instructional book by Will Eisner;
Every instructional book by Scott McCloud;
Rendering in Pen and Ink--Arthur L. Guptill;
How to Draw Comic the Marvel Way--Stan Lee and John Buscema;
The Art of Comic Book Inking 1 and 2--Gary Martin

Current Residence: Pittsburgh, PA
Favourite genre of music: Whatever strikes me at the time
Favourite style of art: Everything
Favourite cartoon character: Superman, Dick Grayson (Robin/Nightwing/Batman)

# Comments

Comments: 33

recycledrelatives [2015-09-09 06:30:16 +0000 UTC]

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ValliantEffort In reply to recycledrelatives [2015-09-22 22:23:40 +0000 UTC]

Your work is incredible! I couldn't help but fave! :) (Smile)

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Huwman [2013-06-05 18:02:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the llama, Andrew. I was starving!

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ValliantEffort In reply to Huwman [2013-06-08 02:45:34 +0000 UTC]

Not sure I get the whole llama thing but hey, have a llama. :) (Smile)

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Huwman In reply to ValliantEffort [2013-06-08 18:42:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's an odd thing. I wonder if the llama in "Napoleon Dynamite" had anything to do with it.

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Dismay666 [2012-07-30 05:06:16 +0000 UTC]

awesome gallery , cool work ! I'll be watching you :D (Big Grin)

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ValliantEffort In reply to Dismay666 [2012-07-30 05:09:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And thanks for the Watch. :D (Big Grin) I really like your airbrush style illustrations. Your color work is very strong. :) (Smile)

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Dismay666 In reply to ValliantEffort [2012-07-30 05:14:47 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure and thank you XD
Indeed ,my color works are very present heheh

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Huwman [2012-02-21 17:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for faving!

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ValliantEffort In reply to Huwman [2012-02-22 06:37:36 +0000 UTC]

Always my pleasure! :) (Smile)

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OtisFrampton [2010-09-04 19:46:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the watch! :) (Smile)

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ValliantEffort In reply to OtisFrampton [2010-09-13 00:56:35 +0000 UTC]

Ah, you're welcome. Totally my pleasure. :) (Smile)

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ValliantEffort [2010-07-01 02:15:08 +0000 UTC]

Job is going well, but no, not really finding time to draw. I have a couple freelance things hanging over my head at the moment I can blast through once I free up a day or two. I haven't given up yet. :) (Smile) How have you been Huw?

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Huwman [2010-04-22 20:18:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave and comments. I hope the job is going well and you are managing to find time to draw too.

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ValliantEffort In reply to Huwman [2010-04-23 03:22:22 +0000 UTC]

Hidden by Owner

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ValliantEffort In reply to ValliantEffort [2010-04-23 13:48:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Huw! The job is going well, actually. I work with mentally-challenged people (but really, that's most jobs, but the peeps I work with a little more so), work I've done before. The photos I just posted were taken on-the-job, which getting out and going to fun places is a nice amenity of the job. Still working on drawing time, but it'll come.

(Y'know, I woke up up at 4:30 am this morning horrified at the realization I wrote "Stu" instead of Huw... and you didn't even bust me on it! I very sincerely apologize. It's not like I don't know what your name is. I'm feeling a little special ed myself now.)

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Huwman In reply to ValliantEffort [2010-04-23 04:39:32 +0000 UTC]

That's what my wife does too. She's a "Special Education" teacher. Maybe that's why she married me!

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nmeumoni-nmeumoni [2010-02-07 21:18:19 +0000 UTC]

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nmeumoni-nmeumoni [2010-02-07 21:14:30 +0000 UTC]

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ibrahimabutouq [2010-01-28 11:37:52 +0000 UTC]

dear andrew

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nelsondaniel [2009-12-31 19:14:53 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks for the watch! Saludos!!!

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ValliantEffort In reply to nelsondaniel [2009-12-31 21:50:34 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome, and thank you! Your style is so cool it makes me want to punch myself in the face in shear disgust at my own inferior art dribblings! :D (Big Grin)

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ValliantEffort In reply to ValliantEffort [2010-01-12 08:49:55 +0000 UTC]

awright-- maybe not punch myself in the face, but, you know... at least drool a little in wide-eyed wondermental appreciation. :) (Smile)

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Yaolin-Yaolin [2009-12-22 19:41:41 +0000 UTC]

Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug

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Yaolin-Yaolin [2009-12-22 14:35:57 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I'm really happy that you like my paper pack textures. Thank you so much for the kind comment and for the fave. You just made my day!

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ValliantEffort In reply to Yaolin-Yaolin [2009-12-22 19:32:24 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure! Your textures are interesting and have a lot of variety. The textures themselves inspire me to make something with them. :) (Smile) I'll certainly let you know when I create a piece with them. :D (Big Grin)

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k3-studio [2009-12-19 02:22:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like my works. Thanks alot for the Added to my devWatch! . Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi! Hi!

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ValliantEffort In reply to k3-studio [2009-12-19 05:07:41 +0000 UTC]

You're more than welcome. :) (Smile) Your work blows my mind! My pleasure to watch you produce more colorific happiness. :D (Big Grin)

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PhunkyVenom [2009-12-07 14:56:53 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thankyou for the fave :) (Smile) Much appreciated.

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ValliantEffort In reply to PhunkyVenom [2009-12-07 19:16:01 +0000 UTC]

Heh, I did the easy part; you did the hard work of the picture. Easy to fave great work. ;) (Wink) Vector portraits are hard to make as simple and stylish as you pull off. :) (Smile)

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PhunkyVenom In reply to ValliantEffort [2009-12-08 16:49:49 +0000 UTC]

Thats very kind of you, thankyou very much :) (Smile)

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gabo2020 [2009-12-04 14:27:06 +0000 UTC]

Hello
Welcome to DeviantART, you´ve a great gallery, interesting and very good works.

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ValliantEffort In reply to gabo2020 [2009-12-04 21:27:36 +0000 UTC]

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know.

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gabo2020 In reply to ValliantEffort [2009-12-05 02:17:26 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, it is a pleasure.

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