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caesar120 [16418956] [2011-02-01 02:13:45 +0000 UTC] "Ventrem Meus Solarium" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 12; Deviations: 170; Watchers: 675

Watching: 42; Pageviews: 64917; Comments Made: 8303; Friends: 42

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Mucha..Frazetta...Finley...others
Favorite movies: Throne of Blood
Favorite bands / musical artists: Right now...The Aquabats
Favorite writers: Gibran..Bradbury
Favorite games: Hockey...and life in general
Tools of the Trade: Passion and Imagination
Other Interests: Art...History...Creating...Family and Friends

# About me

Favourite genre of music: Many and Varied
Favourite style of art: Creating..that's it
Skin of choice: Smooth and Supple
Favourite cartoon character: Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent
Personal Quote: "My stomach is my sundial"

# Comments

Comments: 457

Prammster [2023-01-22 02:07:44 +0000 UTC]

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Fanoom [2022-12-03 01:26:24 +0000 UTC]

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Shadow-Dragon-777 [2021-03-30 12:37:24 +0000 UTC]

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Peebo-Thuhlu [2020-04-10 17:16:59 +0000 UTC]


Best wishes to you and yours in these trying times.



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llynxx [2020-03-10 19:14:09 +0000 UTC]

Michael V, may 2020 be a good year for you.  Peace and good will.

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armorb [2019-09-08 19:07:29 +0000 UTC]

Hi Mike,


I realize you may not be on DA anymore, but in the off chance you get to see this, I wanted to let you know you are by far my favorite artist in all of the RPG market. Hope you are well!

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Peebo-Thuhlu [2018-01-14 04:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Wishing you and yours all the very best in the new year! (^_^)

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SacredTreasure [2017-12-11 03:58:44 +0000 UTC]

Love your work man.

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caesar120 In reply to SacredTreasure [2018-01-05 04:56:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Sacred! I'm pleased that you enjoy the stuff. I haven't been around DA for awhile (do to health issues), but I will hopefully be jumping back into it soon!  The new Watch is much appreciated.

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SacredTreasure In reply to caesar120 [2018-01-05 18:34:39 +0000 UTC]

Aww man, I hope you're doing better.

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caesar120 In reply to SacredTreasure [2018-01-14 21:43:35 +0000 UTC]

I am indeed doing better. Not 100% yet...but much better. Thanks!

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Peebo-Thuhlu [2017-07-05 05:58:51 +0000 UTC]

Hope you're doing well.

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caesar120 In reply to Peebo-Thuhlu [2018-01-05 04:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Peeeeebs! *smile* Things are...better. Long story....health issue. I hope to be back and more involved here on DA in the coming months. I appreciate your sentiment!

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Peebo-Thuhlu In reply to caesar120 [2018-01-05 15:42:20 +0000 UTC]

:HUGZ:

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entreaties [2017-06-07 06:47:48 +0000 UTC]

entreaties.deviantart.com/jour…

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Lillixian [2016-01-20 20:11:03 +0000 UTC]

Hey! how are you man!! Its a bit late but happy new year hehe. I want to see what you are up to now a days. If there's a day we can catch up again let me know. I want to talk to you and stuff! I entered a private art college just this semester I'm taking 3-d modeling and animation :3. Hope to see you again! <3

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wulf1902 [2015-07-21 11:35:56 +0000 UTC]

Hi there!! Wulfie here! It took all this time yes (I know right!!) But then I realised who you in fact were. I did not think it would ever be so simple as to find an artist such as yourself on the net like this. (I know, you gotta be somewhere though right?).

I never normally get to talk to anyone such as yourself. The truth is really because art is something I fail miserably at, I mean EPICALLY!! You know how some people just shouldn't even try! That's me! I think with art you must either have it or not. Don't worry, I am not lacking in talent! Mathematics and engineering I am fine with, just don't ask me to draw anything better than a stick man. (I see it on the page, I understand what I see, I just can't for some reason reproduce it. I mean for example, I bet that 'Wrong move' drawing is easy to you. It was easy for my friend (who just draws these things to rub it in! But I deserve it mostly, I rub stuff in too), I on the other hand couldn't even trace it! Lol

I say these things not so much to point out how crappy I am at art (no one is worse) but how amazing your stuff is. I mean wow! Between a group of us we have quite a bit of your art!! I just didn't see it!. I'm not good but I know what I like and I like your stuff (very much actually, and seeing your sense of humor the other day just made it better ha!)

So we'll thank you for your art, if it were down to me there would be none (I mean not even 'Copy that roughly or I shoot you' would work. So I have the greatest respect for artists! I mean you think maths or engineering is hard! Nothing compared to your work.

I just wanted to say absolutely awesome and well done! I really hope it pays well for you! (If not, get a new manager! Cos its awesome). I love your work and clearly your a cool person too. Thank you for all of this!! Zykes (It is from my rp character, Major Zykes who is an Imperial Scout Trooper I hope he doesn't make any 'Wrong Moves' Lol) But good luck anyway (Trust me you don't need it!!)

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caesar120 In reply to wulf1902 [2015-08-04 02:53:23 +0000 UTC]

Mathematics?! Yeeeeowch! Numbers make my brain hurt. Believe me, Wulfie...I love the fact that I can create the way I do. But YOU, man...you speak the language of the Sciences...and that's an awesome gift. Where would civilization be without our mathematicians and engineers?

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grahamecracker [2015-07-01 20:44:29 +0000 UTC]

Hi, Mike.  I just read an interview you did with Wicked North Games a couple of years ago, and was really surprised and encouraged by the fact that you only did a year of art school.  I've been a big fan of your work since I saw your work in the "Dark Force Rising" sourcebook and loved how clean and intentional your drawings felt.  

I went to art school for a year, but most of my stuff focused on graphic design, and less on traditional art (which I've always pursued more as a hobby), though I did take some drawing classes.  I would eventually like to get into doing some sort of concept art role, so I'm going to get myself into some life drawing classes.  

So when you're drawing and creating pieces, how often do you use things like reference photos?  What other kinds of tools (tangible or otherwise) do you make use of?

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caesar120 In reply to grahamecracker [2015-07-02 20:49:43 +0000 UTC]

Hi, Grahame. It's nice to "meet" you! Thank you as well for the encouraging words.  It's gratifying to hear that all the effort I put into my illustrations is noticed and appreciated. Makes it all worth it! Aaaah, my West End days. Truly a wonderfully creative time for me. Great memories of working on those Zahn Trilogy sourcebooks. I presently have them on Ebay. They've sat on a self in my studio for many years now. Sad that a game book isn't being used for gaming...so it's time that changed.

Anyway...art school. Hmmm...yes. One year...but that single year was invaluable, as it was jam-packed with life drawing.  Nothing helps an artist learn the human form quite like 24 hours of figure drawing...per WEEK. For 26 WEEKS! Do I feel that art school/courses are beneficial? Absolutely. Do I feel degree is necessary? Not particularly, no.  It has been my experience that all an artist really needs to do is develop his skills to the point where he/she can demonstrate they can do "the job".

Photo reference? On occasion, yes. I use it...but usually to absorb inspiration or to check details. Inspiration is the Life Blood of the Creative, Grahame. My most used tools are ink brush pens and a wide range of drawing pencils. For color...I prefer watercolor paint and color pencils.

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Yukow [2015-05-12 20:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Cuanto tiempo ! Hace mucho que no pasaba por aqui y ahora que miro, no te di un watch , ahora mucho mejor Puede que ya no me interese mucho la historia de la antigua roma, ahora me inclino mas por la historia de la segunda guerra mundial

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-12 21:30:32 +0000 UTC]

Les agradezco por la Guardia Especial, Mari! Mucho tiempo ha pasado desde la última vez intercambiamos palabras. Incluso sin palabras la amistad permanece. * sonrisa * Es maravilloso escuchar a usted otra vez! La Segunda Guerra Mundial es un tema fascinante de estudio, pero sé que su mente por ahora. Es antigua! Es lo suficientemente grande para muchos mundos. Acabo de leer un libro de reciente publicación titulado 'La muerte de César. Un estudio apasionante de los más famosos del asesinato de la historia. Confío en que haya sido así!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-13 12:54:04 +0000 UTC]

siempre me han gustado los cesares de roma, ya fuesen locos como Nerón. Es muy interesante la historia de los cesares, estube viendo una serie de la antigua roma, se llama HBO ROMA, me gusto mucho, puede que no sea para mi edad, pero era muy curiosa, mostraba la vida de los soldados en la antigua roma con diferentes cesares.

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-13 13:26:03 +0000 UTC]

Sí, la serie de HBO Roma. Lo tengo en dvd, pero no he visto todavía. Me han dicho que es una buena serie. Una telenovela romano! En algún momento en el tiempo voy a verlo. En cuanto a los emperadores romanos locos ... es cierto que Nerón era bastante extraño y bastante sanguinario. Como era Calígula. Crueles al extremo. Tiendo a admirar algunos de los hombres más justos y moderados que gobernaron la antigua Roma. Bueno ... como justo y moderado como dictadores, posiblemente, puede ser. Augusto, Nerva, Trajano, Adriano, Antonino Pío y Marco Aurelio. Al igual que usted, Mari, disfruto muchos temas históricos. Mi siguiente estudio incluirá dos príncipes ingleses que fueron encarcelados en la Torre de Londres en 1483. Hace poco me enteré de que son los antepasados de la mía, por lo que su historia se hace aún más interesante!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-13 14:53:46 +0000 UTC]

Si, cierto la serie esta muy bien, puede que se hayan inventado la vida de los protagonistas , pero es muy buena serie. Me gustan mucho los temas historicos, tengo curiosidad por los principes ingleses que fueron encarcelados en la Torre de Londres en 1483. Lo cierto es que siguen gustandome la historia de roma porque vi una serie de anime manga, en la que cada personaje representa un pais, hay uno que representa la antigua roma aunque no hablen mucho de el, porque la serie se basa en la segunda guerra mundial pero es muy curiosa, porque es una comedia de la historia

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-13 19:06:27 +0000 UTC]

Eso manga suena interesante ... y ahora veo por qué está interesado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Su interés real es HISTORIA! * sonrisa * La historia de los príncipes en la Torre es una fascinante historia real ... y, finalmente, una historia trágica. A la muerte del rey Eduardo IV de Inglaterra en 1483, sus dos hijos Edward V y Richard de Shrewsbury (edades 12 y 9 respectivamente) hicieron su camino a Londres y se alojaron en la Torre de Londres. Desaparecieron poco después, y Richard III (el tío de los dos príncipes) fue declarado rey. En 1933, durante las renovaciones en la torre, los restos óseos de dos niños fueron encontrados debajo de una escalera de piedra. La opinión generalizada es que estos restos son los de los Príncipes desaparecidas, aunque la familia real niega todas las solicitudes para demostrarlo mediante pruebas de ADN moderno.

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-13 20:00:21 +0000 UTC]

Muy interesante la historia de los principes ingleses La serie es muy interesante, sobre todo es muy curiosa porque es historia versión manga. De ahí viene mi interés de la segunda guerra mundial, aunque tambien hablan de la edad media y un poco de la antigua roma, ya que los nazis se creían poderosos como ellos. Suelo ir por epocas, antes me gustaban los egipcios antiguos, los dioses griegos, luego los romanos y ahora la segunda guerra mundial, sobre todo las potencias del eje y las fuerzas aliadas

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-13 20:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Aquí en los Estados Unidos hay canales de televisión por cable llamado The History Channel, Military History Channel, y Military Channel. Historia ... la historia ... HISTORIA !! * sonrisa * La Segunda Guerra Mundial es un tema casi constante en una o más de esas redes. Es cierto lo que dices, Mari. El Tercer Reich se consideraban un renacimiento del Imperio Romano y modelado en consecuencia. En verdad, la antigua Roma está a nuestro alrededor. Incluso aquí, en Estados Unidos, donde la dominación romana era inexistente. El impacto de Roma sobre la cultura mundial es evidente e innegable.

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-14 12:31:35 +0000 UTC]

Suelo ver History Channel o Military Channel en mi movil, porque en la tele solo hay Discovery Max. Creo que el Sacro Imperio Romano Germanico quería recrear el Imperio Romano, no estoy segura, tendré que investigar. Cierto que tambien Mussolini quiso recrear el Imperio romano, aunque teniendo armas de fuego en Africa, era mucho mas facil, a demas, el utilizo lo que estaba prohibido en la Primera guerra mundial, como las bombas de algo... que no me acuerdo XD Me encantan los aviones y todo tipo de tanques, en Polonia, que voy cada uno, en la ciudad a la que voy, hay un tanque en medio de la calle ,este año lo admiraré mas

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-14 17:31:49 +0000 UTC]

Teniendo en cuenta lo que se necesita para establecer primero y luego mantener un imperio ... Estoy perplejo en cuanto a por qué alguien querría tal cosa, Mari. Al parecer, no soy lo suficientemente de un megalómano que ser capaz de imaginar un deseo de crear (o recrear) un imperio. Es suficiente para mí imaginar los personajes históricos que llevaron a ciertos hombres (ya veces mujeres) para lograr esas grandes ambiciones. En cuanto a mí ... Me gusta la vida tranquila!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-14 19:33:30 +0000 UTC]

A mi me gusta mi vida tranquila XD En vez de tener un imperio en expansión que cuidar.

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-14 19:45:00 +0000 UTC]

A veces un Emperador debe hacer cosas monstruosas bajo la bandera de La construcción del imperio. Cosas que ni usted ni yo seríamos capaces de hacer. Al ser un miembro útil de la alianza de un artista sería lo suficientemente bueno para mí. Hmmm ... aunque yo no sería adversa a está dando una comisión imperial o dos. Codeándose con la élite romana mientras estoy pintando un fresco en las paredes de sus casas de verano. * sonrisa * Con mi suerte, sin embargo, sería la pintura en Pompeya el 24 de agosto el año 79!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-15 13:19:18 +0000 UTC]

Si XDDDD eso es cierto

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-16 21:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Me gustaría pintar incluso mientras la ceniza me cubría! Y me gustaría hablar las palabras finales de Nero como he perecido. * sonrisa * (voy a dejar a descubrir cuáles fueron las últimas palabras de Nero)

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-17 12:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Cuales son las ultimas palabras de Nero? Me he visto tres peliculas de Nero XDDDD

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-17 21:15:27 +0000 UTC]

¡Ja! Nero sólo ver películas en la que él es la estrella! Él dijo: "Qualis Artifex Pereo." Aproximadamente traducido: "Lo que un artista muere conmigo." * sonrisa * Tal ego!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-18 12:51:47 +0000 UTC]

si cierto, Nero era un compositor loco! XD

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-18 19:42:36 +0000 UTC]

Nerón era un loco TODO !!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-18 20:30:39 +0000 UTC]

Estoy de acuedo, como caligula , pero a Hitler le interesaba mucho y cogio mal ejemplo

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-18 21:18:34 +0000 UTC]

Todos los megalómanos comparten los mismos rasgos terribles. Mentes retorcidas y conductas sociópatas. Afortunadamente tenemos la historia para enseñarnos cómo identificar este tipo de persona, y evitar que las fuentes de energía. ¿Verdad? Si esto sólo era cierto!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-19 12:25:48 +0000 UTC]

Si, cierto <--- me megalomano XD

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caesar120 In reply to Yukow [2015-05-19 15:21:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh, Mari! XD Usted me agrieta para arriba!

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Yukow In reply to caesar120 [2015-05-19 16:52:16 +0000 UTC]

XDDDDDDDD he nacido así

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Furryfox396 [2015-05-12 14:50:45 +0000 UTC]

Hi there! I'm Red Fox. I'm just talking to people on here. Trying to make new friends! Hope we can talk more. I'm one cool fox:

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caesar120 In reply to Furryfox396 [2015-05-14 17:22:36 +0000 UTC]

You apparently are both Furry...and Red. Judging from your page comments...I anticipate that you will ask me if I roleplay. Which I do not. But I HAVE (in the past) been very active in the roleplaying game industry...as an illustrator.  Always interested in lively conversation, Red...Furry....ummmm....Fox.

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Hooly1138 [2015-03-11 07:49:05 +0000 UTC]

Dear Mr Vilardi,

Since 1987, I have collected all of the Star Wars Role Playing Game material I could, and some of the most memorable times was when I opened a new book. Although the content was great, it was the images which captured my imagination - in particular yours. I always though that they should have you do EVERY illustration. You captured Star Wars perfectly and inspired many an NPC or story event. I cannot thank you enough for your inspiring drawings.

So, thank you.

My only follow on question to that - how does one organise a commission through you?

Cheers, and thanks again.

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caesar120 In reply to Hooly1138 [2015-03-11 17:23:18 +0000 UTC]

Okay...Ian. Let us first address this whole "Mr. Vilardi" thing. Waaaay to formal. 'Mike' will suffice. Wonderful words to hear, Ian. I did my very best to make those expensive books worth the money.  To hear that my efforts inspired exciting game-play is truly gratifying!

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Hooly1138 In reply to caesar120 [2015-07-13 12:17:41 +0000 UTC]

I dropped you a message Mike, but I'm not 100% familiar with DeviantArt - i.e. I can't find the message I sent

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caesar120 In reply to Hooly1138 [2015-07-14 03:26:57 +0000 UTC]

Hello, Ian! I did indeed get your previous message. I would have replied earlier but I just returned from vacation and it's taking me a bit to get caught up on things.

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Hooly1138 In reply to caesar120 [2015-08-21 15:51:33 +0000 UTC]

Hi Mike. Just wanted to know if you had progressed any? I'll understand if you haven't. Just wondering

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