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# Statistics
Favourites: 1360; Deviations: 635; Watchers: 403
Watching: 137; Pageviews: 139956; Comments Made: 28013; Friends: 137
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Charles R. KnightFavorite movies: Lord of the Rings
Favorite TV shows: nature documentaries on cats
Favorite bands / musical artists: Loreena McKennitt
Favorite books: The Inheritance Trilogy
Favorite writers: N. K. Jemisin, Mira Grant
Favorite games: Diablo 3
Favorite gaming platform: Computer
Tools of the Trade: Laptop, scanner, Gimp, digital camera, oil pastels, colored pencils, watercolor, pastels, oils, pen and watercolor, medieval supplies
Other Interests: Writing, fantasy, SF, horror, cats, art
# About me
Current Residence: Russellville, ArkansasFavourite genre of music: Ancient music, Celtic, Celtic rock
Favourite photographer: alilone , Riverbreeze , Graybear
Favourite style of art: Traditional art, realism or fantasy or paleo art
Operating System: Windows 7
MP3 player of choice: laptop
Wallpaper of choice: Varies, photo references or Derwent demo drawings
Favourite cartoon character: Calvin and Hobbes (they go together)
Personal Quote: "I paint better than I used to, not as well as I will."
# Comments
Comments: 693
Tristan-the-Dreamer [2014-06-28 04:42:06 +0000 UTC]
Hello!Β You kindly critiqued one of my artworks 6 years ago, I wanted to show you my progress!
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Stray111 [2012-11-23 20:11:11 +0000 UTC]
hello, I really enjoyed reading your colored pencils reviews (and they helped me decide what kind of pencils to buy.. first ) so thank you for that
Also, I was wondering, do you think it's worth buying colored pencil sets in wooden boxes (do they protect the pencils better or something)?
Oh, and your art is really amazing, I think
Have a nice day!
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Miss-A-sketches [2012-11-04 21:58:23 +0000 UTC]
Just popping in to see if you're doing okay and to say hi!
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Toyona [2012-04-20 04:48:18 +0000 UTC]
hi^^ do you have any lessons by any chance on how to color water (as in sea) with color pencils? o-o
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milesnoah [2012-03-13 22:59:26 +0000 UTC]
what i love most about your gallery is the progression it shows. great stuff from beginning to end!
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artistichobbit [2011-08-13 17:07:44 +0000 UTC]
hi there been well quite a lnog time hope all is well as usuall your art work is beyond beautiful
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SeventhWave [2011-06-15 19:30:50 +0000 UTC]
Really enjoyed watching your gallery. Beautiful artwork and in a such diversity, that is unbeliavable. IΒ΄ll definitely watch you. Keep it up!
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namtra9 [2010-09-30 04:44:33 +0000 UTC]
hi, robert. been feasting on your work. Wow! I have been doing prismacolor art on my own for about 25 years. I decided to see if there were more of us. I am interested in collaborating with and learning from fellow prismacolorists. I just joined deviantART and hope to share a few of my works.
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Midnight172 [2010-08-12 19:09:48 +0000 UTC]
Hello, Robert! you probably don't remember me, but I was one of the frequent users on SFFMuse way back in the day. I was going through some of my old emails, and ran across one from back then alerting me I had a message from you. I know its been a while, but i thought it would be nice if I said hello.
Samantha, aka 'starzandastroidz'
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LauraRoberts [2010-06-27 21:02:14 +0000 UTC]
Hey Robert,
You know how funny it is when you are just browsing artwork and all the sudden you find the same person you know from other websites. It seems like every time I look up something about art I find your name among the thousands of Google pages, its usually in the top 3 haha!
Glad to see you have such a large social group, your time is well invested. I'm just a "little one", sort of in the background most of the time... I have heard how some people wonder how one small person can do so much and show so many colors. Obviously they never met you, or... your other half, Ari.
Zenica
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celexana [2010-06-12 23:46:04 +0000 UTC]
I can't find the Prismacolor group icon on my profile page
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celexana [2010-05-25 20:29:24 +0000 UTC]
You have a wonderful gallery full of colors and I enjoyed browsing around~~ I love the colors you use in your works~~
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Puff-Dahh [2010-02-13 18:24:36 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much for the favorite on my Homosensuality Literature work! It really is appreciated~
[link]
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robertsloan2 In reply to Puff-Dahh [2010-02-15 00:36:39 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome. It's a great little story, submit it to a pro publisher!
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Kuzunari [2009-12-11 19:31:13 +0000 UTC]
i was going through a tree bark e-tutorial and i thought to myself, hey i know this guy! i hopped right over to DA and i was right! all I can say is thank you so much for helping out your fellow artist
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robertsloan2 In reply to Kuzunari [2009-12-16 21:16:10 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Yep, I've got lots of tutorials on eHow and more at [link] where my username is robertsloan2 like here. Also I've got my oil pastels website: [link] has lots of tutorials on it, both general drawing and techniques for oil pastels. Enjoy!
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Unicornmistress [2009-10-21 06:40:39 +0000 UTC]
you got a awesome gallery I really enjoyed looking at your art work, I am getting some prismacolor pencils in a few days and your pictures have really inspired me.
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robertsloan2 In reply to Unicornmistress [2010-01-18 20:18:43 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Oh, I think you will love the Prismacolors. They're addictive.
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robertsloan2 In reply to ATCfanatics [2010-01-24 00:15:28 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Sorry for the late reply, I've been away from dA for quite some time.
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JacquelineSwann [2009-09-09 17:36:16 +0000 UTC]
Wow! Yours is one of the most comprehensive and varied Deviant pages that I have come across.It is just amazing that you can find the time to paint while at the same time offering assistance and advice to so many others.Fantastic!!!
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robertsloan2 In reply to JacquelineSwann [2010-02-05 20:03:55 +0000 UTC]
I've done a lot of things, over a long period of time. Then I get tied up over some months and don't hang out as much. I'm starting to get active again though.
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Crystal-LJ [2009-08-04 05:53:50 +0000 UTC]
its funny, im lookin up for quality of certain brands of thigns, and always end up finding ur ass on some site haha
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robertsloan2 In reply to Crystal-LJ [2010-02-05 20:19:59 +0000 UTC]
LOL yep! Hehehe, yeah, I usually see you more on WetCanvas.
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Mitia-Arcturus [2009-05-02 21:43:53 +0000 UTC]
hank you veru much for the "Stephen King"adding in your favorites...I really appreciate it !!!
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skyebabybaby [2009-04-27 22:41:00 +0000 UTC]
hi.
do you mind if i use "Forest Light" as my picture for a stippling project i'm doing for art?
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pixel-minx [2009-03-11 12:13:37 +0000 UTC]
i really like your stuff my freind adviced me too look (yorksherpud) he says you and him used to tlk alot but your art work is amazing
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robertsloan2 In reply to pixel-minx [2009-03-31 21:29:36 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Yes, ~yorksherpud and I go way back. I miss hanging out with him but don't get back to DA as often as I used to.
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pixel-minx In reply to robertsloan2 [2009-03-31 21:40:00 +0000 UTC]
yeah he dosent any more im trying to get more people into my art because its a pretty new thing with it being microsoft paint but you work is good i really need to start painting again
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Enchantedbroo [2009-03-02 13:36:01 +0000 UTC]
I love your stuff! and I LOVE Loreena McKennitt!!! I have been listening to her since the early 90s......I have all of her music, early til now AND I even got to see her in concert. I cried the moment I heard her voice in the theatre.........
ANYWAY........again beautiful work!!! I love working with pastels and colored pencils. I have recently bought oil pastels and may read some of your tips on how to use them!
Have a great day!
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robertsloan2 In reply to Enchantedbroo [2009-03-31 21:42:24 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Check out my website, www.explore-oil-pastels-with-robert-sloan.com -- I have posted more than 60 articles now and there's a ton of information collected or observed, including some basic drawing lessons and some technique articles on OP in particular. I reviewed all the brands I could get, so if you are having trouble with oil pastels look up the brand. It might be the materials giving you problems.
If you got good artist grade ones they shouldn't, the cheap ones have some problems sometimes that take a little bit of runaround like crumbling and generating crumbs that get all over into the wrong colors. If you love colored pencils and pastels they won't be too hard at all.
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Runewitch [2009-01-11 09:02:36 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very, very much for adding The Pilgrim of Salem to your s
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yamixhikari [2009-01-01 18:03:56 +0000 UTC]
I absolutely love your gallery! Hope you don't mind .
I hope I can draw like you one day!
Great gallery! Very good lessons!
I'm so happy I've found you!
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xRaven-Wolfx [2008-12-19 13:55:55 +0000 UTC]
Your work is fantastic I dont even know where to start favouriting...or working on the how to's
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robertsloan2 In reply to xRaven-Wolfx [2008-12-22 21:54:02 +0000 UTC]
Wow, thank you! Please star the How-Tos with five stars, it helps them stay visible to get readers who don't know me -- if you don't think it's good enough, then please message me the critique and hold off on starring till I improve it or fix the problem.
Also if you have trouble with any of the projects feel free to message me, put your problem piece in your Scraps and I'll go look at it and help you. I'm happy to follow up and assist when anyone has trouble with any of my tutorials and I'm constantly learning to teach better -- it really helps me when anyone does that!
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artistichobbit [2008-11-23 19:57:48 +0000 UTC]
hi robert,
not sure if you still remeber me or not. but i jsut wanted to say your work is wonderful and there is so much of it that i have no time to comment on all your wonderful peices so i will leave a comment here for everything.
excellent worka nd detail and i love the colors you use .
take care
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robertsloan2 In reply to artistichobbit [2008-12-23 17:15:06 +0000 UTC]
Oh yes I do! Sorry I've been so slow here for so long. I got caught up in other things for a while.
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artistichobbit In reply to robertsloan2 [2008-12-23 23:34:12 +0000 UTC]
That's all right i know the feeling very well sometimes life gets in te way and there are more important things to deal with.
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robertsloan2 In reply to artistichobbit [2010-02-12 20:35:16 +0000 UTC]
Or I have too many sites I go to and then something goes by the wayside and stops being a habit. I'll be back more on dA for a while though.
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Llorien79 [2008-11-22 06:13:32 +0000 UTC]
May i please join the Prismacolor club? pretty please?!?
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robertsloan2 In reply to Llorien79 [2008-12-23 17:19:57 +0000 UTC]
Sorry Llorien79, I've been out of touch for a while. Please send me a note to *robertsloan2 so I can respond to it (unless you did and I haven't answered yet, ouch).
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JZino [2008-11-13 03:08:47 +0000 UTC]
Hey,
If you have a minute, I'd appreciate it if you stopped in and left a vote for my laptop design <3 [link]
Thanks
-JoAnna
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