Just a quick heads up for a room mate of mine who joined DA not so long ago

so please go check out her work, you wont be dissapointed!







thanks everyone

Just a quick update to spread some festive cheer

spending xmas with the family then im off to celebrate new years in Amsterdam with some friends..should be a laugh.

and believe it or not ive found some time to work on some new art, so with luck that should be done in january

happy holidays everyone

Thought it was about time a created another Spotlight journal to showcase some new talent to DeviantArt, so without further a do may i introduce Mike Mitchell



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His work is beautiful not only in terms of line quality and colouring but also in composition and subject matter, i urge you all to head over to his gallery a gaze at the work on display there, you wont regret it. And if that wasn't enough for you hes also just set up his prints account [link] so you can enjoy his work in your own home



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Was just thinking the other night how important music is to me when it comes to creating art, i can barely work without it. So ive decided to compile a list of my favourite music tracks in the hope that some of you will be inspired by it also

In no particular order:

Strangers by Yoko Kanno - possibly one of my favourite songs ever, it has just about every single instrument on earth with in it, yet they all work perfectly together.

Wicked Game by Chris isaac - A really haunting song.

Cathedral by Thomas Newman - The song i listened to a great deal while painting "Her Silent Silhouette"

Achilles Heal by Toploader - Every time i hear this song im reminded of the day i started digital painting

Whisper of a thrill by Thomas Newman - Another beautiful song which invokes a lot emotion, basically anything by Thomas Newman is gold!

Glósóli by Sigur Ros - unique and beautiful with a very powerful ending...watch [link]

Stability by Death cab for Cutie - A very long song at 12 minutes, but its time well spent.

Teardrop by Massive Attack - amazing song, lyrics and that piano!

All is full of love by Bjork - A classic.

Dayvan Cowboy by Boards of Canada - Just makes me feel like falling in slowmotion.

Space Lion by Yoko Kanno - is there any type of music this woman hasnt already mastered?!

Reincarnation by Kenji Kawai - The main title theme music to Ghost in the Shell... say no more.

Cyberbird by Yoko Kanno - A really powerful and uplifting song, makes you want to run to the ends of the earth.

Give it away by Zero7 - chilled like no other...

Well i think thats enough for now, hope people find some of these songs and are inspired by them as i still am:



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just figured my page needed some kind of update, so here it is!

Corel just crowned me a "Painter Master" and soon ill have my face on this page [link] ... which is nice
Also im busy creating a poster for Enemy territory : Quake wars, which will be displayed around E3 and the Nvidia stand in a 12 by 20 foot format, which is nice also.....oh and im almost at the 600,000 pageview mark... cool!

and if that wasnt cool enough im also somewhat drunk




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Well since i finished all the artwork for the Fightstar singles and debut album ive been doing a bit of job hunting. Anyway after about a week i snagged one as of next week ill be working for Splash Damage in London as their media artist, but ill also be expected to playtest their new game Enemy Territory : Quake Wars every day (its a hard job but someone has to do it).

anyways if your not in the "know" about this game heres a trailer >> [link] << and some screenshots too
















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After much harrasment ive finally gotten around to adding the 3 other "Umbrella" pictures in the series to my prints.









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And about time too!!!

ive been working with Niteangel and a good friend of mine on my new portfolio website.

theres still a little bit of bug testing to do and some more stuff needs to be uploaded, but its more or less done.

So go here [link] you might just see some new stuff

any ideas on how to spice up the "about" page???





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Just a slight update on one of my earlier pieces, Scarlet wind.... the original had some rather bright "baby blues" and it never did agree with me, so now ive gone for the firey gold look... and i like it





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Just a random journal to say im in the mood for chatting



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18 inches of pure joy

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Hi guys, as you may know my official website has been down for a good 8 months or so now, however work is going good on a new one.

Ive been working with
His website can be seen here : [link]

Anyway we are in search of someone who knows PHP + mySQL, for simple coding for guestbooks to counters etc

If anyone is able to lend a hand in this department we would be very grateful

Just a quick heads up to a couple of mates who have joined DA recenlty

first of all check out my man James and his Paintings here [link]

and secondly check out the new print page of Azz here [link]

thats my good deed for the day over with...

ok so its not really THAT crazy but whatever

a friend introduced me to this software called Skype which is basically a free over the net phone service, and unlike MSN voice chat it has crystal clear sound... im trying to persuade friends to use it because my mobile phone bill is getting stupidly big!

go try it out here [link]

no doubt im probably the last to have heard of this software.. sigh

Just a small pageview landmark

small smilie parade!

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target : ArtbyTheo

Join date : 20th september 2005

ok a week has passed and its now someone elses turn to take the spotlight unknowingly

Theo has a great little gallery full of digital scifi paintings, hes got a very sketchy technique which if im not mistaken is borrowed heavely from Craig mullins, who also does a lot of Halo based artwork









DO NOT TELL HIM THAT I SENT YOU!!!!!!!






This is just my way of giving some unsuspecting deviant with great potential a nice kick start.

give him a warm welcome and check out his artwork....

and remember I NEVER TOLD YOU TO CHECK OUT HIS STUFF

If you have a recommendation for the next Secret Spotlight leave a message, remember they must be farely new and their work must show great potential.

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target : suprtonesrck

Join date : 13 december 2005

right i thought it might be quite cool for me to start this little journal series, where i find new, almost unknown deviants and spotlight them and their work.

I also thought it would be interesting if we kept this a secret from the deviant, hes got only
3 messages on his page, so im sure he would be very suprised to find a flood of new comments and critiques etc on his work....... sooo

DO NOT TELL HIM THAT I SENT YOU!!!!!!!

This is just my way of giving some unsuspecting deviant with great potential a nice kick start.

give him a warm welcome and check out his photography....

and remember I NEVER TOLD YOU TO CHECK OUT HIS STUFF











If you have a recommendation for the next Secret Spotlight leave a message, remember they must be farely new and their work must show great potential.

a friend of mine has decided to join DA, hes got a lot of artwork already up on his page for you all to look at.

[link]

so pop over to his page and welcome him to DA

The print version of Sub-emergence is now up on DAP for those that were badgering me about it

check out the print here [link]

Also the interview i did with spinegrinder is now up on the news section

check it out here [link] and leave any comments you want on that page



now im off to eat stuff...