Ego vs tirednessThe other day a friend told me that he meet an artist he liked in a con in san diego, and he said to me that he was a real douchebag. I replied to him, does he was all day signing to a lot of people at the both?, did he had pain in his back?, do you catch him running like crazy to the bathroom and you wanted to tell him the story of your life? Did you interrupt him talking to a friend he havent seen in 8 years? When you were talking to him the line was big so he interrupt you to give minutes to the person you didnt see at your back? Did he was sick and taking pills at the booth? Did he receive a call that he wont get paid and got mad? Did a close family member died recently and he just wants to be alone and shows no interest in your talking about Dragon Ball?
Those are the questions people never make, they just say i talked to him, didnt got the reaction i was expecting, soooooo, he must be a douche.
Strange because i used to think the same w

REAL CREATIVISM LOGA lot of people ask me what do i think when im drawing, whats your creative process, and what are the magical fairies you are thinking while you draw, about life, beauty and wisdom of the world. You will be surprised how thats not what i think while i draw and how this process repeats all the time while i draw.
The purpose of this journal its to let people know how we are all filled with doubts agony and stupid funny things while we draw. So you wont feel you are doing something wrong.
Will be cool if this became a spam, and people started to share in their journals the same way i did while you are at work.
Okay, lets star, first the setting, if you had seen the tv show 24, picture that way while im drawing, with several cameras on my sides, this will make the reading more funny, if you havent seen the show picture this sound each time you read time passes, while im drawing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nvKN_H4e-I
Okay lets start.
The following text its based on a true st

ANIME CURRICULUM?If there were an Art University in America that decided to introduce a "ANIME PRINCIPLES" class in their animation program, A class that would not only cover the art of creating TV production/feature anime, art history and it's understanding, but taught by, say-- Peter Chung-- with special periodical class visits throughout the semester by Japanese Animation Directors from Gainax, Madhouse, Studio Pierrot, Bones, Ghibli and Production I.G. ( with english translators of course) with the final thesis of a 3 minute short to be shown to them for judging. And the top graduates were to be awarded and a year internship at any of these studios,
Would you attend something like that? or not?
Why?

TO THE ASPIRING ARTISTS OUT THERE....

Break it down easy - Tracing EditionOver the past week, we've seen a number of wide ranging attempts within our community to detail various misinterpretations of Copyright Law in particular in relation to tracing. In order to provide clarification in this area, this article presents to you an easy break down of the guidelines which we have had in place for over 2 years, and our policies specific to this particular method of creating art.
First of all, let's take a moment to go over our core values.
C O M M U N I T Y
We believe that our community is our most important resource and we strive to act in ways that nurture and encourage its growth, development and ultimately its ongoing success. We err on the side of the artist.
R E S P E C T
We treat each other with respect, as we believe that every staff member, volunteer, and member is a contributing factor to deviantART's success. We acknowledge that even those that challenge our patience offer important lessons we can learn from and strive to do so.
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Why people think art should be cheapI mean some people even think that digital art should be cheaper than traditional, because there is no original.
Its funny when people ask tons of things in a drawing, like 30 characters fighting a 12 dragons, and they think they can get it cheaper than a pencil drawing, because in the computer there must be a secret brush that makes all of this in 2 hours.
Sadly, painted style in digital takes more time than traditional. Artists says its easier, because you have more control. But sadly textures are cooler in traditional, and easier.
I remember 4 or 5 years ago when started thinking bout digital, i said damn if i learn digital, i will skip drawings and paint directly, this will make my life easier, it will take me less time to finish a product, like i can even finish 3 drawings in just a day, yeahhh i should try that.
5 years later, i was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wroonnngggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.
So i used to think the same about speed, but not about price.
So wh

[Edit3] Tracing: Unaccetable behaviourI was gonna post "how has life been" journal but an issue came up that needs to be addressed...
Sad topic is sad. But this has gone too far.
I tend not to write public-execution-type journals for both me and the person's sake, but unfortunately, I have to bring this issue to public due to various reasons which i'll be explaining them in a bit. But before I do, I ask people who are reading this to promise one thing: don't take this as a token to write nasty comments or try to confront this deviant - there is absolutely no point for any of you to go low, or spend time for useless effort. And if you're totally against with these type of journals, just don't read it alright... I don't need people trying to lecture me later what i've done is wrong/mean, it's none of my business, etc. I've done what I thought it needs to be done.
Well then, now that the warning is set, let's move on to the point what this person has done and my reasoning why I had to go public.
So it all started few days a

Tracing / CopyingThree years ago I uploaded a reference sheet for my oc's and three of these 'designs' were traced from gijinka pokemon arts. I honestly want nothing to do with gross tracing anymore but in my past, like probably many more artists, I traced and took credit.
I thought this had been removed from my gallery a long time ago because I was sick and tired of such a past and I am capable of drawing on my own. Why I did trace three plus years ago- I honestly don't know. Lack of confidence in art perhaps? Anyway that's not an excuse, it's a bad thing to do- especially if you upload it and don't credit at all, hoping to keep credit for yourself.
I have matured and learned a lot and haven't done so in years because it's disgusting. It's impossible to be proud on something you didn't come up with on your own. Sort of like taking a base and adding cheap hair and edits on to it and call it your own work, right? Without crediting the creator of the base.
Now, on another note- Tracing and copying does h

Beware of this scammer! (new alias)[update 2] The scammer is now actively using this account: ~cayman90053, posting stolen work and accusing the original artist (~chris-anyma ) of theft.
[update] He has deactivated his account, but it's likely he will make a new one at some point. Keep your eyes peeled and don't let your guard down. >:C
For more info:
http://fav.me/d58rwuc http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/12/01/josh-hoopes-scams-two-more-on-deviantart/ http://fav.me/d5nqqcq
Watch out for people named: Greg Garwood, Josh Hoopes , Stive Raptor
Watch out for these e-mails used: artistorms@gmail.com, accountings@rocketmail.com, 989.creative@gmail.com, comicartjustice@gmail.com, booknut82@yahoo.com
known new accounts: ~cayman90053
possible DA accounts: !accountings
former DA handles: !dk950 , !cirus8, !warrioroftime82
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Recently I was contacted by a potential client, but as I did my usual research on him, he turned out to be a rather active scamme

Materials ListI will update my materials list periodically. I keep finding new things to paint on/with that I like.
PAPER (for watercolors):
Utrecht Watercolor block 140 lb/300 gsm - Double sided paper, rough on one side and fairly smooth on the other. What I love best about this paper is the velvety quality that shows up in washes.
Stonehenge 250 gsm - This is a multipurpose paper, usually used for printmaking. Washes blend really soft and well. I recommend using a little bit more water for printmaking papers like these because it is pretty absorbent.
Arches hot pressed 140 lb/ 300 gsm pad- Hot pressed paper is super smooth. I use it for things with lots of details. Or if I just don't want texture because texture scans weird sometimes.
Arches cold pressed 140 lb/ 300 gsm pad- Roughly textured. Nice for things with a lot of washes and wet-on-wet techniques.
PENCILS:
mechanical pencil - Usually I use .03 and .05 lead
4B - A few of my sketches are drawn with 4B for a more varied line qua

Why people hate free stuff?THINGS THAT WANTS TO MAKE ME SHUT DOWN THE LIVE CHANNEL. ANSWERING QUESTIONS FOR THIS.
This is sad, why when you are doing something for free, there are always guys that complains like they been rip off, like they have even payed?
Some people told me that my live channel doesnt have enough quality, to much lags and to much commercials, but hey im not swimming on money, it lags because i have a slow connection, i cant add more people or make broad cast better because i dont have money to pay a premium livestream account.
Im not making money of this, im sharing my valuable time and my process of working so you can learn by just watching.
People asking me about my brushes, and then burning me on youtube. Like im keeping some magical knowledge that its a crime to keep my brushes hidden to the world.
Which brings me to the topic.
WHY I DONT SHARE MAGICAL BRUSHES DONE WITH FAIRY BLOOD.
Its simple they dont exist. Like if a brush will give you all the edges in the world in a single

If your style were musicTo clear out, its not a rant, or that i got offended, its not even a discussions, its a point of view i wanted to share months and months ago. To launch the music theme.
Cartoon vs realism style
:iconlesean: started this topic a couple of days ago, and i tough it was awesome, so go and check it out.
For me it cant be a vs between them, its like both are fruits, one its orange, the other one are apples, both are fruits, but they have different tastes. So taste will change by the eater tastes.
Its common that kids or new comers want to judge all styles by same 8 head rule, after all, in many art schools, they teach that, that manga sucks, and everything that isnt on a museum sucks. And there is a reason for that, now that in older i can understand it. They do it, to make the student to focus on realism, because realism are the bases of cartoonist, are the bones of core style.
But there is some people that cant see this yet, because they are young, or in most cases, they are Jackasses.
I

The art critic and live thingWatching some comments from some people it seems they got my message wrong about the two funny paints i made, actually i were talking about trolls not art critics. So i had to edit the title of the name from art critic to troll art critic.
I have respect from other art critics, specially the constructive one, For example.
Two years ago someone gave me the advice to learn composition, i was intrigued what was that, never heard of it, so i made my research and study it, thats the type of good comments you like to heard, was lacking on a picture. Because each picture has different flaws. But i wanted to put close attention to color comments.
I was a compulsive anatomy guy, specially when i made my pencils, but when i started learning digital, i pushed anatomy a bit at the back, so i can focus on colors to improve fast. Then started to receive anatomy critics and stuff, but ive already knew that, because its hard to take down anatomy from a panting instead of a good base.
So yea

Like free resources and customising your profile?Then here's a few artists and groups you might like to take a look at.
GROUPS
#CustomizeYourProfile is a well-established group that focuses on sharing resources for your dA profiles, journals and galleries. You'll also find plenty of tutorials and CSS help there so customizing your profile is as fun and as easy as possible.
#Pretty-Pages, #Customize-Your-DA and #DazzlingDecorations are all very new groups also worth checking out. Being as new as they are they're all on the lookout for new content and members and would appreciate your support. Why not take a moment to see what they have to offer or if you can help?
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`CypherVisor is very much the champion of the humble custom box. If you want to customise pretty much any widget on your profile page then this is the guy to go to. Absolute genius.
`ginkgografix makes beautiful journal and gallery skins as well as easy-to follow CSS tutorials, templates and guides.
^ladygagz is the current Co

Understanding resolutionLast night we went on a discussion about resolution, what is dpi, lpi , spi, ppi. There were many things i got forgotten in terms and concept, but you can read more about it here. I recommend you to save this document on your computer as a reminder.
http://www.ideastraining.com/PDFs/UnderstandingResolution.pdf
For more information go to my blog.
http://www.elsevilla.net/2012/04/understanding-resolutions.html

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Journal Entry: Tue Jun 26, 2012, 9:22 AM

A couple of days a friend posted this on a note, he was really worried about an art thief, he also mentioned my style was copied, first i was surprised ive even had a style. So decided to look at this person gallery. Images are almost like a twin brother. But luckily im the evil twin brother.

So i replied to him that i didnt consider this a robbery. He say why?

Its because we all started in art from there, when i was a kid of 14 years old,  i used to love dragon ball character, and i used to copy goku pose and change some parts, and call it my OWN. We all start copying what we like about something. It can be a hair cut, i can be clothing, it can be the same mecha toy other kids have.

Copying its always a cool way to start, when you dont have a clue were to move, or how to begin?

Never crossed in my mind that one day one will copy my stuff, that  makes me a bit red and happy. It gives me a bit of sense of years behind a desk, in this crazy and mad art road.

But with internet and layers, people use layers to trace on top, or even copy and paste color swatches, and thats when the problem comes.

You will not learn a thing from that.

For example,  i draw 39% body anatomy accurate, because its hard and im not interested in realism, if a guy copies me, he will not get the 39% he will get a 14% when he begins, but if its truly an art thief he will get a 30%.

And thats when the learning curve problem starts.

When i color, i can easily get references on google, and see them, but ive NEVER and i mean NEVER, copy the image swatches to my new drawing canvas, that doesnt mean i dont use similar colors, NO, i try to get same colors but just by looking, in that way i train my eyes  to mimic the color im seeing, that will make my eyes stronger, because if you are walking on the street , then look at the clouds and see a pretty afternoon, i will know what colors my eyes are seeing.

Its the hard way but it works, hard because it takes years to fully understand it, but, by doing this colors are always constant, and not a drawing looking good, and the other one not making any sense at all.

Same goes for anatomy, thats why i recommend to do life drawings, or posemaniacs in pratice. My anatomy its not always perfect, because i tend to not use any reference when i draw, so i dont copy the models pose, they are drawn bad because i cant memorize the body completely. Thats why even i do life drawings, because they are a good exercise and mind refreshing.

So the point its that this ISNT ART ROBBERY, its just a beginner in art, but sooner or later you gotta do your own stuff, will be harder, will be awful, you will hate every minute of it, but in the end you will grow faster.

The soon you start risking, the fastest you will be in your goal, thats the risk of a Walker in this road of art.

But the real trick its copying someone nobody knows, and people will think you are unique, MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAMMMUUUUUAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHH im joking, or am i?

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~JJShaver Jun 30, 2012 Professional General Artist

Imitation is the simple form of flattery...unless china is ripping off your stuff. Great gallery and an excellent read. Thank you.

~Keyshe54 Jun 30, 2012 Traditional Artist

I appreciate your opinion and the way you are taking and choose to deal with it, but it is stealing-ish. :/

They work right off you and your color and composition, and so many that's the key issue. Some are more their own, but others are a little close to be not seen as taking/stealing/borrowing from you a little. But it's nice to see you aren't bothered by it though, so no harm done by him. They are leaning art sure... but a little in a stinky way(maybe not intentional though) and practicing something that isn't that great of a practice. This person should be giving you 'some' credit for their 'inspiration' and work on not working's' closely off others work with out permission. It's probably going to upset people down the line and it's a little dishonest.

~Xaii-Disconnection Jun 29, 2012

Your opinion is one to appreciate on this topic. The honesty makes it even better. It has opened my eyes a little bit more, to the art world.

Your art has helped create yet another art-explorer. It is wonderful that you have taken in their art interpretation so happily!

Human nature encourages copying before self-adventure.

~Kitsuru Jun 29, 2012 Digital Artist

They do look similar, but i agree with you! Everyone has to start somewhere.

~una-aberration Jun 28, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

=luke-crowe Jun 28, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

If I were to do similar work, with my lack of art skills, I would feel too guilty not to post the reference I used. I find it offensive that this artist used work from Deviantart and does not give credit. It may be legal, but its poor manners in my opinion. Especially when there are comments on his page that suggest that his work is not derived directly from yours.

~Keyshe54 Jun 30, 2012 Traditional Artist

I believe it's starting to border on the illegal... one don't have copyright to a theme and an idea of art. But the art piece itself any original character design and 'close' likeness. Composition well. Some are totally illegal inspiration, other are very close and when you put together HOW many. Elsevilla could probably take it to court if he cared. But since no many was made there isn't anything to win against really. And Els doesn't mind. Which over all is very good of him, but leaving this artists to keep using other work isn't really a good thing. Someone will be hurt by it some time, and it's not a good practice for him to do so. He could really get in trouble some time down the line.

He should GIVE credit at least to be honest and polite when he is borrowing 'heavily' such as in the grey girl, green witch, the lineart and maybe the knight fighting the monster.

Also should get permission too if he's doing this with other artists so closely...

=elsevilla Jun 28, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

I think its more like inspired, i think when he draws more and learn composition he will take his own risks in this art journey.

=luke-crowe Jun 29, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

I may have been a little emotional with that comment. I still watched him, I hope he improves.

~Deckboy Jun 27, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

Wow. What an honor to have someone copy you!! I applaud you for your understanding of the other artist!

I think a big thing to mention here, too is that the other artist is not just copy + pasting your art and trying to sell the art. In fact, only one of those pictures is even for sale as a print, (the first one listed) and that one is arguably entirely different subject matter. Composition wise, and coloring wise, it may be some form of copy, but the subject matter is very different. When viewing the pictures it's rather obvious that they are not done by the same person - unlike how most "art thieves" just download the original picture and do subtle changes. (like change the background or something)

I love your perspective on this issue - totally got me to thinking!

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