*** LAST DAY! Please keep voting!!! ***

Good news: as long as he's in the top 5, he'll get in. I didn't know that, but the top 5 books are getting that deal. So please vote to make sure he stays in. Right now, it's #3.

Please go to this address and vote for JUMP!
(it's on the 2nd page, bottom right):

[link]

and his final Thank You video:

[link]

Thanks again for all those who helped!

C.

Wowzee! do I sound like a <meep> or what?

Meh, I don't like the sound of my voice. I do like (or am used to) the one I hear internally, but that guy sounds so ... hmm foreign and strange to me. Granted, I was tired, it was the end of a 2 days convention and I'm mumbling but still...(next time: articulate, speak slowly).

YouTube link: [link]

Anyway, be prepared to learn...nothing (other than I have 3 cats).

C.

Winter's over, right? yawn...

Anyway, here are a few more things. My 2nd Playboy painting for an short story by Maile Meloy, June 2009. Also, the 2nd part of a trilogy about finding a new, ancient civilization (part 1 is unfinished and part 3 is just a thought at this point).

Aaaaand, 2 new Lovecraft/Mythos designs for you fried/fiend Calamari/Cthulhu lovers. The first is an easy one for pretty much everyone to understand: a take on the Yin-Yang sign, but with a twist. The other is a mix of the elder gods of the H.P.Lovecraft Mythos (Cthulhu is the centerpiece).

The Mythos-monsters are available as posters here on DA, or as T-shirts there: [link]

(the t-shirts are cool!)

Ah, and it looks like I'm going to do San Diego ComicCon in 2010 (too late for this year I'm afraid), and Illuxcon (PA) this November.

Until later,

Cheers,

C.

PS: As usual, THANK YOU to all who left a message. I can't answer them all, I hope you understand, but they are appreciated nonetheless.

Meow.

Ok, so first off, I'm going to be at New York ComicCon [link] in the Artist Alley somewhere. Stop by, bring a llama, have a blast.

(Boston was great! thanks for stopping by, people)

At both conventions (and others), I'll be signing stuff, selling stuff, saying stuff and also giving away big holidays postcards that I did for Gleamingscythe publishing [link] and DA's [link]. It's my art and their site, so it's advertisement for both of us, weee!

You can see the postcards here : [link] (hint: it's the Halloween and the Xmas ones)

C.

PS: I thought the link below was funny - I already reported it, so I assume it won't last very long:

[link]

More misappropriation: [link] (reported already)

To each his or her own holiday!

To those who think this time of the year sucks (been there), just hang tight, it'll pass soon enough, and 2009 is coming right after, with all its corporate goodies and political shenanigans.

Remember: THEY WANT YOUR SOUL!

[link]

We want your Soul (Adam Freeland)

Show us Your Habits, Your Facts, Your Fears
Give us your address, your shoe size, your years
your digits, your plans, your number, your eyes
your schedule, your desktop, your details, your life.
Show us your children, your photos, your home.
Here, take credit, take insurance, take a loan.
Get a job, get a pension, get a haircut, get a suit.
Play the lottery, play football, play the field, sports to boot

Here's programmes, here's matters, here's Britney, here's Cola
Here's pizza, here's TV, here's some rock and some rolla
Watch commercials, more commercials, watch Jerry, not Oprah
Buy a better life from the comfort of your sofa
Here's popcorn, here's magazines, here's milkshake, here's blue jeans
here's padded bras, here's long cars, here's football shirts, here's baseball caps
here's live talk shows, here's video games, here's cola lite, here's Timberlake
here's fingertips, here's collagen, here's all night bars, here's plastic

Your cellphone, your wallet, your time, your ideas
No barcode, no party, no iodine, no beers
your bankcard, your license, your thoughts, your fears
no simcard, no disco, no photo, not here
your blood, your sweat, your passions, your regrets
your office, your timeoff, your fashions, your sex
your tits, your pass, your face, your ass.

WE WANT YOUR SOUL...

comment:

"yOU HAVE THE SECOND MOST POPULAR DIDITAL PAINTING ON DA, AND YOU ONLY HAVE 140'000 PAGE VIEWS? wtf?"

answer:

First of, it's the key to the left of the letter 'A'

Secondly, I'm going for quality over quantity: see all of you who visit here are my "platinum" crowd, you're all better and above average, and being 2nd proves it, right? riiiiight?

Right!

PS: Thanks to you all for the very nice comments everywhere!

PPS: Happy Holidays! (of your choice - and if you decide not to celebrate, Happy Non-Holidays.) And Happy Non-Birthday to most of you.

I'll be going to Illuxcon in Altoona, PA from November 6th to November 9th, 2008.

[link]

Weee!

C.

PS: thanks again and again for the nice comments, people. I can't answer them all, so I'm dropping a shoutout here to y'all: SHOUT!

Hehehe,

Someone tagged my Sylvan Spirit and it is now "matured", because you could see painted breasts and a nude. Yes, America, breasts are evil and must be hidden from the view of them Pilgrims. Given that half the planet has breast, my intellect can't wrap around that hypocritical argument. I don't know...does the new generation come to the world all clothed? In my days, we didn't. Aah, progress...

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Someone asked: "ahhhh soo inspiring. is working digital difficult to get into? i mean can one just sit down and practice and get good or do you have to receive lessons???"

My answer: Practice, practice, practice.

Also, learn from people who you like (there are plenty in DA, but also ConceptArt.org and CgHub.com, etc...) See how they do it and try to do what they do.

It's ok to copy to learn, in my opinion, as long as you don't become a copycat. Find your own style, eventually people will like you for that.

As for lessons, I wouldn't take lessons to learn digital painting, I'd take lessons to learn the basic of painting, drawing, anatomy, composition, etc...then you can apply them digitally. But you need the basics first.

Best of luck,

C.

Just a small Cover for Fantasy Flight Game's upcoming Cthulhu card game (in December 08 or so). F'taghn!

For those of you who asked for specific prints, please check the deviations (see page 1, 2, etc...because the one you're looking for could be hidden in the next pages) and see if a print is available. If not, please email me and I'll try to fix that ASAP, at: tegehel (at) cox (dot) net.

You also can leave a note, but I don't check these as often as email.

Take care,

C.

PS: Cthulhu's watermark removed.

it's june already?

Erm...no San Diego Comic Con for me this year. Too busy and you know, with the price of gas and food and hotel and err...everything.

Will update sometimes soon.

C.

PS: I have about 38'000 messages, so I hope you do understand if I can't always answer on a personal level.

However, I DO appreciate each and every one of them!

Wow, NYCC was great. I met plenty of new cool artists and fans (and just cool random people).

A great experience that I'm going to try to renew next year (knock on wood - I need to get a table at the AA again.)

Thanks to all of you who stopped by and talked for a bit, and to my patrons who bought my art.

I'm still tired from the experience, so I'm going to take it easy and keep this one short.

I don't think I'll do SDCC because of their new Artist Alley rules that allow for only a 3' table and no display higher than 4', which means that I can't show anything. However, I'm thinking of going to GenCon with a buddy...I'll keep you posted.

Peace,

C.

PS: this is worth sharing imho:

Staring contest is the 2nd most popular piece of all time in digital/paintings/fantasy, according to this link: [link]

You guys are A W E S O M E !

---== New York Comic Con 2008 ==---

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April, 17-20, 2008)

I will be in the Artist Alley, table [I-9 & I-10] (that's one full table, or 2 halves).

Stop by, bring me mooohnnneeeyyy but more importantly, a smile!

Peace,

C.

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PS: I was asked to post those links about Orphan Work. It's important, as artists.

Or, How You May Lose All the Rights to Every Piece of Art You Have Ever Created!

Interview with Brad Holland: [link]

Article: [link]

Hi all,

I will be at ComicCon New York from April 17th to the 20th. Sadly, I only got half a table in the Artist Alley (sharing with an as-yet-unknown other artist); that is 3 feet of space and I don't even know if I'll be able to have a display case behind me. It's going to be an interesting, potentially short experience if I can't display anything. But, hey, let's keep positive!

I'll be selling posters and signing err...stuff...(?)

Oh yeah, Magic cards, WOW cards, other cards...things...

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On a sidenote, my StarWars "Yodalisque 1" was removed from here because someone associated the quite short lightsaber with a sexual toy. SOMEONE THOUGHT ABOUT THE CHILDREN! wooopeee! If you really want to help kids, throw you TV away (oh no! )

Wouldn't it have been easier to just tag an "adult content" on the image instead of removing it? No biggie, you can still see it at my site, www.tegehel.org

C.

Update:

Hi all, I want to clarify a few things: if you want to use my art for non-profit purpose, please go ahead, and please credit the author. Also, I am aware of a lot of my stuff on photobucket and other places that give away "free" cellphone backgrounds or desktop. I'm OK with that too since it's really non-profit. (besides, if I went after each and every one of them, I would spend my days online and never win anyway.) Nah, the ones I'm after are the people who try to sell my art, without my approval, and without me getting any revenues for it. In other words, I work and they get the dough, Nah-ah! Nope, nope, nope. I also have a problem with people using my art to promote their stuff without asking me first: there was a heavy metal band who used my Staring Contest to promote themselves, and you know what? had they asked, I probably would have said Ok, as long as it's for promotion only. But they didn't ask, and now it's been removed. Common sense, people

For those who asked: I simply contact the webmaster or whoever is in charge at the site in question, and tell them that I am the author, show proof and tell them nicely that if they don't remove it promptly, I'll sue them (which I will.) So far, people have been responsive, so all the "bad apples" have been removed, as far as I know. But of course, more will come...it's a bit more difficult with international sites, but I've managed to remove European images as well. I think most people understand the copyright issues (and my starving kitties issues), and perhaps, the fear of a copyright lawsuit they can't possibly win...

So far, so good.

C.

--
I would like to personally thank all of you who emailed or sent me a note about people stealing art (mostly Staring Contest) to sell on their sites, as cellphone backgrounds or on eBay. Yes, I'm sure I'm not the only one, as this is truly a plague. I try to contact the authorities as much as possible and have been relatively lucky so far...thanks to you!

Thieves: you are [bleeping] [bleepers] for stealing my art and taking food out of my mouth, and my 3 cats' mouths as well. I hate you more for hurting my cats indirectly.

Artists: if you intend to use my Staring Contest as a template to draw your own version or whatnot, ASK PERMISSION FIRST, and give me credit. That's all. I usually say yes. Some of you did it already and aren't reported. Those who did not, generally, are gone. See? common sense and courtesy always win.

Tattooes: go ahead! please send me a picture when it's done. It's not necessary, but a contribution would be nice (like buying a poster or a postcard or something...) I know of 2 people who did Staring Contest and one who did a logo a did for Asheron's Call, a long time ago.

Lastly, I would like to thank all my patrons. We never say that enough. THANK YOU!

C.

Hi all,

First, Happy Holidays to all.

To those for whom this time of year sucks, I've been there. Hang on, it's almost over. Life goes back to normal afterwards. Think of it as just one big mercantile ploy to buy shtuff.

Thanks a lot for everyone's comments! I can't answer y'all, but I tend to read as many as possible. For those who want tutorials, check my website, there are some (you gotta browse, I don't recall which paintings have them.)

I have more images to add, but I'm waiting for them to be released to the public first (like Magic, or book covers and...shtuff.)

Until next time,

C.

PS: I, grammatically challenged, thank profusely those who, in their grand knowledge of wordsmithing, helped me turn a massacred sentence into readable prose.

I was interviewed by 2Dartist Magazine. They asked me to share the interview part, so there it is: www.2dartistmag.com/artists/issue021_sep07/interview03.pdf

It's a .pdf (acrobat). It has big pictures too. Feel free to download.

The site is : [link] and you can see that this month's cover (September) has my Circu on it

Happiness!

C.

WHOOHOO!

100'000+ pageviews!!!

you guys (and gals) ROCK!




Also interesting:

The deviation with the most comments is Staring Contest with 2,661 comments, receiving an average of 190.07 per day in the first 2 weeks, and it is also his most favourited, with 20,009 favourites, averaging 1429.21 per day in the first 2 weeks. His most viewed deviation is Staring Contest with 252,815 views.

Awesomeness!

C.

Well, I finally added more goodies available with Staring Contest.

Now, you can have a cup of coffee and be the third contestant in this crazy scene, but chances are, you will not win

I've manually adjusted the image so that it's as close as perfect in each case, but please check the preview before making a purchase because different items have different images: for instance, not all items have a white border with the text, and the coaster doesn't have room for the bunny (it's the only item that has the Grim Reaper by itself - The bunny just went for a bathroom break, the contest isn't over...)

Anyway, now you can choose between Canvas Prints, Lustre Prints, Matte Prints, Glossy Prints, Mouse Pads, Mugs, Magnets, Postcards, Coasters and Puzzles.

We need T-shirts...

C.

I'm adding watermark to my images to prevent idiots without a conscience to steal my images and sell them back as cellphone background or wallpapers. There are a few sites who asked me first and I allowed it but most don't and just steal stuff and make money off your work.

If you want to use it for non-profit, you are welcomed, but the thieves kinda ruin it for the rest of us.

I apologize for the watermark, but really, the thieves are the ones who should apologize to you, the audience.

I also noticed, sadly, that auto-watermarking reduces the size and quality of the images (due to multiple saving with jpg). One alternative I can offer is to check the images you're interested in directly on my site, as they are bigger and better in quality. They also have a watermark, though different. Sigh. [link]

C.

PS: Today, I'll just add watermarks, and a bit later, I'll add new material

PPS: yes, you can still add them to favs!