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Mel  

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  • Fantasy Artist
  • Female/United States
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  • Deviant since Oct 15, 2006, 6:21 PM
  • Subscribed until Jun 23, 2008, 5:27 AM
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Journal Entry: Fri May 9, 2008, 9:02 AM
  • Mood: Spring Fever
  • Reading: The Book of Joby (yes, still)


stretched too thin

I have come to realize I spend far too much time saying thank you to individual people for either commenting on my work or adding it to their favorites. It is not that I am not grateful for comments, thoughts and support in the action of adding a piece of mine to favorites, it’s just that there are only so many hours in the day. A great deal of my time is spent looking at the works of others here also, a bit too much of my time. I say this because I am seeing less and less of my time spent on furthering my own skills with digital imagery as well as in the practice of learning and using other 3D programs. I cannot fathom how anyone can produce an image every day or 4 images a week or so. My last image took me about 32 hours from start to finish to create. I have images in my head that are beginning to fade because I cannot seem to make enough time to work on them. I am concerned that the quality of my images will diminish if I continue on this way.
I am, without a doubt, stretched far too thin. I will change out my features now and then, post an image here and there, and comment on the works of my close friends, plus a few truly amazing artists. But this place can really be overwhelming, so I’m going to take a few steps back for a while and catch my breath.

For those of you watching me, I hope you can understand and not misconstrue the reasons why I made this choice. That is why I took the time to outline them above. My friends I know will understand, because that’s what friends do.

A collective thank you to everyone who added my latest image, "A Shift in the Wind" to their favorites and collections, it is deeply and most humbly appreciated.

Thank you as well to the people that added my other works to their favorites and collections, as well as the people who have added me to their watch list in recent weeks. I truly appreciate the support.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the mothers out there!!!!!!

current features























clubs

:iconmedievalcommunity: :icontradewinds3d: :iconposeraddicts: :iconbigcats:


friends

:iconkissmypixels: :iconmimicat: :iconphotocrafter: :iconrixster: :iconrundwulfwolfshield: :iconsammykaye1:
:iconswtmelode: :iconstelthman: :icontasharene: :iconspm91g: :iconwrenstormbringer: :iconloveit:
:iconkatlienc: :iconimaginedmoments: :iconfreyals: :iconfredy3d: :icondogworks: :icondoarte:
:iconboris0317: :iconsedart: :iconmcafee2000: :iconalltheoriginalnames: :icondavidezam: :icondesignsbyeve:


image terms of use

You may NOT use my artwork for personal use, or as an image for your gaming or roleplay character without a licensing fee unless it is marked for personal use in the gallery I keep on my own site. I have character portraits in high resolution jpeg format available to be licensed from my online store, as well as limited edition, exclusive character portraits for sale.


You are not allowed to use my artwork to create avatars, PSP tubes, My Space themes, blog themes of any kind, message board themes, websets, stationary, sig tags, templates, shareware, payware or exclusive designs or offer any sort of design created with my artwork as any free item from any site on the internet or as part of any digital collection, NOT without a licensing fee. The images available to be licensed are listed in my store. If an image is not listed there, it cannot be licensed.


No one is allowed to post or has written permission to post my art on the web for redistribution as PSP tubes or any sort of digital collection online of offline. This includes, but is not limited to sites such as My Space, Facebook, Photobucket and any other site similar to these sites. You may not post my artwork on any site where anyone can request a print order of the image via a third party whose sole purpose is to sell prints for profit and said printing company does not credit me or compensate me in some way for my own artwork. My artwork is not stock to be used by anyone or hacked apart to use to make new images claimed as your own. Again, I have a design store where you can license design art and clip art for your own use.

All the more recent images in this gallery now contain an invisible, digitally embedded watermark from Digimarc Corporation, with my name and copyright information. It cannot be removed by any method.

commissions

If you would like to commission me for a project or would like some pricing information for a project, please click here for my contact page and submit your needs and or request from there. Please do not send me a note on dA. Chances are, I will forget it is there, use the contact form on my site or direct email.

some of my artwork












Journal coding & design by *kuschelirmel-stock Rose from ~FoxStox brushes by *ro-stock, thumb_table code by `thespook








Devious Information

  • Current Age: Old enough to know better
  • Current Residence: Somewhere between Heaven and Hell
  • Favourite movie: Tie between Braveheart, Gladiator and 300
  • Favourite genre of music: Metal, Classical, Celtic, it varies depending on my mood.
  • Favourite poet or writer: Tough call, I'd have to say Stephen R. Donaldson
  • Favourite style or digital art: All of it.
  • Personal Quote: Someone really needs to add more hours to the day! Twenty-four just ain't enough!
  • Tools of the Trade: Poser, Vue, Photoshop, Bryce, Carrara and my imagination

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=loveit:iconloveit: 1 day 13 hours ago
thanks for the :+favlove:sweetie:heart:

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I do what my muse tells me to do!!!:giggle:
*katlienc:iconkatlienc: 3 days 16 hours ago
Thanks for the fav :)
=Stelthman:iconStelthman: May 5, 2008, 1:02:13 AM
Thank you so much for the :+fav: my friend :hug:
I'm honored :bow:

Have a wonderful day :rose:

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Checkout my contest 3 WAY CONTEST

Hope To See You there :thumbsup::D
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*Valerhon:iconValerhon: Apr 29, 2008, 11:47:29 AM
Your port is awesome

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"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god."

--Aristotle, Politics
~rackelstar:iconrackelstar: Apr 29, 2008, 10:52:30 AM
thank you for the comment...you have an amazing gallery :)
~hedaard:iconhedaard: Apr 29, 2008, 9:36:45 AM Mood: Affection
Thanks for the fav, Mel.
*spm91g:iconspm91g: Apr 28, 2008, 8:03:09 AM
:iconflowerdanceplz: Thanks so much for the :+fav: on On the Edge it is most appreciated!! :iconflowerdanceplz:

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*soys:iconsoys: Apr 28, 2008, 2:35:12 AM
Hi Mel :wave:
Thanks for the fav :)

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I speak English

Mluvim trochu cesky

je parle français
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*RundwulfWolfShield:iconRundwulfWolfShield: Apr 24, 2008, 3:49:57 PM
Thank you for the :+fav: :)

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*RudolfIskandar:iconRudolfIskandar: Apr 23, 2008, 8:10:32 PM
Thanks for the fav on Spartan [link] much appreciated
~haunted-tower:iconhaunted-tower: Apr 22, 2008, 8:38:52 AM
Thanks muchly for faving my fantasy castle ! :D
*crhino:iconcrhino: Apr 22, 2008, 6:41:26 AM
Cheers for the :+fav:

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Gotta crush on a pretty pistol,
Should I tell her that I feel this way?
=loveit:iconloveit: Apr 19, 2008, 5:19:06 PM
thank you sweetie for the :+favlove:

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I do what my muse tells me to do!!!:giggle: