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[2007-03-26 18:55:40 +0000 UTC]
"Nicholas Cloister"
(Sweden)
# Statistics
Favourites: 464; Deviations: 362; Watchers: 8585
Watching: 397; Pageviews: 312813; Comments Made: 3802; Friends: 397
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: I don't know... too many.Favorite movies: 2001, LotR, The Baby of MΓ’con, Requiem for a dream. Inland Empire, to name a few...
Favorite TV shows: A Game of Thrones, BBC Nature Shows,
Favorite bands / musical artists: Primordial, In the Woods, Arcturus,The 3rd & the Mortal (Tears laid in earth), My dying Bride, O
Favorite books: The Upanishads, Mud and Water, New Seeds of Contemplation, The Power of Now, The Cloud of Unknowing etc
Favorite writers: Meister Eckehart, Rumi, Vivekananda, Teresa of Γvila, Dogen, Thomas Merton, St John of the Cross, Bassui, Eckhart Tolle etc
Favorite games: Skyrim and... Skyrim, so far.
Favorite gaming platform: PC
Tools of the Trade: Silence, Wacom Intuous 3, Adobe Photoshop.
Other Interests: Writing, walking, zazen,
# Comments
Comments: 838
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Hey ya creatures are hella badass^^ I'm watching you now :3
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Hey i play D&D and i would like to know if i can use your stuff to make monsters
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Would you be interested in gig illustrating someone else's monsters? I'm nearing the end of writing my sci-horror RPG and the beginning of figuring out how to publish/promote it. Your style would work well, since my game has a deep sea flavor to it.
As I said, I'm in the exploration stage of hiring people to finish the product. If you are curious about the project or would enjoy discussing how hiring someone like you would work, let me know.
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So, wait. How does the whole monsters by email thing work? I'm not up to speed.
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Hi. Monsters By Email is no longer running. The subscription was put to rest a long time ago.
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Okay, but how did it work? What WAS the process?
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hmm these creatures could I make a model from them as reference to make monsters models for practice?
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Practice as you please. Publishing and profiting are different matters. Thanks!
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i'm almost tempted to give the rest of my tax returns from last year for as much as can be done with my inferior creatures for it xD
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very great job!! you work Β is inspiring!
great gallery
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You have Β a Β amazing Β gallery ! !!
I frinkin love your Β sea creatures Β ^β©^
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Awesome gallery and very inspiring work, sir. hats off to you.Β Β
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I just got one thing to say⦠YOUR CREATURES ARE DAMN AMAZING!!! I never seen such artist making these creatures up, you really have a great imagination.
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Thank you, Branden!
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how in the hell can you come up with those awesome ideas of monsters man!! you're really a monster lord for sure!!
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I let the pen move freely, and then keep an open mind. What's missing? Why doesn't it look interesting enough? What else can I try? Let's draw some weird lines over here and see what happens? How about if I erase this entire section? What if its head was over on this side instead? ... etc.Β
Thank you, Whiteghul!Β
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woow, you actually replied my message,hehehehe,,it's an honor.. i'm new in Deviantart but i found out this place is more like home now. Β I'll be practicing and experimenting more from now on sir!!! Β
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I've been watching you for some time, but only recently bothered purchasing your RPG Creature Bestiary, from RPGnow.com. It's an amazing piece of material, and well worth the small price you ask for it, if not more. I just wish I had the spare funds to support you on patreon...
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Hi,
I'm very happy you like the book and my work. Many thanks!Β
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Would it not be fun making the Groke from the moomins into a rpg-monster?
She have terrified Children fore a couple of generations now.
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Your creatures are fantastic, they leave me in awe. I fully intend to purchace the rights to one someday, they're inspiring!
I do have one question, however: Are rights to a concept bought and owned soley by one person or can they be purchaces by others for the price as well? Meaning if bought they're no longer available for someone else to grab, right?
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Many thanks!
The price $100 is for NON-exclusive rights, which means others can acquire the same rights.Β
Exclusive rights are no longer available for these creatures, but would cost substantially more.
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Ah, I see. No problem for me. 
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Holy shit... you're a dungeon master's wet dream.
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this Β was my work Β for the Β contest Β hope its okΒ
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You do an awesome work, keep the good job !Β Β
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I love your creature art man! I wish I had your talent! I bow to you, lord of beasts!
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You have a wonderful talent for making crazy creatures!Β
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Hi, I wonder, for what you have said, what it would cost to do some quick scribbles (more sketches, and depends on your opinion) to illustrate my site (which you can see in my gallery) without digital painting, only the contour lines ...
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Can I ask, do you use Photoshop or another program?
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Photoshop only, 99% of the time. Thanks!
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I was wondering how you came up with your creature concepts? I wanted to try and make the ones I come up with into drawings, but I never really get it right, and wanted some advice. It'd be really helpful if you told me how you go about creating yours, not in a drawing set way, but like, how you decide a pose for a creature, what type of shading, body type, etc.Β
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I usually let the pen decide. By that I mean that I'm usually void of ideas, and just move the pen around in a dynamic way, trying to make dramatic or interesting lines. The mess that comes out of it suggests things for me, which my mind picks up on. If there is no brief, I normally do the same thing with body type/pose. I don't decide beforehand but let the sketching solve things for me. It's like thinking through the pen. It takes some practice, but anyone can do it. Relax the mind, and squint the eyes a little. Shading and light is different. I base those upon the situation at hand. What kind of light will bring out the most of the form, or what kind of light do I feel like applying. Thanks!
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Thank you for replying. I was going to create my own creature/monster/etc. concepts for some of my own projects, and I had some ideas but no idea on how to put them on paper. People/humanoid species are the easiest things for me to draw.
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I've just read 4 journal enteries of your story of jakyama and I just can't get enough! xDΒ
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That's what I like to hear. Enjoy!
Thanks!
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I'm in love with your works and yor style !Β
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Many thanks, ToxicPanther!
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