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# Statistics
Favourites: 202; Deviations: 78; Watchers: 37
Watching: 203; Pageviews: 13234; Comments Made: 796; Friends: 203
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: The Usual Gang of Idiots at Mad Magazine, Dali, Banksy, Escher, Rembrandt, Joseph DucreuxFavorite movies: Any clever comedy, I suppose. Airplane! Kung-Fu Hustle, Mafia! anything Monty Python, and much more.
Favorite bands / musical artists: Please don't make me choose. At the moment, it's Anamanaguchi or Nujabes.
Favorite writers: Edgar Allan Poe, John Brantingham, Dylan Gosland.
Favorite games: Curse you, why do you plague me with choice? So many good ones!
Favorite gaming platform: Of all time? Still gotta be the SNES. :D
Tools of the Trade: Whatever I can get my grubby little hands on.
Other Interests: Video games, socializing, art of all kinds, and general mayhem.
# About me
Not sure what exactly to put here at the moment. It may be because I believe that one's work should speak for itself. More likely, however, is that it's almost eight in the morning and I still haven't gone to sleep yet. All the same, I may as well give a spiel. My name is Sam Gosland, and I believe that art is best used to convey an idea and to inspire further art, not just expressing oneself. I believe that there is humor in everything, and if one cannot laugh, then one cannot truly live. I also believe that's all I can think of at the moment, but would be more than happy to elaborate upon request. Until then.. ART AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY!!Current Residence: Diamond Bar, California, in the US of A
deviantWEAR sizing preference: What kind of question is that? If that's not a product placement, I don't know what is.
Print preference: You're only making this worse.
Favourite genre of music: It's mood-based, man. Hip hop and trance to chill, metal and rock to get PUMPED. Why get choosy
Favourite photographer: None yet; help me choose!
Favourite style of art: Surrealist, expressionist, street art, psychadelic, a little bit of outsider, and so much more.
Operating System: I swing both ways when it comes to my gigabytes.
Shell of choice: Koopa, blue if possible.
Favourite cartoon character: Deadpool. Deadpool TOTALLY counts.
Personal Quote: Whenever there's a choice between A and B, always go with 3.
# Comments
Comments: 164
hlfigueiredo [2013-08-06 01:03:03 +0000 UTC]
hey, i was wondering, do you have the magazine's tracking code? I would like to check where it is before i ask you guys a new one... :C
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hlfigueiredo [2012-12-14 04:59:12 +0000 UTC]
Hey, about there is any requirement? like being an art student or professional? Or just be not a 'bad' art? Thank you (:
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The-Shmooze In reply to hlfigueiredo [2012-12-17 03:12:31 +0000 UTC]
Just send us your best, and we'll take it from there. It also needs to be black and white/greyscale, since unfortunately we don't have the budget for color interiors right now.
I dig your work, (having briefly looking at your gallery, haha) and I sincerely hope you submit some images to us.
For more info, you can always visit our Facebook page: [link] or our website: [link] . You can also email us at cgsubmissions@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you for contacting me, and I hope to hear again from you soon!
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hlfigueiredo In reply to The-Shmooze [2012-12-17 03:41:01 +0000 UTC]
Haha, nice u had a look into my gallery, im tweaking my medusa to send to the magazine, since is my favorite piece, and yea, im aware about being black and white. Thank you!
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The-Shmooze In reply to hlfigueiredo [2013-01-09 19:55:57 +0000 UTC]
No problem! Just letting you know, we got your piece, and are in the process of judging entries. However, the deadline for artwork was extended to this Friday, January 11th, so if you've got a great piece you want to throw into the ring last minute, I'd highly encourage it.
Thanks for your interest in submitting, and we should have judging finished around the end of February.
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hlfigueiredo In reply to The-Shmooze [2013-01-12 04:49:25 +0000 UTC]
aww, too bad, haha, this was a unproductive month... ive got some bad news and i didnt really produced much. hope i get selected (:
and by the way, if i do get selected, ill get a printed version right? do you guys mail it to Brazil?
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The-Shmooze In reply to hlfigueiredo [2013-02-01 04:24:24 +0000 UTC]
If you get selected, you most certainly will get a copy. We'd just need your address.
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hlfigueiredo In reply to The-Shmooze [2013-02-06 04:32:41 +0000 UTC]
okay (:
and when ill know if i were selected? will you guys email me?
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The-Shmooze In reply to hlfigueiredo [2013-02-23 01:15:42 +0000 UTC]
Yes, sir! I think we're meeting this week, so it should be a few weeks at the most. You'll be emailed, regardless of whether you are selected or not.
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hlfigueiredo In reply to The-Shmooze [2013-07-09 23:42:47 +0000 UTC]
hey, how is the magazine going? im kinda exited
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The-Shmooze In reply to hlfigueiredo [2013-07-30 19:51:33 +0000 UTC]
Hey there! Creepy Gnome's issue 3: The Last Issue, is finished and it is beautiful. Your complementary copy is in the mail. Actually, I imagine that you should have gotten it by now, but if it's not there in another week or so, let me know so we can send out another for you. Thank you so much again for contributing, and I hope you enjoy!
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hlfigueiredo In reply to The-Shmooze [2013-08-01 02:58:44 +0000 UTC]
hmmmm, ill keep an eye out for it, ill let u know if anything happens. <3
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hlfigueiredo In reply to hlfigueiredo [2012-12-14 04:59:56 +0000 UTC]
fuck, messed up my writing, "about the magazine stuff," sorry for this.
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The-Shmooze In reply to sneak3218 [2011-10-12 20:25:21 +0000 UTC]
Dude, no problem. Keep doing what you do!
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The-Shmooze In reply to DrakeStirLawl [2011-08-29 08:39:05 +0000 UTC]
Ahoy! How goes the arting?
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DrakeStirLawl In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-09-01 03:27:22 +0000 UTC]
It goes good my friend! are you going to post the stuff you did at the show that i saw?!
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The-Shmooze In reply to DrakeStirLawl [2011-10-12 20:27:06 +0000 UTC]
Auuuuughhhh I haven't taken pictures of it yet! I totally will today, though. How go your artly things?
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DrakeStirLawl In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-10-15 01:41:23 +0000 UTC]
Oh good! arty stuff is goin great! takin some classes and Shannon and I are doin art shows! How about you dude?
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The-Shmooze In reply to DrakeStirLawl [2011-10-18 04:08:14 +0000 UTC]
Just sketching, mostly. Haven't been painting in a while. :/
I need to get back in the gallery game! Congrats, you two! How are your classes going?
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DrakeStirLawl In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-11-09 03:11:40 +0000 UTC]
Yah! thanks . the classes are going pretty well!
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The-Shmooze In reply to paperbeatsscissors [2011-06-23 05:46:50 +0000 UTC]
With pleasure! Your designs kick ass, and your line work rules! Just keep 'em coming, eh?
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paperbeatsscissors In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-06-23 14:42:05 +0000 UTC]
To infinity and beyond, bro.
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The-Shmooze In reply to paperbeatsscissors [2011-07-13 20:30:29 +0000 UTC]
Haha sweet. So what are you working on these days?
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paperbeatsscissors In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-07-16 03:25:30 +0000 UTC]
Oh, this and that. I have a few more wallpapers coming, and I just started messing around with comics, so we'll see where that goes.
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JouninHakudoshi [2011-06-19 07:02:40 +0000 UTC]
quick question. Has anyone bought your prints and if so for how much cause i was thinking about making stuff to sell? any info would be great thanks
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The-Shmooze In reply to JouninHakudoshi [2011-06-23 06:01:03 +0000 UTC]
Haha no, no they haven't. While I see that as motivation to put out something even better, that doesn't answer your question. I say go for it, you'll never know if it'll work or not until you try. Cliche, sure, but verrrry true. As for price... think about how much YOU would pay for that piece, and be honest with yourself about it. I hope that helps, and thanks for thinking I'm important enough to ask about that kind of thing, haha In any case, good luck, and let me know how it goes!
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The-Shmooze In reply to NickSmithWilliams [2011-06-23 05:47:46 +0000 UTC]
I am well, thanks! Err... sorry for the late response. My correspondence kinda... sucks. Anyway, how is everything at your end? Have you started teaching that class yet?
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NickSmithWilliams In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-06-24 05:20:08 +0000 UTC]
it is all good man. everything is alright just moving alone doing what need to be done i suppose. no the classes start next moth so if you know anyone in riverside please let them know.
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The-Shmooze In reply to Yuzef [2011-06-23 05:57:31 +0000 UTC]
Dude, gladly! Your line work freakin' rules! Plus, I see your stuff on /ic/ all the time anyway, so I figured I may as well check it out here, haha
Anyway, keep it up, and I'll see you later!
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The-Shmooze In reply to escume [2011-04-15 13:29:08 +0000 UTC]
No problem, dude! Your subtle gradations and graceful subjects were too hard to resist.
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The-Shmooze In reply to albino-Z [2011-04-21 13:46:35 +0000 UTC]
Oh, it's nothing! Just keep doing what you do!
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The-Shmooze In reply to bensigas [2011-03-18 19:15:26 +0000 UTC]
No problem, man. You've got a strong visual voice and beautiful linework, made especially evident when you made the Pokemon creatures your own way. Keep up the good work!
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The-Shmooze In reply to bumble-boo [2011-03-10 01:04:49 +0000 UTC]
No problem. Just keep doing what you do!
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The-Shmooze In reply to bumble-boo [2011-03-18 19:00:59 +0000 UTC]
Good good good! So do you only work in traditional media, or have you tried out the mystical, magical, uberfantastical digital tools?
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bumble-boo In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-03-18 19:12:00 +0000 UTC]
I largely prefer traditional, but there are a lot of digital works in my gallery too: [link] That should be a link to the digital section.
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The-Shmooze In reply to bumble-boo [2011-03-18 20:07:14 +0000 UTC]
Fancy fancy! You do beautiful figurative work! Is that Photoshop you use? Pretty crazy brushes you have there.
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bumble-boo In reply to The-Shmooze [2011-03-18 20:11:11 +0000 UTC]
I use Photoshop and sometimes Sai. I just use the default brushes, nothing fancy!
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The-Shmooze In reply to bumble-boo [2011-04-21 13:37:43 +0000 UTC]
Well, it works. Keep at it, I can't wait to see what comes next!
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