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jayfrench ♂️ [7603985] [2008-06-18 05:20:03 +0000 UTC] "Jay French" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 0; Deviations: 27; Watchers: 206

Watching: 8; Pageviews: 29656; Comments Made: 97; Friends: 8

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Michelangelo, Frank Frazetta, Greg Hildebrandt, Olivia, Frank Cho.
Favorite movies: The Crow, Se7en, The Usual Suspects, LOTR, Casablanca.
Favorite TV shows: L&O: SVU, Criminal Minds, Babylon 5.
Favorite bands / musical artists: Pink Floyd, 3 Doors Down, Staind, AC/DC, Duran Duran.
Favorite books: LOTR, Chronicles of Amber, Angels & Demons, Harry Potter, Red Dragon.
Favorite writers: Shakespeare, J.R.R. Tolkein, Dean Koontz, Robin Cook, Stephen King.
Favorite games: Mortal Kombat, Solitaire, D&D.
Favorite gaming platform: None.
Tools of the Trade: Mechanical pencil, fine point markers, prismacolor pencils, Photoshop, Corel Painter, Illustrator.
Other Interests: art, movies, fantasy, RPGs, writing.

# About me

Current Residence: Austin, TX
Favourite genre of music: Rock, Alternative, Classical.
Favourite style of art: Fantasy art, comic art, realism.
Operating System: Mac.
Favourite cartoon character: Pepe LePew
Personal Quote: To Believe In The Good In Man.

# Comments

Comments: 46

TheKidWicked [2022-10-06 14:47:29 +0000 UTC]

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LeonidasDraconic [2015-03-28 22:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Hey Jay, Just wanted to say, Happy Birthday!!! I don't know if you're still very active on DA but I just wanted to stop by and wish a happy birthday ^-^ Keep up the awesome work!!

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ArtistPhrenzy [2014-11-11 09:39:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the add!

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LeonidasDraconic [2014-10-11 14:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Hey I just wanted to say I really love your art. I first saw you drawing on expert village and i must say you were one of the only ones with any talent that actually taught me anything :D (Big Grin) so I'll end by saying keep up the good work and I can't wait to see more amazing art by you in the future :3 ^w^

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Vampiric-Conure [2014-07-16 06:45:07 +0000 UTC]

Heeeey! Thanks for the watch! :D (Big Grin)

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HistoryandMythLover [2014-03-28 18:17:16 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday!

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rgokate [2013-01-14 18:26:34 +0000 UTC]

Hello Jay,

I love your work specially the archangel Michael I was wondering what the meaning of the writing on the background mean? Do you have the angel with the black background like you have it on your profile picture?

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qwertymite [2012-12-31 09:16:23 +0000 UTC]

ALL IS NOTORIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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writer-in-agony [2012-10-19 20:26:58 +0000 UTC]

Your angel drawings are awesome!

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tinar123 [2012-09-01 23:22:27 +0000 UTC]

what kind of mechanical pencil do you use.please and thanks

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jayfrench In reply to tinar123 [2012-10-06 04:34:34 +0000 UTC]

I use a .05mm Pentel Side FX.
Basically, I just look for any HB lead .05mm pencil with a "super-eraser" (the long twist-out kind).
Hope that helps!
-JayF

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PoYaPrO [2012-04-26 06:25:28 +0000 UTC]

I love your Archangel collections!!! So awesome!!!

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Efryd [2012-04-09 16:55:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the help of your tutorials on youtube and the insperation of your pieces

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Soul-Drive [2012-03-28 09:35:04 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday! And thanks alot for the tutorials you've given on youtube, Now i'm improving much better :D (Big Grin)

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nBenita [2011-11-22 23:19:35 +0000 UTC]

Your tutorials are life saving for me as im trying to get in to a good art school

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Kurisusu-chan [2011-10-04 02:24:49 +0000 UTC]

Hey, Jay!!!! La la la la I've seen your videos on eHow and I LOVE them! ^^ You're an amazing artist!! Huggle! Huggle! Huggle! Huggle! Huggle! Greetings from Mexico! ^^ Hug Hug Hug Hug Hug also I love the video of how you drew Jesus <3. Keep up that awesome job! (:

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TehYawn [2011-07-10 15:54:15 +0000 UTC]

your gallery is simply amazing! I absolutely love the archangels ^_^ you did such a wonderful work!

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craziwolf [2011-05-06 03:58:28 +0000 UTC]

I just wanted to say that i came across some of your tutorials and they have helped me so much thank-you!

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jayfrench In reply to craziwolf [2011-07-08 08:40:57 +0000 UTC]

Welcome! I'm glad they helped!

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Valedhelven [2011-03-28 17:13:21 +0000 UTC]

Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Singing Happy Birthday to you!! Party Party Party Party Party Hope you have a great one!
~Ellen

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Chalaya [2011-03-09 04:16:27 +0000 UTC]

Hi! I just wanted to say that I really love your work! I'm trying frantically to learn how to draw and I recently came across your tutorials on youtube and I must say that they are wonderful! By far the clearest and most helpful that I've ever found! It's so nice that you actually explain what you're doing as you draw. That is so helpful to me! And I really love your work here too! I saw you were on DA from your website. :) (Smile)

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jayfrench In reply to Chalaya [2011-03-17 21:41:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Some of those videos were quite tricky since there was no real editing involved (I had to actually produce them in the time allotted). You made me realize that I should really put some stuff here on DA that isn't on my regular website, just for the variety!
Thanks again and good luck with your art!
-JayF

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Chalaya In reply to jayfrench [2011-03-20 05:33:49 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome! And that's okay, I'm just glad I found those videos. They really did help me out a great deal. I was wondering, and I hope you don't get pestered all the time about things like this, but do you by chance have a video specializing in the lower half of the body. I'm having a really difficult time, and I'd love to see a really concentrated tutorial on that. If not, I'll just keep trying. I was just wondering...

I'd love to see more of your art on DA! That would be fantastic! Good luck to you too!
-Chalaya

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jayfrench In reply to Chalaya [2012-04-22 23:02:03 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the delay, I kinda... forgot... about DA.
Anyway, I don't think I have any tutorials on the lower body. I have several on the body as a whole, including: "How to Draw the Human Figure", "How to Draw Pin-Up Girls" and "How to Draw Fairies." There are some specifics on ears, necks, feets and hands as well. I pretty much worked from the list the client provided, and none are much more than 5 minutes long.
I'll keep you posted on whether I get around to making more vids. eHow has contacted me to inquire about it, so it may happen!
Thanks again!
-JayF

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Chalaya In reply to jayfrench [2012-04-26 16:32:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for taking the time to get back with me! I've seen several of your videos, but I don't think I've seen the fairy one. I'll have to go back and look. I would love to see any more that you make! You're welcome and thank you again! :) (Smile)

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marva78 [2011-02-22 16:48:54 +0000 UTC]

Love how you included signs from the Lesser Key of King Solomon in your Archangel collection.

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jayfrench In reply to marva78 [2011-02-23 02:26:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, though I'm not sure which ones you're talking about. I found most of the Archangel Seals from the Kabbalah and the Grimoire of Armadel. Perhaps the latter is an alternate name for the source you're talking about? Thanks for your interest! -JayF

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Yuko-Sempai [2010-04-23 07:27:30 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Just wanted to say that I love your work! <33 It inspires me to practice and practice until I get that good!

Great tutorial videos! Love Love Love Love Love

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jayfrench In reply to Yuko-Sempai [2010-06-24 17:47:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks muchly!
-J

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Yuko-Sempai In reply to jayfrench [2010-07-10 08:09:31 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome! <33

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PurpleAlienFlower [2010-01-26 04:25:41 +0000 UTC]

oh wooow, you're really on deviantArt! :O (Eek) - :O I've watched your tutorials on YT (man, you're awesome!) and visited your great website! Wow... really amazing work!
I hope you'll find more (spare-)time for drawing and posting your great work here!