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stauminator ♂️ [201370] [2002-01-24 05:10:57 +0000 UTC] "Matt Staum" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 1; Deviations: 18; Watchers: 5

Watching: 4; Pageviews: 4227; Comments Made: 132; Friends: 4

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Too many to name
Favorite movies: Casablanca
Favorite bands / musical artists: TMBG, Ramones, Clash, ACDC, The Darkness
Favorite writers: Vonnegut, Murakami
Favorite games: RPG's
Favorite gaming platform: Its all about the GameCube
Tools of the Trade: Photoshop 7, pencil, paper

# About me



Current Residence: Bologna, Italy but returning to Idaho soon
Favourite genre of music: the good stuff
Favourite style of art: Photorealistic
Operating System: XP pro
MP3 player of choice: Winamp 5
Wallpaper of choice: Changes every 5 minutes
Favourite cartoon character: Coach McGuirk and Capt Murphy
Personal Quote: Long live Flash Gordon. You've saved your earth. Have a nice day.

# Comments

Comments: 54

Nergling [2004-08-20 18:35:37 +0000 UTC]

hello there how are you?

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lilspritebubbles [2004-02-23 01:25:34 +0000 UTC]

i noticed you took [my icon] there, bub. haha yeah i made that & used it as my icon in [iSketch] . my screenname is mmm_potatoes for that game (not to be confused with mmm_tomatoes, a kid who copied my username. yes, i am the original. hmm, looks like i start a few of trends, eh), but im assuming you probably know all that already.

well thats cute of you. as long as you didnt submit it as art, putting it in your gallery to claim it as yours. ill take it as a compliment instead. glad you liked my work


last visited 3w 6d 4h 29m ago

come back soon, ya hear?

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stauminator In reply to lilspritebubbles [2004-03-03 19:40:31 +0000 UTC]

well, now that i have some more time on my hands, I am gonna get back to you on this.

I'm a little confused. You say you made this, so you painted it or what? Because even though I made this my icon at least 18 months ago, this is how I remember the icon coming about:

I nabbed the photo off of famouspotatoes.com (idaho potatoes' website) resized it in photoshop and slapped it up. I have never been on isketch, and had no idea it was anything other than a marketing photo (if it is).

Now I haven't put anything really new up on devart since july 2002... I have been too busy with college, and now studying abroad with no internet except at internet cafes, to really participate at all in the DA community for the last year+.

If you could enlighten me on the real origins of this icon (in case it was really made by you, in whatever capacity, and not by some photographer being paid by the Idaho Potato Commission) I would love to hear it. If you want me to ditch it, thats cool too, i never claimed any credit for it in the first place, but just give me a good reason.

Sorry if I am a little skeptical, but you were what, like 14 when I started using this icon? And you were sure I was an isketch participant who was familiar w you or your work in some way in the past. Which I wasnt, So I just dont think it's any more than a coincidence. That said, I did see your work for the first time like 5 minutes ago, and I do like it. So compliments on that, esp. lisanthiums and helmet still life. Keep up the good work and maybe some day i will have enough time to get back into painting and DA (not that my stuff was ever that great anyway).

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escaguin In reply to stauminator [2007-10-26 09:18:36 +0000 UTC]

hmmm

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stauminator In reply to stauminator [2004-03-03 19:43:56 +0000 UTC]

hmmm

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mr-mister [2003-06-11 14:54:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the commenting! i didn't use a reference but i still think i need more practice on the figure. i never noticed the problems with her face til you pointed it out. and the hair is supposed to not have strand definition cuz i wanted it to look wet.

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spyed [2003-04-10 10:13:41 +0000 UTC]

Have you ever had a dream, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire deviant life, that there's something wrong with the story. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.

You take the blue pill, the story ends. Your browser closes and you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland. And, I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

I offer only the truth, nothing more.

Take: The Red Pill
Take: The Blue Pill

spyed, nobody has ever done this before.
I know. That's why it's going to work.

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Zlatty [2002-09-07 18:33:39 +0000 UTC]

You have some very nice stuff on here ... keep up the good work ....

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bunfi [2002-09-01 22:42:52 +0000 UTC]

thank you for this comment on "beside you"
i really like painting with pastels ... it's perfect for doing portraits and humans, though i still have to learn so much ...
anyway i messed up abit with the her elbow, cause i did a mistake while fixing the pastels and so the colors got a bit smudgy there ...

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mr-mister [2002-08-31 20:29:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the supportive comment! i definitely intend on finishing those sketches.

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mr-mister [2002-08-18 17:18:46 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comment on my newest piece. i took what you said about the lighting and so forth into consideration though i don't see what's wrong with her nose or tattoo. but i'm glad you gave me your critique

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emtilt [2002-08-18 03:09:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment on my photo, Streaming In. It was taken at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.

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silentkitty [2002-08-18 02:26:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks bunches for your comment on my dragon picture. ^___^ I appreciate it.

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sicdesigns [2002-08-15 22:44:05 +0000 UTC]

thnks for the comment

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heatherhostage [2002-08-03 21:53:17 +0000 UTC]

I looked through your whole gallery... I have to say I enjoyed your photos the best. I may be just a bit biased though. Italy is a wonderful place. I have a few pics from there of my own... feel free to check them out

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minix [2002-07-29 07:06:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the comment on Trying Too Hard.

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bookdiva [2002-07-25 15:36:44 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks for commenting on my Mt. Ranier photo. Yes, I've heard Idaho is beautiful, I'll get there eventually.

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princesnoopy [2002-07-25 04:55:14 +0000 UTC]

haha sure sure

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mr-mister [2002-07-24 21:30:02 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comment man! i left the hair like that cuz my friends told me to leave it before i submitted. they said it looked unique and unreal. yea the feathers should've cast a shadow. and i just suck at frozen liquids so yea

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minix [2002-07-24 07:50:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comment on Intense v2. I updated the image to one with a few less jaggies. I was using the oilpastel tool, which worked fine for some areas, and not so great for others. Next time, I think I'll use a normal paintbrush.

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fairyinboots [2002-07-23 07:17:52 +0000 UTC]

heh. Actually, that's the only song by them that I know, and it had just happened to be stuck in my head at the time . Don't worry, I've got my punk knowledge base well expanded in its own right. Of course, I went and changed my sig about five minutes ago now... sorry. Hope I helped ya some, you've got some nice stuff!

Thanks for the college advice! At the moment, both Dartmouth and Brown are sorta a long shot, but having the football coaches on my side is a step in the right direction! But yeah, if I had my choice, Brown would be the place to go. We'll just have to wait and see, now shalln't we?

Keep on rockin'!

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niteangel [2002-07-22 06:32:11 +0000 UTC]

no problem mate
I will work more on that side..and I hope you can give me more advice on realistic modeling, if you have any

and thanks for your compliments on my abstract works

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niteangel [2002-07-21 23:58:09 +0000 UTC]

thx for your words yeah, the reference may appear in that way, but you may need to change it sometimes to fit something else: our preconception anyway keep it up!~

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niteangel [2002-07-21 15:41:37 +0000 UTC]

regarding the comment you gave on the artwork Princess, there are many parts you talked about are done by me, as I am the collab partner of that. I have said I am not a good realistic artist, so you can check my words on my Princes Whole view piece [link]

column
Yeah, but it's fantasy and I want to make materials that I like here...sorry for using textures you don't like...but that's not a random choice at all...

shadows on girls and dress
that's part of my airbrushing, not smudging...I am just a beginner of using airbrushing and I just got a tablet...sorry for my poor skillz...

I just want to clarify...and I am still learning. It's okay that you don't like it, but I think you should know some facts behind, and blame it on my poor skill, thanks Soo now you should check my art, as I am an abstract artist, but a airbrush artist or realistic modeller...

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minix [2002-07-21 03:55:21 +0000 UTC]

I don't want to miss either of your upcoming pieces, so I'm just going to place you in my devwatch. Actually I don't want to miss any of them, but the anime-influenced Milla one sounds particularly interesting.

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d3ja [2002-07-20 23:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the comment on Haley.. I agree the sweater looks a bit odd, but I was trying to go for another look to my work.. I thought it looked quite fitting with the hair and then BANG the necklace... Yeah I think that necklace turned out great.. I'm not usually one to like my own work, but once in a while I get it right and am very pleased with the outcome..

Again.. Thank you!

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sakura [2002-07-20 04:46:24 +0000 UTC]

^_^

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jibrille [2002-07-20 02:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for the comment, btw..

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jibrille [2002-07-20 02:50:51 +0000 UTC]

meh! I was just around..

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lemut [2002-07-19 18:46:29 +0000 UTC]

yep.. my arm hurts badly, jAjhA.. ahh.. thank you

i'm only hope to get some money to buy a wacon, i really need it.

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lemut [2002-07-19 18:17:04 +0000 UTC]

thank you for your great comment, and i'm with you, when u said that the heair and arm looks different. and and is cuz in the first place i paint some hair and then i give it a some kind of look with the finger tool. for me is very very dificult to draw hair with the mouse... almost imposible to me, so i give a thiner look, with the finger.. thats why tha face lloks so soft, and the air so smudgy, thank you for your comment, i'm trying to improve my airbrushig

i do oil painting, pastel and watercolor since i was 8.. but digital painting is a new area to me, and i luv it

muchas gracias!and sorry for the bad english.

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princessleia [2002-07-19 13:38:05 +0000 UTC]

[link]
and I made that in 3 hours too.

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vk [2002-07-19 02:52:41 +0000 UTC]

Hi!! Thank you so much for the comment...and yeah...that part to me was the hardest to figure out...it was frustrating and I just decided to submit it that way after I changed it about 272829 times...

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princessleia [2002-07-18 23:30:46 +0000 UTC]

I find it funny that u didn't even bother to go look at the original - which I submited on a screenshot and is right below on my deviations list - before saying what u said. Anyway, thank you so much for your kind support, I got so much of it that a few weeks ago I deleted all of my deviations. Maybe if I had painted some lady with big tits and sexy looks you would have me on your favorites instead.

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mellon [2002-07-18 22:21:19 +0000 UTC]

ah ah ah thanx.......

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mr-mister [2002-07-18 02:56:10 +0000 UTC]

hey, thanks for the FIRST comment!
yep, the shovels were actually shinier at first, but i tried to make them look not so new but only succeeded in making them look matte. thanks again man!

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chemicalcoma [2002-07-17 21:21:20 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I'm glad you likes my image!

The hair was the hardest part.. It took a little over a week to do the hair alone.. Well, thanks for commenting!

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freezejeans [2002-07-17 14:54:35 +0000 UTC]

I wasn't able to back up further to get more of the Rose Center in the frame, unfortunately...going to have to get back to NYC to take another shot of that with the new camera That place is amazing, though! Day or night, it's a photographer's field day

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freezejeans [2002-07-16 05:06:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions! I really appreciate it...the clouds portion was taken at sunset, so it had that eerie orange glow and I adjusted the freeway for a gloomier, desolate mood. Uplifting, eh?

We had another storm last night which featured similar clouds, too--took pictures right up until the lightning was right overhead

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jmanx [2002-07-15 08:57:59 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you have some great stuff here! I found ya from the forum thread: [link] It was a pleasure to view your stuff, keep up the great work!

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mr-mister [2002-07-09 16:36:31 +0000 UTC]

hey man, thanks for the many many comments! so sorry it took me this long to get back to you though. OC in my opinion kinda paints more realistically than PS. i have no idea how to use Painter so no comment on that. but yea, sketching is by far much better with OC too. and umm i dunno why but hands don't really give me a problem anymore. most of the time i just use my own hand for reference. ok, i am eagerly aniticipating your masterpiece!

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kweeky [2002-07-08 07:38:14 +0000 UTC]

No offense taken, and I'm glad you said what you said, because although I am incredibly proud of my work on the piece, it wasn't entirely my own, and well, your comment has kinda spurred me to go and finish some of my sketches I had started a while ago, get them scanned in, and ink them in.

Also, nice gallery you got here!

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sinnamongirl [2002-07-07 13:16:46 +0000 UTC]

one day ill learn how to do eyes good =c)

thanks again
~bex

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princesnoopy [2002-07-06 00:20:20 +0000 UTC]

thx! Im glad u like my stuff. Your stuff is awesome hehe

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sinnamongirl [2002-07-05 11:42:53 +0000 UTC]

funnily enough the leaves were airbrushed with the same brushes i made for doing hair. kinda glad i didnt have to make more brushes for that piece =c)

i always have a lot of trouble with eyes. im reworking it atm.. trying like hell not to make it as blurry and trying to get the eyes looking a bit more spherical and shiny.

thanks for commenting =c))

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sinix [2002-07-05 10:42:28 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday! Your skills are very good, you'll definitely go far. Plus youre a Vonnegut fan, I love slaughterhouse five, and I actually ordered "Cats Cradle" and "Breakfeast of Champions" a few days ago. Drop by and tell me your favorite by him? Cya around.

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mr-mister [2002-07-05 08:04:47 +0000 UTC]

haha, thanks for the comment! he's a funny dood though...

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mr-mister [2002-07-03 19:25:54 +0000 UTC]

whooo! glad to hear you're back!! and with your tablet too so we're gonna get more great work from you now, right?

ooh yea, thanks for the comment on that coloring practice piece i have. hehe actually the lines weren't inked in at all it was just a very clean pencil drawing. i had to make the lines extra thick and dark with the pencil so that it would scan cuz i was too lazy to ink it. anyway... most of my inkings get messed up cuz i have a shaky hand when it comes to something as permanent as ink

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vtdeathangel [2002-06-12 21:31:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment and vote ^_^

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mr-mister [2002-06-11 07:36:53 +0000 UTC]

oh me goodness! you have no idea how honored i feel... my lil sketch is one of your favs... man i am feelin like one special mofo roundabouts now

i just love your art!! you were like the first person i had on my devwatch, seriously! haha, your work actually inspired me to start painting more pics on the computer. but ummm, i don't have a tablet so it's pretty damn aggravating with the mouse. but man, thank you thank you thank you! i am awaiting to see whatever cool stuff you make next. take it easy, laters!

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