maskedray - Student, General Artist

maskedray

Artist without a brain...

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About maskedray

Artist // Student // Varied

United States
Deviant for 11 years

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My Bio

I'm a new artist. I've been drawing off and on for many years, but recently realized it's something I want to do for the rest of my life. I also figured I need to stop caring what others think (at least the negative stuff) and do what Ray wants to do.

If you want to contact me (email, IM, Skype) just ask. I might say yes. I probably will if you're cute.

Current Residence: Eastern NC
deviantWEAR sizing preference: XL or XXL (big shoulders)
Favourite genre of music: Punk, ska, opera
Favourite photographer: Arny Freytag
Operating System: Windows or Ubuntu
MP3 player of choice: Sony Walkman S series
Shell of choice: bash
Skin of choice: ewwhh... oh, you mean dA skin...
Favourite cartoon character: Betty Boop
Personal Quote: Wait... what?

Favourite Visual Artist

Louis Small, Jr (my friend/mentor), Brian Froud

Favourite Movies

The Dark Crystal, La Cité des Enfants Perdus, City of Lost Children

Favourite TV Shows

Doctor Who

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Eths

Favourite Books

Brave New World, Language Universals and Linguistic Typology (Comrie)

Favourite Writers

Aldous Huxley

Favourite Games

I don't play video games

Tools of the Trade

pencil, Micron/Prisma marker, crowquill

Other Interests

Beautiful women

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Networking by maskedray, journal

Networking

Nov 11, 2013

We are artists, and we revel in the feeling that we're doing things many say they cannot. (They can, they just don't know it.) Often we find ourselves pushing the envelope of vision and imagination. However, we are still grounded to the "normal" world. If you wish to make art your career and life, you have to use some business sense. With that, we have to network. And so I did this weekend. And now I have another lettering job. :) Which means one day soon I will have other art jobs. And so it begins!

Hm... by maskedray, journal

A little business advice and a rant... by maskedray, journal

A little business advice and a rant...

Jul 21, 2013

I'm going to say this because I am in a very angry fucking mood anyway. Therefore I should take advantage of it and say what's on my mind. At this moment, I don't really give a flying shitty rat's ass what anyone thinks, so here goes. Someone contacted me about doing a commission for a game. OK, fine, I've done it before, so no problem. Then I say since I don't know him, I'd need a bit up front and the rest later. I've been burned WAY too many times. Then I'm told, oh no there's no money in this. Hm. Then he says I'll get paid after it sells. Then I say, well, no offense, but I've been promised that many times in the past, as have many of my