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SMMarenco

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Artist // Professional // Digital Art
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I started traditional but was forced in the digital art by Malvagio, my cat, who never get what "Nooo! Not the watercolor wather!!!!" meant.
Now I have 8 cats and I look whit horror at the idea to start painting oils again.
Sure, Oils and Cat's hairs cna have an appeal... for someone... maybe...
Anyway, I'm a digital artist.
Cat's can mess digital too.


Favourite Visual Artist
James Gurney, Marc Simonetti... there a lot of artist I love!
Favourite Movies
Star Wars from ep IV onwards
Favourite TV Shows
Hum... mumble... Breaking Bad and Westworld may be my favorite, but there are so many that I really like...
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Practically anything that's progressive rock
Favourite Books
A Song of Ice and Fire But I read about everything, even if I prefer fantasy.
Favourite Writers
George R.R.R. Martin, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Brandon Sanderson... I can go on
Favourite Games
The Silent Hill series
Favourite Gaming Platform
I currently have a ps4 but I'm not a fundamentalist.
Tools of the Trade
Hu?
Other Interests
I really like animals and taking photos. I love cooking. I don't disdain discussing politics, apart from being with the right people.

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Path of Life and Stone by SMMarenco, journal

Most of you have received an invitation from me. You are people I follow, often for years, and whom I admire. Some of you have probably received a request for one of your works to be added to a group gallery. It's almost always me. On weekends, I spend a couple of hours looking for new artists to invite. I have a list, but there is a limit to the number of requests I can send each week, just as there is a daily limit to the number of works I can suggest (only 10!). Over time, when the group has grown enough, artists will start signing up on their own, but for now we are still small (although we are growing fast). If there are artists you love, or friends you would like to invite, feel free to let us know. Suggest the works you love! We want this to become a showcase for all artists who still oppose the use of AI, whatever medium they use. Sculptors! If you know any sculptors, send them our way! I've always been terrible at sculpture, ever since art school, so to me sculptors are
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Hello, I wrote an article about the myth of the Starving Artist. I hope you'll find it useful https://sm-marenco-vn511h.mailerpage.io/blog/debunking-the-myth-of-the-starving-artist
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My new Website

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I everyone! Since we can't trust socials anymore, I decided to create a website, were I will keep an update of my arts and also write some article to try to give some tips based on my experience. I just posted one about alternative way to find reference images online, in the time were research engines are polluted by AI images. A reference image as, as one of its purpose, the one to give accurancy to the artist. In the recents monts I stepped in some AI generated photos that were difficult do identificate at a first glance. The solution is to go to the sources, and in my articles I explein how I do it. I hope it can help! Visit my site
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Many thanks my dear friend :hug:Always appreciated

Thank you very much for the fav! 😀

Don't mention it! :)

Tard tredmill Thank you for faving

Standing Very Still

Don't mention it, I like it very much :)

:hug: You are so nice. Yay.