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Colby Purcell  

  • Status: Member
  • Comic Artist
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  • Deviant since Apr 22, 2004, 6:35 PM
  • 62 Deviations
  • 32 Scraps [browse]
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  • 101 Deviant Comments
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The Comic Artist and What

Journal Entry: Mon May 5, 2008, 7:34 PM
When I first started drawing Lint fer real like (which I would say was around Chapter 2 or so), I set myself on a tough schedule to keep myself drawing. The whole point, really, was to make myself do it regularly so my art skill would increase. Sure it would have been easier with my frantic life to do it whenever I felt like it, but would I have gotten very good if I'd only drawn a few pages each year?

No, probably not.

But there's also been a sort of residual effect from the method I've used to acquire skill in drawing and painting, and that is the frenetic pace of making and outputting comics keeps me from wanting to EVER take time on a piece of art. I almost never will go back to something I've worked on and fix details, and if I don't finish a painting in two hours, it doesn't get finished. My subconscious is all about the latest and greatest, not about perfecting what I've already got... and I see that as a flaw. Problem is I don't really know how to fix it.

  • Listening to: The Offering - Michael W. Smith
  • Reading: Hard Times - Dickens
  • Watching: Battlestar Galactica
  • Playing: Mind games
  • Eating: Popsicles
  • Drinking: Water

Devious Information

  • Interests: stuff
  • Favourite movie: anything Terry Gilliam directs
  • Favourite artist: Arthur Rackham
  • Favourite poet or writer: P. G. Wodehouse and Terry Pratchett
  • Favourite style or digital art: hand-drawn ANYTHING
  • Favourite game: More Link, please!
  • Personal Quote: Whatever.
  • Tools of the Trade: tablet, pencils, photoshop

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Devious Comments

~planussea:iconplanussea: 7 hours 45 minutes ago
Well it just wouldn't feel right. I don't see how I could capture the feel of the earlier comics with my current art style.
~Microphobe:iconMicrophobe: 12 hours 37 minutes ago Mood: Eager
Have you ever thought about re-arting your early comics? Just academic curiosity.

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Robot Monkeys and Vikings
All think you suck.
~Haiku Fu
~Erulisse2:iconErulisse2: May 11, 2008, 5:02:48 PM
Why, thank you! ^o^
I love your comic so much I really should make fanart. Your characters look really fun to draw. :painter:

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~planussea:iconplanussea: May 11, 2008, 1:48:55 PM
You're welcome! You have some nice art over there. :)
~Erulisse2:iconErulisse2: May 11, 2008, 12:09:10 PM
Thank you so much for the watch!
I feel really honored :aww:

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~planussea:iconplanussea: May 11, 2008, 7:46:11 AM
You're welcome; I really like your style!
~thecosmicfool:iconthecosmicfool: May 9, 2008, 7:59:44 AM
Thanks for the watch!

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"That was my EGG, you bastard!"
~Darth-Almond:iconDarth-Almond: Mar 21, 2008, 5:12:16 PM
LinT is my favoritest webcomic ever! I love your art! :)

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I think you should stop eating other people's brains. It really isn't good for your complexion. :zombie:
~kemendraugh:iconkemendraugh: Mar 12, 2008, 12:19:22 PM
Can your art get any prettier? *wonder* And I like Xylic bestest.

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I am a panther, There will be blood.
~cyborgakadjmoose:iconcyborgakadjmoose: Feb 28, 2008, 11:02:44 PM
No problem. I've been following your comic for about a year, but I just found your deviant!

Love the art and the story!
~boyamiconfuzed:iconboyamiconfuzed: Feb 3, 2008, 11:51:19 PM Mood: Adoration
I found your comic, fell in love then followed a link here and fell in love again. You're a wonderful artist and storyteller. Thank you.

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Someday I'll think of something witty to type here...
~planussea:iconplanussea: Dec 12, 2007, 9:53:47 AM
Thank you, and thanks for the friend add! :D
~Miscellani:iconMiscellani: Dec 11, 2007, 8:34:55 PM
I've always loved your sense of humor. The comic is one of my favorites! Thanks for saving my mood many, many times in the past and future.

~Misc.

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"Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere."
-G. K. Chesterton

My bros:
~Hoppenburger
~Stealthysilence
~moon-bunnies:iconmoon-bunnies: Nov 25, 2007, 8:20:54 AM
Went to check LinT, and there was a moment of ZOMG that girl who does it has a deviantART?! Obviously I wasn't looking at the page close enough before.

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Love the world, and you'll find it loves you back.
~planussea:iconplanussea: Nov 23, 2007, 9:31:24 AM
You big gamer you!

Looks pretty cool, though. Wish I had time to play games, what with all of this artsy stuff I do.
~heroOFtheHEART:iconheroOFtheHEART: Nov 20, 2007, 10:31:29 AM
I love your photos. I want to make the world a better place, by teaching an understanding of things like freedom, beauty, truth, and love. Id like to discuss this with you, if you are interested. send me an email; 'BetterFuture@live.com' or send me a friend request 'myspace.com/88_sam_07'

A change has to start somewhere.
~smagofthewest:iconsmagofthewest: Nov 19, 2007, 12:56:15 AM
[link]

you'll be glad you did. seriously. your eyes will yelp with pleasure.
~Whaataa:iconWhaataa: Nov 9, 2007, 7:57:12 PM
Of course!
I have to tell you that I've become infatuated with your comic, Lint, and if you end up killing off Xylic I will be VERY UNHAPPY WITH YOU.

(he's my favorite).
~JTPepper09:iconJTPepper09: Oct 25, 2007, 12:09:37 PM
Hooray! Thank you for the favorite!!

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Morning people are a curse.
It's in the Bible.
Proverbs 27:14.
Look it up.
~planussea:iconplanussea: Oct 19, 2007, 9:18:14 AM
Thanks for reading!
~planussea:iconplanussea: Oct 19, 2007, 9:17:45 AM
You're welcome! I love that painting :D
*Aerawen-Vanhouten:iconAerawen-Vanhouten: Oct 18, 2007, 11:21:32 AM
Hey there!

Just wanted to thank you for the fav! :glomp:

~Aerawen

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"I tried to keep an open mind, but my brain kept falling out!" :picknose: