Hi, my name is David and I live in Dallas (TX). I just stumbled across this website from a journal entry on Deviant Art. I am an IT consultant with a profound interest in digital art. It all started last year from doodling on Facebook's graffiti app with a signature pad...the rest is history.

I am eager to learn and keeping improving. So far, everything I know has been self taught with the occasional tutorial here and there. I hope to keep learning and improving with any assistance or resources I can get. I currently use PS Elements 10 with an Intous 5 Medium tablet. Eventually hoping to get CS6, I just can't justify the cost yet until I am much better.

Below is a link to my gallery. Thanks!
http://jonxman.deviantart.com/gallery/

Hello all users of CD! Please feel free to browse my website gallery and provide feedback where experience feels necessary! Private messages are welcome, and i'll be diving into the classes 1 by one mostly character dev. at first, but environments not too far behind! Love to speak with anyone who has a helpful opinion! IM HERE TO LEARN!

I'm Van, I live in Texas, I'm a hobbyist but I am hardcore serious about learning this craft. I've lurked on Dan Warren's livestream a few times, and he's so, so good about talking with people, and inviting them to improve, he made me less nervous about wanting to learn in a group. So I found the CD group on deviantart, and now I'm watching sickbrush's Fantastic 5 class, which is ridiculously awesome, btw. Thanks, sickbrush, for the time and effort. ♥

WRT to digital art, I don't know what I'm doing, which is pretty apparent from my dA gallery. *facepalm* But I'm here to learn. :) Thanks for setting up this board, you guys!

http://dichotomystudios.deviantart.com/gallery/

-Van

Hi there.
I'm from Czech Republic and I'm not really an artist. I work as a freelance AC and Steadicam operator. I'm only painting because I've forced myself into it due to the circumstances.
I'm working on developing a new IP that will hopefully be satisfying to all the sci-fi/fantasy fans. Since I can't afford any pros to help me with anything I'm doing everything myself. I write all the stories and do the artwork. I'm here to lurk and hopefully learn more from you guys.

Here's a sample of my so-called art. I had to learn everything by myself.

With my sillyness left behind in the subject ill commence introducing!
like now...

My name is Bjørn Erik Aunan and I am a 84' model from Norway.
I started doing 3d modeling about 3 years ago and was hooked into arts at that point.
Roughly half a year later I got myself a cheap trust tablet for texturing work,
it would not take long after that until I started drawing with it instead of doing textures.
I had not drawn since I was in kindergarten, but found myself strangely attracted to doing so.
I have not drawn near as much as I wish I have and this summer with tax returns I got myself a cintiq 24hd, sadly haven't had much time to use it this summer but have picked up the pen again now.

I found Alejandro Mirabal's stream by accident this morning and here I am, intrigued by a community of art which I've never had before.

Occasionally I stream and my deviant art can be found here:
http://bjornerik.deviantart.com/

I signed up here to receive useful tips and suggestions about my art, I hope you can help me, I trust in you with more experience than me.

Have a good day all

http://terrygu.deviantart.com/

Hey there, Crimson Daggers! I've been lurking on this forum for the past week or two, to be honest... But I think I might as well create an actual thread to introduce myself properly, huh?

The name is Chantal, but you guys can call me Cal. I'm eighteen, Dutch and for the past six years I've been doodling crap all over my notebooks (and still do :D). I'd never properly learned how to hold a pencil, let alone tried to improve my skill... Last month though I discovered Daniel Lieske's latest graphic novel and while I was reading that, I think something just clicked inside my head? I want to be an artist, too! :D

I hope you guys have room for at least one more Newbie Artist; Skillset: N/A, lol. I will surely be posting in the sketchbook section soon. Over time it'd be great to get to know you guys ^^

Peace out!

A few days ago i discovered the world of digital art, through a friend of mine who stumbled upon a video of a guy named Sinix on YT.
Haven´t touched a pen in years, but been vandalizing the concretes and public transportation methods of Germany for almost 10 years. That beeing said i have no educational background, nor do i have the money/qualification to enter a college.
But i got 2 working hands, a quick mind and through the compassion of a friend that want´s me off his couch i now own a bamboo graphic tablet, yay!
Anyways my reason to please you with my presence here, is first of all the mindblowing stuff, the owners of this site create and second : the inability, of actually critiquing stuff, of the peeps over at CA.org.

Rock on!

I'm new here, but I've always been one to fondle in the art community and other creative people, Art has been my passion since childhood, and I've been doing art ever since, I know with each piece I do I get better, and I love to mentor those around me as much as possible and sometimes even learn from them, I've been doing freelancing professionally for the past couple of years, and opened up my own studio in 08, I hope to get to know alot of you as the time goes by, buddy of mine brent told me bout this so I'm here :) Below I got an example of a piece of my art, I mostly do creatures and some landscape stuff, or w/e comes to my mind that day, I do a painting everyday, I have a very busy life though, working 3 jobs and college, but I hope to get the most out of this, and even help out when I can :)
http://fav.me/d5hq157

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Holas everyone! good to be here ^_^
I'm Mel. My partner Tom and I sat across from Dan and Dave at last year's NYCC. That was pretty much the first time I saw Dave's work and well, I was totally blown away. I had to cross the street and purchase a lovely print of Leo. Since then I've followed these guys and have learned a lot from them. Lots of love for Crimson Daggers!

My partner and I are Tommel Design (tommeldesign.com). We both do Graphic Design and Illustration by day (day jobs) and run Tommel Design til the wee hours. Would love to solely work as a concept artist for film someday. That would be a dream come true.

peaces to all