Sawyer
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Sawyer's Profile
| Username | Sawyer | Gender | Male |
| Date Joined | Location | San Francisco, CA. USA | |
| Last Updated | Occupation | Illustration Major at the Academy of Art University, SF | |
| Last visit | # Pictures | 13 | |
| # Comments Given | 152 |
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Hey, my name is Sawyer. I've had a leave of absence from Fanart Central these past couple years. I've changed alot since I was last submitting work.
My style and focus have changed dramatically, and I can almost say, in all truthfulness, that all work of mine featured witin the FAC galleries no longer represents me.
I look back on it, and it's all pretty much "foundation" work. It wont be too soon, but soon enough I'll have an updated portfolio to upload to FAC with alot of my current work and style.
I'm still a fan of American McGee's Alice and the Twisted Tales, and I still love all that kind of stuff. I still work primarily with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and graphite, but I do alot of work with the human figure, combined with contemporary surrealism and heavy use of color theory. (I cant display those images until they finish a gallery show, and thats gonna take awhile...sorry).
But I hereby promise to be more active on FAC, and I'll be refreshing my gallery section.
Meanwhile, I'm literally working overtime (8-10 hrs a day, 7 days a week) on a gallery show, so I'll be rare around here until thats taken care of....
But about me? Well I'm a student Illustrator at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. I'm not saying its a bad school at all, but honestly, if I could do it all over again, I'd spend the money on an art studio and teach myself, maybe take a couple essential classes, instead of buying a 4 year degree in art. That's pretty much what art school is.... Spend all your money here and get to be called an "ARTIST!!!" yay!!!! Seriously, it can take 20 years to fine tune your skills, and that comes with practice, not a degree...
Anyways... I love music. I listen to METAL!!!!! Im not an angry or aggressive person. I just love the sound of electric guitars and drums. Fav metal bands: Sonic Syndicate, Dragonforce, Wintersun.
But my fav bands are actually female lead gothic metal bands. I love Nightwish, or more so TARJA TURUNEN, and lots of other bands like Within Temptation, Darkwell, Elis, After Forever... you get the idea.
I love the outdoors. I go camping and hiking alot.
I love snakes. lol. Yes I want to buy a pet snake.
I love drawing.
and I love thunderstorms!!
I take requests, but between school and gallery work, I'm extremely busy and probly dont have much time right now. Still feel free to ask. Plz keep requests within my style. If you need anime requests, I'd reccomend 10,000 other artists in FAC before me....
Note to everyone: Keep drawing. You can only get better. No one is "the best." There will always be someone above your level, and there will always be someone below your level. The only things you can do wrong are being discouraged and quitting. I cant stress enough that skills in art take time and practice to develope. Nothing else will get you there. So just keep trying. If you dont like it, well its not gonna fix itself. You have to keep working at it, and you will do it.
Kinda cheezy? Kinda vague? Maybe, but entirely true. Dont cheat yourself, and go be an artist.
My style and focus have changed dramatically, and I can almost say, in all truthfulness, that all work of mine featured witin the FAC galleries no longer represents me.
I look back on it, and it's all pretty much "foundation" work. It wont be too soon, but soon enough I'll have an updated portfolio to upload to FAC with alot of my current work and style.
I'm still a fan of American McGee's Alice and the Twisted Tales, and I still love all that kind of stuff. I still work primarily with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and graphite, but I do alot of work with the human figure, combined with contemporary surrealism and heavy use of color theory. (I cant display those images until they finish a gallery show, and thats gonna take awhile...sorry).
But I hereby promise to be more active on FAC, and I'll be refreshing my gallery section.
Meanwhile, I'm literally working overtime (8-10 hrs a day, 7 days a week) on a gallery show, so I'll be rare around here until thats taken care of....
But about me? Well I'm a student Illustrator at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. I'm not saying its a bad school at all, but honestly, if I could do it all over again, I'd spend the money on an art studio and teach myself, maybe take a couple essential classes, instead of buying a 4 year degree in art. That's pretty much what art school is.... Spend all your money here and get to be called an "ARTIST!!!" yay!!!! Seriously, it can take 20 years to fine tune your skills, and that comes with practice, not a degree...
Anyways... I love music. I listen to METAL!!!!! Im not an angry or aggressive person. I just love the sound of electric guitars and drums. Fav metal bands: Sonic Syndicate, Dragonforce, Wintersun.
But my fav bands are actually female lead gothic metal bands. I love Nightwish, or more so TARJA TURUNEN, and lots of other bands like Within Temptation, Darkwell, Elis, After Forever... you get the idea.
I love the outdoors. I go camping and hiking alot.
I love snakes. lol. Yes I want to buy a pet snake.
I love drawing.
and I love thunderstorms!!
I take requests, but between school and gallery work, I'm extremely busy and probly dont have much time right now. Still feel free to ask. Plz keep requests within my style. If you need anime requests, I'd reccomend 10,000 other artists in FAC before me....
Note to everyone: Keep drawing. You can only get better. No one is "the best." There will always be someone above your level, and there will always be someone below your level. The only things you can do wrong are being discouraged and quitting. I cant stress enough that skills in art take time and practice to develope. Nothing else will get you there. So just keep trying. If you dont like it, well its not gonna fix itself. You have to keep working at it, and you will do it.
Kinda cheezy? Kinda vague? Maybe, but entirely true. Dont cheat yourself, and go be an artist.
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velvet_vixenluv on March 20, 2006, 11:07:07 AM
Just wanted to say i envy your talent and your style of realism, and your artwork is totally awesome. I look foreward to your new ones. Keep up the good work n stuff.RubyWeeping on September 12, 2005, 9:40:38 AM
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Hey there Saywer, long time no see. I hope you and your wonderful talent are well. Anyways, i kinda, sorta have a gift for you. I know, i know....you didnt ask for one and for that i appologize...but still...i felt it was the least i could do to repay you. After all, if it weren't for you, i would have never met Alice or Red. And for that i thank you with two pictures, drawn in your honor. Please, please stop by and check them out. One is called, '...I hide behind a hood of Red.' and the other is called, 'Alice Meets Red.' I do hope to see a reply from you in the shape of a comment, soon!Haru_the_Cow on August 26, 2005, 6:57:08 PM
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wow. your art is the best i've seen. i really like the alice stuff. though before seeing your drawings i didnt know of the dark version. i'll look into it thanks to you.mema on August 21, 2005, 6:03:05 AM
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hello, i love your art-especially your 12 hours alice in wonderland thingamyjig! I think your realism pictures of celebs and such like are coming along well but your alice pictures are defintiely your strength!punkaddict on July 23, 2005, 10:05:27 PM
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hi:) I have nok taken any classes on charcoal drawing, I just found out that I liked doing it, and that it was much easier to make shadows with it..I hope to go to art school someday though...Right now I have no clue what to do with my life..My drawing has just been i hobby..I haven't really though about making it a living.... What are you doing when you finish school..?mema on July 21, 2005, 8:07:01 PM
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hello, just wanted to say hello, i try and say hello to all the good realism artists on here because to be honest they are rare! You work is pretty cool especially your lindsay lohan ones for accuracy! I too would love to work on film sets scenery and stuff-that would be soooo cool! Anyways-rock on. ^_^*Raz on July 7, 2005, 6:39:36 AM
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Dear Sawyer,Hello. I am Raz. I am relieved to have found another male artist on this site. Your art is astonishing. You are an amazing realism artist. Also, I wanted to say that I signed your petition for a new Alice game/expansion. I hope you get enough signitures very soon. Also, I have a request. Could you draw Serj Tankian from System of a Down? If can/don't want to please leave a message iin my profile. Best of luck to you in all of your future endevours!
With respect and admiration,
-Raz
punkaddict on July 3, 2005, 12:36:56 AM
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Hey u=) You're 17, right..? me too=) I'm 18 the 16th of July=D I think you are very talented..You're amazing with colours, but maybe you need to work a little more with proportions..?Other than that they're great..my favourite is Lindsay Lohan2;) *thumbs up* Keep up the good work!!
Darkmasterbabe on June 11, 2005, 5:21:50 AM
her jeans are more baggy then thin because. the. cuffs flow outwards. not up though just kind of hang down to her ankles.
But Dont worry You did a wonderfuljob on her
oh and the tanktop doesnt show any clevage of her stomach but. i supose if. that's how you like drawing it
bye ^_^
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