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SpyroRue

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Hi all! I haven't been on very much in a while, a lot going on in RL and I've been struggling with personal inspiration :o (Eek)  but I am here for now :) I was alerted to an issue with my Grey Materials for Genesis 2 - 8 freebies I host here, where the included shader presets would throw an error regarding a UV set from the Daz Rose prop (if you dont have it). This was simply just an annoying hiccup where between versions of DS it by default checked the save UV in preset option ticked... and didnt have any affect on the preset itself but I re-saved the shader presets to remove the error, and apologize for any inconvenience.

I also took the time to upgrade every freebie I offer on DA, to be DIM compatible zips. Unfortunately DA likes to rename attachments... CURSE YOU!  but if you rename the zips to the specified name written in bold in the description, it should install very easily through DIM. I have a number of friends who prefer to use DIM so it was worth it to me :) I am considering uploading my freebies to Renderosity at a later date, but for now they are here.

I wanted to shout out a thank-you to Scavgraphics who provided me with DIM converts of a number of my items early on which led me to learn how to do them, and Skiriki for the recent assistance. Cheers to those of you whom let me know of the issue, once I realized what went wrong it all of it made sense lol And again sorry for the troubles, freebies supposed to be fun :happybounce:

Spy.
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Love Much love to my good friend Misty who gave me quite a surprise with a gift of Core membership.


I owe you some renders! lol Sornryl?
Will take some time, am so slow creating stuff as you know haha

Thank you so much Misty! Hugs!

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Theres a first for everything and this is my first questionnaire on DA HAHA! Childe-of-fyre and Shanarah of course inspired me to do this :D

1) How long have you been on DeviantArt?
According to the stats, 7 years (Although must be nearing 8). I searched Deviant Art long before without an account, I recall signing up for it during a class in multimedia with my long time friends...
:iconlifeslittlelover: :hug: :icontraciemacvean: :hug:

2) What does your username mean?
My username refers to my original character Rue Caliah, he was one of my earliest created OC's (Created in 2003). Out of all my characters, Rue holds All my personal values; the positives and the negatives, some more symbolic than others. For that reason I see him as myself, just worlds apart with very different lives. 

Rue's informal name is Spyro, hence the username SpyroRue. I originally went by Spyro, but due to the real world name, it wasn't very original, and most places 'Spyro' was already taken. I am often referred to by the abbreviated name Spy, that was first used in a guild on an MMO, and it has stuck with me since. I am so accustomed to the Name Spy, Spyro and Rue that I respond to it instinctively in person.

My tag line is Nocturnal Viper, Both relate to Rue and myself again. I have for the last five years been quite a night owl due to work, and referred to myself as Nocturnal. In roleplay with Jaderail, he nicknamed me Viper.

3) Describe yourself in three words.
Compassionate, Honest and Reclusive.

4) Are you left or right handed?
Right Handed.

5) What was your first deviation?
That is a tough one because I have removed so many old projects. When I first submitted art to DA, It was cell-shaded concept art for my creative writing. It evolved into digital painting, but I moved to 3d Rendering. The earliest render still online is:

Jungle - Tribal Homecoming by SpyroRue

6) What is your favourite type of art to create?
Well thats easy, Digital Art. At this time it would more specifically be 3D Rendering in combination with Digital Painting especially for corrections, VFX and things I cannot render or do not have content for. Creative writing is another passion of mine, and most of my major characters in art originated from it. 

7) If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be?
I would say Digital/Traditional Painting itself. I use it in my 3D renders to varying degree, but its something I haven't truly explored as is and would love to pursue it to new levels. It is an invaluable skill for the restless creative mind, not limited by modeled assets and computer specs :) 

8) What was your first favourite?
Honestly I have no Idea. I use the favorites feature very sparingly and its only recently I've really made more use of it. When I use the feature it means theres something that really stands out to me personally in the artwork. :)

9) What type of art do you tend to favourite the most?
It's a mixture really, but mostly I tend to favorite relevant art styles to my own, so its mostly 3D rendered art, and occasional resources. I am unbiased when it comes to software used if its 3d.

10) Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist? 
There are many who are my "all-time favorite" artists, in all variety of areas they each pursue. I could not select just one.

11) If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be?
I did mention I am a bit of a solitary kind of guy, but I would most definitely make exceptions here :heart: (This is not in any particular order)

:iconjaderail: :iconskiriki: :iconwendyluvscatz: :iconchilde-of-fyre: :iconestroyer: :iconkismet2012: :iconnourak: :iconmorimann: :icontelperion-studio: :iconshanarah: :iconrealmgal: :iconitiseyemeeszark: :iconlaticis: :iconaaronknight94:

12) How has a fellow deviant impacted your life? 
While not confined to Deviant friends alone, (some are not so much found on DA) but nonetheless are part of our circle of friends - I would say they have given me life, and I am certain they know who they are :heart:

13) What are your preferred tools to create art?
The major tools I use for creations are; Adobe Photoshop, Daz Studio and Microsoft Word. I also use Various plug-ins for Daz Studio as well, and occasionally Hexagon for morph creation (Although I'd love to get into Zbrush). I formally studied the Adobe Suite and 3DS Max, and am familiar with some features 3DCoat. 

14) What is the most inspirational place for you to create art?
That depends on what I am creating, the medium, the subject. For Writing I love to be outside and somewhere quiet, but if I need the Internet for research and to compare things I'll be in my room haha! 3D and digital art I am confined to my computer desk, so not much option there, but its what you make of it right :)

But theres one major thing, the mind never stops, Ideas come anywhere at anytime, the most active time I will get Ideas for things is when I am trying to get to sleep XD 

15) What is your favourite DeviantArt memory? 
That would most certainly be the experience of working with my wonderful friends in the development and the launching our first DeviantArt group 3D-Revolution It was a wonderful process to be apart of, and I think it brought us closer.


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