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Mike Doscher  

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Gunwalker, 2nd Iteration

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Walpurgisnacht

Journal Entry: Wed Apr 30, 2008, 8:06 PM
It's Walpurgisnacht in the suburbs, and Spring has begun.

Even now the pressure builds, as cars pulse through veins of an invented past, veins plaqued with stucco and neon. Subdivision dreams echoing with the heartbeats of combustion and uncertain heat. The wheels turn just as they've done before. Even the invisible is something to see these days. In keeping with the ancient spiritual practices of my people, I bought a couch. A red one.

The idea of a piece of furniture being both A)new and B)something that didn't come in a box that I bought from a bigger box is fundamentally untrustworthy. Couches are things to passed down through families like china and genetic defects. This may be in violation of some sort of law. I refuse to sit on it for another day or two in case it turns into stone or a Jehovah's Witness or something of the sort. The cats like it, but you can't be too careful.

This place is empty. This apartment, this street, this town. The buildings went up quick enough that ground has not yet acquired the deep ground-in funk of human occupation. St. Peters sits just outside the event horizon of St. Louis, maintaining a slow and stable orbit through the sea of days. It is kept from the void by webs of steel and habit, wispy thin to the insomniac eyes of the satellites. It is not the emptiness of wilderness and solitude, nor the oblivion of a fast city gone slow. When everything is right it is like that split second before someone speaks, all blank paper and possibility. A girl I know can conjure that feeling with her laughter. You can get a lot done if you can adapt to the environment, and I'm nothing if not a skilled opportunist.

I look forward to doing more of my own work this year, and seeing Hero's Journey to a good place. I'm getting a little tired of machines, and am going to try and improve my skills drawing the figure and face. We'll see how that goes though.

Edit: Damn what a load of gibberish. I should sleep.

  • Mood: Wow!
  • Listening to: Turisas - The Varangian Way
  • Reading: Accelerando

Devious Information

  • Current Residence: St. Louis
  • Favourite band or musician: Van der Graaf Generator
  • Favourite genre of music: Prog Rock
  • Favourite artist: Albrecht Durer
  • Favourite poet or writer: William Burroughs
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: computer (what, me move?)
  • Shell of choice: 37mm Pak 36
  • Wallpaper of choice: yellow
  • Skin of choice: human
  • Favourite game: Il-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Captain Murphy (R.I.P.)
  • Tools of the Trade: mechanical pencil, Wacom Intuos3, caffeine

Devious Comments

*VulnePro:iconVulnePro: 3 days 2 hours ago
My thanks for the :+fav: on Blood Wake :) I'm a tad behind on messages so I just saw you faved today.

Cheers!

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*bear48:iconbear48: May 5, 2008, 7:43:08 AM
You have a wonderful gallery

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St. Francis said,
“A man who uses his hands is a laborer. One who uses his hands and mind is a craftsman. He who uses his hands, and his mind, and his heart is an artist.”
~vanilla-tea:iconvanilla-tea: May 3, 2008, 5:28:37 PM
You are an amazing artist. Definitely one of the best here on dA. I am glad I stumbled upon you. :heart:

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*totmoartsstudio2:icontotmoartsstudio2: Apr 27, 2008, 8:11:09 AM
:worship:

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SALAMATS SA LAHAT NG ALIMANGO DYAN!!!
KAYO ANG AMING INSPIRASYON!!! BWAHAHAHA!!!
IWAGAYWAY ANG BANDILA NG MGA PINOY ARTISTS!!! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
~AunShova:iconAunShova: Apr 26, 2008, 3:30:38 PM
Dude you got some insane stuff here! Definitely watching this. :)

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Indeed...
*JoshBSide:iconJoshBSide: Apr 22, 2008, 4:41:04 PM
Wicked stuff, man. You sir, are truly a professional and I can only hope that I can aspire to do the same one day. Until then, I am utterly blown away by your sheer outpouring of skill.
~omgitsduane:iconomgitsduane: Apr 19, 2008, 6:00:32 PM
all your stuff rocks man the mechas are cool as!
~GorillaMilkshake:iconGorillaMilkshake: Apr 15, 2008, 2:22:57 PM
I bet you get to eat at ted drews everyday if you want to.

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Dang you guys are stupid, You fell for a pageview scam :lmao:
*kurisama:iconkurisama: Apr 9, 2008, 7:39:16 PM
You have some really awesome stuff here dude! :D

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- DAAAAAAH... I sure do like ro'bots 'n stuff, a-hyuk.
~thiagoklafke:iconthiagoklafke: Apr 4, 2008, 6:36:45 AM
Awesome gallery :)

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*Malaveldt:iconMalaveldt: Apr 3, 2008, 12:41:58 PM
Is that a euphemism for something or what?
~trezzy:icontrezzy: Apr 3, 2008, 12:21:39 PM
You call that stalking? I keep hoping I'll come home and you'll be rooting through my garbage.
~2rado:icon2rado: Apr 3, 2008, 9:34:40 AM
awesome gallery, great works
~amoebabloke:iconamoebabloke: Mar 31, 2008, 6:11:49 AM
loving the rocket planes ! top gallery sir.
~JoostK:iconJoostK: Mar 30, 2008, 5:18:38 PM
Good stuff man, great designs!

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Check also: [link] if intrested
~Spex84:iconSpex84: Mar 30, 2008, 4:12:22 PM
Thanks for the add :D
=Tormentil:iconTormentil: Mar 28, 2008, 6:26:44 PM
Wonderful work, just wonderful :)

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Enjoy the guilt......
~Bristow-Bailey:iconBristow-Bailey: Mar 26, 2008, 1:01:44 PM
Hey, really fantastic gallery. I'm dropping you a message to let you know that I was inspired by your Microtank concept to have a go at designing something to the same brief. You can see my attempt here. I've given you credit for the inspiration. Hope that's OK. It was just too much of a challenge to resist.

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Tales of Adventure!
~Radprofile:iconRadprofile: Mar 25, 2008, 5:19:45 PM Mood: Wow!
WOW amazing work, Congratulations :D

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~Mechaorthopteroid:iconMechaorthopteroid: Mar 15, 2008, 5:09:25 PM
Thanks for the watch- I love your stuff! Great to see someone here who's interested in function as much as form.

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When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. ~Clarke's Law #1
~madvybez:iconmadvybez: Mar 13, 2008, 7:41:22 PM Mood: Joy
Thanks for the watch dude!

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As the star absorbs the frozen landscape, a dark, unpromising future is to behold
~Auoro:iconAuoro: Mar 12, 2008, 6:37:23 PM
GoGoGo Steampunk!
~d3cap:icond3cap: Mar 12, 2008, 12:32:43 AM
I really am enjoying the new work in progress!
*Malaveldt:iconMalaveldt: Mar 6, 2008, 8:54:04 PM
Yeah, four years now. :) GDC was fun, but not for the sort of crap they show on G4. I was working the booth almost the entire time, but it's a blast to show our worldbuilding tools to all kinds of different game professionals. The seminars last year were epic fail from the art perspective- Either Captain Obvious crap or poorly disguised ads, so this year I didn't bother. Just show the product and plan some new artwork to show the potential of the game engine.