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David C. Matthews  

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  • Deviant since Mar 11, 2006, 9:50 PM
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Under the weather - oog

Journal Entry: Thu May 15, 2008, 7:26 PM
  • Mood: Tired
David's deviantART Journal


I don't know if it's a bug I picked up in Virginia, or when I went back to work on Monday, but Tuesday night I started feeling a bit weird; I could feel the beginnings of post-nasal drip. Couldn't sleep well that night, so next morning I thought my extreme drowsiness was due to lack of sleep. But a nap on the couch turned into an all-evening affair, with a fever that went to 101 at one point before some Motrin knocked it down. Thank the Great Maker I have my own personal Florence Nightingale :iconsweetzoomer: who'll take care of me when I'm sick. I just hope now that she doesn't catch whatever I had!

I'm feeling much better now, but I've lost quite a bit of time I was going to devote to art. Well, maybe tomorrow...

Clubs I'm in:
:iconfemalemuscle: :icondisneybabes:

Devious Information

  • Current Residence: Orlando FL
  • Interests: Comics, animation, women's bodybuilding, bellydance
  • Favourite style or digital art: Comics/anime/manga
  • Operating System: Mac OS X
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod
  • Personal Quote: When you do a good deed, get a receipt, in case heaven is like the IRS.

Devious Comments

*dcmatthews:icondcmatthews: 26 minutes 2 seconds ago
Good idea! I can't promise anything, but maybe one day...

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"Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like EVERYTHING I wanna be a part of!" - Strong Bad

:music: Pardon me, boy
Is this the lair of Great Cthulhu
In the city of slime
Where it's night all the time :music:
=ericborc:iconericborc: 1 day 2 hours ago
Thanks for Faving Wonder Woman 2008 [link]

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:headbang: Comments Always Welcome :headbang:

Watchers with deviations will be Watched!

www.ericborchert.com
~helrazR290:iconhelrazR290: 1 day 4 hours ago Mood: Love
could you maybe draw a pic of ms marvel so buff fighting a male super villian plz .ur so great at this!
~Musclelicker:iconMusclelicker: 2 days 1 hour ago
Thanks for the fave !

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Yeeaaah... Muscles !
~ctws89:iconctws89: 3 days 19 hours ago
I'm not exactly a huge fan of the whole muscle girl thing (sometimes those pictures can be downright freaky-looking), but I have to say, I love Tetsuko. She is just plain adorable. :hug: Keep up the good work.
~jizzelio:iconjizzelio: 4 days 2 hours ago
oh i know how dat feels . well i got good news, im about to have my deviations on here also
*dcmatthews:icondcmatthews: 4 days 4 hours ago
Thank you!

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"Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like EVERYTHING I wanna be a part of!" - Strong Bad

:music: Pardon me, boy
Is this the lair of Great Cthulhu
In the city of slime
Where it's night all the time :music:
*dcmatthews:icondcmatthews: 4 days 4 hours ago
Same old same old... more stuff that I want to do than I have time to do...

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"Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like EVERYTHING I wanna be a part of!" - Strong Bad

:music: Pardon me, boy
Is this the lair of Great Cthulhu
In the city of slime
Where it's night all the time :music:
~DuckysBucket:iconDuckysBucket: 4 days 22 hours ago
I have always been a fan of your work and Tetsuko is my favorite of your works. I hope to see more stuff in the future, you do a fantastic job!
*dcmatthews:icondcmatthews: 6 days 20 hours ago
The full story can be found here [link]

Short version: I found the name "Tetsu-Ko" in the novel Shogun by James Clavell, who translated it as "Lady of Steel". Cool name for a manga/anime-style muscle-girl, ne? The rest just kinda followed more-or-less logically...

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"Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like EVERYTHING I wanna be a part of!" - Strong Bad

:music: Pardon me, boy
Is this the lair of Great Cthulhu
In the city of slime
Where it's night all the time :music:
~jizzelio:iconjizzelio: May 13, 2008, 12:56:08 PM
yeah i cant wait i just love your work! Also one small favor . Can u make a pic of prof gannon getting muscular not like the one u did previously in the "growing pains" comic . I'd really appreciate it
*dcmatthews:icondcmatthews: May 13, 2008, 12:39:41 PM
Well, I'm getting to work on the bottom half of page 22, and trying to decide who she'll be for the June TCC. Plus a couple of other ideas...

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"Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like EVERYTHING I wanna be a part of!" - Strong Bad

:music: Pardon me, boy
Is this the lair of Great Cthulhu
In the city of slime
Where it's night all the time :music:
*dcmatthews:icondcmatthews: May 13, 2008, 12:35:56 PM
Just left my :twocents: at your journal.

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"Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like EVERYTHING I wanna be a part of!" - Strong Bad

:music: Pardon me, boy
Is this the lair of Great Cthulhu
In the city of slime
Where it's night all the time :music:
*dcmatthews:icondcmatthews: May 13, 2008, 12:35:49 PM
Hey, I'm glad to see you're back!

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"Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like EVERYTHING I wanna be a part of!" - Strong Bad

:music: Pardon me, boy
Is this the lair of Great Cthulhu
In the city of slime
Where it's night all the time :music:
~jizzelio:iconjizzelio: May 13, 2008, 12:30:36 PM
Yo! U workin on any new tetsuko stuff?
~chadmanon:iconchadmanon: May 12, 2008, 1:55:26 PM
thanks for the comment and yes i love your art work!!
~vagabondeye:iconvagabondeye: May 12, 2008, 9:57:18 AM Mood: Zeal
Wow. Thanks fer the fave! I'm truely honored, great sir.
~Miscreant74:iconMiscreant74: May 8, 2008, 12:04:23 PM
Give me your two cents on this
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* Listening to: Cats under the lawnmower
* Reading: Naruto #18-29
* Watching: Frogs in a blender with tabasco
* Playing: Rifts
* Eating: Subs
* Drinking: a Red thunder energy drink & diet pepsi

My Concerns

Artist stop censoring your own work. If you follow DA's rules for posting adult oriented work , warnings and age locks, and some one still complains it's because they were looking for something to raise hell about. By censoring your own work you are creating an atmosphere where the prudish minority is restricting the rights of the majority in what art can be displayed. This emboldens them and empowers to make worse demands latter. I was lead to believe DA was a free from censorship web sight when I first logged on, I have seen sense then more artists blocked who followed the rules. I have also noted at least 3 artist hunters who only pleasure is to complain about adult oriented art. You make an agreement with DA when you log on But DA also makes one with you, if you follow there submission rules there should not be any reprisals. If the DA staff is allowing Art Hunting because it is to much trouble to deal with then shame on them! For the most part I love Deviant Art's site and other than the above I have few complaints. If you feel they discriminate and you would have to censor your own work to display it then display elsewhere. Be proud of your work, not cowed by bizzy-bodies who can't imagine beautiful work because there life is drab and passionless.

4 Key Points

#1. A nude is nude. Partial nude is not a nude.
#2. Frontal Nudes expose what is up front male or female.
#2a "A frontal nude of person without there genitals exposed is an underwear ad," as my old art teacher use to say in the class I payed to much for," and are not nudes".
#3. Artfully placed smoke effects that cover only genitals are fake and an insult. They are not nudes,see #2a.
#4. Shadows that conceal the details, but not the presence of (ie: one can see a defined shape.) the genitals is nudity.
#4a. A shadow or blackness that totally obscures the presence of the genitals but leaves the rest of the body exposed is a cop out. One can see as much at the beach. No matter how good the piece ,the viewer is left with the feeling of incompleteness.
"It is better to shock the audience than leaving the work incomplete" La'Sevt painter 18th century.

The Big Fear

I agree one one point: pedophilia is wrong!! I also understand that not all young nudes are pedophilia. A baby on a bear skin rug in the nude is not pedo. A locker room full of teenage girls showering is fan service not pedo. any sexual depiction ,or through innuendo, of some one not of the age of consent is pedo. If stated that they are of the age of consent or already of sexual maturity and are observably so ,in the case "photographic art", then by International law covering the protection of minors it is NOT Pedophilia!
Photographic Art depicting obvious minors in sexual positions with or without an adult in accompaniment is pedophilia.
In the protection of minors I side with the letter of International law, ,period.

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Don't be a p. b. d. sheep.

I have claimed Guts from Berserk with the *bishie-stalker-club
I want his leftovers!!!
~BEProfessor:iconBEProfessor: May 7, 2008, 1:46:28 PM
I doeth thank thee for thine watchingness.
~nunchaku:iconnunchaku: May 4, 2008, 5:52:36 AM
Thanks for faving.
*JimmyDimples:iconJimmyDimples: May 4, 2008, 1:14:22 AM Mood: Pride
Thanks a lot for faving "Hybrids, Part 1," Dave! :w00t:

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"Writer-Man! With the proportional strength and agility of a writer!" -- *Satsuro
~MUS1969:iconMUS1969: May 3, 2008, 7:44:44 PM
Hi "DC"
I'm your Fan
Good work
~plinius:iconplinius: May 2, 2008, 2:53:26 PM
Thanks for the favourites!

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"Resistance is futile!" (Star Trek, The Borg) - So, why not enjoy the ride?