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DalmasArtStudios
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[2014-12-21 18:55:34 +0000 UTC]
"As you wish!"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 2877; Deviations: 33; Watchers: 26
Watching: 235; Pageviews: 11770; Comments Made: 1218; Friends: 235
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: A tie between M.C. Escher & Salvador Dali, but Van Gogh is a very close secondFavorite movies: Alice, The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit Movies, Marvel Movies, The Princess Bride, Office Space
Favorite TV shows: Big Bang Theory, Fast 'n Loud, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nova, Through the Wormhole, Star Trek, Doctor Who
Favorite bands / musical artists: Megadeth, Metallica, Project86, Garbage, Led Zepplin, Doors, Nora Jones, Pink Floyd, Ozzy Osbourne, Technotronic, Bach
Favorite books: Alice in Wonderland, Flat Land, A Brief History of Time, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Science/Engineering
Favorite writers: Isaac Asimov, J.R.R. Tolkien, Steven King, Terry Pratchett, Stephen R. Donaldson
Favorite games: Trivial Pursuit, PC & Console Video Games 8-bit to present
Favorite gaming platform: NES and the Atari 2600, but the Xbox 360 is gaining ground
Tools of the Trade: Gimp, Photoshop Elements, Black Ink, Mischief, Digital Camera, Oil Paints
Other Interests: Electronics, Computers, Cars, Holograms, Science
# About me
I have been drawing since I was a kid. I loved working in color pencils until I discovered oil pastels and then oil paints in high school. Most of my family has oil paintings of my landscapes- which used to be my favorite to paint.
I was always enamored with computers- writing my own software and developing my own devices (or modifying circuits to suit my tastes). Despite my art teacher's pleadings- I majored in computer science at college. I originally wanted to do game design work, but then I changed majors and completed two engineering degrees (Electrical Engineering Technology and Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology). In fact, my day job is a R & D Engineer where I figure out how to make new ideas work and be sure they can be manufactured.
I remember being amazed at a digital painting that was done on a computer in the early 1980s...a beautiful painting of a redhead was featured in one of my computer magazines. I had my parents buy me a digital drawing tablet and some software for my Atari 800XL...but I was never happy with its abilities nor mine. I later played with Photoshop 2.0 in the 1990s and was still disappointed. I started using GIMP and Photoshop Elements in the 2000s...and they work decently. I really found my favorite program when I started using Black Ink in 2014. Although Mischief is a great program as well.
Now that I've moved into the digital age- I'm still trying to show my oil paint style of building up layers and shadows/texture in my digital paintings, but I'm also trying to expand more into concept/textural explorations and science fiction. I would love a painting published on a Magic the Gathering card, book, or CD. In fact...I would love to write a book or screenplay as well.
My beautiful & talented wife has a part time business and works in stained glass (Dalmas Glass Designs on Facebook or www.dalmasglassdesigns.com ). I help her with the patterns and being a general assistant. She also gives me suggestions and encouragement when I'm stuck on a project.
And as you can see from my favorites tab- I am still enamored with red hair.
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Copyright and trademark Elario Dalmas, II. All works, concepts, and related characters are copyright and trademarks of Elario Dalmas, II. Any unauthorized use of the works, concepts, and/or characters displayed here in will result in legal action. If you would like to derive something from my work or license it- send me a message via Deviant-Art or Facebook.
Some Quotes:
Engineering Elegance: "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupe'ry, Aviator & Children's Author
Excellence: "Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do." Jose Ortega y Gasset, Philosopher and Essayist
# Comments
Comments: 697
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Hi, thank you so much for the favourite on "Float":
I really appreciate it!
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My pleasure as always!
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Thanks for all the faves and the watch Amigo.
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My pleasure as always.
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Happy Birthday Amigo. May you have a wonderful year filled with blessings, abundance and new joy. 
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Thanks!
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Thank you so much for the fav on The Blue Angel 2!
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Thank you so much for all the faves, much appreciated
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You're welcome- my pleasure!
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Thanks for the Favs 
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You're welcome.Β My pleasure.
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Thank you for all of the support, and for sticking with Elemental and me on the wild journey we're on.
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My pleasure on all counts.
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Thank you kindly for the fav, glad you liked my work
and oh, you're an awesome person, have a nice day
We also have a Discord Art server if you're interested
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Thank you for all the faves! How are y'all doin?
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My pleasure! We found out it's a boy if I didn't tell you- Samuel Lewis is our name pick so far. My wife & I are hanging in there- the 2nd diagnostic appt was more of the same. The doctor doesn't know what's going on- water on the brain is increasing (2 weeks ahead of size should be) & body growth is 1-2 weeks behind. They are sending us to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. We will be getting more ultrasounds & an MRI middle of next month- but we may have to fight with our insurance yet...I'm emotionally preparing for it. I have hopeful days & some sad days. We really are praying for a good outcome.
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You hadn't told me he was a boy yet.
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Samuel is in both our family trees and Lewis is my great grandfather's name.
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And of course Samuel in the Old Testament being a miracle from God for Hanna.
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You're gonna make my heart swell til it bursts.
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Thanks. I think we can make it through everything and I appreciate all the prayers- we can use them. This boy has been a miracle from the start and I think God has big plans for him. His hearing must be working now- he kicked when he heard my voice and he was kicking through the loud parts of Wonder Woman when we saw it.
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I fully believe that your miracle boy has a unique purpose and destiny and also that he is in God's hands. And...aww we he knows you and reacts accordingly. Sooooo sweet.
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Well I haven't had the ambition to write a post yet after our visit to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. It looks quite fatal for Samuel- very little lungs, no working kidneys now, and extreme pressure on the brain is destroying his brain. Due to his head size he will need to be born early- probably next month and due to his lungs probably won't be with us long...but we will enjoy the time we get with him.
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Unique (I think) to southern culture is the saying "I ain't got the words." And right now, my friend, I ain't got the words. 
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Thanks- we appreciate it.
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Amigo....my heart is with y'all.
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My pleasure!
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