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StevePalenicaStudios ♂️ [22841788] [2012-07-22 21:46:16 +0000 UTC] (United States)

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Watching: 19; Pageviews: 11401; Comments Made: 185; Friends: 19

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: If I had to pick just 1,,,,Frank Frazetta
Favorite movies: Star Wars (everything), Conan the Barbarian/Destroyer (I own them all even the remake) Full Metal Jacket, Aliens and too many to list
Favorite TV shows: Game of Thrones, True Blood, American Ninja Warrior, Suits, NCIS
Favorite bands / musical artists: Metallica, AC/DC, Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Dio, Black Label Society, Black Sabbath, Killswitch Engage, Manowar...I think you get the picture.
Favorite books: Princess of Mars, Star Wars Republic Commando series, (S.W.)Bounty Hunter Wars, series, (S.W.) Darth Bane series
Favorite writers: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Timothy Zahn, Karen Traviss, K.W. Jeter, Drew Karpyshyn, John Jackson Miller
Favorite games: Mass Effect, Call of Duty, Gears of War
Favorite gaming platform: xbox 360
Tools of the Trade: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign- Corel Painter
Other Interests: MMA, Guitar, Sculpting

# About me

Hello everyone! I am a freelance illustrator from the south side of Chicago. Like all of you, I have a resounding passion for art that began when I was very young. I discovered the work of so many great artists, from the late, great, Frank Frazetta, Joe Riggs, Jim Lee, Simon Bisley and just WAY too many to list, I knew what I wanted to do with my life. As the years wore on and adulthood brought added responsibilities I found myself working multiple jobs in sales and as a firefighter. I found measures of success but always felt part of me was unfulfilled, the pull of creativity never gave up on me. I can recall, in vivid detail, the day everything changed. It was on the 4th of july, there was a house fire and I had a portion of the roof collapse on top of me. I wasn't hurt but it was HOT to say the least. When the job was complete and I realized just how bad it could have been I made a promise to myself. Come hell or high water I will get my art degree and have an art career. So I made the craziest decision of my life. I quit my full time job and enrolled in art school (The American Academy of Art, Chicago) at the age of 28. I attained my Bachelors Degree within 3 years and haven't looked back. I have had the pleasure of working with clients throughout the U.S. and Europe and while attending multiple Cons such as Wonder Con, Wizard World Chicago and C2E2 meet some of the best people around. So thats me in a nutshell, I always dream BIG and still run into burning buildings from time to time ;)

# Comments

Comments: 3

LadyIlona1984 [2012-10-09 08:42:41 +0000 UTC]

Welcome to #Star-Wars-Villains !
May the force be with You.

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StevePalenicaStudios In reply to LadyIlona1984 [2012-10-10 18:52:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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LadyIlona1984 In reply to StevePalenicaStudios [2012-10-11 02:54:23 +0000 UTC]


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