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DJPirtu

DJPirtu
Date Joined: September 8, 2007
Last Online: February 17, 2019
Birthday: April 24, 1984
Country: Finland
Melankoliasta (webcomic, suspended)
DeviantArt site
ATC gallery (may have some available)

About Me

I'm an aspiring artist from Finland, who's been drawing, writing and doing other sort of art related things for over 5 years now.

I do tend to have a short attention spawn, but I do my very best to keep to my words.

Arts

I've mostly worked with simple and plain pencils. For first few years of my life as and artist, I did mostly pencil drawings and a few short stories.

I have also practiced computer arts for some and I have developed a colouring technique that sometimes gives quite satisfying results.

Lately I've been experimenting with all kinds of stuffs I've found around me, from gel pens to broken glass. I've also been sliding towards my furry passion artwise as well.

I like to do as much as I can by my own hands.

Comics

I just abdore comics. American, Eurpoian, Japanice, old, new, funny, serious, parody, psychedelic, plain, verbose... I got quite a collection covering as wide variety of sequential art as possible. And this does show in my works.

If you're only going to read one comic book in your life, I recommend Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics".

What is Furry?

It ain't all of me, but it's a part that bares mentioning. I am, what is often known as, a furry. That means that I have peculiar interest towards anthropomorphic(humanized/with human characteristics) animal characters. Big, small, fuzzy, short, fat, tall, stupid; it all tends to work for me.

It doesn't mean that every single thing I do involves a muzzle. Just don't be surprised if it does :-)

Favorite Music

Leevi & the Leavings

other things melancholic

Favorite Movies

Two words.

Tim.

Burton.

Favorite Books

The The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

I expect from ATCs I receive..

Simply put, be creative. These are ARTIST trading cards.

What ever the theme, don't just fulfill the requirements but try to think of different ways to make it work. Think of the swap instructions as a set of limitation in the grand scale of what you can do.

Don't worry, if it doesn't quite work out. If I can see that you at least tried, I shall not think badly of you :)

Extra materials

Honestly, don't bother with them. I don't really do my cards in a mix and match style, but rather draw or paint them by hand, if possible. As such, I really don't have use for any extras.

That's it?

Well, I ain't realy good at talking about myself. Everything I am is too obvious to me.

Got a question? Ask and I shall elaborate the best I can. I'm a man of few words, but little of what I say is in vain.

Ratings

klaml653 rated for Black Cat ATC on Apr 12, 2009
5
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Comment: Very cool efffect, At first all I saw was the eyes and whiskers, but when I looked at it in brighter light i could see the shape of the cat and details,like the nose and collar.nice work.
Response: Yes. A collar. Just as I planned there to be 0:-) I think that's actually my failed attempt to do some shadows on the figure. I tought I covered it up, tough. But I'm glad the effect worked as intended.
Kimbeewa rated for Black Cat ATC on Apr 12, 2009
5
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Comment: Wow! This was terrific, amazing. I love it! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work with me.
Response: Glad you liked it :-) I was afraid it might have been a bit too simple design, but apparently working on a lot of black lately has paid off.
jfreeman rated for Flower ATC on Mar 21, 2009
5
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Comment: Great ATC. I love it. Thanks~
Response: Glad you liked it :-) There were a few twists and turns in getting it done, but it's an idea I'll likely be revisiting.
BrendaMarie rated for Angel ATC on Mar 2, 2009
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for such a unique card
Response: Thank you. I try. I must admit, it did not turn out quite as I tought it would.
BetsyG rated for Lighthouse ATC on Feb 19, 2009
5
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Comment: WOW! I really do like your new way of sending ATCs. Did you do the atc while it was attached to the green paper? Your art work is great, and I can tell you take great pride and time in your work. Thank you very much for the lighthouse. Keep swapping this way - others will be glad to receive your work.
Response: Glad you liked it and happy to hear that you could get the card off the framing paper without too much trouble (I assume). Yes, It's a single piece of cardboard I painted on and then cut around the edges of the painted area.
peachykeen rated for Space - Infinity and beyond on Sep 14, 2008
5
rating
Comment: Very cool cards!
Response: I'm glad you liked them :)
raven rated for Space - Infinity and beyond on Sep 9, 2008
5
rating
Comment: Wonderful atc's, they are works of art..What an amazing talent you have..Loved the way that you made a card holder to mail them it..They arrived just perfect...They will both add something special to my collection..I Thank you with a heart
Response: Thank you. I always try to do my best to put some "art" in my artist trading cards. Also, the holder should be quite re-usable :-)
cbdoodle rated for B&W Hand Drawn ATCS (Int'l) on Aug 31, 2008
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for my beautiful cards!! Great packaging too!! =)
Response: I'm glad you liked them. I was lucky enough to get my first cards I swapped in a holder like that and I've been trying to keep them going like that ever since.
weeatcrayons rated for ATC Swap (Do Your Own Thing) on Mar 24, 2008
5
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Comment: thank you!
Response: You're welcome. I hope you liked the card :)
5
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Comment: thanks
Response: You're welcome. I hope they were to your liking.
fleasha rated for The Day the Music Died ATCs on Mar 12, 2008
5
rating
Comment: Thanks. got them today. Thanks for the cd too.
Response: You're welcome. I hope they were to your liking.
marquettegirl rated for Good luck ATC on Jan 31, 2008
3
rating
Comment: I got my stuff, but it was sent two weeks after the "must be sent by" date
Response: My bad. I admit it :) I hope you liked the cards.
Angeleyes rated for Good luck ATC on Jan 28, 2008
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the ATC's.
Response: Don't mention it. I hope you liked them.
bonitacoons rated for FRESH START ATCs - International on Jan 21, 2008
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the extra ATC!
Response: You are most welcomed.
zanylady rated for FRESH START ATCs - International on Jan 13, 2008
5
rating
Comment: Thanks!
Response: You are most welcomed.
Angeleyes rated for ATCs for Beginners (International) on Dec 12, 2007
5
rating
Comment: Thank you
Response: You are welcome. I hope you liked the card.
imneverbored rated for Silhouette ATCs on Dec 4, 2007
5
rating
Comment: Nice card with a new-to-me technique. And I love the stamp on your envelope--so cute!
Response: I'm glad you like the card. Already PMed you the technique, but for here's a replay for everyone to read. For 3D raindrops, use clear, gel-like glue. Put a drop on the card and pull the tube to the direction of the tip of the drop, right before it "cuts off".
Magpieandluna rated for Silhouette ATCs on Nov 30, 2007
5
rating
Comment: Thanks so much for the beautiful atc! sorry for the late rating Happy holidays
Response: I had a feeling you might like it, and I'm glad you did :-) The lack of rating did give me a bit of a scare, but nothing more. Take care.
atcdesigner rated for Silhouette ATCs on Nov 24, 2007
5
rating
Comment: Thank you.
Response: You are welcome.
5
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Comment: I LOVED your ATC's! Thanks so much! Nancy (grannystamper)
Response: I'm so glad you liked them. They were both a bit experimental in technique, and could have used some improvements. For example, in the folding ATC, the winges were originaly supposed to move sideways as well.

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Comments

ccap on Apr 24, 2009:

happybirthday

jaz1yn on Dec 4, 2007:

Wow haha, you are quite blunt/to the point. Thanks for realizing I put a lot of time and effort into the ATC even though it wasn't quite your style. I wanted to do one with what you call a "furry" on your profile, but couldn't think of how to go about doing that or what design to use, etc. so I used other things in your profile. Was my card really unusually thick? I have no idea since that was my first; I just didn't want it to get bent and arrived damaged.

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