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Ernst-Jan van Melle  

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Ending an Era

Journal Entry: Sat Jun 14, 2008, 5:21 AM
Final exams have finished here recently, in the land beneath sea level. Thursday the results got in, and after seven years of high school, Latin, mathematics and the most depressing art class imaginable, I can say, without fear of contradiction, that I am forever free of these things. It closely resembles the ending of an especially annoying feel-good teen drama movie, where the protagonist (me), his girlfriend (the Girl), and several people he tolerates (Extras) have a happy end, this illusion further solidified by the fact that several people I didn't quite like (blatant euphemism) failed miserably. Ha.

I am currently buried in the paperwork that is the Dutch student registration system, which is roughly the equivalent of piloting a U-Boat through a vast ocean of solidified elephant manure with a Cyber-converted Wampa distracting you from the periscope. But all that doesn't influence the fact that come September the first, I'll start my first college year as an Animation Student at Rotterdam Art School. Which is freaking awesome, if you'll excuse the terminology.

Anyway, I can concentrate on pumping out some art now. I've just bought myself a Wacom tablet, so I'll fool about with that a bit. I'm also toying with the idea to try some action figure customization. Reason for this is rediscovering my old Matchbox Thunderbirds figures, and wanting to try and make a short fan film for a while now. I've recently ordered some of the missing pieces in my collection, but this will result in getting me quite a few doubles, which could prove quite a good training ground. I can't use the Hood sneaking around as an industrial spy wearing Malaysian regal armor now, can I?

  • Listening to: Don't Answer Me-The Alan Parsons Project
  • Reading: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
  • Watching: Thunderbird 6
  • Playing: recently rediscovered Thunderbirds Matchbox figure
  • Eating: my own head with excitement
  • Drinking: alligator growth enhancement potion

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 19
  • Current Residence: Noordeloos, Netherlands
  • Interests: comics, animation, film, music and the odd dash of philosophy
  • Favourite movie: Thunderbirds are GO! (for all you Phillistines: This means the 60s movie, not that recent squalor)
  • Favourite band or musician: Rammstein, Mr. Bungle, New Order, Frank Zappa, Fantomas, Laibach
  • Favourite genre of music: I like most genres of music, especially when cycled through in the space of one song (Mr. Bungle)
  • Favourite artist: Kevin O'Neill, Mike Mignola, Frank Bellamy, Richard Case
  • Favourite poet or writer: Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, H.P. Lovecraft, PG Wodehouse, Agatha Christie
  • Favourite photographer: Anton Corbijn
  • Favourite style of art: Almost anything, except most oriental stuff
  • Operating System: Windows Vista
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod Nano, archaic variant
  • Shell of choice: Coquille St. Jacques
  • Wallpaper of choice: Graham Bleathman Cross-Sections
  • Skin of choice: Caucasian
  • Favourite game: Omikron: The Nomad Soul
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Calvin and Hobbes, Mr. Nobody
  • Personal Quote: Are we not proof that the universe is a drooling idiot with no fashion sense?
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencil, Ink, Photoshop, Wacom Intuos3 A5

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Devious Comments

*Frohickey:iconFrohickey: Jun 14, 2008, 6:54:01 AM
Hey, don't fret. Whenever it's convenient for you. I know you have important stuff to do, not mucking about looking for comic books for some foreign doofus (that's me). :D

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 5:24:26 AM
Thanks a lot! Hopefully the results will begin to show in a year or so...

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*Shadowleaper:iconShadowleaper: Jun 14, 2008, 5:04:39 AM
That's fantastic man! I'm in my 3rd year now and i'm loving it more and more everyday :) Good luck to you and make your dreams come true! :thumbsup:

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:55:50 AM
Sorry about keeping you in the dark about this, I'm sort of caught up in my post-graduation paperwork, but I'm almost through with that, so you won't have to wait long.

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:53:34 AM
Cheers, I immediately went back to watching 'Dalek'!

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:53:11 AM
You're very welcome.

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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*Frohickey:iconFrohickey: Jun 14, 2008, 4:53:02 AM
:D (any word on the Franka Project?)

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:52:50 AM
Well your stuff is great, you know.

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:52:29 AM
Graag gedaan!

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:52:12 AM
Definitely, I'm starting a four-year Animation course in September.

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:51:41 AM
You're welcome.

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:51:26 AM
Glad to oblige;)

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:51:13 AM
Very glad to.

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: Jun 14, 2008, 4:50:52 AM
Glad to support!

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We have art in order not to die of the truth. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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~nightwing1975:iconnightwing1975: Jun 9, 2008, 11:04:17 AM
thanks for adding my last dalek to your favourites [link] :)

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~adventurevisual:iconadventurevisual: Jun 1, 2008, 9:09:37 PM
Thankyou very much for all the favs!
~kanyiko:iconkanyiko: Jun 1, 2008, 2:11:14 PM
Bedankt voor de :+fav:! :D

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*Shadowleaper:iconShadowleaper: Jun 1, 2008, 1:47:14 AM
Yo thanks for the fav man, hope you find it inspirational for your own work :)

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~SiriusFenrin:iconSiriusFenrin: May 31, 2008, 5:32:54 PM
Thanks for the fav :)

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~ManiacSoul:iconManiacSoul: May 31, 2008, 10:23:59 AM
thanks for the fav's man

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*Frohickey:iconFrohickey: May 30, 2008, 4:23:49 PM Mood: Joy
Thank you for the fave! :D

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=Fastfood:iconFastfood: May 29, 2008, 3:28:29 PM
:salute: Hey, thank you for the support!! :thanks:
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~Ernst-Jan:iconErnst-Jan: May 26, 2008, 2:02:45 PM
Thank you for excellent Lewis Carroll art.

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