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Josh Davids  

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another quickie, oh yeah...

Journal Entry: Wed Mar 12, 2008, 5:53 PM
This here will be just a quick little note. i am still alive right now, i graduated a few weeks ago and soon i start my MOS training. in 18 weeks i will finally be done and to my duty station. um lets see, i got a special award when i graduated, i will tell ya more when i have more time on a comp. time is limited right now. i have been doing alot of drawings in basic, not my normal stuff. alot of tribal. i will get it uploaded when i can, but probably won't be till summer. it is great being back here and i can't wait to show you all my new work.

take care, Josh

  • Mood: Joy

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 28
  • Current Residence: North Carolina
  • Interests: Many, from target shooting, hiking, fishing, reading, writing, drawings etc etc etc
  • Favourite movie: Perfect Blue
  • Favourite genre of music: classical
  • Favourite artist: Ron Specer/ Richard Kane Fergeuson
  • Favourite poet or writer: Ed Greenwood
  • Favourite game: Grandia
  • Favourite gaming platform: Playstation 2
  • Favourite cartoon character: Gatsu (from Berserk)
  • Personal Quote: I will rest when I am dead

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~Ocarina2006:iconOcarina2006: Apr 30, 2008, 8:37:26 AM Mood: Love
Your weapons are AWESOME! :) I love your work and your sketches are amazing. Good job! :)
~PrinceAzeriel:iconPrinceAzeriel: Jun 27, 2007, 1:17:37 PM
I'll remember that, and I will keep practicing. I look forward to seeing what new stuff you'll put up once you get your new scanner. And, yes, I do think your work is good enough for me to favorite you. I haven't seen anyone(yet) who specializes in fantasy weoponry with quality anything like yours. I copied and pasted all your work(from both galleries) so I could study it indepthly. I'm not going to steal or mimic your work, I'm just going to mimic your creativeness and style, if that makes any sense to you...
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Jun 25, 2007, 10:45:02 AM
Thank ya, and I did visit your place just the other day. I am amazed that you set me as your favorite artist, that is quite an honor and one I don’t think I have earned yet. What can I say I still think I am not quite good enough yet.

And sorry for the late reply, just this Saturday was my 14th day straight working at my job and that day I had to work from 7:30am till 10:30pm straight. I am just not stating to feel ok and recover from the exhaustion.

On the bright side soon I might be getting a new scanner so I can update once again.

Also when you said you aren’t really all that good because you don’t practice. Just draw, that is what I did. Take a look at the sword in my elfwood gallery taichi and then take a look at Demonsdread in this one and you can see how much I have improved just by drawing.

God knows I still get comments from my elfwood gallery that say, you suck, what is this I can’t tell because you can’t draw. I just try to ignore them and keep at it, all you can do actually.

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
~PrinceAzeriel:iconPrinceAzeriel: Jun 21, 2007, 12:08:56 PM Mood: Joy
I was only recently introduced to your work(through Elfwood) and I'm already hooked on most all of it. You inspired me to get back into drawing,which was something I wasn't really good at because I never practiced. I look forward to seeing whatever new work you are currently working on.
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Jun 12, 2007, 9:13:37 AM
Sorry for the late reply here, been busy the last couple of days.

You are quite welcome, and I will be honest here I can’t wait for more from you. the one that got me to laugh a lot was the lizard one. After I stopped spewing tea out of my nose I couldn’t help but sympathize with ya there.

But yes keep drawing and keep people laughing, that is the one treasure in the world.

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
=alexds1:iconalexds1: Jun 7, 2007, 7:50:48 PM
:hug: Wow, what a nice thing to say! That definitely inspires me to do more!
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Jun 7, 2007, 6:40:40 PM
Well you are quite welcome, but I must say this, thank you for the comics you do. God I was laughing hard last night while reading the one I faved and then browsing through the rest of your gallery. In my journal entry above I said when my secret is to being happy all the time. It is because of people like you, so thank you for that.

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
=alexds1:iconalexds1: Jun 6, 2007, 10:12:20 PM
Thanks so much for the watch and fav, I really appreciate it :)
~wanted-dedore-alive:iconwanted-dedore-alive: Jun 3, 2007, 1:51:41 AM
Damn........ Oh well, things should get better.
Yes, update soon!

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Hostility for the sake of posterity is an obscenity in this vicinty. Plain old hostility is fine though.

This statement is false.

Meh, don't bother thanking me for a fave on my main page. Just have a quick scan through my gallery...... =3
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: May 23, 2007, 7:51:08 PM
thanks, as soon as i am able to afford a new scanner i will be getting my new stuff uploaded, but that will be a while. right now my job is biting, working about 10 hours a week rather then the 40 i am supposed to. hopefully things will pick up in the future and i will have more updates then.

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
~wanted-dedore-alive:iconwanted-dedore-alive: Apr 6, 2007, 2:55:43 AM
I love your work on weaponry. I've always been fascinated by midievil fighting, so when I found your art I had to fave 1. Keep on going with your great designs!

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Hostility for the sake of posterity is an obscenity in this vicinty. Plain old hostility is fine though.

This statement is false.

Meh, don't bother thanking me for a fave on my main page. Just have a quick scan through my gallery...... =3
~BLOODSTORME:iconBLOODSTORME: Mar 18, 2007, 7:49:12 PM
Hey again Josh. It's really cool to hear the background of the design. I'm not sure when I could start it, but I do think it will be a piece that definately needs making.

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"Life is like a box of chocolates ...

... it's always finished far too soon"
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Mar 18, 2007, 7:20:27 PM
It is weird how that design got started. I just sat down and started to sketch out the part where the haft meets the blade and from there the sketch just flowed out to the spikes, curving blade and everything. After finishing it I loved the design but saw only one flaw it in that main spike and its angle. But overall I was pleased with it and as I looked at it the story of the city in flames, demons ravaging it and a lone warrior fighting on the roof tops trying to save what he held dear. Just the darkness of the blade and the story sat well with me and the cost of salvation of the city.

I can’t wait to see it done up. After looking through all of your designs on here I will it will be a very good job.

Josh

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
~BLOODSTORME:iconBLOODSTORME: Mar 13, 2007, 5:49:58 PM
Forger was the one I saw first, and when I did I immediately knew your gallery would be sensational.

I think I would make this one first because I haven't done many axes, but especially not one so awesome. I think I may just have to make it instead of some I have already planned.

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"Life is like a box of chocolates ...

... it's always finished far too soon"
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Mar 4, 2007, 4:04:52 PM
You know I have always wanted to try and get some of the designs made but just never knew how to go about it. Some I look at and just wonder what they would be like to hold. Elros and demonsdread and definitely two I would like to see made, that is for sure. Hopefully this coming Sunday I will be able to get a new design up here.

Forger has been my favorite one though, for two reasons. The design and the back story. Just something about a hero having to sacrifice his soul for those he cares about, that was just an interesting story for me.

Anyways good luck on the designs and if you need me to make more detailed sketches up just let me know.

Josh

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
~BLOODSTORME:iconBLOODSTORME: Mar 1, 2007, 2:13:37 PM
If you have studdied warefare and weaponry, that would explain why your blades remain functional, despite their spectacular designs. You have a wonderful imagination and I wish I had your imagination when I was your age. Whay wonders I would creat now if I had. I feel that you are vastly beyond me in design ability, and it would be an honour to craft your pieces.

The first piece that caught my eye when I saw your page was Forger of Nightmares, and I knew then that you had amazing talent. I just had to see the rest of your gallery, and I think that Blood Lotus, Demon's Dread and Elros would be pieces that I like the most, and would want to make.

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"Life is like a box of chocolates ...

... it's always finished far too soon"
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Feb 28, 2007, 7:42:01 PM
(shrugs) I don’t know where I get the designs from honestly. I have never studied sword play before and the only knowledge I have about swords comes from my study of the history of warfare and ancient battles and studying those weapons.

In truth I just sit down and start to listen to music with the paper before me and the image just seems to come to life on the paper. One line leads to the next and before you know it there is a finished design sitting there with a lengthy back story behind it. Where it comes from is beyond my feeble grasp of logic.

The only thing I can say for sure is I try and make the designs aspects flow into one another. The hilt flows into the blade and then the pommel and end cap.

And thanks for the compliment, though I am curious just wich ones might have caught your eye design wise so far?

Josh

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
~BLOODSTORME:iconBLOODSTORME: Feb 27, 2007, 3:14:40 PM
I have to admire you for your own skill and knowledge. I am currently trying to show a young fellow that blades still need to be functional, as well as fancy, but he keeps drawing spikes and wierd shapes that would never work in combat, and he just can't seem to grasp the concept that they show how nieve and unknowledgable he is. Your blades are both intricate AND functional, and I only assume that you have either studied some sword play, or you have a particulaly intelligent brain to tell you what would and wouldn't work. Your hilts are awesome, and far beyond the meager results of my own ability. All in all, your designs are amazing, and that is the first (and most important) step in making something.

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"Life is like a box of chocolates ...

... it's always finished far too soon"
~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Feb 26, 2007, 5:23:41 PM
Coming from you that is a huge as heck compliment to me. I have been by your gallery a few times and my jaw keeps falling open. I am just amazed at your skill with metal crafting, truly amazed. Feel free to make any of the designs you want to from my pages, and trust me I can’t wait to see the finished product.

Josh

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.
~BLOODSTORME:iconBLOODSTORME: Feb 25, 2007, 4:49:36 PM
Josh -

I was told to come see your gallery, and I can't do anything but watch you. Your designs absolutely rock, and I would love to make some of them.

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"Life is like a box of chocolates ...

... it's always finished far too soon"
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~LastBlackDragon:iconLastBlackDragon: Feb 21, 2007, 10:30:56 PM
Tell me what you think :3

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~LastBlackDragon:iconLastBlackDragon: Feb 12, 2007, 8:42:17 PM
Thanks, thats very nice of you ^^

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~bitterashes:iconbitterashes: Feb 12, 2007, 5:12:18 PM
Yep, I don’t mind at all. As I have said to many others my artwork here is for others to enjoy in whichever way they want to. If they want to use it for some of their stuff I have no qualms about it as long as they credit me with it. So have fun.

Josh

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The pain in the flesh is nothing compared to the pain in the soul when you lose a comrade.