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Yann Chachkoff  

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2222, Le Siècle du Crayon

Journal Entry: Tue Sep 6, 2005, 12:53 AM
(Dear English reader, there's an English text for you just below)

Il existe un vieil adage qui dit: "il suffit qu'un imbécile affirme quelque-chose pour que le contraire se produise dans l'heure".

Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais il y a quelques temps, je m'interrogeais sur la tendance actuelle à vouloir mettre du coloriage par ordinateur un peu partout et pour tout prétexte, d'une manière parfois étouffante pour d'autres techniques plus traditionnelles. Mon impression était que le crayon (et d'autres techniques du même acabit) se voyaient progressivement ghettoisées, reléguées au seul public d'amateurs avertis.

Et puis, j'ai découvert - et là, je dois avouer que ce que j'ai vu dans se galerie m'a cloué le bec. Allez-donc jeter un oeil sur sa "Forêt Enchantée" ([link]). Il appelle ça modestement un "croquis". Moi, je pense qu'il n'y a qu'un seul terme pour qualifier pareil travail: chef-d'oeuvre. Et non content d'être techniquement impeccable, c'est aussi amusant, original, inoubliable: comment chasser aisément de son esprit le regard ahuri du chevalier ou la trogne de l'arbre fumeur de pipe de l'arrière-plan ? Amis du crayon, réjouissez-vous, car voilà un nouveau prophète !

Sinon, le Kiriban 1111 a été remporté par - encore un artiste de grande qualité. Sa requête est difficile, mais je ne recule pas devant la difficulté ! Et le Kiriban 999 pour est en bonne voie d'achèvement. Le prochain Kiriban est cette fois fixé à 2222 - vous avez donc encore pas mal de temps devant vous !

Quoi d'autre ? Ah, oui, une petite annonce ! (*ton sérieux ON")

Recherche artistes dessinateurs prêts à contribuer à projet de MMORPG existant pour amélioration de ses graphismes catastrophiques. Aucun salaire, sinon un peu plus de renom et l'impression d'avoir participé à quelque-chose de grand, voire de cosmique.

Vous pouvez vous faire une petite idée de l'apparence désastreuse de ce jeu (qui, du point de vue des règles, n'a rien à envier à un World of Warcraft) en jetant un oeil sur ceci: [link] .


(Bon, j'admets, ça n'a rien de cosmique, mais il faut bien attirer les candidats potentiels, hein ?)

Sur ce, je vous laisse ! Car il me faut maintenant me tourner vers nos amis anglophones...

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Dear English reader,

Once again, you will miss all that French non-sense of mine. Which is good - there is nothing important in there, except my usual rants against the Life, the World and Everything. But there are several "important" (well, non-useless would better fit in this case) informations hidden here and there in the French text, so here they are, this time clothed in a shiny English dress.

First, the WWA (What a Wonderful Artist) of the week is definitely . Just have a look at his vision of an enchanted forest ([link]) and see what a talented artist can do with a simple pencil. Even if he modestly calls it a "sketch", I think there is only one accurate word for that kind of work: masterpiece.

Next, the Kiribans. won the 1111th one, and threw me a challenging task for it. I like challenging challenges :) . The 999th one is under way and should get completed during the next week. The next kiriban is set at 2222, so you still have some time left before it happens.

Finally, a Call for Help. There's a free MMORPG project called "Crossfire" suffering of simply deeply awful graphics. There's nothing to win contributing to it, except consideration of the community (and your name in the list of contributors) - but hey, being the first in more than ten years to be able to give decent graphics to that game would already be an achievement you could be very proud of ! :w00t:. The game website (put your sunglasses please... those are really awful graphics) is here: [link] .

Well, that's all that I wanted to say. Have fun and don't forget: Keep out of the grass !

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 27
  • Current Residence: Marcinelle, Belgium
  • Favourite movie: Das Boot
  • Favourite band or musician: Queen, U2, Porcupine Tree, Trans Siberian Orchestra and lots of others
  • Favourite genre of music: None in particular. Or everything. See it as you want.
  • Favourite artist: Hard to answer. Dali or Rubens, Turner or Vinci. I really am not sure.
  • Favourite poet or writer: Isaac Asimov
  • Favourite photographer: None I know of.
  • Favourite style or digital art: Plain old boring black pencil.
  • Operating System: Fun. (Mmm... you didn't mean *computer* OS, did you ?)
  • MP3 player of choice: AeroPlayer on my Palm Tungsten
  • Shell of choice: bash
  • Wallpaper of choice: Depends on my mood
  • Skin of choice: I never skinned anybody. Do you think I'm Mr. Lecter ?
  • Favourite game: Crossfire RPG
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: The Coyote in Tex Avery's RoadRunner serie
  • Personal Quote: Beware of moles, they're devious creatures.
  • Tools of the Trade: Technical pencils (0.3-0.5, 2H-2B), Canson Bristol Paper, Steadtler Pigment Liners

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Devious Comments

~mangakagirl2:iconmangakagirl2: Aug 29, 2007, 8:47:33 PM Mood: Joy
youz iz tagged!
(see journal)

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~hobogonemad:iconhobogonemad: Mar 26, 2007, 8:40:59 PM
.... i miss your long comments! bwahh come back!! :sniff: :worry: :cries: :raincloud:
~Ferraslann:iconFerraslann: Feb 17, 2007, 3:03:19 PM
Réciproquement du côté de l'Alliance, Capitaine Lauwy.
Un pas de travers et vous apparaitrez dans les "Fabula Spatium Felicus" ^^

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Itadakimasu !
*plumy:iconplumy: Dec 19, 2006, 6:17:09 AM
Tiens donc, je n'avais jamais watché l'ecrivain de mangastyl? Erreur reparée ;D

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Great avatar by lambchild :3
~Goddess-Elune:iconGoddess-Elune: Aug 5, 2006, 1:36:36 PM
Sympa ta galerie!! Je lirai ton histoire un de ces quatres, quand j'en aurai le temps. Je watch! :+devwatch:

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I guess my English isn't perfect....
~TyKayn:iconTyKayn: Sep 25, 2005, 8:48:35 AM
hann Lauverwouaq! Enfin kelkun qu'apprécie Rahxephon :cries:
B-)

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~kaociel:iconkaociel: Sep 9, 2005, 9:37:41 AM
hey! :wave:thank you so much for the watch!
~hobogonemad:iconhobogonemad: Aug 29, 2005, 6:59:38 PM
~Lauwenmark
Yann Chachkoff
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ARRGH SO CLOSE
~Morya:iconMorya: Aug 29, 2005, 7:29:53 AM
on s'en tape de ce que pense les gens , du momoent que fait ce que tu aime. XD
~Lauwenmark:iconLauwenmark: Aug 29, 2005, 6:34:08 AM
Exact. J'aime polluer au maximum le Web. Quant au "trop cool", les gens qui viennent ici disent ça en moyenne pendant les 27.5 premières secondes. Après, ils tombent sur mes dessins; à ce moment-là, ceux qui survivent ont en général cette réaction: :sprint: ^^
~Morya:iconMorya: Aug 27, 2005, 4:50:56 AM
ahh tas même une page DA... TROP COOL
~melimelo:iconmelimelo: Jul 6, 2005, 1:43:00 PM
:wave:
Merci beaucoup pour le watch Lauwenmark !!! :aww:
~atlantiluna:iconatlantiluna: Jun 3, 2005, 1:27:27 PM
I like your gallery! You shade really well! :clap:
~Lauwenmark:iconLauwenmark: May 2, 2005, 10:55:08 PM
[link] is the one my avatar is based on.
~erotep:iconerotep: May 2, 2005, 5:34:51 PM
Oh contrare! I think it goes well with the grey. X)!

I'd really like to see the picture it's based on. Is it in your gallery?

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~meggyc:iconmeggyc: May 1, 2005, 4:13:21 PM
Thank you very much for the watch. =D I'll have to watch you as well. :nod: You have a cool gallery.
~Lauwenmark:iconLauwenmark: May 1, 2005, 11:30:23 AM
Yep, that's actually a quick-and-dirty refurbished version of my RahXephon "Gatekeeper Ayato" fanart.

I should probably replace it by a more contrasted picture, though. The somewhat small icon size on DeviantArt doesn't play too well with the grayshade of the penciling, I think.

Anyway, happy to hear that you liked it :)
~erotep:iconerotep: May 1, 2005, 11:16:33 AM
I love your icon! Is that one of yours? =D

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tag, you're it.
~KaminaRhea:iconKaminaRhea: Apr 22, 2005, 5:18:42 PM
gros I could never tire of that avatar of yours <3

Heee Ayato-kuuun~!

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~amade:iconamade: Apr 12, 2005, 11:02:01 AM
Are~? I missed one Dwarf from the OMU! I'll add ya right away!

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~Times-child:iconTimes-child: Jan 28, 2005, 8:03:46 AM
Thax for the nice complimet:)
~Drof:iconDrof: Jan 22, 2005, 9:25:09 AM
Thanks for the watch. ^^

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