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This and that!

Journal Entry: Fri Dec 26, 2008, 2:11 PM
This and that!



I hope everyone had a great Christmas and are having a great holiday!

Thank you to everyone who has fav'd my work recently, I'm sorry but I don't have the time to thank everyone individually but I truly appreciate your support!

Would anyone like a feature, it's seems so long since I offered this! If you would just comment to this journal with a link to the picture you'd like featured, if you like you can also include a link to someone else's picture you like as well as your own!

Anyone any good at maths? Here's a little puzzle, just make 24 using only the numbers 1,3,4 and 6. Each number must be used once and only once and they cannot be combined to make 13 or 46 or anything like that! You can only use the four basic operators +,-,* and /.

I saw my brother at Christmas, quite a rare event, and he informed me that quite a few people he works with know me as they played my old games! This was a bit of a surprise to me as I haven't received any royalties since dinosaurs roamed the Earth! Anyway I did a bit of googling and you can download my games all over the place, here's a link [link]^Derek+Brewster$&loadpics=1
Oddly, they list some of my really obscure ones that I was embarrassed about even then but a lot of others are missing! Codename Mat even has a Wikipedia entry [link] . I'd love to know who wrote that as hardly anyone knew that working title stuff.
This was quite a weird trip down memory lane and quite frightening how long ago it all was!
One final bit of history if anyone has got down this far!
We actually got sued by paramount pictured for using the Star Trek name although we just changed the name and that was the end of it!
I set up the software house Zeppelin Games which I ran for a little ove a year before selling out! It later became Merit Studios and is now Eutechnyx. Last time I checked their website I appear to have been deleted from the company history, well that's life!

  




BROKEN DREAMS CONTEST WINNERS!



:bulletpurple:1st Place:

by :iconmoroka323:

:bulletpurple:2nd Place:

by :iconxxvalexx:

:bulletpurple:3rd Place:

:thumb104294837: by :iconxx-black-soul-xx:



:bulletpurple:Honorable Mentions:
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Contests




There are some really good contests going at the moment so please take a look!

:iconstelthman:
Title: Colouring Contest
Deadline:
Open to: Line art Colouring
Info: [link]

:iconbibbles: and :iconcsnyder:
Title: Not Always the Fairytale
Deadline 10 January 2009
Open to: Digital or Traditional
Info: [link]

:iconfunerium: :iconelandria: :iconfaestock: :iconlindowyn-stock:
Title: Cosmic illusions contest
Deadline: 31st December
Open to: Photomanipulation
Info: [link]

:icon6elfwitch9:
Title Thinking In or Out of the box Contest
Deadline: 11th February 2009
Open To: All visual art
Info: [link]

:icondeadlybuterfly:
Title TALKING IN SILENCE CONTEST
Deadline 14th January
Open to: Digital and traditional art
Info: [link]






December Feature



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::Stamps ::




My Stamps


Other Stamps







::Clubs I'm a member of::
:iconmanipulators::icondragonspirit-club::iconunseenartists::iconmanipulatethis::iconcolorfulartclub::iconenchantedforest::icondarkclub::iconfantasy-fellowship::iconbe-unique-club::iconmonstersandmaidens::iconmanipulated-visions: :iconwings-of-fantasy:




::Good Stock Accounts::

I've decided to try to update this section, some of these accounts are almost dead but they still have good stock so I'll leave them in. All stock accounts here give automatic print permission
:iconshoofly-stock::iconjlstock::icon3digitalstock::icontimewizardstock::iconmarkopolio-stock::iconharleybliss::iconlockstock::iconangelicfairy-stock::iconcybrea-stock: :iconfaestock: :iconunholy-stock: :iconpeace-of-art:
Great Brushes:
:iconredheadstock: :iconwyckedbrush: :iconmidnightstouch:



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:iconjodipheonix:
~jodipheonix Dec 28, 2008   General Artist
very interesting facts about you :hug:

I myself had an excellent Christmas , and I'm hoping you did too! :rose: :love:
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:iconpygar:
I had a good Christmas, thank you! :hug:
Happy New Year! :beer: :party:
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:iconjodipheonix:
~jodipheonix Dec 28, 2008   General Artist
you're welcome :hug: :D

Happy new year :drunk: :party:
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:iconsilenigmaarts:
*SilEnigmaArts Dec 28, 2008   Digital Artist
Well.........arent you a bag of surprises ....
Hope your family Christmas was a peaceful happy one my sweet friend :hug:
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:iconpygar:
Haha, I normally keep my past totally secret lol, but I was a bit annoyed to discover how big the retro game scene is and I don't get a penny in royalties! I've never heard anyone suggest that films or music from the 80s should be totally free! We all survived Christmas and I found a couple of hours to make another picture. I'm off out for lunch now, see ya later!
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:iconsilenigmaarts:
*SilEnigmaArts Dec 28, 2008   Digital Artist
Well perhaps you should look into the legalities of getting royalties for your works. You can prove they are your designs and can prove your involvement in the company. Its kinda like proving youre an heir to an inheritance...many dont even know they are but once the legals are done well......it might be worth a shot Derek.
Have a great lunch out :D
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:icondark0na:
*DARK0NA Dec 27, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
Finally i've figured it out! :phew:

6 / ( 1 - 3 / 4) = 24
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:iconpygar:
Well done, you win a feature! :boogie:
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:icondark0na:
*DARK0NA Dec 28, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow! Thanks a lot!! :)
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:iconred-addictive:
Merry Christmas :holly: :hug:
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