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A final poster for 2009, asking an important question of the coming year.

2009 was a great art year for me, many cool things moved forward, and much of that happened right here on DeviantArt. But at the same time, one mustn't become stagnant with creativity. I spent this year adding to my foundation of skills, sharpening my tools and honing my techniques, all the while trying out new and different approaches to ideas in my head. Now I have to move forward, get better, stay hungry and put those skills to work. From my postings here I've gotten many freelance jobs from big companies and clients, and while that's awesome, it just means I need to demand more of myself, and not get lazy or predictable in my creative work.

So yes, I do think it's valid to ask where are the flying cars and jetpacks the "future" promised, but at the same time, if you really want cool things, part of the responsibility for making them happen lies with you. If you wait for the future to happen to you, you'll be waiting a long time. Make 2010 a year to Make New Stuff, no matter what you do or how you work.

Happy holidays, and here's to 2010. The beginning of the future!

Pencils/Inks: MangaStudio EX 3.0
Color: PhotoShop CS2
Type/Design: Freehand MX
Model: Caroline (Dorkmuffin)
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~Zleunamme Feb 13, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
What I like about this is that it works as social commentary. People in general want instant gratification and have a sense of entitlement. Wanting something for nothing. I agree with your statement of avoiding complacency and motivating self to work harder. This is pretty awesome.
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*PaulSizer Feb 13, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks; I never got anything I really wanted by sitting around whining for it. So this poster is for me also!

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Mood: Love ~KCV7129 Dec 19, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Bwahaha, awesome.
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~mostlymade Oct 15, 2011  Professional General Artist
Here's your jet pack:
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Better start saving up....
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*PaulSizer Oct 15, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Heh. Thanks for the tip!

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~BeautyofGames Aug 14, 2011
How funny is that! Great idea!
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*Ember-of-Roses May 16, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
And this poster also holds true for 2011. Seriously...we can build them. We have the technology. So what's stopping us? Government? Economics? Resources?
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~dmcn88 May 19, 2011
The problem imo relies on the power source. We really cannot count on fossil fuels for these kind of devices because they are consumed easily through combustion and you can't really 'wear' tons and tons of fuel on your back. And quite honestly, these machines are more useful and entertaining if we want to use them for hours rather than minutes (or seconds!!). What about atomic energy? Well I don't see that happening either, having a huge and heavy 'mini-reactor' packed on our backs. Maybe the answer could be in nanotechnology, using it to build piece by piece (or atom by atom) a nuclear battery. It might be just a fantasy, but imagine if most of our machines and reactors could be constructed in a small scale which didn't require a lot of resources but could still deliver the same work/energy like their large scale counterparts? That is my answer to a lot of these technologies that require tremendous amounts of energy.

About the political and economical stuff, yes unfortunatelly they are an issue, like in most things, they are preventing progress.

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*PaulSizer May 16, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Keep asking those questions, someone will know! Thanks.

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~mostlymade Jan 29, 2011  Professional General Artist
HERE's your jetpack! Only $75,000!
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