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Username
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Name
STEVEN DUQUETTE
Last Activity
2012-07-31
Last Upload
2011-07-04
Member since
2011-05-30
 
 
Artworks
4
Comments
2
Votes
0
Views of other's artworks
177
City
BELLMORE, NY
Profession
IN THE CARTOONING FIELD FOR 50+ YEARS
Classification
Regular
User type
Artist
About me
I KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE A CARTOONIST BY MY CONTINUOUSLY DRAWING PICTURES OF POPEYE, KRAZY KAT AND SMOKY STOVER. AFTER THAT I STARTED DRAWING MY OWN BRAND OF SUPERHEROES WHEN SUPERMAN AND HIS ILK HIT THE COMIC BOOK SCENE.
DREW FOR MY HIGH SCHOOL PAPER, DREW IN THE NAVY AND ON TO ART SCHOOL FOR MORE LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO DRAW THE HUMAN FORM. SPENT COUPLE OF YEARS
AT CARTOON SCHOOL TO GET MORE OF AN IDEA OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO GET INTO.
WAS PLANNING ON JOINING THE MR. MAGOO FAMILY BUT WAS INTICED TO GO TO NYC AND HIT THE MAJOR MAGS (SAT, EVE POST AND THE LIKE) MADE SALES, GOT MARRIED,
GOT A HOME , GOT SOME KIDS AND KEPT ON DOING GAGS, CARTOON ADS, HEAVY ON
AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATIONS. STARTED DOING CARICATURES LIVE FOR TRADE SHOWS AND THE PARTY SCENE. GOT TIRED OF "MOVING HEADS" AND WORKED FROM PHOTOS FOR GIFTS THUS STEADY WITH WORK DOING CARTOON PORTRAITS. I'LL GO
OUT OF THIS WORLD WITH A NIJI TYLIST IN MY HAND. EXCELSIOR.
Working area
Cartoons, Illustrations, Carricatures, Animation
Styles
American
Tools
Fineliner, Pencil, Ink, Marker pen, Coloured pencils, Paint, Acryl, Water colors, Charcoal, Airbrush, Computer
Hobbies
CREATING MY "BOIDTAWKIN" IMAGES AND PRINTING THEM OUT AND PASTING THEM ON TILES FOR COASTERS OR WALL HANGINGS. I'LL START PAINTING AGAIN AND GIVE
MODIGLIANI A RUN FOR HIS MONEY. MY BIRD IMAGES WILL BE DOWNLOADED ON THIS
SITE AS WELL AS MY OTHER TRICKERY.
Interests
MAKIN' MY GARDEN GROW, OTHERWISE IT BECOMES A HOME FOR TARZAN
Publications
ALL THE MAJOR AND MINOR MAGS IN EXISITANCE HAD A DUQUETTE GAG PUBLISHED.
HAVE A PORTFOLIO FULL OF SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS THAT I DID ON A FREE LANCE BASIS.
Comics
ANYTHING THAT HANK KETCHAM DID I SAVED. GEORGE BOOTH TAKES A VERY CLOSE SECOND. MORT DRUCKER WAS ONE TO CONTINUALLY WATCH. PICKLES MOVES ME AS
WELL AS ZITS AND THE WORK OF ROBERT CHO DIGS ME.
Films
ANY THING THAT HITCHCOCK PUT TOGETHER WAS ENUF FOR ME. FOLLOW TCM WHEN
ANY '30'S FILM IS PRESENTED. CSI'S AND MONKS I'LL TRY NOT TO MISS.
Books
ANYTHING ABOUT CARTOONISTS, G. BOOTH IN PARTICULAR
Music
MJQ, ANY BRUBECK, EARLY ELLINGTON, BASIE 5, BAKER & MULLIGAN, ANY JAZZ PIANO,
EVERYTHING ELSE...FUGEDABOUDUT!
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