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I guess it happens to all artists, or is just me (getting old!!? Aaacckkkk!!), but I just entered in one of my "low" periods of creativity, where nothing really cool comes to mind. But these last two months I managed to keep writing author notes and story ideas for my "Feral" project, which is not dead, thank you; it is still in gestation period.

Also, I'm waiting for the "Avatar" movie to come out! So far the trailers are just awesome!!!

Cad.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/26992476/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/26992476/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:43:23 PDT
It seems these past months has been a path of sadness for me as I have lost three people I knew and appreciated. It has been hard, but also it has helped me to better cope with the death of a relative or friend.

Take care you all.

Cad.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/26522702/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/26522702/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:44:13 PDT
Just learned that my sick friend passed away yesterday afternoon. I know he is now at peace and in God's loving hands. Farewell, good friend, you will be missed.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/26388315/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/26388315/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:27:27 PDT
Yes, yes, I know. I have been away for a while. Sorry, guys.

Anyway, I want to thank those people who added some of my renders to their favs list in the last few months. Thank you and sorry for not replying to you before!

Still doing experimental renders, but haven't got the time to finish them. I will try to take some time to post some of them.

In other news.....

> Finally was able to assemble a new PC! (Yay!) For those computer geeks wondering the specs... AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition, Wintec AMPX 3GB DDR3 RAM, Asus M4A78T-E AM3 motherboard, Sony Optiarc 7240S DVD Burner, Ultra LSP650 Power Supply, and Cooler Master Elite 330 Case and running Windows 7 Release Candidate on a 160GB Sata Drive I had around. Still pending to get while I recover financially....An ATI Radeon 4830/4850 series Video Card, and a 500GB+ SATAII hard drive. I have been making some tests with Daz Studio 3 and this baby does 3d renders quite fast (compared to my old but reliable P4 machine which I still use!) Do I plan to overclock it? Nope, but all the pieces are there in case I change my mind!

> In July 17 another year passed by and reached the awesome age of 42! Yay...ouch...my back!!! Those gray hairs have increased their presence in my hair, but I don't feel to rush to the drugstore to cover them.... Just for Men...anyone? LOL!

> I realized that at this rate, I will never complete my "be-in-shape-before-age-45" exercise plan. Nah, although I like bodybuilding and admire people who stay in shape, I would like at least to reach a more healthy weight before I hit the "forty five" mark. So I still have three more years to fulfill that wish.

> Feral...or "the story that no one is expecting" is still alive, thank you. I'm still writing my "author's notes" which I hope to organize properly someday and have a sort of "Feral's Guide" to any writer who would like to make stories of the concept. In other words, Feral is still a work in progress...slow progress.

> On a sad note... another friend of mine is in critical condition. I'm not sure if he will make it through as he have been battling with diabetes for a long time and his health has gone in a downward spiral in the last weeks. I pray that the Lord give him peace and takes care of him during this critical moments, and if the worse happens, I believe he will be in the hands of the Lord, resting at last. It not easy, as I lost a dear friend less than a year ago.

Well, that's all for now. Take care you all.


Cad.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/24000553/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/24000553/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:08:43 PDT
Well its been a while but finally I uploaded a new render today! Yay!

Hope my muse stays longer this time as I zip though my double sized cup of trials and tribulations.

But the Lord is my strength, even when I think that there's no more road ahead, he lights up my path to show me the way.

Take care you all!

Cad.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/23746092/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/23746092/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:31:48 PDT
Still writing author's notes for my graphic novel series. Still doing some renders, but not much, I really need a faster PC...so I'm not much inclined to continue doing them on my current computer.

Still recovering from the loss of one of my best friends back in October. Must confess that his premature departure to Heaven really made me emotionally sensitive. And my creativity took a leave of absence for the rest of the year and this past two months.

Things are going back to normal....very slowly.

And yes, someday my graphic novel will come out. I will let you know.

Take care you all.

Cad.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/22306071/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/22306071/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:30:39 PST
Take care you all!

Cad.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/21526107/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/21526107/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:55:47 PST
Well, this past four weeks have been quite stressful. First the lost of a dear friend back in October and also having to serve as juror really drained my creativity level to almost zero for a while.

But I am slowly returning back to an almost normal state of things.

So, hopefully I should have a couple of renders before the end of the year for you to enjoy!

Take care you all!

Cad

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/21015079/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/21015079/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:02:28 PDT
I thank God for giving me the privilege of knowing him, he was a very special person in our family.

Hugh, I know you are now in a much better place walking beside the Lord, I (and my family) will miss you greatly. Thanks for everything we shared together over 15 years of friendship.

Farewell, my good friend.



Cad.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/19777532/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/19777532/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:59:34 PDT
Well this happened a week and a half ago... so read on.

I went with my wife, her family and some close friends to a picnic in Naguabo (that's a small town in the east side of Puerto Rico) and went to a small camp site next to a small river called Rio Blanco.

Well, to make the story brief. I managed to hurt the calf muscles in my left leg while attempting to cross the river and moving over big rocks in the river.

Yeah, call me a doofus, I deserve it.

Anyway, I went to the doc the next business day and he sent me to get an ultrasound on both legs to check for any blood clots in the legs. Thank God, there were none!

Lost 3 days of work, laying in bed, resting from the injury.

Well, I'm still recovering from it. Taking pills and resting every now and then, as the doctor said the muscle will take a while to recover fully.

And all because of a stupid short jump I thought I could do.

Oh, well.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/19440542/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/19440542/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:20:04 PDT
Today is a special day as I celebrate two events; my birthday and my wedding anniversary.

I thank God for allowing me get this far in life and hope that I last until I get over 100 years old and still looking as young and handsome as today. LOL!

I am blessed to have a wonderful family; a magnificent wife, which I thank her for tolerating me all these years (it is not easy being me, specially on my cranky days). A wonderful daughter who's growing up in wisdom and beauty and also loves to sing to the Lord just as her mom and dad do.

My immediate family, who I love dearly.

My circle of friends, I feel honored to know people so special in my life.

My circle of artist friends, thanks for your friendship and encouragement. You are very special to me, guys.

And last, but not least, my Lord Jesus. You are the strength that makes me walk another day with hope, the light that guides me when days are dark, you are the wind beneath my wings.

See you around!

-Cad

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/19316109/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/19316109/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:19:38 PDT
Not much to tell this month except that I keep writing Feral:Eye of Bast. Just finished doing chapter 5 and now thinking on working with Chapter 6.

Also did a DRAWN storyboard, yes...I did some scribbles that look like drawings of another "Feral" short story. It was suggested by my very good friend , who is also checking out the progress of Eye of Bast and have given me some tips and suggestions for the story.

Well, still looking to assemble a new computer this year...and although it might not be an Intel Core 2 Quad processor I'll make sure the motherboard I get does support it when such processors come down in price...hopefully.

That's all for now folks....see you around.


- Cad

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/18513465/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/18513465/ Mon, 26 May 2008 15:36:13 PDT
I NEED A QUAD CORE PROCESSOR!!!!!

Ok. That's all for this month's rant. Now back to the regular schedule.

Seriously, my old P4 (2.66) Windows XP machine has been quite stable so far, but it is over 4 years old, so it doesn't have the power a new Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad would provide!

So, hopefuly this year, I look forward to build or buy a new PC with a Quad processor in order to handle the 3D work I do.

And also to keep running Sims2, the more expansion packs they add (and I buy) the more time it takes to load the lots! And I already put in my calendar the arrival of Sims 3!! Yay!

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In the renders front, I'm doing a couple of renders for my very good friend on his comic project. (Yes, Dan, I am working on them! ) And thank you for encouraging me to keep walking even if I don't see the Finish line sometimes. LOL!

Also with Dan's project, I got to do a couple of renders with my good friend . (Dude, you owe me a crash-course using Blender! LOL! ) Niyado's is one of those multifaceted artists who handle not only drawings and coloring (and he's very good at it) but also does 3d renderings.

In the writing stuff front, started writing Chapter 5 of Feral:Eye of Bast. The good thing is that my other very good friend is giving me a hand on this story project. Lance is a very talented artist and storyteller (he's doing Chapter 9 of his Mighty Warlord series, go and check it out!).

That's all for now, folks. See you around.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/17603243/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/17603243/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:41:15 PDT
Just to keep you updated on what's going on at Cadmius' world.

Renders:

Haven't done much in the previous weeks as I am more concentrated in writing stories for "Feral: Divided Kingdoms", I might post a couple of new and some older renders never published online. So stay tuned.

Writing:

As I said, it looks like my muse has shifted from rendering to writing. Currently doing a new story for "Feral: Divided Kingdoms". The story is tentatively titled "Eye of Bast". have done 3 chapters so far, mostly dialogue and some descriptions. My dear wife read it and liked it very much, which is a good thing!

Comics:

Well, yeah, the comic...... still undecided if going in 3d or letting someone else draw and color it for me (the last one could be cool because it would allow me to concentrate on writing and developing the characters even more!). But I am too demanding in terms of quality, and, obviously no artist is going to do it for free, even if they love the project. So I guess is up to me to do it, which means it will come out..... eventually....hopefully.....

Maybe I could let people read the stories openly and tell me what they think. Mmmmm....

Life:

Well, new year, new start on another church and so far, things are doing well. We just took part in a Good Friday musical our new church held at a local university's theatre. Over 600 people assisted to the musical and was a cool experience. My wife and I were part of the choir and we enjoyed it very much!

My daugther participated in her school's Field Day and her team won 2 first prize and 1 second prize! Ha! Why I never took part of a Field Day in my youth? One of those "why I didn't do that before?" questions.

Well, honestly, gas prices are skyrocketing! I joke with some friends telling them that I might buy a horse and let him pull my mini-van instead of using the engine! :lol

Nah! I wouldn't do that, people. Besides, it could be worse! Buying food for the horse plus taking care of his droppings! Forget it!

Take care you all, see you around!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/16684820/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/16684820/ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:13:12 PST

I was checking my stats today....

"Cadmius has 2,436 pageviews total and his 28 deviations were viewed 3,329 times. He watches 116 people, while 28 people watch him."



Man! Watching 116 very talented artists is no small feat. I have been thinking of cutting down this number drastically but the truth is that in most pages I visit something get my attention from another artist and then, "click", there goes to my DA Watch List.

So I guess I have no hope....I am an art freak!

There was no January Update, in case you were wondering.

Take care you all!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/16026446/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/16026446/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:22:47 PST
Hi everyone!

Sooo, what's new? You might ask?

Well, in renders there's nothing "new"..yet. I'm doing some renders but decided not to post them as they are more experimental in nature, nothing thematic. So sorry about that.

UPDATE (12/28/2007) - I managed to post a new render, actually! Yay!

There's something new though. You already know about Feral: Divided Kingdoms (FDK), but I also wanted to create a second series based on FDK. This second series, tentatively called "Kingdom Chronicles" (FKC) , are short stories (or episodes) of different events in the life of our main characters and other secondary characters. You see, FDK is a saga covering, hopefully, several major stories, while FKC will "fill the holes" that the main stories doesn't cover.

Just to refresh my fans memory, I haven't finished Book 1 of Divided Kingdoms, yet; so far I wrote the script for 8 episodes (or chapters....whatever) and started writing the 9th (of a total of 10) before stopping to review the whole story again and make adjustments.

In the meantime, my writing "muse" returned to do Chronicles! And I have managed to write two short stories already! Still got to add more details but the overall stories are done. And have two more stories in my mind to write down soon!

Guess my "muse" wants to recover step by step for now.

In the "what-happened-from-the-previous-journal" category.....

We are doing fine, and thanks to all the people that encouraged us. A big and thank you all!

My wife and I decided to meet with the people we had issues with and came up OK. Apologies were given among all and accepted, but still we understood (and came our more convinced than before) that our time was up and it is time to move in a new direction, with new opportunities and new challenges.

So, there. End of the issue and time to move on.

I wish everyone of you to celebrate this Holiday season with your loved ones. It is not the gifts, nor the parties...it is time to share with those you care and if there's someone you haven't seen in a while, maybe it's time to give that phone call or send a greeting card!

Take care you all! See you next year.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/15490348/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/15490348/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:41:34 PST
Well, there was no October update, nor this is a November update either.

Last September I shared with you about my mother's accident and how that event really shook my ground.

Thank God she is doing well and better every day. A big thank you for all the people that asked about her.

Im out of the woods yet? Well it doesn't look that way.

I won't get into details; it doesn't benefit anyone. But I'm going through a new "crisis" that not only affects me but my wife and daugther as well.

You see, the problem with people's attitudes is that sometimes when you get the wrong 'tude it not only hurts the people next to you but also others.

And we are going through that process right now. People that we have respected and listened to for years make sudden actions or take selfish attitudes, where you don't see any will to change or even feel remorse and recognize they need an attitude change.

Love covers all faults, its true. But there comes a time that you are so fed up watching the same damaging attitute towards people, over and over again.

And that's when you draw the line.

I really wish the people I know with these attitudes could see the hurt they make on others. I pray to God that they can open their eyes and see that there are things that need to change for the good of everyone.

As for me and my family, we are at a crossroads, wondering where to go; either take the road where the sun sets down at the sea, or wait for the stars to come up and light up our path.

One thing we are sure, wherever we go, God is our light and he will guide us in our journey.

There will be no renders for a while, but don't despair, it won't be long before I come up with something!. Take care you all and thanks for watching!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/14780062/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/14780062/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:57:10 PDT
I will remember this month as one of the worst I ever had in my life. honestly. A lot of things happened that really put my stress level into high gear and my depression mood, something that I though was gone, came for a quick visit.

For starters, my mom had an accident at her home. She fell and broke her left humerus bone (the upper arm bone for those who has no idea where it is located). She couldn't stand up and had to crawl several feet until she reached the phone and contacted me.

She was crying when I took the phone at the office. That call put me into overdrive as I rushed and left the office. For a moment I though that I would die of a heart attack.

As I dialed several numbers to reach my brother and cousins I wondered how she would be feeling and how bad she could be hurt. As I picked up my wife at the train station and rushed to my mother's home, I started crying... my own system trying to handle and free the pressure of the overload of emotions.

As I got home, my cousins where already there and were helping her to get dressed to go to the hospital. I was a bit more calm as I saw her walking on her feet, without help towards my cousins' vehicle to take her to the hospital. She looked fine at the moment, her mind was clear (and somewhat cranky) as she always is.

I won't tell you all the details or events thereafter, which by themselves where other moments where I was under constant emotional stress dealing with the aftermaths of the accident.

She is doing better now, and while recovery will be slow, she is a strong (and hard headed) woman. She is dealing with her issues during recovery but I keep an eye on her almost daily. I thank God that she only had that bone injury (and a couple of bruises); it could have been worse or even fatal.

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I guess this event with my mom left me kind of emotional and too sensible as also the events at my office turned to stressful levels. As an Information Technology (IT) guy, I have to attend the needs of users as they arise, but why is that everyone wants their problem solved in a flash!!?

You see, I have been telling my supervisors that the IT operations are too extensive now to be handled just by one guy (me) as I am handling the tasks normally split between two workers. Yet somehow, they don't seem to understand that, they realize is that I need to organize my duties better.

So this month the request for assistance was high, and only one person to solve them (you know who). And yet my bosses don't see the need to hire an extra IT guy!! I felt like an emotional ticking bomb, waiting to explode.

And it did....

One day, after leaving my sweet pea at school, I returned home. My mood took a dive, my brain felt disconnected...I stayed in the car for several minutes, doing nothing.... Thoughts were a distant echo as if my mind wanted to run away from them. My old foe was back...depression, no doubt about it.

I stepped out of the car, got into the house and let myself drop into the bed. No thoughs, well, just one..."Lord, help me go through this, I feel overwhelmed". My brain and body went into sleep mode, disconnecting myself from reality, at least for some hours.

Sleeping helped loosen the grip depression had on me, thank God. I felt somewhat better as days went by and decided to deal with the issues one at a time, after all, I'm only human.

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The rest of the month had its ups and downs. Haven't touched anything related to 3d art or Feral: Divided Kingdoms but have been toying with Daz Studio for a couple of times and just got Vue 6 Esprit to finally do my 3d exteriors as I want them!! (Weeee!!!)

It seems my creative spark, which was dimmed by all these events, is returning...slowly but steady is starting to glow again, after a month of severe emotional thunderstorms; it seems that the skies are clearing up and soon I'll have the sun shining with all its might once again.

Take care out there.


P.D. - Finally was pushed to join Facebook! Thanks to and who made a complot to "democratically" encourage me to join the site. Thanks, guys!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/14163274/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/14163274/ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:28:49 PDT
There was not, rest assured.

So back to school is here and my little sweet pea just started second grade in her school (and my wife also started work at the daycare center where she works). So life goes back to the normal routine of almost no time for renders!

Feral: Divided Kingdoms is delayed for a while as I need to get more pages done and get more props and scenes made. That takes time, money and brain power, so, for those who have been waiting for it, my apologies. But you can watch the "Spanish" version of it at ComicSpace following this link > [link]

In the meantime enjoy a couple of renders I just placed here in DA.

See you around!


Cadmius

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/13552273/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/13552273/ Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:36:24 PDT
Finally, Im able to catch up and see over 250 artworks from my Devwatch! I wonder if I should reduce the amount of artists I'm watching? Nah, there's a lot of talented people here!! I guess the best thing is to check more often!

Well, for those who know Spanish or a bit of it can see the 3-page demo of Feral: Divided Kingdoms on my ComicSpace site. Just click here > [link] to see it. Your comments and positive critic is appreciated.

So I hope for July to bring up more pages of the episode on-line and hopefully the english version of the series!

I have been wondering if I should try in other languages but not sure yet, been thinking about Portuguese and French, but that could take some time.

And yes, expect more renders soon. It is just that now I have to split my artwork between Feral: DK and other renders.

See you around!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/12898666/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/12898666/ Wed, 09 May 2007 11:01:50 PDT
Been busy lately doing work, dad chores, husband tasks, singing, paying debts, and doing renders!

So anything new? you may ask.

So let's see.....hmmmm.

My sweet pea finished her first grade in school with good grades, mostly A's!! I'm very happy for her, so is my wifey!

Been using Bryce 6.1 for a while and still got to get the hang of it. Looks like I will have to get a training book or something so I can learn every feature of the program!

Also learing Vue 6 PLE, I love how Vue render atmospheres, very nice. I look forward to learn more about this program.

DazStudio: Well, my main tool to render, keep learning new things from it. Already got Vicky 4 and look forward for the next Millennium characters to come out soon.

I reaaaaally need a faster computer. Using Studio and Bryce and mostly Vue makes my current Pentium 4 (2.66Ghz) beg for mercy.

Still I'm not convinced with Windows Vista, don't plan to move to it...yet.

Had the chance to visit a local comics store for the Free Comic Book Day event and had the opportunity to meet local artists, it was cool to meet all these nice and talented people!! Hope to go to another event soon!!

Feral Knights: Although it might look like it has stalled, actually is not. While I haven't moved forward with the story on Episode 9, I still been working with other details, mostly background details of the series, while my "muse" returns to finish the story! So stay tuned.

I definitely have to scale down on keeping web sites. I have pages here in DA, in ComicSpace, in ArtZone, my own web site (still inactive) and in Paquines. I really don't have the time to keep up with all of them so I'm inclined to do one of two things: shut down two or three sites or pinpoint everything to my personal webpage! Still undecided on that.

See you around!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/12595469/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/12595469/ Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:10:00 PDT
For the past year and almost half, I have used Daz Studio to perform my renders and scenes.

Now joining the team is Bryce 6.1.

With "Eternal Dreams V2" you will see more renders using Bryce. Its a new journey for me as I learn how to properly use and master the program. But it seems I got a good start!

That doesn't mean I will stop using Daz Studio! In fact I will use it together with Bryce as the two interact with each other nicely. So expect a mix of both Studio and Bryce scenes from now on!

Hope all of you like the next renders to come up soon.


Cadmius.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/12178267/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/12178267/ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:17:53 PDT
Sorry folks, I haven't been here in a week and haven't posted in since January, but that doesn't mean I have stopped doing renders, you know!

Actually I have done several renders which I hope to post them soon here in DA!

There's a saying that goes like this: Never bite more of what you can chew! And its true!

I currently have 5 sites where I go now. Here in DA, ComicSpace, ArtZone, Paquines.com in Puerto Rico and my own site (still under re-development). And keeping up with them is time consuming!

I really need to evaluate to reduce the number of sites I keep up so I can be up to date more frequently!

I will post a new render made recently but will post it after March 18th because that is the date all artists in the jam will post them at Paquines.com. So stay tuned for it!

Later!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11561831/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11561831/ Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:21:10 PST
That also leaves me with the thought that definitely this "Knights" adventure is going for a tenth (and final) episode. After the 10th episode I will go back and fine tune the whole story arc as some details have changed as I write.

Well that's all for now. See you around!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11406131/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11406131/ Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:41:30 PST
I finally was bitten by the "whateverSpace" bug!

After months of resisting to join MySpace (which, honestly find it a bit crude for my taste) or any similar web sites, along comes ComicSpace and wham!, it hit me!

So those of you who would like to add me to their friends list over there can find me at [link]

And those from ComicSpace that never saw my page here I say welcome!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11365338/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11365338/ Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:51:45 PST tagged me! So now I have to look inside my mind and come out with all things weird about my life!

So let's go backwards down to #1

Drumroll, please!!

6. I don't like sweet foods in my lunch or dinner, my brain thinks that sweets are for dessert!

5. When I was a little kid I ate ants (the black ones), they had this stingy flavor! (And no, I no longer do that, thanks for asking!)

4. I can be declared "unfit for driving" if I loose or break my eyeglasses! I can't see too much without them. (Well, not to a Mr. Magoo level, but close)

3. I like felines, but can't have any! (My wife's allergic to them!). As a matter of fact, some of my renders have human/feline characters on them.

2. I usually sleep on my side, facing outward the bed for fear of falling from it! (No kidding!).

And the #1 one weird thing about me!

1. I am unofficially afraid of heights, specially in places where you virtually "hang in the air" like long stairs or external stairways or bungee jumping. Curious, I don't have such feeling when traveling by plane or inside a building and looking through a window!


OK. Now that I'm done its my time to tag. So here's my list of tagged people.

I choose....

and and and and and

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11284593/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11284593/ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:48:37 PST
Exactly one year ago I joined DA! Happy Anniversary to me!

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Holidays

Well, now that the Holidays are almost over here in Puerto Rico (for those who don't know, holidays in the island doesn't end with Christmas or New Year's Day, they continue until January 6, which marks the Three Kings Day Holiday. ) Some even extend it even further celebrating with even more "parrandas" (a local tradition of a group of friends or relatives that go and "visit" your house by surprise at late, late hours (after 12AM!!) and at arrival start singing jingles and joyful native Christmas songs and don't stop until you wake up and greet them! After drinks, some food and some more joyful singing, the grateful bunch moves on to visit another victim...I mean, friend's house for another "parranda"!). Some parrandas could last up to early morning hours!

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Windows Vista.

Well, WinVista is a no go for now. I decided to stick with WinXP until Vista has enough driver support available or the SP1 package comes out or when I can build a new PC. The same for Office 2007: I got Office 2003 and frankly I don't see the "wow" to make me move to the new release. Well see after I give Vista a try and then decide.

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Renders!

Plan to start making some new renders soon as ideas come by. So wait for them in my page very soon!



So hope you people have a wonderful year!!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11104073/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/11104073/ Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:47:32 PST
Have been quite busy this Christmas season and not precisely at rendering...or writing stories.

Visiting families, doing things at home and church, my sweet pea ending her school semester...and the list goes on and on.

That doesn't mean that my creative spark has frozen; I've been doing some new renders here and there and I will post some in the coming days hopefully. Also I realialized that my PC needs a boost to get more complex renders, so a more powerful computer is on the "wish list".

About the Wolvians Menace, nope, nothing yet...last update is that I will most probably scrap Episode 9 and redo it again.

Still look forward to bring the story into comic or graphic novel form as soon as possible. Hopefully 2007?

Anyway, for those of you celebrating the holidays...have a Merry Christmas or Hanukkah or Kwaanza or whatever-named-celebration you do these days!

For those allergic to religion-based holidays the important thing to remember is....make a stop and take some time to share with your loved ones. We live in such a "fast forward" society that have little time to take a break, relax, share some laughs and cherish those little moments we have with our family.

That's the meaning of these Holidays....to share, to laugh, to cherish, to love.

Happy Holidays, everyone!!!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/10803373/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/10803373/ Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:07:12 PST
Just as I mentioned in my last journal. I decided to shut down my website for the time being.

The main reason is that I haven't been able to make any updates to it in the last months so it was staying there, doing nothing.

Thanks to all the viewers that visited my site and commented about it. I appreciate it very much.

In the upcoming weeks I will decide either to remake the entire site or merge it with a new web site I had been thinking of lately.

In the meantime, I will continue posting renders here at DA!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/10600782/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/10600782/ Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:36:00 PST
Didn't wrote a journal in October so wanted to keep you updated on what's going on with me!

Episode 9.....

Sigh! Could you believe I still haven't done much on the episode! I finally got a couple of things to push the story forward so I hope I can finish it before the end of the month. Yet..again, I think I said that back in September!

I wonder if I should do a comic book of the story, or maybe go for a graphic novel!? Either way, I'm not sure if it will go in CGI mode as the time and costs implied could escalate rather quickly. The same thing could happen using comic artists; the cost could go up very fast; we are talking about a 9 or 10 episode saga, each with 24 pages, so you do the math! Oh, well....

Renders....

I have done new renders related to the adventure saga I am writing, but will post those later.

Web Site...

I am considering shutting down my local web site as I haven't been able to keep it up to date and no one is really visiting it anymore. So either it goes away or maybe I will merge it into a new site having different kinds of 3d art.

About me....

Doing fine, thanks. But feeling kind of tired lately. I really got to loose weight as I reach the dreaded four-o (40) next year! Aaargh!!

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/10164960/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/10164960/ Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:21:15 PDT
Never thought I could reach 1,000 pageviews but it happened!!

But still I wonder how many pageviews from those are mine!?

So what's new? Let's see......

Still got a writer's block that doesn't want to go away! Haven't continued writing episode 9 of Wolvian's Menace. I really have to push myself to finish it!!

Have done some new renders but won't post them here yet as they are unfinished. So you will have to wait a little longer, folks!

See you around!


Cadmius

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9960187/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9960187/ Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:20:50 PDT
It was crude...It was very plain...No textures...Just morphs...Nothing special.

But it was a start...

After a year and several dozens renders later, I look back and wonder the progress achieved so far..

And also look ahead to what new routes I will go during the next year.

All I know is that next year, the same date, I will look back one again and see where I was.

Peace! ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9745668/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9745668/ Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:22:08 PDT
Its been a while since my last journal, so to keep you with a quick update.

Just went back to the normal routine yesterday as my sweet pea went back to school again! Now I have to wake up earlier to take my dear wife to work, my daughter to school and then run to my work!!

That leaves me less time to do my renders!! But I have been able to do a couple of them which I'll try to post it soon!

Episode 9 of Wolvian's Menace is...well...going. Have done just 4 pages of script....since its the last episode of the adventure and everything has to wrap up I guess it will take more time to finish it. But already have two more adventures cooking up! Yes, I know you wonder WHEN I will show the story? It all depends on some plans I'm working on...sorry, but can't say anymore about it!

And yes, I have to update my web site. I know, I know!!! I won't say when, but I'll try to do it as soon as possible.

In the meantime, enjoy life...its a priceless gift.

See ya' soon!

Cadmius. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9538220/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9538220/ Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:52:34 PDT
So I have stayed around watching other people's works and adding to my favorites and also writing my story, which just finished the eight episode (yay!)

Now I will begin writing the last two episodes or one large final episode of the story! I'm really anxious to finish it!

So, for those of you waiting for new renders, well there's nothing new..yet. That doesn't mean I haven't done any; actually I have made several but they are not yet ready for viewing.

Thanks to the people that have told me they like my renders, I appreciate your comments.

Cadmius. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9264931/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9264931/ Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:45:59 PDT surprised me with a drawing of one of my characters from Feral Knights!!

This is very special as it is my FIRST FAN ART!!!!

Ok, so maybe I should not be so thrilled, but I am!!! I can't help it!

Lance, again, truly grateful of the nice surprise you had for me! I can't wait to see it in color!!! ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9224423/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9224423/ Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:39:11 PDT
After the event that ocurred back in prcomix.com site I moved to paquines.com, this new site is the new location that many local artist are going to expose their art. So I got a new home there to show my renders.

And of course my place here at DeviantArt!

I will try to keep both sides with different renders so people go to all the locations!

And of course, my main site, [link], which hopefully will go through a renovation soon!

I took a slight break writing my story of Feral Knights, maybe I will restart writing in two or three days! I need a break to cool off, you know.

Take care you all and see you around.


Cadmius. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9200349/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9200349/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:47:03 PDT
It seems the PRComix website doesn't like people to ask questions about their system.

Today I posted a question supporting a member's position that the administrators should be more active in the site.

I went further to ask about the presence of a spyware in the site. My Zone Alarm detects it while using IE 7.0 beta. So the reason for my question. If there's nothing, then just say it. "Dude, the system is OK". And I will shut my mouth.

BUT SUSPENDING MY ACCOUNT TWO DAYS FOR JUST FOR A QUESTION!!!??

I think the Comic and Arts community should evaluate this situation. Maybe its time to move on our own and build a new site with responsible people that aren't afraid to answer a simple question:

"IS THERE A SPYWARE IN THE SITE, YES OR NO? ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9180310/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9180310/ Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:48:10 PDT

And yes, I know, I haven't done any updates to the site as, again, some of you know, I'm writing the script of the first adventure of Feral Knights!

By the way, Episode 7 is done!!! Two more episodes to finish the story!!!

Now back to my normal life as a dad/IT guy/chorus guy/husband!

See you guys around!


Cadmius ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9151162/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9151162/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:52:10 PDT
But.....

I'm afraid that from those 500 pageviews about 476 are MINE!!!!

Maybe I am visiting this my page too often, constantly checking other artists in my DeviantWatch, checking for any replies and just wandering around.

Oh, well....

The script for Episode 7 of the Feral Knights story "Wolvian's Menace" is going well so far. Hopefully should end it by next week, if not earlier.

Yeah, I know, been talking about the story but WHERE IS THE STORY???

I'm currently showing it to a very limited group of family and friends. When it is finished, then I will consider about expanding it to a wider test group. Eventually I hope to make it either a comic book or a graphic novel.

So if you are interested in joining the "expanded" test group, just drop me a note.

Cadmius. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9088404/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9088404/ Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:58:56 PDT
So Episode 6 is finished. Trying to make it a 9-episode story but will depend on how things turn out in Episode 7 which just started to write.

Oh, by the way, the next adventure of Feral Knights is already in the drawing board!!

Now back to writing! ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9007134/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/9007134/ Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:11:12 PDT
Episode 5' script of "Wolvian's Menace" is done. Now writing Episode 6.

Three (or four) episodes to go before the story is oficially complete.

That's all for now, now back to writing...and if time allows, some new renders.

Cadmius ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8929595/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8929595/ Wed, 31 May 2006 11:10:20 PDT
So far, the response of my "test" readers have been very positive. So I guess I'm going in the right direction.

I want to thank them because their comments encourage me to continue writing.

Now if I could find a willing freelance artist to do the drawing of the series or go with CGI.....

OK. Enough dreaming. Back to reality now.

I have done some new renders but haven't posted them yet. Some friends have complained that they can't get into prcomix galleries without joining. So that is one thing for the administrators to consider adding: artist galleries for everyone to see.

So I might go and upload the ones in prcomix also into DA.

That's all for the moment. So take it easy, life is short, so enjoy it...with responsibility.

]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8857945/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8857945/ Tue, 23 May 2006 19:54:42 PDT
Some are great! But others just leave me speechless in awe!

I finally finished the script for Episode 3 of my Feral Knights story. And just started to write Ep. 4.

And still thinking to do updates to my Leokans Anthro Gallery soon. So stay tuned.

And yeah, I still refuse to load my anthro renders in DA. So if you want to see them you will have to go to my site [link]. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8823126/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8823126/ Sat, 20 May 2006 06:34:12 PDT
So what's new?

Not much I must fear to say as I had to put all stops economically in order to go to this conference. But now its time to catch up. So I will start rendering again this week and post them here and in prcomix.com

Feral Knights: Wolvian's Menace. I had thought I would finally break the writer's block from chapter 3 during my conference, however time was against me, so had no chance to deal with it. Neither was able to use my computer in the plane; it was so crowded! But I really look forward to finish the story. I'm not in a rush as I said that hopefully it would be finished before the end of the year. So that is...7 months away.

Now seriously, I look forward to push the story and finish it by September 2006 and move on to the next story.

Leokans.com: Waaaaayy overdue for an update (Last time was on January!!). I really got to put my creative ideas in overdrive and re-do the site. But again, duties, time and finances are my greatest enemies at the moment. But I WILL update it, soon.

Time to go now.

Cadmius ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8567723/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8567723/ Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:52:02 PDT
In the rendering front I have been doing some new renders but some are posted here and others will be posted in the prcomix.com web site.

My leokans.com site have not been upgraded since January. I really have to go and give it an update...soon!

After several days I rendered myself! Now I'm concerned that the 3d version of me looks better than the original!

That's all for now, folks. Keep doing whatever you been doing.

Cadmius. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8294497/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/8294497/ Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:18:02 PST
Been busy these past few weeks with job, family and church duties. So my apologies for not having posted anything for a while.

Currently I am writing the script for my Feral Knights characters... I have already done 2 chapters and I'm on chapter three now. You can see the Knights on my own website, which by the way I haven't updated since January but hopefully will get new renderings before the end of April.

So far the story plot is going nice, have a friend/fan/artist/critic in United Kingdom that reads them and so far the input has been positive, sooo...I guess I'm doing OK so far in my story!

The story might get uploaded later in my site but I want to have at least 75% of it done. Currently I'm about 30%.

Cinnamon will return too. As soon as I get him to do some mischief around! So stay tuned. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7950263/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7950263/ Mon, 20 Feb 2006 07:22:46 PST
This is to notify the sudden death of my empty gallery. Now its space it occupied by a cat prone to mischief.

Ladies and gentlemen meet Cinnamon! (You can say awwww! now)

However if you want to see grown up battle anthro-felines you can always visit my site. ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7860910/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7860910/ Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:51:12 PST
Still thinking what to put here to show to fellow deviants. Probably enderings not found in my web site and based on different concepts.

Soon you will see what I mean.

In the meantime keep enjoying my empty gallery appropiately titled "Emptiness is best served cold".

Cadmius ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7572972/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7572972/ Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:05:23 PST
Plus adding that I'm still working on my web site, STILL thinking what I will post on deviantArt, plus work on my stories....

Yeah! Sometimes I feel like fainting! ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7532877/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7532877/ Sat, 07 Jan 2006 05:53:41 PST ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7497759/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7497759/ Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:26:01 PST
Children in Puerto Rico are fortunate, because in Three Kings Day they receive gifts just as they receive gifts in Christmas!

Of course, for parents, that means extra spending!

Anyway, was late for work so I looked for my wallet and thought that maybe my wife put it in her purse as we do sometimes. And to my surprise I found what she will give me on TKD! It is the DVD Widescreen edition of "I, Robot" which I liked very much and was planning to buy later!

So, I will have to "pretend" to be surprised next Friday! ]]> ~Cadmius http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7490035/ http://Cadmius.deviantart.com/journal/7490035/ Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:05:01 PST
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