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`ToolKitten

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`ToolKitten
Nei Ruffino
Artist | Professional | Digital Art
United States
A professional penciller working on comic covers for companies like zenescope and big dog ink, as well as a professional colorist for DC.

Tools I use for drawing are a mechanical pencil and HB lead, tools for coloring are Intous 5 medium and Adobe Photoshop CS5
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Journal Entry: Fri May 18, 2012, 4:01 PM
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livestream is up and running again streaming my first aspen cover :) [link]

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  • Listening to: imagine dragons
  • Reading: good omens
  • Watching: nothing
  • Playing: final fantasy tactics on iphone
  • Drinking: water
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your gallery is so cooL!!!!!!! your profile pic is awsome!!!!
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*J-Scott-Campbell was right. You are the Mistress of Color! Wonderful gallery!
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this is all soo cool!!!
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Yeah love the calenders great colors and great work
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Stunning Art Work Here, Believe me Breath Taking! :winner:
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met you at emerald city, still trying to decide what is more beautiful, you, or the art work
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saw you at emerald city, still trying to decide wether you or your art are the most beautiful lol
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still a wonderful inspiration to us all. :heart: :)
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love it your gallery ♥
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Your work is amazing! Please keep sharing so we can have encouragement in our hopes of getting this good.
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omg what amazing work!!!!!
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you're awesomeeee!
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:wave: :) :eyes: :wow: Keep up the great work... :clap:
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~jasong888 2 days ago
hey nei, do you happen to commission any coloring work? i have a couple sketches that i'm looking to be colored and i'm a big fan of your work. if you could let me know, i would greatly appreciate it. thanks and have a great con season!
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~RainbowMassacre90 2 days ago   Traditional Artist
featured >> [link]

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~Crimson-S-hadow 5 days ago
damnet, bakanekonei was so catchy
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`ToolKitten 4 days ago  Professional Digital Artist
XD

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~Inu-Josha 5 days ago
Will you be at SDCC again? I couldn't find you lastyear!
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`ToolKitten 4 days ago  Professional Digital Artist
silly i posted everywhere where i was gonna be! yes i'll be there again.

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~Inu-Josha 3 days ago
sorry!! oooh! would you like a neckwarmer made for you? Here's a link to what I dooo:

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Can't wait to hopefully see ya!
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~DuchessGala1011 6 days ago
You changed your name? What happened to the old one? ^^;

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`ToolKitten 4 days ago  Professional Digital Artist
it goes away :)

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~DuchessGala1011 3 days ago
Like the new one though. :dance:

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*ZombieSandwich 6 days ago  Professional Filmographer
For one second your photo scared the shit out of me. XD

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`ToolKitten 6 days ago  Professional Digital Artist
lol

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*Oktanas May 19, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Now I don't recognize you :( you should have kept your old avatar for a awhile.

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`ToolKitten 6 days ago  Professional Digital Artist
i still have the same one ive had for months......

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~scott108 May 19, 2012
Love the new name.
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*nahp75 May 19, 2012
go for toolkitten!

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*VARAKIENEN May 19, 2012
ok, WHY are so many artists suddenly changing thier user name?
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`ToolKitten May 19, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
because we can.

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*Chialupa May 19, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Love your gallery!

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*Adyon May 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Ha ha, I think it's hilarious how much people get upset about artists changing their names. It's a little insight to psychology of fandom.

I like ToolKitten. It'll definitely present less problem from people not getting the Japanese that was associated with your name before.

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`ToolKitten May 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
lol yeah especially since my name didnt change, im still nei, and it still goes here when you type baka...

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~therabidraccoon May 19, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
ToolKitten definitely suits you.

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*Adyon May 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Exactly. People will get used to it.

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~dserret May 18, 2012  Professional General Artist
aaah! Y U NO kept your username! :( :iconyunomemeplz:

We already were familiar with it and the new is completely different.

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`ToolKitten May 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
thats why i didnt change my icon too. and thats why it notifies people. and thats why it also says "formerly bakanekonei" and thats why....its not a big deal. chill :)

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