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out with Nimra...in with arminmersmann

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Finally after thirteen long years I am able to get rid of the DivantArt name “nimra” it was Armin backwards thought it was a good idea at the time (not thinking of obvious “nimrod”) so now its arminmersmann sounds so damn good to me!      now to do something with my other DA site   Gerald-Bostock  the one i use for photography,   that's the next thing ill change 

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KingRoach Featured By Owner Jan 23, 2016  Hobbyist Digital Artist
"nimra" is also "number" in Egyptian slang. Way to move forward. I tried to change my username today and found out I need to be core member. Maybe I should start a whole new gallery since I've basically just got back to this drawing gig after 4 years.
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BaneNascent Featured By Owner Jan 23, 2016  Professional General Artist
It's going to be strange getting used to the change. The alias "Nimra" was how I spoke of you. Nimrod only became a insult when Buggs Bunny would refer to Elmer Fudd as a Nimrod because they were both hunters. Funny how things change eh? 
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AtelierArends Featured By Owner Edited Jan 21, 2016
Had the same feeling 2 years ago. I changed the "Atelier Arends" to my real name. It felt like hiding behind the "Atelier..." thing.... Haven´t changed it here.... need that fucking premium member thing....  :(

We like you, no matter how you want to be called. More apotaint... you feel good!  :hug:
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MrEyeCandy66 Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2016  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Gerald Bostock...Jethro Tull right? thick as a Brick? 😃
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arminmersmann Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2016  Professional Traditional Artist
thats it...;)
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keight Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2016
Works either way for me. :D
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jjkiefer Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2016  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Nimrod, king of Shinar, was, according to the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles, the son of Cush, the great-grandson of Noah. The Bible states that he was "a mighty hunter before the Lord [and] .... began to be mighty in the earth".

I suppose name recognition is important in the field of Art!  Your work speaks for itself!  Cheers!
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rotane Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2016  Professional
It's like the end of an era! :)
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arminmersmann Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2016  Professional Traditional Artist
:) well im still Nimra at heart!
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rotane Featured By Owner Jan 18, 2016  Professional
And i bet you always will be.
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ParallelDeviant Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2016
Whatever you are called, your Artwork stands by itself :gallery:
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why not just take a photo?When I download a drawing like my latest tree work, I get some of this, and it's a good question and one that needs to be thought through by every realist. Why not just take a photo, or why bother with all this work when it’s already documented?
That's a great question and a realist has to answer this for him or herself, If copying without change, construction and re-invention, be it form a photograph or from life, then the creative process is not addressed, in this case I agree there is a useless element about it, it becomes a fundamental exercise at best. There is nothing wrong with these exercises if it improves your knowledge and skills as a technician. But if your aim is only to draw like "a photo", I'm afraid you will never attain what "art" has to offer. Also I think too many photo-realists rely on technical eye candy alone, with no imagination, in some sense just a limited skill in observation and a stunted creative process. Working in this manner should be a foundation t
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I can feel a conflict here about your DA followers not really accepting your versatility. You shouldn´t mind, actually if you keep up submitting abstracts -or any other style which I'm sure you're good at- you'll find there is a DA public too willing to see more of that, though at first it may seem less numerous  
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