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Tracy Yardley!
Artist | Professional | Traditional Art
United States
Born in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Nine, the stalwart bohemian, Tracy Yardley [!] survived his formative years amid the barren, untamed wastelands of southern Illinois, fending off the savage depredations of the local barbarian inhabitants. Seizing upon a stroke of fortune, Tracy tagged along with a band of transient wayfarers bound for the sweltering shores of the American South in the prison state of Georgia. There, among the verdant festoons of Spanish moss and the reek of fetid swamps and noxious paper manufacturers, Tracy was inducted into the clandestine ranks of the art instruction syndicate know to polite society as The Savannah College of Art and Design.

It was among these notorious charlatans that Tracy was versed in the ways of the comic book. Pencil, ink, Bristol board; these were his tools, storytelling his trade. But alas, before he could find means of displaying his talents to the world, he was shanghaied by a vicious crew of coastal pirates! For a harrowing year, Tracy was forced to labor at the sweeps of their buccaneer vessel as they plied the coast in search of battle and plunder. Though, by daring, much buckle and a liberal smattering of swash, our wayward artsmith managed to escape into the heart of the heretical land of Orlando, Florida. In subhuman conditions, Tracy was pressed into service in the family entertainment gulags of Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Under the merciless whips of his overseers, Tracy was made to endure harsh menial labor and the torturous ordeal of drawing caricatures of visiting bourgeois masses and their mewling brats. Such deprivation and struggle was more than he could bear, and resolved to forge ahead and embrace the artistic destiny that he knew in his heart of hearts was ordained for him.

Risking all, Tracy smuggled himself back to the festering heat of Savannah, Georgia where he labored in earnest to bring his artistic visions to the world while toiling for a provincial petroleum potentate to procure his scanty sustenance . At last, his many tribulations yielded the fruits of victory! Tracy had made pacts with Tokyopop to produce the graphic novel series entitled Riding Shotgun and with Archie Comics to chronicle the comic book adventures of the Japanese video game paragon, Sonic the Hedgehog. At the same time, Tracy had found true love in the beguiling vixen Megan McKay, and took her for his wife. They and their horde of brilliant though socially inept children, often surly of mouth and snotty of face, now reside in Rincon, Georgia where Tracy crafts his visions for all the world to see and enjoy, knowing that his hard fought artistic triumph will stand as a lasting legacy throughout generations to come.
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Hey all, I'll be at the Marietta Comic and Anime Con on June 2nd, 2013. Go here for the details: [link]

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Mood: Love ~Anime9082 3 days ago  New member Student Digital Artist
I love your drawings! They are awesome! You've inspired half of us on here! (BTW, I love the drawing of Fiona in the Archie Comics)!
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~Scourgethe-Hedgehog 3 days ago  Student Artist
I've been a fan of your work ever since you first started. My room is entirely covered of pages of your work, I seriously hope to get to a con and meet you. You've inspired me in so many ways, my drawing is slowly improving. Big thanks!
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:iconanon371:
i really like your sonic art :)
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:iconsugarnluna15:
hello yardly ^^ i really likr your art
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:iconsesshomarusama3:
Mr yardley, i love your art so much! you draw sonic the best! im a great big fan of yours!!
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~Perreault May 9, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Good afternoon, Mr. Yardley.

I saw your designs and art work for the city of New Mobotropolis. They look really cool and futuristic, yet show that side of being environmentally-friendly. The reason I bring this up is because I'm a 3D artist (I took 3D modeling and animation classes from the Art Institutes) and I was wondering if I could make a 3D model of New Mobotropolis and use your building designs in it (as well as many buildings I make on my own, following your architectural format). I promise to give you credit. Hope to hear from you soon. It'll be my first 3D city, but I'm sure it'll come out awesome!

See ya!
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~Yardley 4 days ago  Professional Traditional Artist
Sure, you can model the city. Be sure to give credit to Archie Comics too. Thanks!

Tracy!
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:iconsugarnluna15:
oh wow hi yardly
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~FoxMan0224 May 4, 2013  New member Hobbyist Artist
Tracy, (Can I call you Tracy?) is your friend, Ian Flynn on deviantART?
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