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DailyDeviants' April '08 Features

=DailyDeviants:iconDailyDeviants: reports, 3h 49m ago
=DailyDeviants is a project that features deviants every day of the week. Here are the top features from the month of April!

Traditional Week: Don't Hold Back Contest

^limnides:iconlimnides: reports, 8h 17m ago
As apart of Project Educate's Traditional Art Week, the Traditional Gallery Directors brings you this fantastic mini-contest!

Chat Week: Day 1 Report

*PoetryPlease:iconPoetryPlease: reports, 22h 51m ago
Day 1 of Chat Week was a HUGE success. Read up on all the details. We also have an outline of the events planned for Day 2, so click the link to get more info and hop on in the chat room.

Sasuke and Sakura Contest! - ENTER NOW!

=UchihaAkio:iconUchihaAkio: reports, 1d 11h ago
This is a SasuSaku contest [Sasuke and Sakura] from the manga/anime Naruto. PRIZES!
=UchihaAkio
49 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~shiny-pl

Grand Contest - great prizes are offered!

=PearlEden:iconPearlEden: reports, 22h 2m ago
Entries:
270 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~Johie

UniqueArt *Special Edition* Issue #4

=King-Mushroom:iconKing-Mushroom: reports, 1d 16h ago
Issue #4 Of the UniqueArtist Project.

Honey Bee Crisis

=ambird:iconambird: reports, 1d 16h ago
Honey bees have been disappearing worldwide. Find out why and ways that you can stop this alarming phenomenon.

#Thumbsshare feature 10

=krazykel:iconkrazykel: reports, 1d 23h ago
features from #Thumbsshare

Welcome to Woof - Woof Land # 3

*emmil:iconemmil: reports, 2d 10h ago
Highly selected features of dogs in any form of arts.
A monthly tribute for the love of the dogs in this community. :heart:
61 comments   Tributes  Last +fav: ~CESIC

Second Annual Austin DevMeet!

*Texasdevmeet:iconTexasdevmeet: reports, 2d 22h ago
Our Second annual Austin meet is almost upon us!

Culture News This Week

Dry the Celestial Paintbrush, Okami Winners are He

$Moonbeam13:iconMoonbeam13: reports, May 5
The Celestial Paintbrush has been cleaned and hung to dry, and all the entries are in for the Okami Fan Art Interpretive contest. At the end of the day, three stood out just that little bit more and are taking home the prizes. Without further delay, we present to you the winning entries!
826 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~cowzorz

Grand Contest - great prizes are offered!

=PearlEden:iconPearlEden: reports, 22h 2m ago
Entries:
270 comments   Contests  Last +fav: ~Johie

Dangerous Pictures - UK Criminal Justice Bill

$chix0r:iconchix0r: reports, May 9
The UK Government have introduced a Criminal Justice & Immigration Bill to criminalise the possession of adult, staged, consensual violent pornography. How will this affect you?

The Best of April Visual Art Features!

=karemelancholia:iconkaremelancholia: reports, May 8
Now it's time for the April 2008 Visual Art Features, many new art to discover!

:pointr: Run by =karemelancholia since 1 year & 4 monthes.

Don't forget that many artists need to be viewed, they deserve it!
Fave Fave Fave!
My main purpose in doing a monthly feature about (to my point of view) 'the best visual art' is to put in the same level as well wellknown artists and popular creations as unknown artists and under-exposed creations.
Artists need to be supported.
So don't be shy!

:pointr: You can see the previous features here, in the Index i've created!

Here's the Menu per Category :

Digital Paintings & Drawings | Mixed Media | PhotoManipulations | 3-Dimensional | Vector & Vexels | Traditional Paintings & Drawings | Photography | Artisan Crafts


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34 comments   Tributes  Last +fav: *NathLore

A better way to organize deviations?

*Orioto:iconOrioto: reports, May 7
The actual way of organizing content is somewhat not perfect, cause it links two things that should be independant : genre and tech of an image.

"Animal's Perspective" Collab Winners!

*collab-da:iconcollab-da: reports, May 7
*SEE the 1st Collaboration Winners and all Submissions

50 Unknown Artists under 15,000 pageviews

=assica:iconassica: reports, May 5
They really got talent and they deserve some attention.
So show them love ;)
49 comments   Projects  Last +fav: ~Mast1

Welcome to Woof - Woof Land # 3

*emmil:iconemmil: reports, 2d 10h ago
Highly selected features of dogs in any form of arts.
A monthly tribute for the love of the dogs in this community. :heart:
61 comments   Tributes  Last +fav: ~CESIC

A Special Place Contest

*CAStock:iconCAStock: reports, 2d 23h ago
A Special Place Contest

Paper - So simple and so beautiful

*Sakanoue:iconSakanoue: reports, May 7
A celebration of one of the simple subjects for art, that must be celebrated.

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Underlooked Abstract & Surreal 1: November 5, 2006

*gryphontamer:icongryphontamer: reports, Nov 5, 2006
Every week or two I'll be putting together a collection of underlooked abstract and surreal artwork and photography (I'm defining "underlooked" as "less than 300 views" if it was overlooked the views would be higher, right? ;) ). As this is my first time doing this feature, today's highlights could be anything - anything at all. Starting tomorrow I'll be collecting a few each day that catch my eye! If you see something good this week and want to see it featured, send a note to me with a link to the deviation.


Abstract Art
Abstract art is intended to evoke a feeling by the use of shape, color and imagery. The best abstract art will not represent actual objects such as candlesticks or rocket ships, but instead let the viewer's imagination run free and interpret what they see as they wish. When looking for good examples of abstract art, I think of Miro, Mondrian, Kandinksy, and Klee. Also, when I look for good abstract art, I look at framing and arrangement of the elements, color choices and contrasts, and - because this is dA - whether the thumbnail gives a good impression of the larger piece.

Abstract: Digital
"Digital" doesn't mean "easy!" (It also doesn't mean fractal art, or wallpapers - both of those are represented fairly well in other dA features.) My main criterion for this category, as well as for traditional abstract art, is that it is actually abstract, and not just random.



Abstract: Photography
Some of the best abstract photography makes you continually wonder what the heck the photographer was looking at. That's my main criterion for this category.



Abstract: Traditional
Again, my main criterion for this category, as well as for digital abstract art, is that it is actually abstract, and not just random.



Surrealist Art
Surrealist art is also intended to evoke a feeling, but unlike abstract art, it uses juxtaposition of often familiar objects to create a sense of unreality, or dreamlike feelings, as surrealism is heavily into exploring the subconscious state of mind. In my opinion, the definitive surrealist works are by Dali and Magritte, and that's what I'm looking for here as well. I also look at the same secondary considerations: framing, arrangement, color choice, and whether the thumbnail gives a good representation of the piece.

Surrealist: Digital



Surrealist: Photography
Surreal photography can be achieved by either juxtaposing familiar objects in unfamiliar ways, or doing camera tricks such as multiple exposures or variance in shutter speeds to achieve a dreamlike effect.



Surrealist: Traditional



See you next week!

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=Aegis-Strife:iconAegis-Strife: Nov 5, 2006, 6:27:04 PM Mood: Joy
Now it works! Well done, it's good to see some words apart of watching some nice selections! :nod:

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*gryphontamer:icongryphontamer: Nov 5, 2006, 6:45:24 PM
Thank you! I want very much to get the abstract and surreal art styles out there in the public eye again!

Tell your friends. ;)

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=TWENTY4e:iconTWENTY4e: Nov 5, 2006, 6:46:03 PM Mood: Adoration
Great article! Will be waiting for the next ones! :excited:

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*gryphontamer:icongryphontamer: Nov 5, 2006, 7:28:57 PM
Thanks! Please point your friends at this article, too! :)

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~pfeight:iconpfeight: Nov 5, 2006, 7:49:45 PM
Thank you for including my painting in your news. I am relatively new to DeviantArt and I appreciate your choosing my work. There are so many good artists on this site, it is incredible. Thanks again.
~Antwanio182:iconAntwanio182: Nov 5, 2006, 7:55:27 PM
Thanks so much for putting my work in your article, it really made my day and i'm really grateful for it. Thanks a lot.

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*gryphontamer:icongryphontamer: Nov 5, 2006, 7:58:33 PM
You're welcome! Please +fav the news article - we'll BOTH get more exposure!

I am relatively new as well, but I got tired of not having any abstract and surreal art favored because it was that kind of art, you know? So I decided to do something about it. :) Hence, the article.

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"Order... design... composition... tone... form... symmetry... balance..." - Sunday in the Park with George
*gryphontamer:icongryphontamer: Nov 5, 2006, 7:58:58 PM
You're welcome! Please +fav the news article - we'll BOTH get more exposure!

I'm glad to hear it made your day - because hearing that made mine. :)

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~Gemn2000:iconGemn2000: Nov 5, 2006, 8:17:24 PM
How can I make sure to get this ever week?!!? This is such a great idea. Thank you so much for the exposure! It is greatly appreciated!
^guruubii:iconguruubii: Nov 5, 2006, 8:23:22 PM
Thanks for posting my work =)

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