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Extra Large Feature of weekly favorites found by me as well as treasures from my thumbshare! [link] Share your digital art thumbs! Visit this forum thread now and please help by passing on this link in your own journals! [link]

Photo-Manipulation Love!

=ClockworkDesigns:iconClockworkDesigns: reports, 2d 3h ago
These are photo-manipulations that have been chosen based on the amount of creativity put into them or the type of techniques used to create such eye candy. Some of these people are fairly unknown and I wanted to give them an opportunity to be seen by the public. Please show the artists your support! :D

Brazil Explosive Features: June 08

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Here you can see the BEST Brazilian art in June 08
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2003-2008 Abstract Collection

*liajedi:iconliajedi: reports, July 14
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The Digital Community's Choice, Feature #3

^cosmosue:iconcosmosue: reports, July 15
A series of monthly "Community Choice" articles where YOU the community notes me your suggestions, the only catch is to also give me a small write up about why you like the works you suggest! Check inside for the latest "Community Choice" Features!

Best of... weekly photomanip features #71

*FrozenStarRo:iconFrozenStarRo: reports, July 15
Me and my friend ~Lareth were thinking of making a weekly photomanipulation features :) But we needed someone else with a good observing eye to help us pick the best manips so we asked for our friends' =Sylwiaa and *Iardacil to help us :) The result can be found here

Science Fiction art of the month v.8

=gucken:icongucken: reports, July 14
A selection of the most beautiful and unique science fiction pictures of the last month.

The Best in 3D Manipulations #20

^Bloodredsangre:iconBloodredsangre: reports, July 14
Selection of outstanding images from the 3D Galleries : Featuring 3D and 3D manipulated art. Week of July 7 - July 14, 2008

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Science Fiction art of the month v.8

=gucken:icongucken: reports, July 14
A selection of the most beautiful and unique science fiction pictures of the last month.

Digital - Friday Favorites - 18th Edition

^JunkbyJen:iconJunkbyJen: reports, 1d 43m ago
Extra Large Feature of weekly favorites found by me as well as treasures from my thumbshare! [link] Share your digital art thumbs! Visit this forum thread now and please help by passing on this link in your own journals! [link]

The Digital Community's Choice, Feature #3

^cosmosue:iconcosmosue: reports, July 15
A series of monthly "Community Choice" articles where YOU the community notes me your suggestions, the only catch is to also give me a small write up about why you like the works you suggest! Check inside for the latest "Community Choice" Features!

The Best in 3D Manipulations #20

^Bloodredsangre:iconBloodredsangre: reports, July 14
Selection of outstanding images from the 3D Galleries : Featuring 3D and 3D manipulated art. Week of July 7 - July 14, 2008

Interview with mmenathalie

=Princess-of-Shadows:iconPrincess-of-Shadows: reports, July 12
A very dear friend of mine and a truly talented and gifted artist. Nathalie de Lane has the most amazing life story that is shared and cherished throughout her art, and each of her pieces is a valuable lesson to us all. I'd like you to meet and know what a wonderful person she is.

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*vector-artists:iconvector-artists: reports, July 13
weekly vector news and features, really worth a watch !!!

Best of... weekly photomanip features #71

*FrozenStarRo:iconFrozenStarRo: reports, July 15
Me and my friend ~Lareth were thinking of making a weekly photomanipulation features :) But we needed someone else with a good observing eye to help us pick the best manips so we asked for our friends' =Sylwiaa and *Iardacil to help us :) The result can be found here

Fractal Friday w/Critiques Tonight! 7/18/08

^Sophquest:iconSophquest: reports, 23h 54m ago
Fractal Winners, Features and News!

Some Best Artists

=chanito:iconchanito: reports, July 13
Day after day we discover the great talent that exists in the world when we speak about art. It is the reason because of it that I decided to compile these works and to show them to you.

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What is photomanipulation?

*vacuumslayer:iconvacuumslayer: reports, January 15
What is photomanipulation? Judging from my frequent browsing of the photomanipulation categories, it's clear a lot of people simply don't know what it is. I'm certain that somewhere on dA there's an "official" definition, but as I'm writing this article, I've chosen to define photomanipulation like this: It's an art form wherein the subject of a work (be it a person, landscape, animal, object, etc.) is either a.) significantly altered from its original state or b.)the context in which of said subject is significantly changed.

Let me show you an example of the former and the latter. I'll be using my own artwork as examples, because, well, this is my article. ;)

Here's an example of where I significantly changed the appearance of the subject--in this case, a model:



As you can see, the finished product bears little resemblance to the beginning photo.

Here's an example wherein I change the context in which the subject resides:



She was just a girl standing on the sidewalk; now she's on top of a building, in some slightly otherworldly scenario.

Here are some things photomanipulation is not:

`Taking a photo, changing the hue, colors or saturation that has otherwise not been changed in any way.
`Colorizing or recoloring a photo that has otherwise not been changed in any way.
`Adding a filter to photo that has otherwise not been changed in any way.
`Writing humorous things on a photo...or just adding text in general that has otherwise not been changed in any way.
`Coloring over eyes to make them "scary" that has otherwise not been changed in any way.
`Using the warp or liquify tool to arbitrarily distort a photo that has otherwise not been changed in any way.
`Applying a brush or two to a photo that has otherwise not been changed in any way.

These are just a few of the things that *not* photomanipulation. There are many other things that aren't. :giggle:

NOTE: This article is the opinion of the author and nothing more. I am not a gallery director or administrator here; I'm simply sharing my thoughts in the hopes of enlightening the wonderful denizens of dA. I hope someone finds it helpful.

I hope to wax psychotic on photomanipulation in future articles if people are receptive to it. :D

Until then, cheers.

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=Velvet-Moonlight:iconVelvet-Moonlight: Jan 15, 2008, 4:36:34 PM
:clap: I applaud you, I don't think most people get photomanipulation, hopefully they will now! :heart:

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*vacuumslayer:iconvacuumslayer: Jan 15, 2008, 4:48:18 PM
Rock on! Hey darlin', could you fave my other article? I posted it twice by accident. [link]

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=uniquevisions:iconuniquevisions: Jan 15, 2008, 6:37:17 PM
I'm learning as I go along. Thank you. :)

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*vacuumslayer:iconvacuumslayer: Jan 19, 2008, 11:10:55 AM
My pleasure...thanks for reading. :)

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~StuffedKittie:iconStuffedKittie: Jan 20, 2008, 5:33:14 AM
Always a hot topic :)
I believe that changing hue, contrast, adding blurs or scratches (aging) to a digital photograph is placed under Photographs: These things can also be achieved in the darkroom or with filters.
Giving your nieces vampire teeth or placing your mother-in-law in a swimsuit on the northpole facing a polar bear, that i consider photomanipulations.