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Best of... weekly photomanip features #83

~Sylwiaa:iconSylwiaa: reports, 15h 54m ago
*FrozenStarRo and her friend ~Lareth were thinking of making a weekly photomanipulation features :) But they needed someone else with a good observing eye to help us pick the best manips so they asked for their friends' *Iardacil and me
~Sylwiaa to help them :) The result can be found below here.

Digi Crafty's

*Digital-Artisans:iconDigital-Artisans: reports, 1d 8h ago
Club for all Photomanipulators, Paintings/Airbrushings, & all Artisan Crafts

Amazing Artist: LoriVintage55

`vulcania:iconvulcania: reports, 1d 6h ago
I'd like to introduce you one of my favourite artists Lori =LoriVintage55 who is a very talented photomanipulator and an amazing and inspiring artist.

Cinnamoncandy's Sunday Feature #28

*Cinnamoncandy:iconCinnamoncandy: reports, 1d 7h ago
Each and every Sunday I select my personal favorites from dA this past week.

The Dark Alphabet #6

~Shadowelve:iconShadowelve: reports, 2d 3h ago
26 dark digital works with every letter of the alphabet!

Vexelove's Selection #10

*vexelove:iconvexelove: reports, 2d 16h ago
Great artwork from DA's Vexel and Vector gallery selected for you by the *vexelove staff members.

THEMED FEATURES: PEOPLE

*vector-artists:iconvector-artists: reports, 2d 11h ago
the ultimate vector/vexel-people selection by the members of vector-artists-club

Vexelicious - The Features #7

^Jules1983:iconJules1983: reports, 2d 6h ago
This is the sixth Vexelicious feature article. As the name suggests, this article will be all about vexels. It is divided into three parts: DD's given in September, Vexels uploaded in September, and Themed Vexels.

"Digital Art" Features - Saturday October, 3

*TheLRD:iconTheLRD: reports, 2d 12h ago
"Digital Art" Features for Saturday October, 3!
Give these artists some love... :heart:

Friendly Features

~brightii:iconbrightii: reports, 2d 11h ago
I decided to give the opportunity to all the people who answered my journal to be featured with 3 of their deviations. :heart:

So go and show them some love. :aww:

Digital Art News This Week

October's Color is Turquoise

=Colliemom:iconColliemom: reports, October 2
October's color is Turquoise. Presenting the color Turquoise on DA.

100 BEAUTIFUL Photo Manipulations

~ih8m0r0nz:iconih8m0r0nz: reports, October 1
100 AMAZING Photo manipulations (:

September DDs - Photomanipulation

^WilderWein77:iconWilderWein77: reports, October 1
All in one place: Daily Deviations from September in Photomanipulation.

Your Digital Art Team

^cosmosue:iconcosmosue: reports, October 2
A brief re-introduction to the fine volunteers who make up the Digital Art Gallery Directors, also some useful links to Digital Chatrooms & Forums.

Colors - PURPLE

*Vampirella87:iconVampirella87: reports, September 30
A collection of pictures featuring the color purple :)

Colors - WHITE

*Vampirella87:iconVampirella87: reports, October 1
A collection of pictures featuring the color white :)

#DigitalMedia Critique Weekend

=DMchat:iconDMchat: reports, September 30
=DMchat is organizing for the very first time a "Critique Weekend". #DigitalMedia has had a history of critique night chat events, which became very popular in a short time, leaving behind devastated critiquers, but very satisfied artists.

This time, however, we decided to go beyond the boundaries of the chatwalls. We'll extend this event on a bigger scale and give the critiquers as well as the artists a whole week to help eachother out.

Vector Roundup: Sept 08

^Ikue:iconIkue: reports, October 1
A monthly article featuring the best the web has to offer in vectors.

Vexelicious - The Features #7

^Jules1983:iconJules1983: reports, 2d 6h ago
This is the sixth Vexelicious feature article. As the name suggests, this article will be all about vexels. It is divided into three parts: DD's given in September, Vexels uploaded in September, and Themed Vexels.

Vector Week: Sept 27 - Oct 03

^Ikue:iconIkue: reports, October 3
Vector features from the past week.

Digital Art


VBU Interview: Cristiano Siqueira

*vbu:iconvbu: reports, February 29
This month, I (=mc-cool) Had the pleasure of interviewing one of the most renowned illustrators and vector artist's in the world, `CrisVector.


*vbu: So Cris, tell us a bit about yourself! :)

`CrisVector: Well I'm a self employed illustrator, working from Sao Paulo Brazil, in my small home office. I work for brazilian and international clients doing illustration works for many applications: editorial, packages, web design, advertising..

*vbu:That sounds very creative and an interesting job! Where do you find all your inspiration?

`CrisVector: Actually I'm always looking for inspiration. I like to browse the internet and look at the works from other artists, usually different medias from mine, like, I work with Illustration, so I like to see some motion design, graphic design, photography...sometimes I got inspired by them. I like to get inspiration in movies and real people at the streets..:) My work is done for them, so observing people is my job too!

*vbu: Are there any particular artist's that you get inspiration from? Or any particular websites?

`CrisVector: I don't have any particular artist’s that I get inspiration from. I always change my favorite artist, I find this is a good way to find others I think. Nowadays I'm getting drunk with the work of James Jean, I visit his blog everyday [link]

*vbu: What do you like about James’ style of work?

`CrisVector: I like how he uses the digital tools to improve his classic technique...I'm looking to get the same improvement to my own work

*vbu: What age did you realize you wanted to be an illustrator, or something to do with the design industry?

`CrisVector: Ive been drawing things since a child, but I realized I could be a professional at 14 years old, when I was looking for a high school course (or secondary, each region have a different name). So I found a technical course of design communication. I got into this course and I learned how to be a professional

*vbu: What tools and software do you use to create your art?

`CrisVector: I make my works mainly in Photoshop and Illustrator, but I use Poser sometimes too!

*vbu: What your favorite piece of work that you have created as your time as an illustrator, and why?

`CrisVector: [link] : Not just because its an image of my wife, but I got a good effect in a technique I've been working for a while, I like the colors and the mood of this work...this is my favorite.

*vbu: What do you think drives you as an artist?

`CrisVector: Well, first is my passion for art, I simply love what I do. I like to know when somebody thinks about my work and see his (or her) own life, when my work can bring some good feeling or start some good change in some life.... recently I got some comments of people about this and I got motivated to keep working.

*vbu: How did you get started in the design industry?

`CrisVector I started as trainee in a small graphic design studio. I got this job right after the conclusion of my design course... Basically my work was cut photos with the path tool....:)

*vbu: How did you learn Adobe Illustrator? I know for a lot of illustrators this is  a very cool tool, but hard to master. Any pointers?

`CrisVector: I learned by myself, reading the help file. In the design studio I started my career, people worked with freehand, so I started using Illustrator because I was familiarized with the adobe interface (from photoshop). So I got some few tips from some veteran designers, but all basic things I learned by myself. Illustrator is not so hard to learn, it's easy, but you need to be persistent

*vbu: Awesome! And finally, is there any tips you would give to any illustrators looking for work or establishing themselves as an illustrator?

`CrisVector: Mostly new illustrators think that a software will magically resolve all their problems.. this is not true. Software is an important tool to FINISH a work, not to creating a work. So, if a new illustrator wants be noticed by the industry, he need to work more in the concept of his work instead software knowledge. Also a very important tip: always read the contracts before signing!

*vbu:
Awesome! Thanks for your taking some time out of your busy schedule `CrisVector! Its been a pleasure to interview you! :)


`CrisVector Feature







Hope you enjoyed the article!
=mc-cool, *vbu Administrator

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^Ikue:iconIkue: Feb 29, 2008, 4:07:49 PM
Great article!

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=NunoDias:iconNunoDias: Feb 29, 2008, 4:14:58 PM
:omfg: Great initiative guys...i'm waiting for more:excited:

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^lemontea:iconlemontea: Feb 29, 2008, 4:25:38 PM
Awesome article! Love it! :)

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=ChewedKandi:iconChewedKandi: Feb 29, 2008, 6:36:50 PM
I do admire Cris's work a lot and it's interesting to read this.

I'd love to hear more about the processes he goes through when creating some of his work (not a tutorial but more of if he has a set concept in mind, whether he starts off with one idea and it changes to something completely different - that sort of thing).

He's one of the few people I'm in complete awe of... very nice interview guys - keep up the good work.
*jussta:iconjussta: Mar 1, 2008, 1:58:15 AM
Very good interview :)

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*JU5:iconJU5: Mar 1, 2008, 6:22:19 AM
good read. props cris vector, also james jeans work is very nice, love the crayon eater.
*desmo100:icondesmo100: Mar 1, 2008, 8:03:03 AM Mood: Wow!
Excellent and most interesting article! Chris is such a wonderful artist...I certainly get a lot of inspiration from him! Thanks for posting this. :)

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