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Best of Traditional-Artists: November Feature

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A selection of our favourite November submissions to *Traditional-Artists club. :)

Traditional Treasures

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57 jems done in traditional mediums (pls 3 in digital), especially in watercolours, and mostly of medieval/fantasy atmosphere.

FEATURE: Traditional Painting & Illustration

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a second feature of quality tattoo work from around deviantart... tattoos, tattooed models, and tattoo-inspired art. dont forget to +fav!

Beauty in Absurd land .

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traditional collages, the beauty of the absurd.

Weekly Feature

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Who wants to be featured?

Awesome Artits without many Pageviews Part 2 look!

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I want to give Artists without many PAGEVIEWS a chance to get MORE PEOPLE to SEE their WORK.


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art class 101 - beginning figure painting

*Darkdesyre:iconDarkdesyre: reports, November 10
How to get started figure painting in oil, a beginners tutorial

Traditional Art PAINTINGS & DRAWING +Pure ART+

*livyer:iconlivyer: reports, November 2
Some Deviations of the "TRADITIONAL ART" category... Some of the best DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS that you are going to find....pure art.

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This is a feature for users, is an amalgam of themes. Congrats to all :D

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FEATURE: Traditional Painting & Illustration

*DFRighini:iconDFRighini: reports, November 27
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Best of Traditional-Artists: November Feature

*Traditional-Artists:iconTraditional-Artists: reports, 23h 59m ago
A selection of our favourite November submissions to *Traditional-Artists club. :)

Traditional Treasures

*cabepfir:iconcabepfir: reports, November 26
57 jems done in traditional mediums (pls 3 in digital), especially in watercolours, and mostly of medieval/fantasy atmosphere.

make-up and bodypaiting collection II

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Some great works that I love! ;)

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Featuring Unappreciated Artists

New updates to Jahn Studios Website

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I have updated the Jahn Studios website with my latest painting "Ascension"
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Offering free commissions

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Willing to offer free comissions.
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Inna Lazarev: Painting of the Week

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As usual, the new "Painting of the Week" together with the complementary post did appear on my website [link]

Also there is a new post "From Other Blogs - Nov. 28, 2009".
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The Art of the Self

*Darkdesyre:iconDarkdesyre: reports, March 13, 2008
I think one of the most challenging subjects facing an artist is the self portrait. I know for many of us this has been a standard exercise in many drawing classes and its always hard to bring a fresh approach to a subject that most of us see everyday. But I think there is an opportunity here to explore not only what we show the outside world but what we keep hidden on the inside. A successful self portrait should be revealing, it should offer up something about the artist beyond what a camera can provide. It is an opportunity to be authentic, transparent and vulnerable.

I personally have always dreaded approaching drawing or painting myself, aside from the fact I apparently have no idea what I look lit since people tell me the end results never look like ME. Every time I do aproach using myself as the model, I always wind up discovering more about myself. I dont think as artists we can spend that much time on a subject and NOT learn something about the model, even if it is ourselves =)

The benefit to using ourself as a model of course is access. We dont have to pay ourselves to model, we can work whatever hours we wish and we dont have to carry on a conversation with ourselves, unless of coure you really want to =). Many artists are known to us through history as a result of their self portraits... Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Gogh to name a few. Their paintings give us a glimpse to who they were not as an artist... but as a person. In the case of Rembrandt for example, we get to see him age through the years via a series of self portraits. The older version is much more humble then the arrogant young Rembrandt.

These self portraits I think are successful because they reveal something about the artist. See if you can learn something about these artists from a glimpse into their portraits!


















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:iconstarrynienna:
"I think one of the most challenging subjects facing an artist is the self portrait."

Indeed, and I'm very glad you decided to feature ones that reveal something about the artist's personality. I also like the change/development idea.
:icongreeniegirl96:
I have never attempted to draw my self portrait. My art teacher said if and when I do not to use a mirror. Seems that the mirror reflects your appearance backwards and you don't get a true picture of yourself. He suggested using a very good photograph of yourself for the self portrait. I applaude those who have done this for I am not ready to make that attempt yet.

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:iconredhag:
I have attempted to draw my self portrait before and have always (not unintentionally) made myself look better then i do now. That in itself has made the painting.... well...not me. your journal entry really helped and made me think about it. thank you!

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:icondarkdesyre:
I think its human nature to want to portray ourselves in a flattering light... but I think as you said that makes the portrait not authentic because you doesnt accurately reflect who we are. I think its so courageous for an artist to portray themselves in a silly, serious or unflattering moment. It reflects our humaness and makes it so much easier to feel a connection with the artist represented.

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:icondarkdesyre:
I look forward to seeing your first attempt at a self portrait, you'll have to send me the link!

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:icondarkdesyre:
I always admire artists who can get "real" with their self portraits =)

I can speak to my own self portrait, it is done to represent myself after a painful divorce, hence the similarity to a crucifix in the design. The choice was the marriage or pursuing my art, which made my spouse at the time very resentful. The red drape is symbolic of shed blood at all the hurts and the cast sculpture is a reference to the choice to pursue the art in the end.

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:icongreeniegirl96:
When I attempt it. You will be the 1st to see it when It's finished. Thank you! :D I gotta work up the nerve first. Lol.

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Lisa:rose: Come have a look at my gallery! [link] I'd like to know what you think. :D
:iconvillarica:
it inspires me a lot....:hug:

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:iconlatul1pe:
*grins* I learned from those(girl friends) who looks at my own portraits that I have a "flirtive smile" hahah!
:iconjetjames:
Great feature. Amongst all of them, none tickle with the meta physical realm and are true to the physical representation.
There is nothing wrong with that, but it would be worth considering artists who paint outside of those norms.

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