Welcome to the my fourth top ten picks feature. The turn out of contestants for this feature this weekend was good but slow I just wish that the forums would have page numbers so people don’t get bumped to fast. Just like the feature before this one a there was plenty of good artists to choose from and there were a lot of people in the running for this feature however only ten shall reach the title of top ten picks and receive a promotional critique but the runners up will still get featured. Everyone please give these people your love, comments or favorites.


King-Rastel’s Top Ten:
The top ten selected are in no particular order and does not signify that anyone is better than another because art is often subjective and all art has worth.

albino bloodbeasty by ~SpicyDonut
This artist shows a lot of promise with a piece that shows of his knowledge of perspective and light and shadow. The creature design and the fact that it merges from the darkness in a crawl is worthy of any horror book or movie.


Silas 2 by ~Wee-ell
This surrealistic piece make great use of simple and limited use of color combined with line work that also doubles for texture and provides flow to the piece in the form of directional line. Wonderfully done and I could easily see this as a poster for a play or a musical.


Rubik Head by ~MrNatas
This surreal photo manipulation is not only fun and makes a social commentary about the evils of those rubic cubes but also is a great measage about what can happen when obsess or focus to much on things that don’t really matter that much. It is a great social and human condition message.


The Lady's Orchid by =hever
Even before the PBS and Disney movies every came out I always enjoyed the Narnia books however while it is just not the excellent technique and skill used for this piece but also the attention to detail of the choice of canvas which works really well with the idea of the stories. It is no wonder that this piece also received a DD.


Butterfly Eyes by ~FullMetalFroggie
This wonderful shot makes great use of light and exposer. The pose, prop and expression in addition to the techniques used create a sensual quality that is more than emotive enough to please the senses to excite the imagination.


Miss Mariposa by ~TubaQueen
This beautifully rendered portrait has a wonderful serene quality and has a nice creative use of compositional design elements that allow use to focus in on the butterfly that the girl is after which the rest of the piece opens up for us to see the girl and then back to the butterfly.


Purgatory by ~hewsan
This piece lives up to it’s title and lets us believe that this is an actual portal to a world or dimension to where there is a lost of identity and self. The Photo manipulation has a consistency through out the elements used and has wonderful edging that make the piece feel as one piece instead multiple elements.


Approaching Storm by *AtarAtis
Drawings done on toned paper always look impressive but even more so when the artist take full advantage of this technique so that the darks and highlights can really be pushed. In addition to the skill and technique that went into this piece it also has a very day dream like quality that is enough to put a smile on anyone’s face.


Big City Life 001 B by =OrbitalChiller
A piece that would do MC Esher proud this spherized landscape will well done with minimal color for a dramatic effect that is almost some what akin to a scratch board project.


Field of Dreams by *InKPapeR-AndSoul
While I will be totally honest most of the time I do not feature poetry because of the simple fact the poetry speaks differently to different people so it is really hard to judge certain pieces. However, this piece did speak to me and is beholden to a good deal of my views but it is also simple and direct to the point which I feel gives the poem power.



King-Rastel’s Runner Ups:
Just because these artists did not make the top ten picks it does not mean that they are no less deserving of a feature. These artists were in serious consideration for the top ten picks so they deserve loving as well.


Also I would like to add a special thanks to everyone else who participated in this feature and I would encourage everyone to check out their work as well.



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