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Overview
As we reach the number of 70 features ran, I'd like to start with a quick overview of what is going on and what it's all about, in case you missed the previous articles.
To begin with, this news article was all about finding digital art that had ten or less favorites on each image. Posted once a week, it was a mix of the digital galleries from artists who had yet to be discovered by a large group of people, or those that have been here a while and gotten overshadowed for one reason or another.
As my role here at DA changed, the focus of this article diminished in an expanding way. No longer bound to keep it all digital, I decided to push the limits and include the main galleries of Traditional and Photography. Still not satisfied that the diversity was broad enough, the last major tweak was to include the Grab Bag section. It's an assortment from the other big galleries, but not as refined as Digital, Traditional, and Photography, hence the name Grab Bag.
So now it's the 70th issue and there's no plan on slowing down. Each week the goal is to feature 12 images from each of the Digital, Traditional, and Photography sections. Each of those sections also have an artist singled out to be featured that represents each of those main sections. The Grab Bag is unknown each week, it's a lot more free on what I find and how many images get thrown together. It's always been on my mind to how much art gets featured every week. How much is too much? How much is too little to include? Feedback is always encouraged.
To help celebrate the longevity of the article, I'm running an Unburied Treasures Contest. If you believe in the mission I'm carving out with this, or you've been featured and want to be a part of it in other ways, or if you just want to win some great prizes, help design a stamp that will represent this feature every week. The contest has been extended to the last day of this month, there is still a lot of time to be creative with the stamp. Help me to spread the treasures!
And now, on with the art!
Traditional
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Featured Traditional Artist: rmsmoky
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Rich and thoughtful gallery, presented with a great style and not lacking in any talent. Whether on the side of real life, or taking it to surreal extremes, his work shows a dedication to carrying out his artistic vision.
Digital
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Featured Digital Artist: AceDarkfire
Bring on the Mechs! It's always great to see some nice renders, 3D art isn't easy to do. Nice progression from drawings to renders, his gallery has improved in talent to express his artistic interests.
Photography
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Featured Photographer: plasticastle
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Fantastic gallery that deserves far more credit that she gets. Don't let this gallery pass you by without getting a good look at her photographs, she has a lot to offer a wide variety of artistic tastes.
Grab Bag
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Issue 70 is now in the bag, hope you enjoyed the collection. Stay tuned for next weeks collection of treasure.
Unburied Treasure 69
As we reach the number of 70 features ran, I'd like to start with a quick overview of what is going on and what it's all about, in case you missed the previous articles.
To begin with, this news article was all about finding digital art that had ten or less favorites on each image. Posted once a week, it was a mix of the digital galleries from artists who had yet to be discovered by a large group of people, or those that have been here a while and gotten overshadowed for one reason or another.
As my role here at DA changed, the focus of this article diminished in an expanding way. No longer bound to keep it all digital, I decided to push the limits and include the main galleries of Traditional and Photography. Still not satisfied that the diversity was broad enough, the last major tweak was to include the Grab Bag section. It's an assortment from the other big galleries, but not as refined as Digital, Traditional, and Photography, hence the name Grab Bag.
So now it's the 70th issue and there's no plan on slowing down. Each week the goal is to feature 12 images from each of the Digital, Traditional, and Photography sections. Each of those sections also have an artist singled out to be featured that represents each of those main sections. The Grab Bag is unknown each week, it's a lot more free on what I find and how many images get thrown together. It's always been on my mind to how much art gets featured every week. How much is too much? How much is too little to include? Feedback is always encouraged.
To help celebrate the longevity of the article, I'm running an Unburied Treasures Contest. If you believe in the mission I'm carving out with this, or you've been featured and want to be a part of it in other ways, or if you just want to win some great prizes, help design a stamp that will represent this feature every week. The contest has been extended to the last day of this month, there is still a lot of time to be creative with the stamp. Help me to spread the treasures!
And now, on with the art!
Traditional
:thumb64565019:
:thumb64257952: Featured Traditional Artist: rmsmoky
:thumb54399373:
Rich and thoughtful gallery, presented with a great style and not lacking in any talent. Whether on the side of real life, or taking it to surreal extremes, his work shows a dedication to carrying out his artistic vision.
Digital
:thumb64564795:
Featured Digital Artist: AceDarkfire
Bring on the Mechs! It's always great to see some nice renders, 3D art isn't easy to do. Nice progression from drawings to renders, his gallery has improved in talent to express his artistic interests.
Photography
:thumb64590968:
:thumb64511505:
:thumb64816549:
:thumb64815270: :thumb64276241:
:thumb64449854: Featured Photographer: plasticastle
:thumb64656328: :thumb51969418: :thumb12662807: :thumb58194988:
Fantastic gallery that deserves far more credit that she gets. Don't let this gallery pass you by without getting a good look at her photographs, she has a lot to offer a wide variety of artistic tastes.
Grab Bag
:thumb64362266: Issue 70 is now in the bag, hope you enjoyed the collection. Stay tuned for next weeks collection of treasure.
Unburied Treasure 69
Hmmm.....
It's been a long time and too much has happened during that stretch, most of it not so good. Between jobs right now so I figured I'd work on some art and post it here. Much to my surprise, DA has changed. A lot. First impression, DA has become Microsoft. Windows used to be extremely easy to do things and the more they "upgraded" it, the more difficult it is to get basic functions completed. Uploaded two images into what I thought was the fractal gallery (topic says Fractal but it's severely lacking in images), but neither appear during searches of those galleries. Can't figure out how to change any browsing options. Used to be able to select new, popular, etc. but now you get what you get and that's about it. Finally figured out how to get to the people I watch, and it's much of the same as the main galleries, all the great options are now gone. Maybe they're not and it's another one of those things I have to relearn, again. I liked the ability to remove viewed images of
My kid...
...could paint that.
Are you familiar with the documentary "My Kid Could Pain That?" Have you seen it? A 4 year old girl busted upon the abstract art world and caught everyone by surprise. What she was doing was painting extremely complex traditional abstract paintings that caught the attention of some gallery owners, who later featured her works and sold some for five figure prices. Experts and journalists all caught wind of what was going on and naturally, the questions started flying. Was this 4 year old girl a natural phenom? Or was it her dad who was actually doing all the work, after all, he aspired to be an artist himself but ne
Reunion
Time flys, often too quickly. Last night was my 25th year school reunion, and in many ways it only seems like only a few years have gone by.
What question did I get asked the most last night? "Are you on Facebook?" I think I was one of maybe two people out of 50 or more that wasn't. My answer? "No, I'm on Deviantart." That was followed by blank stares, appears DA isn't as widely known as we deviants think it is. Luckily my Nexus 1 Android phone was getting good 3G signals so I was able to show them some of my art. Seeing is believing, I think many of them were interested in DA after seeing what it was all about.
It's amazing how man
Reality Checks
Why are you here?
I've probably asked myself that so many times that I've lost count. Mostly I'd say to help others, I even noticed that in my "About Me" link on my page, upper left under the avatar. I was updating my birthday settings and forgot that was in there. It was also in there to promote the artwork of others. Sometimes I fail, sometimes I hit the mark on both those goals.
And sometimes I get reminded of something very old and inspiring; perhaps of "simpler" times when I might have been more focused.
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Thanks, Serathus (https://www.deviantart.com/serathus) for the blast from the past and for the slap in the face to not lose focus
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Wow! I was in shock when I read the description for this and saw the features. Thank you so much for bringing such talented artists to light! 