FEATURED MEMBER - December 2008

This month's featured member is =lady-symphonia!

Real Name: Nathalia Suellen

Age: 19

Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Story behind your DA username: I love music!

Why do you create art?: Because I love it

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Music inspired me always in my works.

How long have you been an artist?: I don't know, I think 5 months o.O

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I do art because it's my future, I was born to make that.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): Yeah, I play guitar and a I'm learning to play violin (omg it's so hard)and I do traditional drawings too

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Queen of Frozen Hearts


Origin


Exit

Why are these your favorites?: Because I tried different things...

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):
Omg, It's so hard...
I love all the arts from Victoria Frances, Lady Dementia, Lune Bleu, Karincoma, Aphostol, and many many many many others!
I can't choose one...I feel sorry!!! I love all arts that was made with love.

Why are these your favorites: It inspired me!

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): I use Photoshop CS4 extended, Sometimes I use Corel Photo Paint and soon I'll use a tablet

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Nightwish (always), Scorpions, Cold Play, Dark Sanctuary, Epica, After Forever, Dream Theater and more and more and more...!

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


_maratre by `karincoma

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Good Luck!!! We need more clubs like you.
Thanks for all

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FEATURED MEMBER - November 2008

This month's featured member is *RileyRican!

Real Name: Riley

Age: 22

Location: Lincoln Nebraska

Story behind your DA username: I am half Puerto Rican, so that is why I am Riley Rican

Why do you create art?: It is a outlet for me, it is a good way to destress

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Music and emotions

How long have you been an artist?: I have been working with Photoshop for the past 5 years but have always been doing some sort of art since I can remember, I made my first quilt by the time I was 10.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I do it as a hobby. I just graduated from College and am a full time Registered Nurse.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): Mostly I do digital art, but have made quilts, dolls, and other soft sculptures.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


The Playdate


A little bit of Christmas


A Day in October

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):

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Lady by the Lake by *kayceeus

Master Bedroom by Andrew Wyeth

Imagining a Shattered Earth by Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

Why are these your favorites: Kayceeus is one of my favorite DA artists, I love her work and the beautiful scenes she comes up with.
Andrew Wyeth is a favorite because of his calming scenes. It makes me want to crawl into his art and become a part his paintings.
I am a huge fan of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison because of their wonderful Enviormental pieces. I was fortunate enough to see their work first hand, it is amazing to see these up close.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): I use photoshop, nothing else

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): I am a huge fan of musicians like James Taylor, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Neil Young, I find their music very soothing.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


The May Song by *Aegis-Strife

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: I feel honored to be in this group, I strive to be as good as some of the artists here, I am always blown away at the art in this gallery

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FEATURED MEMBER - October 2008

This month's featured member is ~SADandPRETTYandFUN!

Real Name: Luiz Filipe

Age: 23

Location: São Paulo

Story behind your DA username: It´s my definition for life : Sad and pretty and fun

Why do you create art?: Because it goes from uncompromised fun to the best terapeutical treatment you can have

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Everything that somehow is ispirational to be translated as visual information. From feelings and life repertory to fashion and green tea, nothing is too small and everything can be relevant.

How long have you been an artist?: This is hard to tell, perhaps I´ve always donne art, but just became an artist in late teens when I started to have this perception and focus about expression and not so much in tecnique.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: Art as career is a delicate subject since to be so, in my conception, somehow I would have to be paid to freely create whenever and whathever I feel to. So, in this terms, yes, I surely hope and it would be great. I mean, F*¨& college lol

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in?: Well I definitely not a "model/singer/actress" person. Beyond Illustration I consider myself absolutely mediocre. But I do think it´s always great to learn new things so perhaps one day you´ll see me playing trumpet while dolphin training.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


London So Tokyo


Little Secrets


Poor Amy

Why are these your favorites?: It´s difficult to not make an obvious choice, but particulary I like the style (which I am slowly trying to find myself) and concepts behind them.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


The Piano by ~ball-jointed-Alice


Do you dream of me by *kir-tat

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lust by ~Lamermour

Why are these your favorites: I fell in love with their aesthetics plus they tell histories to me.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Basically my notebook of college as I doodle a LOT (Law lol) and then I digitalize it with a tablet using Corel Painter X and Photoshop. And I´m talking about Lots of layers

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Music can really change the course of one work so It´s really important to make a proper set list. It's really variated but the latest band names I can give are: Tyger Baby, Frou Frou ,Ben Watt,Ladytron and Rusky Rescue

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


The Monsters In My Tummy by *BulletsIngunn

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Don´t forget to party a lot. Life is too short.

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FEATURED MEMBER - August 2008

This month's featured member is =punkyinstigator!

Real Name: Staci R. Gilbert

Age: 38

Location: Ohio

Story behind your DA username: Punkyinstigator ...that was inspired by a Gene Simmons song called Firestarter there's a line that goes "...I'm a punking instigator..." and I remembered the program "Punky Brewster" from way back in the 80s. So I took Punky and Instigator and just threw them together. Everyone calls me an instigator anyway so it seemed fitting.

Why do you create art?: Because it comes natural to me and I enjoy it.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Everything around me inspires me; books, movies; music; life. I'm a people watcher, and all of just intrigues me. Other artists are also great inspiration. A lot of them are here, on DA.

How long have you been an artist?: I've been drawing since I was 5 --when my dad made me sit at the dining room table and would not let me up until I'd finished drawing this lion head image that was on the front of one of his art books. Every time I said I couldn't do it, my dad would say yes you can.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: Right now my art is mainly a hobby; but I also make a little cash designing tattoos. One day I would like to be able to make a living off of my artwork.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): My main mediums are pen, colored pencil, markers, oils, water color, and the digital mediums.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Carnivale which I made in Apophysis


Elemental Roses Together This was done with markers and put together in photoshop.


Stairs To Nowhere This one was done in ball point pen.

Why are these your favorites:
Carnivale is one of my favorites because of the colors--they're bright and cheery, and because of the heart in the middle which was actually and accident.
The Elemental Roses-because they the first series I did. I know I've improved a lot since they were done and could more than likely produce much better pieces.
Stairs to Nowhere is a favorite of mine because it was the first piece I did after I had my nervous breakdown a year ago. I'd spent some time in the psych ward of the hospital and all of the doors to sets of stairs were locked and marked 'Employees Only' to me there was no true escape from that place except an official release from the doc.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): That depends on my mood, sometimes I'll just scan drawing into the computer and do a thing with them except resize them; Other times I'll sketch the outlines with pencils, darken them with pen then go into photoshop or paint shop pro and color them. And still there are other times when I'll mess around with apophysis, or use stock that I've gotten from artists on DA to create stuff.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): The music I listen to while creating varies from 80s to Country to Classical; If I'm not listening to music, I've either got a movie of sort in or I'm watching Law & Order SVU or CI; HOUSE; THE CLOSER; or SAVING GRACE.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: (maybe someone will be nice and buy it for you one day!)


Dreaming In Pink by `imaginedmoments

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Just that I love making new friends online and off. I've got a wonderful sense of humor. And, if I could afford it, I would buy at least one print from every artist I watch on DA

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FEATURED MEMBER - July 2008

This month's featured member is =thefantasim!

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Story behind your DA username: Seven years ago I started a fantasy story base website for players of The Sims to read. Since I wanted the name of the site to relate to the game, I named it The FantaSim Tales. As I began to create downloads and become known in the game's community, the name The FantaSim was used and I picked it up as one of my user names.

Why do you create art?: Creating art, like so many people, is an outlet for me. It's a way to escape to another world, one that I am directly responsible for creating. I guess you can say it's one part of my life where I an play god.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Anything. But at dA, it's definitely the stock. Browsing stock helps me find just the right pieces to put together for a deviation. Otherwise I do work in themes until I find I'm exhausted the theme out. I may try that with photomanipulations, but often I'm pulled away to create another idea.

How long have you been an artist?: It feels like since I was a child. However, I didn't take art seriously until my senior year in high school, then I majored in art when I entered college.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: Right now it is definitely for fun. Since I no longer have a studio, I've turned to photomanipulation. I'm self taught and it's been quite a journey to learn that digital medium successfully. Not that ever deviation is perfect.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): I'm a painter (oils, acrylics and watercolor) and a printmaker often creating collages from one or the other, even mixing them at times. I also create ceramics, and I enjoy writing stories and poetry.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


Deep Longing


Postcard From Nippon


In The Daisy Fields

Why are these your favorites?:
These three are among my favorite because they came so easily while I was putting them together. I had the idea in my head, and the deviations came out exactly the way I intended. Also they are three of my most successful deviations, even to the point of getting noticed by someone visiting my gallery.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


Scorpion Flower by *armawolf


Proavus by `WilderWein77


The Forgotten Age IX by =Rickbw1

Why are these your favorites: I went through my recent favorites and chose these three because 1) they are fantasy based deviations, 2) each used texture in a way to enhance the deviation and still keep the individual parts looking realistic (I absolutely love the texture of the second deviation), and 3) They were the first that jumped out at me when I looked at the first page of my favorites gallery.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): My main paint program is PaintShopPro9 anthough I also used Microsoft's Picture It! because of some of the short cut tools and special effects. Sometimes I'll use one exclusive to the other, and other times I mix them together.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Usually, since I have to concentrate on what I'm doing, I listen to softer rock like Radiohead, Bjork, Massive Attack; or something I'm very familiar with so that I'm not really listening, such as A Perfect Circle or Nine Inch Nails recent releases (With Teeth, Year Zero, Ghosts). Then there's times, since I'm listening to an IPod, that I'll go random and skip the songs I don't want to listen to.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: My own:




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FEATURED MEMBER - June 2008

This month's featured member is ~soys!

Real Name: Arnaud Sohyer-Büdow

Age: 35

Location: Nancy, France

Story behind your DA username: it was a music band's fashion to put the letter S at the end of their names (guns and roses) so we were with a few friends and we decided to put S at the end of our own names and since my first name can't have an S, we shortened my last name and added the S and sohyer became soys

Why do you create art?: to express myself and more recently also try to earn my living out of my passion

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: books, music, cinema, landscapes, my fiancée

How long have you been an artist?: since i was 9 when my great grand father died

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: i do hope it as a career and i have a professional status (legal status)

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): paintings, drawings, i play the guitar, and i sometimes write

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


FAR BEYOND THE SUN


IMMOBILITE couleurs


ICARUS DREAM color

Why are these your favorites?: because of the ambiance/atmosphere and the deepness of these 3 and their subject

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):

Druillet

and these 2 are equal to me, i can't choose between them

Frank Frazetta Frank Frazetta

Delacroix

Why are these your favorites: i love Druillet for the energy, the details that are serving the image and never purposeless, he's the best to me; Frazetta is a genius because he only puts details where they're needed, no additionnal ones, and the rest looks rough but finallly increases the force of his paintings and the ambiances; Delacroix ha strong curves and powerful subjects that reveal the human soul

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Photoshop cs3 and a wacom intuos 3

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Rondat, Malmsteen, and many others, actually it depends on what i'm creating

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: (maybe someone will be nice and buy it for you one day!)


Dance of the Lunar Moth by ~chaotic-mimustock

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: we're lucky having this club existing, it allows meeting other artist's universes and i'm honored i'm being featured so thank you all and a big special thank you to =Funerium

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FEATURED MEMBER - May 2008

This month's featured member is =MaureenOlder!

Real Name: Maureen Older

Age: 34

Location: Kent, UK

Story behind your DA username: I was born with it

Why do you create art?: It's how I like to express my self. I'm not very good when I comes to say how I feel, I get quite embarrassed and I'm quite private person, So this is away I like to get my feelings across. Did I make sense there?

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Every thing, from music to beautiful views, people to my own personal feelings, any thing.

How long have you been an artist?: since I was very small.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: It's a hobby

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): Digital art and photography.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


The Harp Player


To Watch Over


I love you

Why are these your favorites?: Their kind of personal in a way, like most of my works.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet): I have so many! out of my many I guess these


Summer forest by ~Bandea


In Still by ~welder


Field Collection: Poppy Seed 2 by ~Germanstock

Why are these your favorites: I have a thing about plant, trees and forest and the colour green. These pieces make me feel calm and relaxed

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Photoshop, bryce, ultra fractal, daz studio, camera.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Any music that's calm and soothing really.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: (maybe someone will be nice and buy it for you one day!):


All is Possible by ~LuceSilenziosa

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Don't worry about what people think about your work, just let your imagination take you any where it wants to go

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FEATURED MEMBER - April 2008

This month's featured member is =Rickbw1!

Real Name: Rick

How long have you been an artist?: Since I could hold a pencil. I know I was drawing before I started school.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: Definitely it's a hobby I want to expand into a full-time career.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): I like traditional art. drawing , painting, colored pencils and comic book or sequential storytelling. Also making film live action and animated.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):
That's tough and I'm sure the choices would change on any given day you ask me

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RED VEIL


The Fire and the Flame


ULTIMATE NOVAE

Why are these your favorites?:
1. Because it was my very first oil painting and my teacher was Rowena Morrill the famed fantasy artist and I totally enjoyed her class.
2. This was my first piece that got over 100 plus favs
3. This because I think it's under appreciated and it should have gotten a DD in my humble opinion.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):
I can't reall pick just 3 works so instead I'll list 3 artist that inspire me
1. Alex Ross Known for his painted comics
2. Jame Bama known for his Doc Savage covers and is now a fine artist specializing in western art
3. Bev Doolittle knowna as a fine artist who works in watercolor and her trademark is her amaflouge technique of making you look twice at an image

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): I like photoshop and do everything in it. Although now that I'm beginning to feel comfotable with it I want to explore some new software like poser, Vue , illustrator, flash etc,

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Nothing when I am trying to come up with the idea. once I have that any music in which the lyrics don't drive me nuts works.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: I can't the artist hasn't finished it yet and removed it from view

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: Have confidence in your abilities. I had several pieces that were ripped apart by the so called Elite on DA and had art directors love them

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FEATURED MEMBER - March 2008

This month's featured member is *mizdestiny!

Real Name: Paula

Age: 40

Location: Cleveland UK

Story behind your DA username: It was an ID I used for a long time already. Destiny is in all of us, it’s who we are and where we are going, something we want to control. The Miz is an abbreviation of mistress, which in its adult context is also about control. They go together very well is some situations. I was studying fetishes and human sexuality when this just seemed perfect.

Why do you create art?: I have always found art relaxing and loved it my entire life. I have memories of individual paintings and drawings as early as my first school year. I took more interest when an art teacher made me study shadows and reflections at the age of 11. For years it was just an occasional thing, but since December 2007, Ive found it therapeutic and put a lot more time into it.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Usually it’s something I see or feel. When I have both of these together, the piece seems to form without effort and I can work on it non-stop. The buzz off a newly finished piece is incredible when I know it’s just right.

How long have you been an artist?: Since school, although the digital art is much newer. Im self taught and only dabbled with photo touch ups and minor graphics editing until December. So Ive only been manipulating for a few months.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: It’s always been a hobby, but I would love to make a career of it. Im hoping for more award winning pieces to make a good portfolio.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): I used to write a lot of poetry at school.. The long, funny stories always involved real people and situations, and friends would ask me to write one for them. Ive done my share of crafts too. My glass paintings have gone all over the world, and I sold enough to have some great Christmases for the family. I did 3D modelling with salt dough and sold loads of those too. My all time favourite was pencil and paper but I adore the manips now that I have tried it.

Links to 3 of your personal favourite works of art (that you've made):


Wine Cooler


Charmed


The Hurting

Why are these your favorites?: Wine Cooler was my first manip. I had a partial image of the model and created the bottle and the wine mostly by painting with Photoshop. The feedback and hits inspired me, gave me the confidence to try more.
Charmed was the first really detailed one. I had a mission to make it funny, but the hours of delicate painting and shading became a real obsession. And I think this marked another turning point in my style and my confidence. In fact, its part of a series. The second one is Alice in Clubland and Im currently working on Lil' Red in dA Hood.
The Hurting was my first emotional piece. I felt the need to put it ‘on paper’ almost immediately and all of the emotions described in the comments are very real, I didn't even have to think about what to write – it flowed. It feels like I was able to deal with them in a way that talking just can’t fix. My daughter loved it and instinctively felt the same, and so did the original model.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):

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Blood,Butterflies:A Tribute. by ~Angel-Wings27


More Please by ~Shereja


g'mornin by ~wookiestock

Why are these your favorites: Blood-Butterflies is a beautiful piece with traditional pencil and appropriate watercolour. It’s similar to my own style of drawing but I have never attempted much beyond still/real life. So I admire it.
More Please is a very artistic illustration of fetish, which I have studied in depth in my time. It’s portrayed in a much more gentle way than some BDSM pics. Feminine yes, but also very beautiful.
I only came across G’morning yesterday, but instantly felt the closeness and completeness of a couple just from looking at it. It’s much more emotional than it might appear because that smile IS contentment and the image of sharing a cuddle inside the same garment couldn't be any closer. It’s so intimate without showing anything more .

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): I only use Photoshop, but I have used others in the past. Right now, this does everything I need. I did look at some fractal software. Some of those pieces are absolutely hypnotising and Id love to be able to do that too. I did try a very basic one from a tutorial I found, just to see how it works in Photoshop really.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): I usually listen to dance and trance music, particularly vocal and progressive because they are powerful and emotional. but I also like Mike Oldfield, Alison Moyet, Enrique Iglesias and many others in between. Music can match or change my mood. It also triggers memories which can make me happy or sad. I do use this in my work to help me to switch off other thoughts or to keep my in my current mood.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:

So hard to choose between 2

he is dreaming again . . . by `mehmeturgut

This one is raw and powerful, I adore men with long hair so this captivates me on many levels.


The fallen angel by ~valtassor

this one is a finished piece and so different from the usual angel pics. It’s industrial, dark, and sexy in an artistic way. Plus it’s got long hair . I think id have to pick this as a print.

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: When I first stumbled across the group, I knew I had to join. It gave me inspiration when I didn't realise I needed it and almost every piece I have fits in. It’s also a pleasure to see what’s been shared by the other artists, so thanks for sharing and inspiring

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FEATURED MEMBER - FEBRUARY 2008

This month's featured member is ~archetype-it!

Real Name: daNiel hofer

Age: 22

Location: südtirol (north italy)

Story behind your DA username: it's the name of my portfolio website

Why do you create art?: ..hmm, good question..

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?:
dreams, daily news, people..

How long have you been an artist?: I'm drawing since i'm 4 years old

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I'm multimedia designer.. so it's for the job too, hehe..

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): well, I use traditional things like pen & paper, but also my
graphic tablet.. and I'm also screaming in a metal band..

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


SUICIDE CODE


when the world falls down...


CoLLecToR of tONes

Why are these your favorites?: 3 pictures, 3 quite different styles..

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


Whaleboy by *imaginism


All Shall Perish cover by *damnengine


Reach for the Stars by *ketchup-suicide

Why are these your favorites: they're from three really great artists, who are a great inspiration for me.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): photoshop, pen, paper, my scanner and my graphic tablet.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you):
most of all Metal.. with bands like IN FLAMES, The Duskfall, Heaven SHall Burn, Neaera etc..

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA:


Reach for the Stars by *ketchup-suicide

Anything else you'd like to say to the group: "if you don't live for something, you'll die for nothing.
so keep it real, dudes!"

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FEATURED MEMBER - JANUARY 2008

This month's featured member is ~royalstandard!

Real Name: Deborah

Age: 20

Location: North Carolina, USA

Story behind your DA username: "royalstandard" came to be when I needed a name to join an RPG with. I couldn't come up with anything, so I referenced history which is my favorite subject. In history, and other subjects as well, one use of the word "standard" is when meaning a flag that represented a king or some other noble figure. So, since they were generally related to kings, I chose "royal" to be its adjective and came up with "royalstandard". It's been with me ever since - for about three years now.

Why do you create art?: I create art because it makes me happy and I love being creative and I love making new things by piecing a bunch of other things together.

What sort of things inspire you to create artistic works?: Sometimes songs do but most of the time stock images themselves inspire me. I see a horse standing in a particular position or see a cliff in some image, and I just get this mental image of what I should make. So I go from there and create something.

How long have you been an artist?: I used to draw and such when I was younger so I've really been an "artist" for as long as I can remember. However, I've been doing photomanipulation for about three years now.

Do you do art for fun/hobby or is it something you hope to do as a career?: I really only do art for fun. I thought about making it a career at one time but if I had to do it then I wouldn't enjoy it as much.

What are all the artistic mediums that you take part in (poetry, photography, do you play an instrument, make crafts? etc): photomanipulation, pencil and colored pencils, some photography, literature (I'm in the process of writing my own novel), I play the saxophone and the ukelele.

Links to 3 of your personal favorite works of art (that you've made):


the Princess and her Steed


White Wolf's Las Vegas


Chipmunk

Why are these your favorites?:
I like The Princess and her Steed because 1) it was an image I did for a friend as a gift 2) it was really my first successful attempt at blending backgrounds 3) a lot of stuff went into it and it ended up coming out really well.
I've always liked White Wolf's Las Vegas even though it's really simple. I loved how well the recolorization and markings went and I adore the sand around his feet. That picture made me proud.
Ever since I drew the chipmunk picture I was proud of it. I drew it when I was probably about 12, and I surprised myself with how realistic and detailed it was. I've always liked that one.

Links to 3 of your favorite works of art (Can be on DA, or elsewhere on the internet):


Welcome to Paradise by ~Suirebit


Lithium by ~light-of-the-shadows


Phoenipeganix by ~acornah

Why are these your favorites:
Welcome to Paradise: I adore this image. It just makes me want to be there. It's so realistic that I feel like I'm standing on the beach looking up at the mountain in the picture. I just can't help loving it.
Lithium: This whole thing just gives me chills. It's so perfect. I love the horse's hair and the clouds and everything. The smoothness is simplistically perfect.
Phoenipeganix: Basically, if ~acornah did it, I'm going to love it. I've worshipped her stuff from my beginnings in the photomanipulation community. I just love the perfection in this image. I can't help staring at it when I see it. I also love all three creatures that she combined into this image (phoenix, unicorn, and pegasus). It's just gorgeous beyond compare.

What do you use to create your art (example, what program do you use, do you use mixture of several programs, etc): Photoshop CS2 That's it. I do any and all digital painting and whatnot in there as well.

Music that you listen to while creating art (If you do listen to music while making art, stuff that inspires you): Music actually distracts me when I'm making an image.

Link to one print you'd love to own on DA: (maybe someone will be nice and buy it for you one day!)


Lost World - Temple of Nature by ~Suirebit

Anything else you'd like to say to the group:
The questions were so good that I can't think of anything else to say. I do hope that I get some more publicity so if you want to recommend me to your friends then that wouldn't hurt my feelings.