Andrew W

Alright so for starters I'm giving up on saying artists names sense it seems the vast majority of them don't put it on the internetz (which I can't blame them not even I put my real name on here) So if they don't have their name up I'll just go by their online ID. Now with that said the name of today's artists (drum roll!!!) Andrew W! Now he doesn't have much (ok almost nothing) in his gallery but there are two pieces that I absolutely adore. The first is the piece above titled "Dreams of Ryloth" See I love the race called Twi'Lek's from the Star Wars universe and I have seen hundreds of images depicting them (literally hundreds I have almost 1000 saved to my computer and seen hundread's more I didn't think were worth saving) but there is something about this piece that just stands out to me and makes it rememberable. 

 

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Stephan McGowan

I am skipping out of order today (yes there is a method to my madness for choosing which artists in which order) I bring you the lovely and multitalented Stephan McGowan. Talk about natural talent, I don't think I can even begin to label (or tag) all the different types of work he does. Really it seems like you think of it he has at least one piece (and often several more) of it in his gallery. I have been looking though it so much and it is just amazing! If every artists gallery was like his I would never be able to pull away from the computer screen (hard enough now as it is). His work shows so many different styles and levels of realism it is shocking. There are pieces that look almost like photographs (and there are a few that are) and others that are are the compete opposite. His sketches can hold as much fun and excitement as the full colored works and his attention to detail in that later makes me want to order a print and take a magnifying glass to it and see if there is such a thing as a flaw in any of his work and well having prints of his work would be amazing to.

And now on to the whimsical taste of his pieces, there is a free flowing magic in his works that I find inspiring, if I was a better analyst I might be able to find something wrong with his style or his lighting or his anatomy... but I'm not so from where I sit his work is perfect. Absolutely perfect. The best part, he's not only a great artist, photographer, animator (ok I haven't had time to look at her animations so I'm not sure), and designer but he also does some writing. I've been busy reading "The Art Theft Guide" by his, I think all people should be forced to read this cause it states very clearly what is and is not stealing.... which now that I think about it this may or may not fall into the category of theft... hmm I'll have to keep reading to see if it says anything about this... Oh well that's all for today take care until tomorrow and don't freeze to much with all this winter cold.

 

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Airgirl39

Let me start off my apologizing for not updating for almost a week. I'm afraid some personal stuff came up which prevented me from having access to the internet. However this shouldn't happen again as I have discovered that I can write posts and set the become public at a designated time on a certain day and I can do this for days in advance. So I will work on writing two a day so that the new, beautiful and talented artists never stop coming. Now on to the art, once again I know not the name of today's artists but instead of coming up with some sort of crazy inspiring name I will simply call her by the name she has chosen to be known by on the internet, Airgirl39. I don't know if any of you are fans Avatar: The Last Airbender but her gallery is almost exclusively dedicated to works of fandom for the series.

Some of her work is beautiful and shows great promise, while a lot of it seems rather average and uninteresting. But to me it is the few gleaming gems in her gallery that show she has a large amount of talent that only needs to learned to be harnessed and her work will be exceptional, not only as piece of art but also with in the category of ATLA fanart.

 

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Aditya Ikranegara

Today's talented artist is Aditya Ikranegara, with his sketch digital paint style. Honestly I haven't come acroos another artist who's work looks like his, unlike most digital painters (and regular artist) Aditya does not refine every detail of his images. Instead leaving them rough and clear, showing every line and stroke of the image outside of a designated area. With almost all of his works there is a specific area where he refines and smoothes the image to be of the highest quality and then lets the rest stay in an almost sketch like state. Normally I would see these works and unfinished and not execptional but when Aditya does, the work feels not only complete but has a level of realism that goes beyond the visable. When looking at the works I feel as though he has captured not only the image but all the moevement and emotion with in it, as though this is not a picture but a window.

Such as with the peice above titled "Hunter" my mind wanders around the characters and comes up with stories about those two, who they are, what they are doing, why they are there. There is such a level of depth and emotion captured with in his works and with such simple lines, makes me feel almost as if I could do it especially sense he has a tutorial. Honestly I feel though that it is missing some key steps and components to it and if I were to try and replicate it... well it wouldn't look even close to half as good as his.

On a side note there is a new gadget on the sidebar, see the little vote box? Click it! You know you want to. It is a little application that was made and is hosted by blogwriteraward.com which in case you didn't know it's.... well it's hard for me to explain any better then they did so I'll just copy past.

"Blog Writer Award presents best blogs of blogging world and their stories to thousands of readers daily.

Most common problem today with blogs is that altought there are many quality blogs out there,readears don't get the chance to read them nor blog witers can present their posts and stories to larger communty.We connect readers and blog writers indepent from search engines results while our blogs are choosen by readers."

So there you go, now you know what it is. Now that you know what it is you should be even more encrouadged to click the little vote button. Thank you so much for reading! Hopefully see you back tomorrow.

 

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Ryota

Alright today's artist is a little different, for one I neither know their name nor their gender. After looking at their profile I have come to the conclusion that I shall be refering to them as Ryota. Ryota draws pokemon, yes pokemon. Who here knows/remembers pokemon? Please raise you hand -stinks hand in air and waves wildly- sorry bout that I just love pokemon, it's probably my favorite childhood memory. Anyways back to the art, Ryota's gallery is filled with digital painting dedicated to pokemon and more specifically the majority of them involve one or more of the eeveelutions (AKA eevee's and or it's evolved forms). What was your favorite pokemon? Mine was always eevee though vulpix was also adorable.

Moving on once more, I feel that she (I'm just going to say Ryota is a she) has improved immensely when looking back on her gallery but still has a lot left to learn. Mostly I feel it has to do with texture, although the feeling and realism of her fur improves with every piece of work I feel that it still has the look of a digital paint and I think there is still some lighting to improve upon, I think mostly because of the random sparkle shiny flares she enjoys putting on her work. They are nice in moderation and when placed precisely, right now though they don't feel that way. With more practice and continued improvement I am sure her gallery will be a beauty to behold.

 

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André Brito

With dramatic lighting and powerful lines, Andre Brito storms todays post with a photography style all his own. Andre's photographs are all shot in black and white which when done poorly is dull and looks like the artist was trying to hard to bring a foreign element to their work. However his work is bold and strong, I can not imagine this beautiful and inspiring pieces in anything other then the two most contrasting of colors. Andre marries form and shape with contrast and lighting so well I wonder how any one could ever hope to compete. His gallery is filled with beautiful women in striking poses and to me his work brings true meaning to the phrase art not porn. Despite the women being nude and exposing all of their bodies to the camera lens and thus to the world there is nothing dirty or pornographic about the images. They are pure form and motion, accentuating the lines of the female form in a style that is as flattering as it is stirring.

When looking at his work I can't help to feel that women truly are one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet. It brings true the old myths and legends of the temptresses and sirens of the old world while keeping the focus simple and modern. I truly feel his gallery is an example of what it means to capture true beauty in motion. But unlike other artist who photograph with dramatic lighting and subtle lines he does not stay with in the realm of normal. In his gallery there are a great many images with props. Not the usual run of the mill props though, his tend to leave the impression of sky dancers and hidden meanings. From a photographers standpoint I hope to someday be as skilled and talented as he is.

 

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Abayomi

All right I know I'm not the greatest at critiquing and analyzing art, heck I'm not even talented at it. I just love looking at art and I really feel like there should be more here then just pictures, more then just images, like there should be some thought and human emotion behind it all. Anyway's I'm hoping that with time and practice I will become more adept at analyzing art not only on a mechanical level but an emotional and express level as well. Until I am as epic as I would like to be I've asked a friend of mine who hasn't gone through hours of art classes that only talk about the mechanics of the visual world. Hopefully he'll be making his depute soon! In the mean time I'll be doing my best to break down images, meaning, mechanics so on and so forth.

Now on to the art, this days is an artist who I'm not exactly sure how I feel about. Her name is Abayomi (ok it's her online name) and her work is different, it is a strange mix between reality and fantasy and I don't mean that in it's composition. It looks almost as if it is a combination of images photoshoped together into it's own image, but in the same moment it does not seem to look like that at all. I am unsure how she does this not how exactly I feel about it. Her style however is defiantly unique and memorable.

I originally found her because I am a fan of The Last Avatar and more specifically I ship Zutara (for those who don't speak fanfics and stuff it means I support the relationship idea of Katara and Zuko) and she happens to have a lot of Zutara in her gallery. And for those who don't consider it real anime (boooh) there is also some Hellsing (huzah!) and incase that isn't enough for you she also does cosplay.

 

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