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25.08.2006
Coming soon... My first completely digital painting! It's a self portrait in a sort of Amadeo Modigliani style. It'll be ready for submit within 5 days, I think; it's almost finished, I'm just messing around with some effects for the dress...
After this first drawing, I'm going to run to the shop in order to buy a Wacom Tablet... This self portrait is done completely with an optical mouse, so my hand is now aching like hell!! Nevermore!
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16.08.2006
Finally added my first attempt to do a series.
It's called "London advertising series", and I made the 4 pics in May (and in London of course).
I had my doubts about submiting them in the humouristic gallery, but finally decided to do it in urban/street. Although the four of them make me smile.
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Coming soon... My first completely digital painting! It's a self portrait in a sort of Amadeo Modigliani style. It'll be ready for submit within 5 days, I think; it's almost finished, I'm just messing around with some effects for the dress...
After this first drawing, I'm going to run to the shop in order to buy a Wacom Tablet... This self portrait is done completely with an optical mouse, so my hand is now aching like hell!! Nevermore!
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16.08.2006
Finally added my first attempt to do a series.
It's called "London advertising series", and I made the 4 pics in May (and in London of course).I had my doubts about submiting them in the humouristic gallery, but finally decided to do it in urban/street. Although the four of them make me smile.
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Unknown Artists
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Please comment what do you think about it. I agree almost on everything; it's difficult to know new artists in DA. Ok, we have the Daily Deviations, but I think it's not enough.
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Please comment what do you think about it. I agree almost on everything; it's difficult to know new artists in DA. Ok, we have the Daily Deviations, but I think it's not enough. Isn't it amazing how many new deviations are submitted daily on dA?
That the amount of people who are interested in dA increases daily?
And the fact that so many artists have found a platform to dicuss and present their work to others?
Without a doubt it's a big, interesting and versatile community.
But isn't it amazing to always see the same artists on the frontpage every single day concerning the fact that so many new deviations have been submitted?
We're all aware of that and believe that this has to change. It is already quite difficult for the "unknown" artists to promote their work and gain more attention.
Clearly, we do not intend to deny the skills of those great artists who enrich the community by sharing their magnificent work. But we do intend to enhance the platform in such a way that "unknown" artists might get a real chance to draw the public attention to their own pieces of work by promoting it on the front page of the community.
In our opinion we think it unjust to only have the chance to be represented on the front page if one has the luck of having many watchers.
We would like a better system which allows a deviation to be seen on the front page if, for example, it has 'only' reached about 40 favourites and about 200 views.
Take a look at the actual situation: You have uploaded an impressive piece or art that gets faved according to the number of your total views/watchers. Then, however, a more popular deviant uploads a more or less 'average' deviation and automatically reaches more than the double of your favourites/views in a mere moment.
A new structure of the frontpage could enhance the actual competition on dA, i.e. popular deviants wouldn't be able to best the "unknown" artists by posting a rather average deviation.
A reasonable alternative to present the "daily top favourites" on the front page would be a bigger amount of thumbs which would show the 40 best deviations of the day in a random order.
We think it's in everyone's interest to change the current situation and make dA a place where creating and sharing unique art plays a far bigger role than scrambling for new watchers.
If you agree, help us and yourself by copying and pasting this entry into your journal. Text file --> www.tomick.de/DailyChanges.rtf
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Journal
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Date: 06/06/06
Mood:
Title: Six six six!
I've just realized that today I received my visitor number 666! Funny, huh?
About the rock-portraits series, I think that after Nick Cave (which I hope I'll finish this week) it will come Tom Waits. I think they make a good trinity with Iggy; don't they?.
Date: 30/05/2006
Listening: Guns n' Roses - Sympathy for the Devil
Mood:
Playing: Monkey Island 4
Currently working in another rock-portrait; I hope in a few days you'll be able to enjoy it. The series began with Iggy Pop and the next is Nick Cave.
Who will come later? I don't have any idea yet...
You can leave your suggestions here!
Date: 18/05/2006
Listening: Depeche Mode - Behind the Wheel
Mood:
Reading: Shakespeare's Othello
I have a long list of "to do" with this site but... I just want to sleep! I need to resize most of my deviations (now that I realized how bothers to scroll), I wanted to add some kind of watermark or signature (because the new "wonderful" policy of DA), and I have to submit some new deviations - specially my first sort of conceptual work, about the public advertisings in London.
Sooo... maybe tomorrow... or next week... or whenever, I'll update this site properly and give of all you what you deserve for visiting me; at least a gallery comfortable to see.
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Thanx to
for the help!
Mood:
Title: Six six six!
I've just realized that today I received my visitor number 666! Funny, huh?
About the rock-portraits series, I think that after Nick Cave (which I hope I'll finish this week) it will come Tom Waits. I think they make a good trinity with Iggy; don't they?.
Date: 30/05/2006
Listening: Guns n' Roses - Sympathy for the Devil
Mood:
Playing: Monkey Island 4
Currently working in another rock-portrait; I hope in a few days you'll be able to enjoy it. The series began with Iggy Pop and the next is Nick Cave.
Who will come later? I don't have any idea yet...
You can leave your suggestions here!
Date: 18/05/2006
Listening: Depeche Mode - Behind the Wheel
Mood:
Reading: Shakespeare's Othello
I have a long list of "to do" with this site but... I just want to sleep!
I need to resize most of my deviations (now that I realized how bothers to scroll), I wanted to add some kind of watermark or signature (because the new "wonderful" policy of DA), and I have to submit some new deviations - specially my first sort of conceptual work, about the public advertisings in London.Sooo... maybe tomorrow... or next week... or whenever, I'll update this site properly and give of all you what you deserve for visiting me; at least a gallery comfortable to see.
Friends/Watched:
Member of:
Thanx to
for the help!
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