Be able to present own design out comes.

PHOTOSHOPCONTESTS

This is a piece that I produced on http://photoshopcontest.com/.

I like this piece that i did in particular because I put a lot of though into this image. The one thing that i have picked up on myself about this image that i could critisise is the direction that the shadow is pionting and the blurryness of this image.





This work was mainly inspired by an art movement called DarkArt. I came across it in my research and thought I'd look at a few examples of DarkArt on Google. These where just image searches. So I have no name behind them or Era.

I liked this type of art and thought I'd try and give it a go. But with a little less surrealism and a Tiny bit less darkness. . Because I didn't want it to be Angry dark.. I wanted to create a peaceful image.






This image when found on a Google search was named Alone In The Dark already. Which partially inspired the name of my image. Which I name there and then " Dancing In The Dark.

DARK ARTPrimarily a product of the 20th Century, dark art is an art style defined as that being "dark" or unsettling in nature. Called and classified under many names such as gothic, horror, metaphysical, nightmarish, and disturbing, it is actually a culmination of techniques and styles. It has been presented in many forms by many artists, illustrators and film-makers. It continues to grow in popularity as a part of the horror genre and gothic, music and publishing culture. Today, it is a part of our mainstream culture, crossing over into multiple mediums including advertising, television, film, and marketing. While it has roots in horror, it has been presented as collage, surrealism, abstract, motion graphics, grunge, expressionism, and largely digital art. These pictures are often referred to as "gothic" and many people think, they are somehow linked to gothic subculture but in fact it is an genuine misunderstanding.

The source of this information was from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_art

I was quite suprised that in the feed-back that I received on this web-site, that no-one picked up on the direction that the shadow was pointing. Alot of the comments that I received didn't really make much sense. But there where a few that I could salvage. :):)

"Micose
nice mood, compistion. abit to dark tho and blurry at some places. keep it up !"

"shane.e.randall
Not bad, I like the textures and the lighting. Keep em coming. "

"Hagen
Very dark but the idea is really cool...! +1 "

"thantin
something wrong with generator......."

None of this feed-back that I received I could really count as constructive. But there where some elements that I could pick out where they mentioned some of the things that I also thought about my work.


There where no real restrictions for creating this image and the rules where pretty clear.. Which was the usual T&C ... No copyright and NO RUDIES! ;P

REVOLUTIONART

I did do some research and planning for a competition on http://www.revolutionartmagazine.com/how_to_participate.html

But as I partially created this image. I was told that the dead-line was already passed and could not even enter my unfinished work. :'(:'(