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It's the second Creeping Wednesday feature! This time, the theme is Ophelia, and you can see here some artworks suggested by awesome deviants under the previous article. Remember, I show here only traditional, relatively not so popular pieces to bring them attention they deserve. The next theme is an Owl and I'd love to see what Owl artworks you can suggest!

Creeping Wednesday #1

Creeping Wednesday #1

From today, every two Wednesdays I'm going to feature several findings from Traditional Art - with their theme fitting this serie's name, of course. Every feature will have a separate theme on its own - and this one is about the tales collected by Grimm brothers. Also, I'd love to see your suggestions with works to feature next time - and the next feature's theme is Shakespeare's Ophelia!
And what do you think of this journal skin of mine? (:

Creeping Wednesday #6

It's the witch's hour in the 6th Creeping Wednesday! Warts, papillas, crooked noses, humpbacks, broomsticks and kettles and cauldrons. I'm glad that I could find plenty of sculptures for this feature! No suggesters this time, unfortunately. For the next article, I'm looking for frames and borders... but with a picture inside - and traditional. I'm sure you know plenty of such, don't hesitate to mention them!

3 questions to :iconboggleboy:, a great sculptor of magic characters!

What is that attracts you to Traditional Art?
Well, you have to understand that I am of an age that there was no such distinction originally in the art world, fine art or commercial art, at least not in the sense of that phrase these days... If any one used the term "traditional art" before the advent of the various digital aided mediums, they m

Creeping Wednesday #5

It's the fifth Creeping Wednesday!
Today's theme is a rat, so be careful if you're afraid of them, like my mother, for example. Or her mother... And grandma's mother, too. Many thanks to ~Sieskja and *SandraHultsved, who suggested a great part of this feature. The next theme is a witch - but it's not about those oh ah pretty ones, I mean those with warts, troll noses and half of their teeth. Are you brave enough to find them?

3 questions to :iconsocar:, a neat rat portraitist - but not only!
What is that attracts you to Traditional Art?Traditional art, more particularly pen & ink, was the first type of art I became comfortable with. I tried out digital art for a few years, when it started gaining in popularity, but I never became accustomed to looking at the screen while drawing on the tablet. It felt awkward, and didn't give me the kind of control I was looking for. Al

All Things Owl contest winnersVoting closed, all the 34 votes counted and summed up, owls are watching, so we can proceed to present the results (and celebrating both the news and the new skin I've made especially for our little precious #GrimGloomTale group).
First Place

~Valentina-Mustajarvi has received 41 points
-- this is the highest count we've seen in our contests so far!
Second Place

*erinclaireb has received 29 points.
Third Place

*LiquidFaeStudios has received 23 points.
However, it must be mentioned, that another work from ~Valentina-Mustajarvi has got 24 points, but Valentina has already got the first place.
Distinction

*ThornyEnglishRose's poem has got a m

Literature DD Roundup- December 2012Greetings everyone!
Today is New Years Eve, so before we share the roundup for December, on behalf of the Lit CVs, I wish you all a fantastic 2013!
It’s been a year of progression for the literature community, one I hope you will all join us on the continued journey for 2013. The community isn’t just 4 volunteers, it is ALL OF YOU, and I hope you share your ideas and get involved.
December has showcased some fantastic pieces of writing, and because of this we have actually snuck in a few bonus features. On Christmas day, we had 4 Literature DDs and from mid-December onwards we added some extra DDs over the weekend- something which we will now be doing every weekend!

(ps. Did anyone notice we’d snuck in some extra DDs lately?)
Here is the roundup for December:
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Features by ^Beccalicious

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Autumn Feature of GrimGloomTale [2012]Our group is 1 year old! This feature is the most meaningful from all the year, as there's no seazon closer to GGT in atmosphere than Autumn - it's also a kind of summary from all the year... So, this year (and I mean not since January, but since previous October) we had 4 contests (you can see links to all of them on our journal page) with many wonderful entries and loads of great prizes donated by really kind people, we got 6 awesome contributors, affilated with plenty of nice groups and pinned Creeping Wednesdays.
And, of course - hundreds of amazing works!
In this feature you'll find works that have under 100 favourites only.
Traditional Art

Pimps and Whoas - August 15, 2012Pimps
Official dA News

Announcing our Creative Grants recipients

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Summer Feature

Site Update Sta.sh Visual Refresh

"FAQ Revamp Underway

FAQ Revamp Project Update pt2

Fan Art Fridays: Harry PotterHello and welcome to the 8th edition of Fan Art Fridays I'll be featuring 10-15 pieces of fan art, by fandom each week. This week will feature fanart from the series Harry Potter as suggested by many

Past features
Bakuman
The Hunger Games
Fire Emblem
The Hobbit
Baten Kaitos
Wheel of Time
Phantom of the Opera

Nom Nom #36Headed created by ~TouchedD

Celebrating Diversity #12This edition of Celebrating Diversity I want to focus on two extremes of art: Extremely detailed and realistic works and minimal and abstract art. Both tendencies or trends have their place and time in art and history and are appreciated by many people. Not always does one person like both, but to me personally, art has always been more about feeling, than about complexity. Something simple can touch me emotionally as well as something blasting with details. Art is just as individual as every human being!

How do you feel about these tw

Celebrating Diversity #3Hello, everyone!
When we don't see enough of a particular art form, it is difficult for us to understand or appreciate it. This project aims to bring you features that you might not have seen otherwise from a variety of galleries around dA. For example, I tend to live and breathe photomanipulations and (to a lesser extent) digital art, and I really enjoyed taking a moment to browse the non-photomanipulation galleries for treasures. I found many, and I hope you will enjoy the features I have chosen.
Jade (^SanguineVamp)
These are the things I love:

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Creeping Wednesday #3

This is the third feature article from the Creeping Wednesday serie and this is owls' time! Thank you ~JadasArtVision and *SandraHultsved for making some suggestions for this feature. Take a look at All things Owl contest! The next theme is Tolkien and suggestions are welcomed - but remember, only in Traditional Art and relatively not so popular.

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October 2012 Traditional Art DD Round-upHello all,
As this month is coming to a close, I present you with October's Traditional Art DDs.
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Features by ^deshrubber

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Features by `SRaffa
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Creeping Wednesday #10

It's the 10th Creeping Wednesday; imagine that, it's been more than 20 weeks since the first issue! Unfortunately, from the 4 deviants I've asked about an interview, 3 didn't reply at all after reading the note and one had no time to answer the questions, so we have no interview this time. But no worries - today's theme is "Skeletons" and I've prepared a couple of interesting facts about them and connected to them. Thank you ~JadasArtVision and *erinclaireb for suggesting pieces for this feature. The next theme is "Dragons"! Please, dear suggesters, remember that I'm looking for not so popular deviations - and from the Traditional Art category, of course.

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Creeping Wednesday #4

Journal Entry: Tue Aug 14, 2012, 11:31 PM

Today's theme is Tolkien - and take a look at all these fabulous traditional art pieces! Thanks a lot to *SandraHultsved, =Natalia-Luz, ~Doertchen, *erinclaireb and ~JadasArtVision for suggesting some artworks for this feature. Apart from this, I decided to extend Creeping Wednesday and include a short 3-questions interview with a person strongly connected to a specified theme. The next theme is a Rat. Let's see what you can find.

3 questions to , a fine Tolkien illustrator!

What is it that attracts you to Traditional Art?

Well, you know, there wasn't any other kind of painting and drawing than traditional back then (the '70s, '80s). I've been drawing and painting ever since I remember; my mother used to say that if you'd given to little Basia some pencils and paper, she could have dissappeared quietly in a corner for long hours

. At the time of technic development I learnt about computers and graphic programs, that evolve really fast; however, I still prefer coloured pencils and brushes... I like the feel of a brush in my hand and mixing colours on a palette by myself. I like a real picture, still smelling with a fresh paint. Besides, people say that my pictures in real look much better than their best scans in the screen.

How did you become interested in Tolkien's imaginery?

I've always liked reading and I've been reading a lot. I stumbled upon fantasy when I was 13-14 years old (U.K. le Guin, The Beginning Place) and I sank in; I've been reading any fantasy book I could find. I got to Tolkien's pieces rather late (I was about 20); but while reading them I knew, that I want to illustrate that world. My first illustration was for The Hobbit's first chapter - feasting dwarvs and upset Bilbo, carrying a pile of dirty plates for washing... This picture is long gone - I think I gave it to someone or threw it away, making next, better illustrations in the meantime.

Is there anything particular that you like in his writtings?

These very pictorial descriptions and intresesting plots, effecting my imaginery a lot. While reading JRRT, I see pictures in my head: the Lake city Esgaroth, feast of the Wood Elves, blizzard in the Misty Mountains, boats on Anduin and many, many more. The variety and colours of lands, races, moods... All this wealth makes me unable not to pick a pencil, so my imagination could set free in pictures.

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Creeping Wednesday feature #4
Theme: Tolkien
Interview with: ~vilva73
Next theme: Rat

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~Meredyth Aug 28, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Splendid!

~Rosa-Aurea Aug 19, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wonderful feature!! I'm a fan of tolkien's litterature too.

~vilva73 Aug 18, 2012

I am very honoured this interview

Thanks you my dear

~Lea5000 Aug 17, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

wonderful!

*bear48 Aug 17, 2012

cool stuff

`WDWParksGal Aug 16, 2012

Gotta love Tolkien!!!!! This has been added to the interview section of the weekly article newsletter posted by #DevNews ~ next issue will post Friday, August 18th