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Contest at BeautifulScapes

Summer Seaside Contest

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Sat May 18, 2013, 2:19 PM by ~AquamarineQ
Us founders have been very inactive lately so to make up for it, we'll be holding an awesome contest for you guys .


Theme

Participants should submit photos/paintings/drawings related to summer, nature and water (can be ocean, sea, lake, anything).


Deadlines and such

You can submit from this day on until 1st September ! However it must be in this folder: [link] . If one fails to submit their photos there, they won't be taken into consideration. Btw, there's a limit of 5 photos per participant so only post your best work!


Judging and prizes

Our co-founder *Calisaroa and I will be deciding, however we'll have polls through which members can vote as well. If, say, 60% of members vote Picture X which the two of us don't particularly like, he or she will get a popularity prize consisting of their works being featured in this group after the contest is over. The winners (so the ones whose pictures we will like most) will get prizes as following:
1st place - 400 points
2nd place - 200 points
3rd place - 100 points
all participants - 1 llama


I would also like to add that only BeautifulScapes members can join this contest. I guess this was about all. Good luck to all of you and I really hope we'll get many nice submissions .

Photography 2 Gallery

The main photography gallery is now full. A new Photography 2 Gallery has been opened. Please submit your photographic work there.

Many Thanks

Okavanga

What is going on in Art World Today




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#ArtWorldToday is a Group for anyone who enjoys art. You don't have to make it to be a member. Art comes in all forms and what is art to one person might not be art to another. So you must be kind to other members. We will have beginners as well as established artists in this group, so there is a variety to look at.


Spotlighted Members:


Past First Friday Feature Members:deviation:First Friday Feature :deviation:

The First Friday of every month we post 10 members on our front page and we add three images from each of those members in to our Feature Folder. You can see these featured members in the top left block on our Group page.
:spotlight-left: Member Interviews :spotlight-right:
Birthday Features:heart:

Please give them some :heart: by going to their :gallery: and comment with some feed back and :+favlove: pieces you like.


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Art World Today's Contests :star:
Monthly Project :star:
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Our affiliates and members can have us post their contests, so if you have one you would like to have posted please let us know. We post the dead line, who is hosting the contest and a link to the information. When we are given the winners we will post that as well. If you enter into any of these contest please let us know so we can support you.


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Critique Request
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Monthly Feature
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Featured


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:iconartworldtoday: First Friday Feature for September 2012


Here are this months First Friday Feature Members!
:iconace0fredspades::iconjaredwingate::icon0cqfe77a588aem::iconferelwing::icongadddd::iconlions-nd-yellocake::icongluengo::iconlumpygravy36::icontanikel::iconuosiek1:

Visit Each of These members :deviation: for A Real Treat!
Visit here [link] to see what images have been spotlighted!
Please make sure you fave the journal :+favlove: so these artists will get more views.

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Who has been Featured: [link]
 
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Photography 2
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Photography
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Literature
7 - The Pet PoetI remember when Mommy bought you
a black-haired pet for your sweet sixteenth.
Its bronze collar said its name was "Poet."
You fed it noise from the out-of-tune piano,
intense moments involving flesh and razors,
and the occasional walk by the lake.

At first, he knew only the wolf's howl,
purging blood and flames onto the carpets.
Everywhere was a smell of extravagance --
like that woman's cheap perfume on the train to work.
But you cried a little less,
smiled a bit more.
And that was when Daddy stopped
trying to send it back to the shelter.

Soon, you even started watching T.V.
(and enjoyed food, dressed nice, made friends.)
But T7 - The Pet Poet by ~Beast-Mode-On
Strangelove Phenomena by *SeraphimKid
In Memoriam, And, Elegy - Another Spirit's PassingYou left an evening in Winter – December or before

All my Decembers have been foreboding

(Foreboding a few weeks, then light and squeals)

But the day I heard you had left

The Roses were still in their Vases

An Old Table was set as it was, so ancient,

Notes seen and heard lingered as before, and

The White Owl hooted and almost swooped inside

Hooted through out the night

Hooted through out the night

As before and still does, at the deepest time,

When I’m thinking, -- sleeping, dreaming,

At that time, when I had thought of eternity shared

An eternity a waited -- for spirits split for millennia, then -- rejoined

But someIn Memoriam, And, Elegy - Another Spirit's Passing by *dofaust
Year OneUnderneath the pier Electro is staring blankly into the waves of the ocean letting the sounds hit his ears, until Isis comes up from behind him to break him out of this trance.
Isis: What are you doing?
Electro: Thinking
Isis: About what?
Electro: You know it’s been about a year since we first met?
Isis: Really? That long? Time must have really flown by since that night.
Electro:  Yea. Who knew the same girl pointing a gun to my face would be some sort of a roommate?
Isis: Probably the same who thought a crazy alien would make a good roommate as well.
Electro: Did you hear that?
Isis shoots him a disgusted look
Electro: Oh yea. I forgotYear One by ~homeboy8221
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deviation in storage by *Telemaniakk
deviation in storage by *Telemaniakk
deviation in storage by *Telemaniakk
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Donators & Staff





These members have either donated :points:or their :iconclockplz:

:clap: Please make sure you to visit their wonderful :gallery:! :clap:

Those who donated 2012 - 2013
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Check out who has supported us in the past

2011-2012 [link]

Staff:Learn more about the staff here [link]
Team Captains
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Super Members
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All future donations will go to help support the group with contests and events. (or to save for next year) What an amazing group we have here! Thank You ALL!
:points: Please Donate Points Here
 

A Poll A Day... These are pieces with less than 100 fav's and in need of more love! 

35%
28 deviants said
31%
25 deviants said
28%
23 deviants said
2%
2 deviants said
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2 deviants said <[[link]>------> Here is the folder containing all previously featured in A poll A Day.
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1 deviant said :iconeajna: is next so watch for their poll tomorrow!
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Affiliate Contests

Journal Entry: Sat Apr 6, 2013, 6:29 PM
Another Affiliate :iconi-heart-colors: is hosting a competition to do with complementary colours ==> [link]   I-Heart-Colors:Opposites Attract ContestOverview :
#I-Heart-Colors is announcing the launch of the  “Opposites Attract” Competition.
What to do ? :
Entrants must submit a piece of work (2D or 3D), that represents two or more contrasting colors. contextualised, abstracted, trailing narrative or defined by the surface of the image, it is the  artists decision how he/she chooses to portray the idea.
What are Contrasting/Complementary Colours ?:
Also known as contrasting colors, complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the color wheel. Selecting contrasting colors is useful when you want to make the colors stand out more vibrantly. If you are composing a picture of lemons, using a blue background will make the lemons stand out more. Some examples of contrasting colours would be :
yellow - purple
orange - blue
red - green
Rules :
Please take the time to familiarise yourself with these rules to avoid any confusion.
:bullet . Definitely worth checking out!



One of our affiliates :iconnon-real: is having it's first contest and they have asked us to announce it. The theme of it is "The Strange Coffee Drinkers" lol Sounds interesting to me. :) Anyway, for more details check out their journal entry here. Competitive Actuation 001Dear members, watchers and friends :sun:
while kidding around with the lovely Debora *Filterkaffee - about drinking coffee and the fitting emoticons for us coffee addicts e.g. this one :icondrinkcoffeepotplz: - an idea for a contest was born.
Here the details:
The theme is "The Strange Coffee Drinkers" as seen here:

The detailed rules are:
We want to see strange pots/persons/situations while drinking coffee as seen in the examples above.
We are expecting to see: strange pots (no usual coffee cups) and a person / strange habit from a person while dringing coffee / strange situations while a person drinks coffee.
The contest starts today and is ending at the 5th of May
Only new art taken/made after the 5th of April
All kinds (photography, traditional, digital, ...) of art are accepted
One entry per member is allowed and can be placed here: http://non-real.deviantart.com/gallery/42994635
Please add in the comment of the picture that it's a submission to the con The contest ends May 5th.

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New Group

Journal Entry: Tue May 14, 2013, 7:56 PM
Hi guys. I'm just making this journal entry to let everyone know about a new group. The name of the group is called Enchanting-Nature. :iconenchanting-nature: :) They are just getting started and are looking for new members. Any group that's about nature is an awesome group to me. Go check it out.

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April Choices

Journal Entry: Fri May 10, 2013, 10:51 PM
:wave: Hello everyone. Goodgirl-badgirl :icongoodgirl-badgirl: here sharing with you what I thought were some of the best submissions from the month of April. :) I'm sorry it took so long. I've been having a lot of issues with my computer and internet connection. :(

Okay, there we go. I know there a lot, but there was just way to many awesome submissions. Then again, there always are. Lol :XD:

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April Choices May 10 12 Comments 4 Favourites

Fancy, Flowers and Faces

Journal Entry: Sun Apr 7, 2013, 12:11 AM
GoodGirl-BadGirl :icongoodgirl-badgirl: and Okavanga :iconokavanga: dreamt up the idea of presenting some of your recent submissions as fancy flowers and faces, for no other reason than we liked the sound of the title!!

So, here are our choices in jumbled up order of some faces, some flowers, and some fancy images. We hope you like the feature.













If you have any ideas for other themes please let us know.

GoodGirl-BadGirl :icongoodgirl-badgirl: and Okavanga :iconokavanga:


This Journal Skin was designed by ~Night-Beast and modified by =Okavanga
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Fancy, Flowers and Faces April 7 18 Comments 3 Favourites
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News Letter July 7th 2012

Journal Entry: Sat Jul 7, 2012, 9:42 AM
:note: Note Us   :gallery: Our Gallery :deviation: Contests,Features, Activities  :earth:Visit Art World Today :iconllamajumpplz: Give us a Llama :points:Support Us


:new: From now on I will be doing a news letter and posting the link here. This will be linked to our main page so if you missed a journal you can come here to see what is going on in #ArtWorldToday

I know that our group sends out a lot of journals and polls because we are a very active group.  I know they can get lost or you just run out of time to read them all.  So by adding a link on our main page you can un watch our journals and just come here to see what is going on and check out the features we have posted.  Here is a guide to unwatch [link]

But if you would rather see things as they happen so you can be one of the first then keep it as is :-)
You are all amazing and I am just trying to find a way that works for everyone and where everyone still gets all the information.

Here is the [link] to the News Letters.


A little news on what is happening in Art World Today.

This Months First Friday Featured Members:

July 2012 Visit their Feature
:iconadrastia217::iconardenellennixon::iconaurorawienhold::iconbarnum60::iconessencestudios::iconjohn-peter:::iconle-regard-des-elfes::iconnarufag::iconpsion005::iconquasi-virtuoso:

June 2012 Visit their Feature
:icona-d-i--n-u-g-r-o-h-o::iconangie-pictures::iconbrijome::iconhibertfreeman::iconkarz09::iconkinironouteki::iconmichael789::iconmishkin-rayman::iconniccolobonfadini::iconyuukyoudracirhelf:


Important Time is running out:
#ArtWorldToday  Deadline June 18th 2012 Art In The World Today
#ArtWorldToday  Deadline June 18th 2012 Monthly Edit Project by ~Mamas-Art


:earth:Contests If you have one you would like us to post please Note Us
:iconartworldtoday:  Group ICON Contest Deadline July 20th 2012
:iconfeedbackfrenzy: Feedback Frenzy! (Comment Contest) Deadline July 8th 2012
:iconscribes-are-beckoned: SIXTH CONTEST EVER: "World Changes" Deadline July 8th 2012
:iconbracelets-and-knots: NO RULES KNOTTING CONTEST Deadline July 14th 2012
:iconsupernatural-art: :iconhighqualityart: :iconpsychoartistunited: The Other Side Of Me Deadline August 31st 2012

:earth:Contest Winners & Feature:
Art In The World Today Contest Winners
Acrostic Poem Contest & Letter Art Feature Winners
Self Portrait Contest

:earth:Monthly Features:
Mother's Day Feature by ~GoodGirl-BadGirl
Share This Poll Feature by =AngelaLeonetti
1 Year Feature  by =AngelaLeonetti
Group Activity by ~Catmagik
Colours of the Rainbow by `miontre
Father's Day Feature by ~GoodGirl-BadGirl

:earth:Interviews:
Interview with our Amazing =Okavanga by `f--l--A--r--k
Interview with our Amazing =anaPhenix by #ArtWorldToday


:earth:Topics for Discussion
Birds & Blooms Terms and Conditions by =AngelaLeonetti
In Need of  Critique? By ~Mamas-Art
How Do You Process Your Photography by =AngelaLeonetti
7 Tips To Instantly Become A Better Artist Suggested by =GisaPizzatto
Feedback on Art World Today by :devangelaleonetti

:earth:New Things at #ArtWorldToday
Changed what account donations go to If you would like to donate :points: here is the new [link]

:earth:Extras:
:bulletgreen: A new group called #StarGroups has started rating groups.
Please visit and rate our group and comment :iconartworldtoday:#ArtWorldToday: Rate Here & Comment Here Make sure you post your dA name when you take the survey so the vote is valid.  Please be honest good or bad, so we can become a better group.

:bulletgreen: If you have a contest and would like Art World Today to announce it please note us. To see what contests we have been told about visit here
If you have a Group and would like Art World Today to feature it please Note Us

:earth: Other Helpful Links:
Topics or News:  please Note Us if you have one to share.
Help with Translations.
Share a Journal or a Feature This is a new folder Members and Affiliates to use .
Join us on Facebook and Twitter
dA Official Challenges
Donation Prize Drive


We haven't had anyone tell us about their birthdays. So we haven't had anyone to feature :-( :note:Note Us Your Birthday


Past News Letters:
Posted March 27th 2012
Posted April 20th 2012
Posted May 11th 2012
Sorry No News Letter In June :-(
Posted July 7th 2012

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#ArtWorldToday is a Group for anyone who enjoys art. You don't have to make it to be a member. Art comes in all forms and what is art to one person might not be art to another. So you must be kind to other members. We will have beginners as well as established artists in this group, so there is a variety to look at.


My husband and I used to live in a town that had a active Art Walk. We enjoyed going on the First Friday of every month. There were so many talented artists in the town we lived in, and this was a way for people to notice them. We have since moved and the town we live in now doesn't have a Art Walk that show cases artists the way our old town did. I miss the environment of the Art Walk, I miss the getting to know the artists and I miss seeing all the new artwork.

I thought fine I will make my own First Friday Art Walk here on the web. I hope that we will build a fun group with lots of networking, interaction and support amongst artists of different types and abilities.

Not everyone can go to an Art Walk but here on the internet we can have our own form of Art Walk. On the First Friday of every month we will feature new artists for the month!
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Many thanks for the request...:aww:
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*Photopathica May 13, 2013   General Artist
thanks so much for the request on Wet Rose II :)
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Thank you for making my day wonderful!
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Thanks for accepting my drawing ,) [link]
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