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Responsible Artists

Posted by Michael Fletcher on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, In : Art

Being completely self-taught I must say I’ve become very intolerant with the measure of arrogance that comes with success in the arts. Being a regular in the deviantART community I see it very often where talented artists go from unknowns to veritable artistic superstars and forget all the work that went into getting to the point where their work is out there and being appreciated.

For each and every artist in both traditional and digital mediums there is a period where the only person awa...

Starting from scratch

Posted by Michael Fletcher on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, In : Art

When I started out I had absolutely no training, had never drawn more than a stick man and had no clue abuot the void not creating left in my life. As I spend more and more days without creating I realise more and more the need to create whether you create the exceptional or the ordinary the need to create is fundamental. The act of creating a neccessity. There is no substitute for the feeling no alternative for the void it fills.

I believe without a doubt the two things art gives are fu...

Art Communites: 5 things to look for

Posted by Michael Fletcher on Sunday, May 3, 2009, In : Art

Art Communites: 5 things to look for and why I’m still looking

I have been a member on DeviantArt for 2 years now and recently decided to start looking around for a new community site for many reason but my main reason was to push at my comfort zone and try and find a challenging community which would engage me.

Ultimately any involvement with a community is an investment in time you could be spending on your art, work or social life so choose well.

Having a look at the web I found that ...

A sense of community

Posted by Michael Fletcher on Sunday, May 3, 2009, In : Art

I have spent about 2 years dabbling in the arts. It all started on the 13th of March 2007 when after about two months of anonymous surfing I eventually decided to take the leap and register at DeviantArt it took me another 2 months to actualy upload a piece of art. One of the things that struck me initally was the quality of the work and the willingness of the artists to share resources and critique.

During the first year i taught myself photo manipulation, which to this day I find to be ve...