MARCH 2014 CHALLENGES FEATURE

Apr 5, 201411 min read

Deviation Actions

Ultra-Fractal-Redux

AnnaKirsten

Published: Apr 5, 2014

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A PLEASURE TO SEE SUCH DIVERSITY AND INNOVATION!

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Thank you, all of you, who took part in these two challenges in March. We loved receiving your submissions, and enjoyed the diversity in style and colour. Thank you too, those of you who shared your parameters with us all. This is a great way to enable others to get a start in UF, or to try out a new style in the program. In this journal I will feature the most popular choices from amongst the admins, and hope you will enjoy the results! Please know though, that everyone's work was highly appreciated - you are all winners. Links to the gallery folders are given beneath the choices in each of the two scroll boxes.

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WIND AND STORM

We had a feeling this might not be such a popular challenge, as it isn't always easy to depict this kind of thing unless you're into abstract art, at least in part. We had 18 very interesting entries though, and between us, we have come up with some choices and comments to feature here.

ALL THESE WERE CHOSEN BY THREE OR MORE ADMINS

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"I like how the mild distortion makes each whorl a slightly different shape.
The opalescent colors are also nice; in general this is just exceptionally well-crafted."
"A lot of stormy movement in this excellent image."
"Amazing movement and atmosphere!"
"It is playful and threatening at the same time."
"A highly graphic and beautifully paletted description of an approaching storm."

Thunderstorm At Smoky Mountains by roup14

_{Congratulations on the DD for this one!}
"That streak of pink is just so captivating! The jagged mountain shapes as hinted at in
the title also give this one a different atmosphere than most of the other storm pieces."
"It’s no wonder this received a daily deviation!"
"Vibrant colors"
"Storms sometimes do funny things to light, this captures it perfectly."
"I like the colours and energy of this more unusual storm"

"Eerie and slightly threatening feel about this one."
"It was a stormy night… yes, indeed it was!"
"Lovely colours and graceful shapes but really depicts the turmoil of a storm."
"Simple and beautiful"

"Moody colouring gives the feeling of unending rain."
"Great colors and shapes and I love the title."
"I can feel the rain! Very creative"
"A good depiction of a rainy night, you can almost feel the rain soaking through to the skin in this"
"You can feel the storm in this."

"I’m getting seasick looking at this … excellent!"
"Very fitting title for the cloud and rain at sea."
"Lots of movement and sheets of water causing havoc."
"Good depiction of turbulence and rain out to sea"

"A stormy atmosphere with a sense of danger."
"Wonderfully stormy and marvellously colored."
"This one has a lovely buildup of storm cloud formations and great lightning strikes. Very atmospheric."

Well done everyone! You can see the complete gallery folder HERE.

COLOURS OF THE OCEAN CHALLENGE

Personally I love this colour palette, and it was an enormous pleasure to see the submissions come rolling in, resulting in 29 contributions to this challenge. I understand that many people found this challenge inspiring too, and that's always a good thing!

One of the biggest compliments an artist can receive is when someone else says they have tried to emulate your own style, and what you did inspired them to do so!

ALL THESE WERE CHOSEN BY THREE OR MORE ADMINS

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"A vast and sweeping coastal scene."
"It looks so realistic, really captures the colours and shapes of a shoreline"
"Wonderful landscape entry that has a photographic quality to it. Very well done indeed"
"This one I took because of the beautiful colours and you can feel the depth behind them."
"Excellent photo-realism and play of light and colours."

"Deeply underwater image and I love the little whales."
"This puts a smile on my face every time I see it."
"Lots of detail and a great sense of humour."
"Love all the marine details in this one, it's full of life"
"Very realistic and impressive. Looks like many hours of work with great results"

"Excellent shapes and soft pastel coloring."
"Fantastic use of light, and graceful shapes."
"Light and beautiful"
"Great lighting and color!"
"Lovely play of light, shade and colour in this."

"Beautifully coloured frothy surf."
"An energetic, frothy piece. Perfect challenge material"
"I like this because it is so nice and playful, it makes me smile"
" I've seen a looooooot of TIA spirals, but the color control and composition
of this one are well done enough to make it stand out from the crowd."

"Beautiful colours, really makes me think of some mysterious creatures from an
Attenborough deep ocean documentary"
"Wonderful bubbly shapes"
"I really like the texture applied to the "pods" in this one."
"Simply stunning! A strange kind of ocean-life that looks beautiful, but probaly
has a very nasty sting!"

"Great flow and colors and the fish are very cleverly done."
"I love how realistic these happy piranhas look. Perfectly captures their bloodthirsty personas."
"Nice use of colours, swirls, the formula producing those excellent fish, and the real
sense of happiness at seeing their individual rainbows, the refraction of which has
been well broken up by the swell in the water. "

Well done everyone who took part!

You can see the whole gallery folder HERE