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Okay, so I'm not really big on the whole feature thing, but since Apoholics Anonymous is still in a bit of a pickle, I'll just do some features here.
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NinthTabooI must say, I am ashamed I couldn't get around to commenting on his pieces earlier, because he is a very talented artist, one of those underrated and underappreciated artists.
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As you can see, talent with both new and old style flames. I love his mastery of the palette, giving his pieces both some beautiful subtle tones and colorful diversity.
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PasternakIt has been probably more than a year since I last visited his gallery, I don't know why he wasn't on my watch before, but I'm glad I re-found him. It is a very rare occurrence to find an artist, much less a digital artist that is able to keep a style with his art, especially for so long.
His signature dark, broody reds and blacks against white backgrounds give an interesting look to his gallery, and it is hard to mistake that color combination with any other artist, indeed, Pasternak has found his niche in the fractal world.
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greyfinShe's one of those multi-talents, you know, those people that are great at everything they do?
From great photography, to stunning fractals, and even a few psychedelic abstract pieces, she knows how to catch your eye with art.
Okay, so...yeah, I'm a big fan of that "watercolor painting" style with Apophysis, but if you like it as well, this is where you are going to find the best ones. A true, underappreciated talent if you ask me, go check her out!
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Full-view them all please!
P.S. I know that a lot of you are wondering why I am not commenting on some of your fractals, well, the answer is, I am not very pleased with a lot of the pieces I see being produced these days. It isn't that they aren't good quality-wise, they just don't have the fractal "qualities" I am used to. Sorry, but don't take any offense! Stamp things:
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the rest of the features are lovely too.. great choice of artists there.. all three are so very underexposed, looking at the quality of work they produce..
as for the average quality of fractal submissions lately, I'm in the same situation.. I probably
Maybe I'm being one of those stubborn old people that refuses to embrace the new styles, but I miss my old woven flames, the innovation in artists, and even the lack of good quality images. It seems like everyone is just replicating the same styles over and over again, while that old creativity that used to be rampant has just fizzled away.
it's not really missing the old times for me, as I've been in the community for barely over a year, but it's certainly hard to stumble upon a really original and unique fractal, be it old-school (spirals, woven fractals etc.) or the new styles (julians, stained glasses etc.). it makes me really sad to see so many fractals out there that didn't get the deserved attention before and after the render to reach their full potential too.. as soon as people see something faintly interesting, they push the render button and submit it.. 3+ deviations a day per person cannot be explained otherwise
but yea, it was the same for me as a beginner too.. most random batch flames were exciting for me