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Journal Entry: Sun Mar 4, 2007, 1:23 PM
  • Mood: Stumped
  • Listening to: Rage Against the Machine - Testify
  • Watching: Lost, Jericho, Amazing Race, 24
  • Playing: With Apophysis!
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I seemed to be having a little artist's block, so I decided to go on an endeavour that I've been planning for weeks.  So, what's the plan, you ask?  Well, I've gone into the depths of my nearly 1000+ flames and picked out my favorite ones, old and new.  What I am going to do is re-render each and every one of them at higher settings, bigger sizes, and frame them all.  While they won't be "new" there are a few that have not been released and many of them are your favorites.

Currently, there are about 57 flames, but I may trim that amount down a little.  Rather than display each one, I plan on making it a pack for download, just for easy access.

I am working on my new I.D. thing, but it may not include the overlain fractal.  I worked on it last week with all the stuff, but it wasn't as easy as I expected, and abandoned the project's result.  So, I'm going back to the basic .psd and working on it again.

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Big note to all my watchers:  I no longer have the time to comment on all of your pieces, because of this, I am no longer watching anyone.  I will try to go around the gallery when I can (and I did screenshot all of you who were on my watchlist), but I just really have been spending far too much time with the commenting.  Sorry about that. :(

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In other news, I would just like to share my thoughts on ripping artwork:

To put it simply, it is an ungodly insult to an artist.  I've been fortunate enough never to have had my art stolen (hence, why my art has no watermarks or borders), but I have seen many of my fellow artists be ripped.  The funny thing is, each and every one of those pieces that were stolen can be created by anyone else, with enough patience and skill.  It isn't like we are pooping these things out and they are all unique, sure they are original, but their exact design can be created on your own.  Besides, we all started somewhere, talk to any established artist and they will tell you of their early struggles and breakthroughs.

So, to put it in short, don't rip art.  Ask for help if you want, but don't be anxious to create any piece of art and feel the need to steal it to gain notoriety.  Mmkay?


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:icondarksky86:
~darksky86 Mar 5, 2007  Professional Photographer
I can't wait!!!... ^_^
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:iconev-one:
Good luck with your project mate, how long will each of these high-res version take to render?
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:iconphoenix-22:
I'm averaging about 3 hours each, plus postwork and all that...It should be a month or so.
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:iconev-one:
nice, i look forward to seeing the final products :)
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:iconnataliekelsey:
Mood: Love `NatalieKelsey Mar 3, 2007  Hobbyist General Artist
Your stuff is definitely worth a high-res render and border operation. Can't wait to see it all! :D
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:iconphoenix-22:
It's going to be a few of my old ones, which I quite like more than my newer ones. =P

First two are done already!
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:iconfanficbug:
~fanficbug Mar 3, 2007  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I wouldn't have enough patience to go about rendering all that stuff. :giggle: Of course, my renders take ungodly long and all; it'd probably take me at least a year to render as many as you're going to do. o.o

And rippers . . . :angered: I about flipped my lid when I heard about DragonWinter's troubles. :disbelief: She dealt with the situation perfectly, though. And dA ended up setting their stance rather well, too. So I guess it's okay. :lol: Still, it's left me unclear as to whether I should start watermarking or not. :( I think I'll adopt your stance and wait until trouble arises before freaking out. :XD:
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:iconphoenix-22:
Unfortunately, I know that once my art does get ripped, I'm going to immediate start watermarking my images. :(

I only have enough time to render them all because I can't seem to be getting anything lately, I still am behind by about 50 flames for my submissions, so everyone will never know I'm taking a break. =P
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:iconwick5ter:
looking forward to seeing those fractals, both old and new :)
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:iconcrazymonkey:
Should look good :nod:
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