I posted a "Design My Ship's Figurehead" contest on DeviantArt with a fully licensed downloadable copy of Filter Forge Pro as a prize (download will be from the Filter Forge website). I'm not sure if anyone here is interested but figured I'd ask. Full details her http://fav.me/d665npl

Hey guys!

I'm currently working on fixing the weekly challange badges for the users.
Unforunately, our move to another server semed to have killed some.

Now I am looking for someone who still has the icons / badges safed!
Every challange except EoW is needed.

EoW is already fixed. Everyone who won EoW once should have their badge now. If not, write me a massage and I'll check.

Thanks!

Hi everyone. I couldn't fit the entire question in the poll, so it is instead at the end of this post. Before I pop the question though, let me give you an idea of what I have in mind. (Stick with me; it will pay off):

I am just about done with my project, which I've been working on for a long time. This project is (so far,) made up of two literary works, joining together to create a story of science fiction horror. This story, however, is not a "story" in a traditional sense. Unlike the usual "beginning-development-ending" closed format we are all use to, the two combined literary works are open-ended enough to form a self-contained literary universe, which can constantly be built upon. This is where YOU come in.

You read the story and then let your creativity fill in the blanks. It doesn't matter whether it is a drawing, painting, short story, etc., once you are finished, sign your work to let anyone who looks at it know that it is obviously yours, and then submit it to the website where it can be voted on. After receiving a certain number of "like" votes, AND if it fits within the story's universe with no noticeable conflict to the canon, the work becomes part of the story's official universe.

Now here's the part where I say: HOWEVER, due to a lot of legal mumbo jumbo, I had no real choice but to copyright the two stories and the series itself. Meaning: If you hope to create profitable work that is based off the universe's canon, you will have to contact me for licensing. ONLY nonprofitable work becomes part of the story's official universe.

HERE ME OUT!

When your properly submitted nonprofitable work becomes part of the official canon, you can experience the following benefits:

• The work’s creator will be mentioned in the credits of a profitable finished product, whenever the creator’s work is used within that said product

• Your work will become officially part of the universe's history

• If have a website of other artwork and/or a method of contact, I will add it to the 'Links' page

• Your work will likely become the basis and standard for many other artistic minds

• The artistic reputation can become a great addition to your portfolio

• Bragging rights

So, to the poll's question:

Would you create something for a science fiction horror universe, which you cannot profit off of without licensing, but will likely experience benefits from?

I'm working for an NGO to improve motorcycle culture in (South) Korea as a volunteer.

The petition link is here:
https://secure.avaaz.org/kr/petition...eul_jaegyehara

How many of you ever thought about "Riding motorcycle on highway/freeway is just dangerous so that it need to be prohibited on highways."?

Most of fifty millions people in Korea actually believe in and fully support the motorcycle highway prohibition law as of 2013. For them the Sun just revolves around Earth over and over. While the rest of world consider them complete idiots or retarded bunch.

The historical fact is Korean riders had been riding motorcycles on highways until 1972 when the military regime passed the motorcycle prohibition law whatever made-up reason for the corrupted power at that time. Exactly 40 years passed since then. South Korea became a member of the forty industrialized countries from one of poorest countries.

I'm a biker 13 years of experiences. One day I dropped by a relative's house who have two daughters. I remember it was one and half year ago. I got surprised at two nephews reaction, especially the older one who was early 10s. She have asked me several times since then
"Uncle, when you give me a ride?" I maintained silence all the time whenever she brought up this troublesome subject.

One reason is because even though I really like to give her ride, motorcycle culture of this country is nightmarish honestly speaking. So I keep delaying "yes" answer until she becomes adult. Maybe I'm end up dead or lost bike by accident before it will ever happens. I'm a just number of odd probability.

If the motorcycle environment is up to international standard, I could have gave her rides few times already. But it's far from my expectation.

What the government has done to create this hellish situation:
Prohibit motorcycles on highways - 1972
Give permit of motorcycle operation under regular automobile/truck drive license
Remove professional motorcycle schools for education
Remove strict motorcycle license exam and registration, insurance policy.
Helmet law of motorcycle without severe penalty
Automotive insurance excludes Fire/Theft coverage from motorcycle owner
'Automotive Only Road' law passed that prohibit motorcycles section of public road or lanes - 199x.

South Korea seems as a republic country under democracy. When it comes to motorcycle, the country turns into a lawless, chaotic third world nation where only MONEY and luck matters. For example a teenage can walk in a local motorcycle shop with CASH and ride any type of machine from 50cc scooter to 1,000cc+ sportbike. It's easy to spot reckless new riders who are zipping around city streets, most of them are young: no motorcycle license, no helmet, probably no insurance.

By all standard Korean language dictionaries motorcycle means "a bicycle with an engine on it." What a lovely, retarded definition it is. Yet experts or scholars wouldn't bother to look into and fix it. This was ancient definition of motorcycle in late 19th century.

I remember father or parents encourage their children to take courses in established motorcycle schools. Some newbies even mentioned their parents helped them start riding. Being good parents or family member is to educate children and encourage the right ways not just exercising authority over and over.

I see if human or animal who is educated under strict suppression and brutal punishment against their mistakes, they will one day run away or bite the master. In macroscopic scale it represents the bloody, destructive revolution as many written in past history.

Even in modern science authority and number dictates scientific truth. Doesn't it? The more a discovery or theory is brilliant and revolutionary, the harder suppression and subtle manipulation among scientists, calling them as truth seekers, go against fellow scientist.

Biased information and manipulated scientific facts, absurd laws that are protected from legal challenge under the constitutional rights built an outrageous matrix. Handful of riders who says the truth, what's been wrong are accused as idiots even threatened by authorities. I've been limiting my activity in online but still my family members treat me as an idiot. "It's none of their fucking business. There is no money by doing it rather harms. Why bother?"

I assume any reader who reads this post must have seen the Psy's Gangnam Style on the net. Psy is a male singer in South Korea. Should I contact him and beg for a mercy of mighty pop hero? Who knows he might have decent conscience. Hmm

What's the best medium to move peoples' mind so that the petition get more signs?
I want to hear your opinions. I'm planning to make few pages of black and white illustrations. I'll bribe my nephew also to sign the petition. ^^

Thanks for reading.
Hughe

...and noticed after a couple of months that the schedule I'm checking is from 1973...

...and it's in fuckin' Bulgarian...



So...

I figure I better check with a local, so I ask this guy, and he sez...

"Aren't you....?"

"Yes I am. Do we know each other?"

An' he sez...

"You have been served, Sir. G'day..."




...





...like...sumbody named Elwell insists I owe child support...!?





Then I remembered where I heard that name before and came here to check it out. So...










Anything interesting happen lately?

Ska flytta till juli och har inga fina köpoäng i Gbg så funderar på om man kan få lite roligare och finare boende om man letar efter nåt att hyra som ett kollektiv. Inte så sugen på att bo i kollektiv bara för att så vore för att det var andra frilansillustratörer isåfall.

Någon som tänkt samma tanke?

I feel like starting some conversations.
I'm not sure if one exists but I don't think it'd be appropriate to post rants and thoughts on my sketchbook,
I figure this is the most general subforum so... sorry I'm such a nubby :'D

Lately I've been trying to get back into art after years of feeling like it was better meant as a hobby.
For some reason, I decided I wanted to drop everything I had done my whole life and become a game programmer.
With no experience in coding. Fab idea.

I went to school for computer science for a while and learned how to do some neat things in Java,
but I got bored with going to such a tiny school in a small town with little to no creative flow.
I came from a city that was all about art; every where, every day; even if you didn't think about it, it was there.
I've about snapped and decided I'm moving back, but I'm not waiting to pull back the metaphorical leash on drawing.
That's what brought me here to CA.org. Anyway.

I've begun pondering some things I've been told over the years.
Things like,
"All masters were beginners once, too" or "The foundations of art are like underwear" etc.
(The latter is actually... I can't remember where I read that but it was good. Probably tumblr.
If anyone knows what I'm talking about go ahead and share. It was worth a read; Google gives me nothing)
I've been looking back on the patterns of my life over the past week and realized some things.

First of all, I suck at being an artist.
I've started to feel like being a "good artist" has nothing to do with your skill level.
People have always told me I'm a "good artist", but I always denied it furiously (when I got older anyway).
I couldn't ever give them a reason other than "I still need work." I couldn't figure out why.
I think at that point I was probably an amateur artist. When I was younger and complacent, I was a beginner.

I think being a "good artist" is about your attitude towards art, not your skill level.
This is how I've started to see it after coming here to CA.
I see people here who post on a daily basis, who are always studying, practicing, trying to get better.
Those are the people I look up to most; for their motivation, their dedication; not just their skill.

I always thought I had been wearing my artist's metaphorical underwear,
but it's become completely apparent that I actually haven't.
I've realized that there is something I have to get better at before I can get better at "art";
and that is getting better at being an artist. I have to tame the stubborn jerk that is my laziness.
Break it's spirit. Kick it's butt, etc.
It feels weird that I'm starting from square one after I've loved drawing all my life,
but also good at the same time. Refreshing, I guess.
It feels good to know that I really do suck but that I can get better, if I work hard enough.

That is all.

http://99u.com/articles/14721/the-ke...%20May%20%2713

A couple years ago we were about to start this activity, but the forum began having issues, we lost some members along the way, and it never got going. Is anyone still interested in this?

Topics would have people creating video game box art, user interfaces, album artwork, product packaging, posters, etc.

If people are interested, I still have most of the work we started to begin with, so I'd be happy to see if I could get it going.

I seem to have fallen out of the habit of checking ca frequently - but the new site just loads sort of slowly and feels...bulky. sluggish. (still loving the multi upload though). But popped back in and updated my sb after seeing that email about the new gallery subsite.

So how is everyone?

Hey everyone!

I finally got my grip onto the code of our new skin "Oldschool CA.O".
Sooo it's time to get rid of the current forum design issues.

A few people already mentioned a few points that need to get changed, but it's hard to get an overview because they suggestions are spread through the whole forum.
Considering this, I want to have an own thread where people can report issues and suggestions for the new skin.

Please post your design reports and suggestions in here!
I'll try to get my hands on the stuff then as fast as possible, but please bare with us if we don't change everything. Some people like stuff that other people don't - so keep this in mind please when posting suggestions.
We want to improve the readability and overall look. We don't want to make the skin fit your taste, haha. :)


Changes so far:

• Changed the font color of the forum category descriptions from white to a dark grey

Thanks!


PS: You can now also select between our two forum skins again at the bottom of the page. The drop down menu is there again and you can chose between the old one and the new one.

Extended the deadline until this Sunday as we only had one entry. http://forums.conceptart.org/showthread.php?t=268601 Come and give it a go.

New topic posted - the challenge will be for fortnightly until we get more of you joining in.

http://forums.conceptart.org/showthread.php?t=268809

Theres a free design course just starting (today) over at www.coursera.org thought u guys might be interested, it looks incredible tho i think its focused on product design i can see no reason why you cant twist it to suit concept art needs :)

I recently visited Stibbert Museum, highly recommended to whoever plans to visit Florence (Italy). http://www.museostibbert.it/en