Simple/Beautiful Contest Prize Updates :D

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Ewa5 is my first commission customer :D She requested a picture of herself with her cat, check out her profile ^__^


“Take something simple and make it beautiful” </u>


START DATE: AUGUST 10th 2009
END DATE: OCTOBER 5th 2009

Now right now most of you are probably thinking “What the hell? What does that mean :noes:?” Let me explain. ;)

What I want you to do is take something laying around the house, or something small, or something that most people would completely disregard for its inferiority. I want you to take that one thing and show it in a whole new light. Now this thing can be as small as a few grains of sand or as odd as a toilet or as big as a lonely tree. I want you to experiment with your surroundings! If you are still not convinced I will share with you a list of examples:

Shoes, dust, small window, pillow, toilet, toiletry items, kitchen utensils, kitchen tools, clock, finger, headphones, iPod, mP3 player, nail polish, camera, pencil, markers, pen, book, piece of paper, notebook, eye, mouth, lips, keychain, purse, notepad, tile, tie, shoelace, hat, CD, disk, pencil case, picture frame, paper clip, flower petal, grain of sand, fabric, stapler, safety pin, tree, chain, fence, leaf, etc. etc.

^ THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES ^ there are so many more things you can do.

Again, like in my last contest, if you are unsure about your submission just show it to me via note and I will tell you if it’s ok or not. Don’t be afraid of me, I don’t bite! Haha What I want you to gain from this contest is to not be afraid in the future to experiment with your surroundings and to take a picture or paint a picture of something that looks a bit ordinary at first glance. However, I don’t want you to just take a picture of a fork or paint a picture of an apple. I want you to take that fork or take that apple and show it in a completely different way and make it beautiful, meaning make the viewer go “Wow, I never thought of it that way” or “Wow, I never looked at a fork in that way…” :nod:

The following mediums are acceptable:

Photography
Digital Art
Traditional art
(no ceramics or sculpture sorry :noes:)  


Still not convinced? Well here are some real examples that truly capture what I want you to do for this contest:

(NOTE THESE ARE NOT ENTRIES, JUST EXAMPLES) </u>

Simple things by valeriemonthuit :thumb36971792: :thumb90720868: simple life by photographersamer :thumb131840591::thumb84786068: :thumb30296895: simple. by gloeckchen a simple romance by jstyle23 Simple Slinky Wallpaper by tacostandwallpapers Simple things by Teh-cHix0r Simple love... by DeviantDuality the pink panther by ntscha The Magic Acorn by DistantTree :thumb132637007: Delicate nature by The-Wandering-Ranger :thumb132593128:

Now, looking at these examples you may be thinking “These are mostly macros…that’s not really my thing…” Au contraire my friend. Your submission doesn’t have to be a macro or a zoomed in shot of something. Just as long as it’s something simple or ordinary and you make it beautiful in some way or another :D :heart:

:judge: :star: :clap: General Rules :clap: :star: :judge:

- No artistic nudity, vulgar language of any sort, or anything inappropriate
- Maximum of 2 entries per person :thumbsup:
- in order to enter you must :+devwatch: me if you haven’t already and send your entry(ies) to me via note. In the subject box write “Contest” or “Take Something Simple contest” or something along those lines. Please include a thumb or a link to your entry in the note.
-once you have uploaded your piece, make sure you have mentioned either me or this contest in your description box :D
-your piece MUST BE NEW . That is, created on or after August 10, 2009
-There will be three winners as well as an additional honorable mention winner :#1:

:star: PRIZES :star:

  FIRST
a one month journal feature from me thepolishyogi
a 3 month subscription from smoochypooprincess
a wonderful interview with wickedly-inspired that will be featured at The-Inspire-Project
a pencil drawing of the winner’s choice from princesspomegranate
a drawn sketch from DarkFox14
a request from OmegaWolfess (either icon or digital)
a background from rukiaans91
a short story from Godzilla725
a poem from Godzilla725
a custom journal skin like this one moonfreak.deviantart.com/art/P… from tyleramato
a black and white portrait from katshadow
a rather simple, custom stamp (from the account ListomanGIF) from listoman
a simple custom smiley from ListomanGIF
journal features from the following … ucod dream-club Photo--Assignment bebefromtheblock creativeCrater Dragonda smoochypooprincess LadyLoquacious PhotographyByChilb DarkFox14 NettieR wickedly-inspired OmegaWolfess SoraMidori DA-Flowers izzmarit Godzilla725 GabrielleBrickey koditza ShadowDeviantsClub listoman Close-Ups Wonderful-World Shutter-Scene

SECOND
a one month journal feature from me thepolishyogi
a one month subscription from smoochypooprincess
an art commission/request from rukiaans91
a poem from Godzilla725
a simple custom smiley from ListomanGIF
journal features from the following … ucod dream-club Photo--Assignment bebefromtheblock creativeCrater Dragonda smoochypooprincess LadyLoquacious PhotographyByChilb DarkFox14 NettieR wickedly-inspired OmegaWolfess SoraMidori DA-Flowers izzmarit Godzilla725 GabrielleBrickey koditza ShadowDeviantsClub listoman Close-Ups Wonderful-World Shutter-Scene

THIRD
a one month journal feature from me thepolishyogi
a one month subscription from smoochypooprincess
a poem from Godzilla725
journal features from the following … ucod dream-club Photo--Assignment bebefromtheblock creativeCrater Dragonda smoochypooprincess LadyLoquacious PhotographyByChilb DarkFox14 NettieR wickedly-inspired OmegaWolfess SoraMidori DA-Flowers izzmarit Godzilla725 GabrielleBrickey koditza ShadowDeviantsClub listoman Close-Ups Wonderful-World Shutter-Scene

NOTE ME WITH MORE PRIZES :eager:

THE judges: :iconthepolishyogi: :iconopenboxfun: :iconomegawolfess: :iconsoramidori:

The entries can be viewed here:  polskavic51.deviantart.com/fav…

My updated journals for the contest can be viewed here: polskavic51.deviantart.com/jou…

Now GO! :boing: Make something beautiful and show it to me! I can’t wait to see what you guys will come up with! :eager:

Again, a friendly reminder, if you have ANY questions at all please comment on my page or send me a note. ALSO, if you are interested in possibly being a judge or donating ANYTHING please tell me via note :D ;) :la:

:bulletred: CLUBS THAT I AM IN :bulletred:

:iconwonderful-world: :iconlet-it-di: :iconsixbysix: :iconmy-dark-desire: :iconshutter-scene: :iconphoto--assignment: :icontraditional-artists: :iconzim-lovers:
:iconclose-ups: :iconphotography-frenzy: :iconshadowdeviantsclub: :iconda-flowers: :iconthe-yard-collective: :iconsongofthepoets: :iconsilhouette-art: :iconucod: :icondream-club: :iconthe-heart: :iconmaster-artists: :iconcommission-listings:

Winners of my Alice in Wonderland Contest :heart:

1st Place
GabrielleBrickey's

2nd Place
Isis-M's Black Art Nouveau: Alice by Isis-M

3rd Place
rodrigoSwr’s We're All Mad Here BW by rodrigoSwr

Honorable Mention
CristianaLeone's Alice? by CristianaLeone

Literature Winner
elliotbuttons Alice In Monochrome LandAlice fell down
The never-ending rabbit hole
All colours quickly fading
From the world she used to know
She tumbled and she fell
Deeper and further down
Past shelves of curiosities
Floating all around
And then in black and white
And several tones of grey
She emerged slightly dazed
In a world so far away
In this world of grey
In blackest black and whitest white
She met many strange creatures
More curiouser was each sight
Such as the Chesire Cat
The caterpillar with his advice
The Mad Hatter and his party
And the swimming mice
But none were as queer
As the playing cards in strange parts
Declaring ‘off with her head’
It was the Queen of Hearts
Her face was deathly pale
Her hearts painted black
In the monochrome landscape
She hollered with such flack
There was chaos all around
Alice watched it all
As the Queen hollered again
Hitting her hedgehog ball
But stranger still was this
The mallet the Queen did use
A flamingo turned on its head
Sore and slightly bruised
But stranger was t


Congrats :iconballoonplz:



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