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How photography helped end a warIt's said that a picture says a thousand words, but this isn't always true. Sometimes they say far more than that. Un-edited photography is the closest medium we have to capturing reality, and for that reason it's incredibly powerful. On a personal level, photographs help us capture memories of our loved ones, and of times gone by. On a larger scale, pictures can tell stories of hardship, suffering and hope in a language that transcends culture. Photography can evoke emotion - but more than that, it can move people to action.
The power of photography was maybe never clearer than during the Vietnam war (1955 - 1975).
There are three pictures in particular that became iconic. They showed the human side of war, and the inhumane side of it. They showed the true horror that people endure and what kind of brutalities it makes people commit to other human beings. As the war dragged on, there was a growing movement of people who opposed the war. These pictures served as a powerful catalyst, an

Stock and Resources:Interview with :devdan-heffer:

As part of Art History month for Stock and Resources we have interviewed the much loved `Dan-Heffer who was a Community Volunteer for the Stock and Resources Gallery in the past year. Dan creates a wide range of stock as well as general photographs and has given a bit of insight into his world.

Stock and Resources - how did you get into it and WHY?
I think somebody wanted a reference so i took one for them, then i got chatting in :#arstock: and there i found out how male stock wasn't as big and that there wasn't as much as female so started to contribute. The support grew and grew and yes! Thats pretty much it!

What's your favourite subject to shoot stock of?

Always people, because people allow for emotions and emotions make for the best stock!

How did you make the transition from stock photography to pure portrait work

Art History: History of Comic-con InternationalThe San Diego Comic-Con International (commonly known as just Comic-Con) is almost a household name these days. But how did it originate? Some of you would be surprised to know that the first Comic-Con was held way back in 1970 where approximately 145 people attended. That really expresses how large it has grown since then - the attendance rate being more than 130,000 this year.

In 1970, Comic-Con was founded by Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger and Mike Towry. The first convention was a one-day event, not known as Comic-con - but Golden State Comic Con. A few years later in 1973, the convention was renamed and officially known as San Diego Comic-Con. In this same year, it held it's first celebrity brunch and was the first Comic-Con with a duration of five days.

Over the years, the attendance of Comic-con has increased significantly - now being one of the largest conventions in the world. With the att

An Interview with PinkyMcCoversong

Let's start simple. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your Lit life.
I've been published in about 30 magazines around the world. Most recently, I have poems in [PANK], and Going Down Swinging with pieces forthcoming in COIN OPERA II, Post Road, and FUTUREDAZE. I'm also excited about my first book, DEAR TEEN ME: Authors Write Letters to their Teen Selves, forthcoming from Zest Books in October.
What was your favorite part of the publishing process

Famous Photographers: Julia Margaret CameronSource:Wikipedia
Julia Margaret Cameron was a British Photographer born in 1815 and living until 1879. She's relatively unheard of though, despite the faces that she photographed and the developments she made in her short career (spanning just eleven years.) Unlike many modern photographers and prodigy's, Julia is quite unique in that she didn't start photographing until she was 48 years old and was given a camera as a gift. Her style was not appreciated in her time, but like many who have made an impact on society, she became more famous and recognized long after her death.
Location: Inside Dimbola Lodge, Home to Julie Cameron
Source: Kathryn Dawson Photography
I was lucky enough last Summer, to be able to visit Julia's former home - Dimbola Lodge - on the Isle of Wight, England. It was here that I discovered the photographer and was both warmed and proud to find that a woman had made History with her

Interview with Sergi BrosaIn celebration of Digital Art Month, here is the first of a series of interviews done to the authors of some of the site's most popular digital deviations of all time. In this occasion I bring you *Brosa, creator of The Retro of Tomorrow

The Retro of Tomorrow

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I'm Sergi Brosa, a spanish artist located in Barcelona. I'm 25 years old, and I am an illustrator, comic artist and concept artist trying to survive in this wild world. I usually work as a comissioned artist, and I have tried two times to enter the french comic industry, with no success.
So, I keep just taking comissions, sometimes from companies and sometimes from usual people. I have to say that it is a fun job because it's never the same thing. B

Art History: Writing a Pantomime:iconarthistoryproject: :iconcrliterature:

Pantomime is easy to write? (Oh no it isn’t!)
Pantomime is a traditional form of theatre, which in its most recognised form originated from the Victorian era and continues to be a prominent aspect of British theatre today. Writing a Pantomime as a scriptwriter may seem like an easy feat- the traditional fairy-tale put onto stage, but in fact it is a style where the traditional conventions are still a strong element of modern pantomime scriptwriting.
This art history article not only shares where the origins of pantomime came from, but shares some of those conventions which as a scriptwriter need consider before writing.
The birth of Pantomime
Like most forms of theatre, the origins of pantomime derive from the ancient Greeks. Greek theatre was not only an entertainment form, but a celebration of the god Dionysus and a way of retelling the stories we now know as Greek Myths. Significant

Owl EvolutionAugust is a month of Graphics in #ArtHistoryProject. We count in Comics & Cartoons, Anthro, Fan Art and Anime/Manga for this subject and here is a feature of some neat owl Anthro works. Give them your love!

Art History: Takeshi ObataTakeshi Obata is an award-winning Japanese manga artist well-known for his contributions towards series such as Hikaru no Go, Bakuman, and more. His projects are often in collaboration with writers.
His style is unique among shonen artists, many don't explore fashion when it comes to manga - but his character designs often include fashionable clothing and trendy items. He's known for the extreme detail in his artwork.
One of his most popular works is Death Note, which is well-known globally. Death Note is one of two series where he worked with writer, Tsugumi Ohba; they recently collaborated again for Bakuman. At the time of publishing, Death Note was nothing anyone else had seen before in manga, and received positive views by critics.
In addition to his manga work, he's worked in the video game industry - doing character designs for Castlevania Judgment.
Currently, h

Art History: Discovering Dali

Salvador Dali was born in Spain in 1904 and has been best known and recognised throughout the years for his surrealist, ambiguous works. Dali is responsible for inspiring a plethora of artists to create, combine and step outside of their comfort zones. Many know him for his paintings, but actually like many modern artists today, Dali traversed the fields of the artistic world to pick up talents in Writing, Photography, Sculpture and Film.

Dali was not famous for his methods. That's one of the mistakes that people make when tracing his history or seeking him out for inspiration. Dali's methods were much the same as anybody else's. However his concepts trumped them all and made him what he is remembered for today. He achieved his effects through a mastery of perspective
and a critical eye for color and shape, symmetry and innuendo. It is this realization that opens up the market for future dali-esque artists. There's nothing unusual behind the crea

An Interview With A 'Historical Figure'Learn all about `ndifference!

Tell us a little about yourself.
I was a literature Tier Admin way back in the foggy past, then Gallery Director for two years.
I have taken workshops from Etheridge Knight, Adrienne Rich, John Bensko, and Allen Ginsberg.
I have been published in a handful of literary journals, including the Southwestern Review and River City.
Why did you start writing?
That was over 40 years ago, so I really have no memory of the first compulsion to write. I'm not certain I could have answered the question if it was asked the minute I began writing. The impetus was organic and just happened.
How do you think you've progressed over time in your writing?
Like most, I started with a fixation on the meaning of words. After a few years, that approach started to seem a bit too utilitarian to me, and once I discovered artists like John Cage and Brian Eno, I realized that the meaning of words was just one aspect of

Art History: *nheira

*khaoskai is a young manga artist living in Japan. His contributions in the manga industry include: Insubstantial Paradise, BLIND, Rasetsu Koku and more.
2012 is *khaoskai's 7th year on deviantART - joining way back in 2005. His gallery has received almost 10 million views, which is an accomplishment in itself.
It's not hard to see why he has so many followers across the globe:

On top of his manga work, he also a guitarist and model for visual-kei and punk fashion. He's also published a light novel called Slutty Guitarist.
NHEIRA
nheira.jp

Famous Photographs: Lunch Atop A SkyscraperWhilst the most famous photographs from across the years often feature famine, death, destruction and war, it's sometimes refreshing to catch a glimpse of one or two that don't exhibit depression, demise and conflict. Photo-journalism can work both ways to brief the viewer of an image on what it's like to step into somebody else's shoes. It can shock, bring a tear or even, by some miracle - a smile.
Lunch Atop A SkyScraper does exactly that. It provokes a smile, it features across the world in postcards, books, greeting cards and other formats and ultimately it tugs at that part of your heart that knows there can be good in the world. So what makes it famous?
Source: Wikipedia
The Photograph itself shows eleven working men eating lunch, sitting on a steel girder. Nothing extraordinary about that right? Wrong. Their feet are dangling 256 metres above New York City. Nobody actually knows w

Digital Art vs Traditional ArtFollowing the article I wrote for #ArtHistoryProject Digital Art - Why it's such a popular medium I wanted to bring to you another topic for discussion. It has been a prevailing topic for a while now around the internet and amongst community members in respects to Digital Art and Traditional Art.

Digital Art: is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process.[1]
Traditional Art: refers to fine arts that use the old methods for creating artwork, such as pens, brushes, clay and other tools. Although traditional arts has different techniques than digital arts, but in fact, the different forms of art are all related to each other by the same concept, which also involves digital arts.[2]
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Prosepoetry: A History and FeatureBefore we dive into the article, here are two things you should look for:
Dotted Underlines reveal interesting facts when hovered over.
At the bottom of the article are features!
Prosepoetry: A History
In the beginning there was prose and there was poetry. Prose was well-suited for the telling of stories, fiction and non-fiction alike. Similarly, but usually more succinctly, poetry can deal with the same subject matter, but with a wider array of phonetic and aesthetic tools at his or her disposal for the writer. Enter the prosepoem: a composition written as prose but having the concentrated, rhythmic, figurative language characteristic of poetry.
Sometimes a prosepoem is inaccurately described as purple prose, when the two are actually very easily distinguishable from the other. Purple prose is something to be avoided because of its loquaciousness, or its use of unnecessary and convoluted vocabulary. Prosepoems may have some aspects that appear to have the

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Interview with flash game artist *steffne

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 10:23 PM

For flash/film/animation month over at #ArtHistoryProject I was given the
honour of chatting with one of my favourite flash game artists here on DeviantART, *steffne. I asked her a couple of questions and here is how the interview went.

Hello Stephanie! Could you tell us a bit about yourself?

Hihi there ^__^ I'm a 21 year old Games development student living in London! I have an undenying love for pancakes and vintage toys.

Do you remember how you found DeviantART?

My friend ~Melissary was using it back when we were about 16 and kept pestering

me that I should join too.

I made an account but never started using it for a few years, when in College two friend's also started prodding me to use my account XD I guess I really owe it to

having such pushy friends for being here at all LOL.

What is it that you love about Adobe Flash?

I love that it's vector based! Crisp lines can easily be achieved and it's easy to go back and alter things no matter how far through the design process you are!

It's also a relatively simple place to bring some life to your artwork, whether it's with interactive coding or animation.

Who is Calvin and what inspired you to create your Calvins Story Adventure Game?

Calvin's based on a real plush toy Capybara that I bought at MCM expo in 2010!
After the con I went back to *Princess-Peachie's hotel room. Someone in there

asked me what his name was and I instantly said "Calvin". He's named after Calvin Klein, a fairly popular brand of men's boxers HAHAHAH.
HE'S SO MANLY <333 Calvin goes just about everywhere with me, even the London underground! *u*

The actual game Calvin's Story was created for a "mini-assignment" at Uni. I only had 4 weeks to produce the entire game from start to finish.
I was encouraged to do something simpler, but I'm really stubborn once I get an idea in my head >.>

I spent 3 weeks on the graphics, leaving me with only a week to do the coding. Which was in a new language that I'd never used before ARGH.
Basically I didn't sleep for that entire week. I remember my flatmates waking

up in the night and asking what I was doing up at such a berserk time, and

I'd be all "I'M MAKING DINNER AND CODING." My internal body clock's never been great, but that's the craziest it's ever been.

I can proudly say that I finished Calvin's story only a matter of hours before my deadline, HUZZAH!

Could you tell us more about your adorable play set flash games?

They're essentially a virtual doll house! I get a lot of people confusing them for an actual "game" and wondering what their objective is XD

They're designed to be "played with", just like you would a physical toy. Just without the worry of swallowing small parts or losing things and a bit of added magic with click-able hidden extras c: 80's and 90's vintage toys are my biggest inspiration for creating these, especially Polly Pockets.

The majority of the underneath of my bed is solely boxes of playset's

What advice would you give to anyone wanting to try Flash?

There's free trials which can be downloaded from the official Adobe website and plenty of tutorials scattered around DA and the general internet!

Drag and Drop dress up style games are super easy to make, I always link people
to this tutorial: [link] It's the exact same tutorial that I learnt from ^__^

Psst, the lady who made that tutorial has just had a baby! You should go Congratulate her hehe.

Any last words?

As with anything, these things take time to learn! The more hours you put into practising, the quicker you'll learn how it all works.

Each time you create something, try and learn something new. If you stop learning new things, you settle into a comfort zone and your skill level will inevitably stagnate. Have faith in yourself, you'll be able to achieve any goal you set so long as you don't stop trying.

I always keep my cringe-worthy old works available for viewing in my gallery, so you can see that this stuff isn't talent- it's a matter of putting in the effort!

Thank you so much for participating in the interview *steffne! You can find more of ~Steffe's artwork and check out all of her interactive flash games on her deviantartART page by clicking on the links.