I'm a sucker for bandwagons, because they are awesomecakes. Thanks to ~
VaguelyFamiliar, I get to sign up for this one. Yay! It's all about spreading the DA love around, and introducing viewers on your page to other fellow viewers and potential DA friends. So guys, comment quickly and comment fast! There are still THREE open slots! I want to start spewing the praise, already.
Rules(slightly modified)
1) I will feature 10 people on this journal in a Feature List.
2) The features will be determined by the first 9 people to comment on this journal entry.
3) For each of those 9 people, I will put their name and three deviations I like from their gallery on the list.
4) If you comment here and I feature you, you'll have to do the same in your journal, putting me in first place, completing the list with 10 people in this way.
The idea of this is to spread art around for everyone!
#1 ~
VaguelyFamiliar I love the earthy, sensual quality of her painted pieces. The lighting and coloring is usually to die for, and the characters always look like they are in motion even when they're posed. I particularly like that she uses different color shades in her coloring, which creates a dynamic lighting environment and a wonderfully layered, 3 dimensional effect. Plus, she draws some sexy, sexy art.

#2 ~
TheVikingGoddess What is there not to love? First of all, she is a VIKING GODDESS. Also, I really enjoy VG's classical sensibilities for subject matter, and her bold, unapologetic lines. Fellow DA fans may know, VG is much adored for her lineart, but I think that what often gets overlooked is the variety of the lines and the kinds of textures that she creates when you look at her entire gallery.

#3 ~
lubyelfears There are so many things to love in luby's gallery, I don't know where to start! She's one of the few non-digitally obsessed artists I know, and that makes her work all the impressive in the face of so much glitz and Photoshop glam. I love her wacky sense of humor and relaxed lineart. I am very jealous that her sketches always look so dynamic and yet naturally posed.
I think most of us already know each other's work through fandom and fanart, so I'm going to highlight some of luby's original pieces, too. Feel the love!

#4 ~
Thylja is one of my favorite, sharp-as-a-razor minds on the internet. She primarily calls herself a photographer, but I've caught a few glimpses of doodles and sketches that she's done in the past. Her works usually exhibit a strong focus on the subject, and feature a lot of portraiture. Some of my favorites are when she breaks her own trends and go for an asymmetrical composition.

#5 ~
UrbanZebra, or Ilmatar as she is know around our IRC channel, makes me super-jealous in the good way. <3<3:love<3<3 She is a wonderfully prolific artist and writer, and is always enthusiastic about tackling new projects, and talking up a storm up about the fandom.
I love the layers and shadows and highlights in her work. She has a great sense of color and balance, and each of her posts on DA seems well-thought out and meticulously painted. So it's ironic that some of my favorite pieces by her are black and white linearts and grayscales, because I love the texture and the deliciously thick and thin detailing of the lines. More than anything, though, what I really admire is the level of attitude and expression that she's able to infuse in her characters, and that is what makes each and every piece so appealing to look at.

#6 ~
artastrophe is some kind of brilliant. A m4d genius, I tell you!! She's also adorably neurotic about everything she does and says, and has a
fantastic fanart gallery. To be honest, I would just highlight her whole gallery if I could, but that would be cheating on my own rules here.
Arta may be a strong contender for
the Mistress of the Melancholy Mien, but don't let that fool you. Her gallery and is full of diverse styles and awesome compositions! A trip to her recent work will turn out quite a few Baldur's Gate portraits that I think really beat out the originals, but it's her quirky pieces that show her sense of humor that I think I like the most. And did I mention that her sense of composition is made out of awesome?

#7 ~
PolymorphicGirl is well-named. Her artwork reflects a shifting, malleable quality that seems ready to change at any moment, and always seems in motion. Her characters appear to be to be both ephemeral and earthy at the same time. And her gallery is quite expansive, so it was hard to choose only a few to highlight. But I love that her subject matter covers everything from classical literature to more obscure references dedicated to video game composers.
So, I'd appreciate it if you could just make my life easy and go checkout her art gallery and see for yourself, folks. I promise you won't regret it!

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There are still open slots -- so what are you waiting for?