FIRST PLACE: The Butterfly Effect by *octobre-rouge


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… for the creative use of color, brushes, and photomanipulation to convey a theme. One glance is not enough for this piece; take a second look and you’ll notice things that you didn’t before. “The Butterfly Effect” by *octobre-rouge is a very sophisticated and professional looking piece that belongs in the pages of a magazine.

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SECOND PLACE: Walking in the Limelight by =Initio


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… for the beautiful retouching and interesting colors. “Walking in the Limelight” by =Initio is a beautiful piece that uses what would otherwise be an unusual, pukey green as the skin color that just makes her face glow. The makeup, also, is very well done; as everyone knows, adding eyelashes is a tedious process, but these don’t even look photoshoped. I forsee a career in photo touch-ups.

Other works by the artist:

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THIRD PLACE: Submerged by ~Artistic-One


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… for the creative idea and nicely done execution. I looked at this piece and said, “How did this person even DO the water? I wish I could do water like that!” The makeup and hue of the face matches well with the water and the idea, and the best possible image was chosen for this piece. “Submerged” by ~Artistic-One conveys so many ideas about emotions and depth – it is a piece laden with meaning.

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Thank you to everyone that entered. The choices were all excellent, and chosing among them was difficult – but we have decided. Remember that creativity was the main thing we were looking for.

Contest Rules:
1) Must use a stock photo from rosinangelstock's gallery (but can use other stock photos as well)
2) Must follow dA's submission rules and give proper stock credit when due
3) Limit five entries per deviant
4) Creativity is your stongest selling point here!
5) This is mainly a photomanipulation contest, but digital overpaintings and even traditional art is welcome
6) Send your entry by note to either me or with the title "Contest Submission" and a link to the deviation.
7) Please make sure you state on the actual deviation that it is entered into this contest - it helps with promotion