Artists of Erotica...

[pattydraws]

Now if you loved bottoms

Wouldn't this be a great form of stress relief?

ooooooohhhhh yes honey! Now spank it already... pretty please with cum on it...

http://www.creativespankedwife.com/images/stress%20relief_jpg.jpg

 

[Halo_n_horns]

.....

 

[pattydraws]

huh?

The image shows for me but OK how's this?

 

[Halo_n_horns]

The image shows for me but OK how's this?

That's odd. Now that you've put it in as a link its showing perfectly. Very cool! Another very well done piece.

 

[Saiyaman]

This one if for all of you Harry Potter fans.

Blimey.
http://sfmb.gamerspage.com/files/blimey_421.jpg

 

[Halo_n_horns]

This one if for all of you Harry Potter fans.

Blimey.
http://sfmb.gamerspage.com/files/blimey_421.jpg

Potter never looked so good!!!

 

[QuietlyMakingNoise]

This one if for all of you Harry Potter fans.

Blimey.

The first thing that came to mind was a quote my favorite comedic line, "...now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are..."

But actually, I'm going to have to sart reading Harry Potter now that I have that image on my mind.

That was cool!!!

 

[QuietlyMakingNoise]

Wouldn't this be a great form of stress relief?

ooooooohhhhh yes honey! Now spank it already... pretty please with cum on it...

Patty, once again you portrayed wonderful sensuality, tenderness, and a peaceful - almost comfortable - air about this couple. It is amazing what you can do.

Paul
AKA QuietlyMakingNoise

 

[Halo_n_horns]

The first thing that came to mind was a quote my favorite comedic line, "...now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are..."

But actually, I'm going to have to sart reading Harry Potter now that I have that image on my mind.

That was cool!!!

You don't have to go that far. The Potter books aren't as good as that illustration.

Three cheers for Larry the Cable Guy!!!

 

[pattydraws]

spank it.

http://www.creativespankedwife.com/images/drawing%20properly%20spanked%202.jpg

 

[Halo_n_horns]

http://www.creativespankedwife.com/images/drawing%20properly%20spanked%202.jpg

Yeah, baby! Yeah! Crack that ass!!!

 

[Typo Fu Master]

Ok, this place seems to be the right one to raise a question.
I know the timing is stupid, because I'm leaving tonight for a weeklong holiday, but it will hopefully give me something to read when I'm back.

I've been wondering for the past week. Is it art when you modify pictures?
No surprise were this is coming from, I guess. LOL
Taking pictures of myself turns out to be enormous fun, but playing around with them afterwards gives as much pleasure. And to me the result is sometimes very nice on the eyes. I keep calling it artsy, though. Which signifies that I don't feel it deserves to be called art in a proper way.

Any opinions on that?

I post an example to show what I mean. There is a lot to be learned about composition and background and such, I realize that. But it still looks nice enough, I think. Does it deserve a place in an arts thread though?

I would say it does.

Art (noun):

1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.

2. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

I would change that last definition to anything that evokes a reaction, be it a sense of beauty, anger, arousal, or whatever.

By modifying a photo, you are changing it from just a picture to whatever it is you see in your mind's eye. The photo is acting as raw stock for your imagination to work with. This makes the end result art, in my opinion. Might not be good art, but it's still art.

I have seen this discussion in another incarnation on another site. The illustrators over there felt that "art" created by using an application such as Poser, Bryce, Vue, or any other program was not true art. I believe that, like Photoshop, they are tools, and a means to an end. The finished piece is what counts.

 

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[Typo Fu Master]

That's bullshit.
well not QUITE...but it CAn be used as "rationalisation".
If one ACTUALLY uses one's imagination...rather than what is too often done;
APPLY filter : ARTISTIC: DRYBRUSH...and calling THAT art.

or taking POSER or Bryce and selecting pre-established textures, bodies, maps, lighting..and puking out a slick piece of....waste of pixels.


THAT is NOT art.


On the other hand...photoshop, bryce, poser, Freehand, Illustrator...whatever all can be used as tools and create art in teh hands of an artist. Just as a crayon can produce "mommy's pride"...or a masterpiece....depending on who wields it.

I disagree. You're saying it isn't art, I say it's just bad art. This is a very subjective thing. I've seen splotches of color called a masterpiece. Just because they're original splotches of color hardly makes them museum worthy. And I have seen first hand how someone with no knowledge of Bryce presets reacted when shown an image. They loved it. Sure, if you're a seasoned pro it'll take more to impress you, but just because I don't make everything up myself doesn't mean what I did isn't art.

 

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[Typo Fu Master]

I have a different definition of qualifies as "art"... if ANY human visual expression IS art...well then fine.

Have you always had that opinion? Or did it develop after you became an experienced artist? I'm not trying to start anything, just curious. I've only dabbled a little, so maybe my standards are lower. As I said, it's a subjective topic, and I expected different opinions.

 

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[BlackSnake]

So, what is art? It is what you concieve it to be.

Sometimes, it's more than just applying filters to an image that I do. I would label it art, but if I had to qualify it, I would say it's art. The reason I say this is that I am trying to create something that I invision. Not all the time, but when it brings a smile to my face. Meaning I spent a little time creating it. Some of the stuff I've done can be mimiced, but I doubt the same effect could be achieved. I discovered the method I us by acident. I was actually giving a dream-like effect to an image and took things too far in one direction.

I think the creator's intension is what makes art.

 

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[BlackSnake]

Here is a specific example of knowing art when I see it:
http://show.imagehosting.us/show/555039/23814/user_23814/T0_23814_555039.jpg

I have all kinds of feelings looking at different parts of the piece.

 

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[BlackSnake]

I feel there are also levels of artistry..and mastery.

Yes, but you will also have to take into account...style.

 

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[BlackSnake]

oh...I do.

(wuz still babbling above)

Artists have different styles. I say that they reach mastery when I can recognize their art by their particular individual style. Mastering the technique. That's what I shoot for when I'm programming. Other's recognize my programming style. I do it the same way every time. It's beauty, and it says so much. That's art.

Edited to add:

So, what do you think about the banner in my signature, huh?

 

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