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Project Educate: An Interview with EliseEnchantedProject Educate: An Interview With *EliseEnchanted
*EliseEnchanted has one of those galleries that is breath-takingly beautiful. Her work spans several genres and many categories here on deviantART but she is well known for her stunning and colourful macros. I was lucky enough to catch her for an interview some time ago and here are the results…

1) If you could bring one deceased legendary artist back to the current time, who would it be and why them?
I can't really think of one. I think I want to bring them all back alive because I think I could learn from all of them.

2) Who or what inspired you to take on the art form that you focus in?
One day I was walking home from work and I saw this amazing sunset, with beautiful light rays. And I was thinking: if only I could capture this moment to show it to others. That's where I decided I wanted to be in photography. I bought a camera 2 months after

The Assumptions of TheftOne of the biggest issues facing creative minds in the age of the internet is that of theft—of art, of ideas, of design work, even of code.
When we creative types come upon an instance where our work or the work of friends has been repurposed/stolen/ripped, we naturally are upset. We rally our fellow artists to build an army of good against those who would steal that which we painstakingly created from scratch. We send emails, tweets, facebook posts, blog posts, journal posts, and even send snail mail in an attempt to discourage the thieves. We will insult them, threaten them with lawsuits, and make their lives so difficult that they will naturally have no choice but to take down the stolen work.
I have also had my work stolen in many ways. Logos I have created have appeared on websites where the thieves are attempting to actually re-sell the work, artwork I've made has appeared on other websites as both decoration and downloadable/purchasable products, and in one instance some of

My artblog... also Benedict CumberbatchYo I figured I should (pointlessly) update my journal since it's been the same thing forever!
So... I'm just going to say that you should follow my Tumblr artblog alicexz.tumblr.com because I tend to update there more often nowadays! Although, recently I am trying to keep my dA up to date too.
I'm still working through the endless mire that is my commissions list.
Oh and...
DID I MENTION THAT I MET BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH??? Yes. Sherlock! It was awhile ago but I don't think I made a post about it here! And he liked my artwork! Some pictures - http://alicexz.tumblr.com/tagged/i_met_benedict_cumberbatch

Round 2 - Team dArt Showdown Top 5!

Hello everyone,
First off, on behalf of all the judging and members working in this I wanted to apologize for the delay. We had a few delays and we understand that a number of people were upset by this. Unfortunately, in order for us to do the best job we could we had to give a little extra time for the judges. The next round will be delayed two days to compensate.
This round will go until June 1 at 11:59:59 PM PDT
Here are the scores for the last round.
Team Totals:
Team 1: 0
Team 2: 0
Team 3: 89
Team 4: 56
Team 5: 12
Team 6: 11
Team Figureheads: 9
Team DieWildPixieDragon: 67
Team 9: 49
Team Sound Four: 85
Team 11: 132
Team 12: 27
Team 13: 59
Team The Leaping Jackalope: 26
Team 15: 0
Team 16: 14
Team 17: 0
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Tsams moving on
1.) Team 11
2.) Team 3
3.) Sound Four
4.) DieWildPixieDragon
5.) Team 13
the new theme is
The new theme is "Shades"
As always you may in

Capture YOUR Pumpkin: The Results!The Capture Your Pumpkin Contest has ended and the results are in! We had a fantastic turnout with LOTS of entries. You can browse them all here! But there can only be a few winners - and we've got them listed for you below! Congratulations everyone!
1st

*PunkBouncer
2nd

*Sarah-BK
3rd

*LureofSalvage
The Best 'Captured' Pumpkin

*LureofSalvage
We felt that as well as deserving Third Place, *LureofSalvage's pumpkin also deserved to be the best captured winner. Not only did they get creative with their setting, but they also fit the bill of Still Life Photography almost spot on! Well do

9.29.12 - Donors and Promoters Feature!Please take a moment to view the works of these deviants who have been so kind as to help me with my Warm Winter Project via donating and promoting! Remember to go fav what you like and show them your support! Thank you, and have a nice weekend!

:)Thank you so much to $techgnotic and $marioluevanos for designing a beautiful article. http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Alice-X-Z-Living-Rainbow-Taking-Flight-289201533 I am so grateful they requested an interview and I worked hard on responding thoroughly; I hope the answers were useful to some people.
I appreciate all your feedback very very much, be it positive or critical, and I'm sorry I can't reply to all of you; it's quite overwhelming. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit me. I'll keep working hard to expand my techniques, styles, and subjects in the future. Cheers!
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Link's Black List - When Artists Get Together:icongame-art-hq: Game-Art-HQ got something very special together a few months back - Link's Black List, a collaborative effort to show off as many Zelda enemies in art form.
Here is a link to the finished product: http://www.game-art-hq.com/links-blacklist-a-tribute-to-the-dark-side-of-hyrule/
Many of the pieces are very well done, and we all suggest you take a look.
There is also a possibility that the project will happen once again sometime in the future, so artists, I suggest you keep your eyes open. Sign Ups went out fast the first time this project started, so the second time around may not be so different.
Well done, Link's Black List artists - you pulled off another great collaboration to add to the Zelda collection.

A Fearless, Faceless Royale.I'm the one that'll notice when your feelings get hurt, the drop of your eyes and the hair that covers the hesitant tears. It tears at me that in the light—I'm a rabbit-hearted girl; I've realized this. So then I become the one that will numb my own heartache and troubles so that I can give you my full attention. It comes to the turn for me to state my afflictions, and instead, turn into the one that curses at myself with clever lines, I light up the sky with my misdeeds—and give my blackness a spotlight for all to see.
I'm the one that'll never fall in love, but will smile when someone I'm fond of finds a chance at love, awkward and perhaps even thinking about how silly this is—I'll be the one that'll stand against the wall and smile when couples lose themselves in each other. Perhaps a hint of my soul wishes for this too, but I'd never admit to it, not in this life.
Instead, I'm the one that will devote myself to protect the tiny sparkle, to treat that ember like porcelain and to enc

News- FFVII re-launch?!? WHAT?!?Hello once again, Moogles and Mouses! Let's get your news underway!
Alright, first off, a new Kingdom Hearts soundtrack is in the process of being made as we speak. The CD is called Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection- Melodies and Memories. Fans were able to vote on the songs for the recording. According to Mrs. Shimomura, on the official record, Dearly Beloved ranked 5th. The offical listing of tracks has yet to be made public, but the cost is around 3,500 yen, or about $43 US Dollars. That's most of everything Kingdom Hearts related! Enjoy KH3D!
Alright! Moogles, have I got a awesome piece of news for you guys! Well, two pieces, really.
First, the Final Fantasy 25th anniversary North America site is up and running! Hard to believe that's nearly around the corner, eh? It is on September 1st.
And surprisingly, very surprising, expect sometime soon to get a hold of a updated FINAL FANTASY VII. You read that right. FFVII is getting a re-boot, with a few extr

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance ReviewI received my copy of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Mark of Mastery Edition on Tuesday around 3 p.m. and I played it as much as I could. Upon my completion of the game last night, in a Pennsylvania hotel while on a mini vacation, my stats were as follows:
Proud Mode
~36 Hours
Sora level 32
Riku level 39
44 Drops
I was REALLY, and I mean REALLY underleveled for finishing this game. When I was having trouble on one of the last bosses I was like, "let's look on youtube and see what people did!" (which totally helped because it showed me a command that I didn't need, but helped a lot to have) and all of the youtube descriptions were like "Riku level 50" and all the comments were like "I can't beat this guy and my Riku is level 43" "Oh, you should level up a few more and then try again."
Lolz. I win this round slackers.
Anyways, totally called what Lea's request was the moment that scene started and I was like "Hmmm, if they aren't giving sound to what he said, I

A3 Prints are up in the shop!As promised, posters are now available in the online shop!
All A3 size (11.7x16.5 inches / 29.7x42cm), sent in tubes so no folded prints c: (And even if I wanted to, I could not fold them because of the really thick paper 8D; )
Some prints have REALLY low stocks and none will be reprinted
And just for the online shop, You get a free random print if you buy 5 <3
ALL THE POSTERS ARE HERE
And yes, we ship EVERYWHERE <3
Also, I'll try to update a little more but as always, work is killing me right now @_@
Take care everyone <333333
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A Brief History of Bluebird's IllusionAs any professor can tell you, the basis of understanding the present is fathoming the past. Sound like something out of an alchemical text? That is a pat on the back for me, then.
But seriously, how did this whole Bluebird's Illusion phenomena start? Some nerds had free time and made a game. That is too basic. The story of Bluebird's Illusion is a drama, one meant to be shared with every generation of netizens, citizens of the Internet. Like any good legend, this game has a past surrounded in mystery for newcomers, but for those who lived it, common knowledge. This is the legend. This is the premier Fullmetal Alchemist doujin-soft. This is Bluebird's Illusion.
I will admit before I start that some of this is speculation. Since I was not a fan when the game premiered I have only second-hand sources and word-of-mouth to draw upon. If you read something that you know is wrong or find that something vital to the story is missing, please do tell me. I am most eager to listen. I mean

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Lea Michele posted my painting!

by `alicexz, Apr 26, 2012, 5:40:45 AM
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Woooow! Thank you to everyone on deviantART who left me notes and comments letting me know that Lea Michele of Glee posted the painting I did of her on her Facebook account! Here's the link to the post, which as of this moment has well over 23,000 likes on it! Crazy!

I did Lea's portrait as a gift to $Heidi a couple months ago.

It's so flattering that Lea herself likes it. I'm thrilled! GREAT SUCCESS!!!

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~sFREAKdillon47 Apr 27, 2012 General Artist

WOW! What an honor. Good for you!

~moonylady Apr 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

congrats

~KleineChaotin Apr 27, 2012

Congratulations!

~Ladydaenerys Apr 27, 2012

yes, i saw, but i was angry because she didn't cite you !

~Shanyume Apr 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Congratulations

~Meggie272 Apr 27, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Wow!

Two of my favourite people-that-I-don't-actually-know-but-admire-greatly also admiring each other, this is fantastic.

!PandaOfTheRedRoses Apr 27, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

your amazing at what you do though so i aint suprised that she likes it

love ALL your work

~byakuyarox1 Apr 27, 2012

Wow so cool! And I loved your painting!

~Fr34kZ Apr 27, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

This is super awesome, but what I didn't like is, that she didn't post a link to your DA account. I don't know, maybe she just got it per mail and didn't have the link herself. But some commenters (me included) postet it.

~Gwenchen93 Apr 27, 2012 Student General Artist

congratulation !!!!

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