Welcome to the new face of Chosen Art. That's right, the place has gotten a new look after almost two years with the same layout. As you can see, this layout is all about the Browncoats. Wonder why? Well, first the obvious reason - I am a Browncoat. The second, on Wednesday September 30th it will be the four year anniversary of "Serenity" hitting a theater near.. everyone! It was the day all Browncoats - fans, cast and crew, stood up and said:
So to honor the fact that the crew of Serenity had another flight, I dedicate this layout to them. As you can see, the entire layout is influenced by all things Firefly. You have the header, which features a very popular effect - reload the site and and find out what it is ;). It is also formed the same way that most screens aboard the ship, specifically the bridge, is formed.
All buttons around the site has a touch of light in them to give you the illusion of metal and that they're actual buttons. And if you look real close, you'll find a part of the "Blue Sun" logo hiding around here. And to finish it all off, all fonts used (except the "regular" text) connects to the movie in every way possible. You have the "Fruity Oaty Bar" font and the somewhat sneaky font that turns up everywhere in the movie, just check it out yourself ;) And to top it all off, you have the font with the same tagline from the official posters: You Can't Stop The Signal. Because, lets face it people, you can't! :)
So what comes with this update? Well, how about 8 new pieces? You've got posters, wallpapers and clean manips (which have now been very heavily tagged due to thieves thinking it's fun to cut and paste). So I hope you find some fun in those. The Buffy wallpaper is based on a fanfic that has sucked me in completely and I suggest you read it too! It's a Btvs/SPN crossover (of course), and you will realize that the two posters also relates to this fic. It's actually thanks to this fanfic that I'm even doing this - the layout, the new art, all of it. Ava inspired the hell out of me and what could I do but serve my muse? ;D I also added a whole bunch of lyrics by Christian Kane. The man has some seriously inspiring lyrics so I suggest you check 'em out and get with the art (and fics!) ;)
There is more to come, I have awards to add and I do have more art lying around, waiting to be posted, but since I don't create as much as I used to, I'm holding off a little so you have something to look forward to (and also to make sure the site doesn't die completely!).
Tracy over at Shadow of Reflection awarded Chosen Art her SOTM and me as her AOTM for August. A big hug went to her as soon as I found out, the girl is just made of pure awesome! I haven't been very active since the beginning of the year so to be awarded as an artist of the month felt very special, not to mention that she awarded Chosen Art, which has been near dead on numerous occasions and it has been circling the drain for a while (I contemplated for a while to actually just close shop and move on). So this meant so much to me! Check out the award and what she had to say as to why she chose me :)
August 2009's Artist/Site of the Month award goes to the incredibly talented Dana.
Dana...what can I say about her that proabably hasn't already been said a million times?
Back when I first created my website nearly five years ago (when it was simply an odd little thing), she was one of the first artists I came across. I have watched her artistic ability grow TREMENDOUSLY since then, espeically her manipulations. Dana has a very different type of art domain from others I have seen. Her art site, Chosen Art, is so fun to search through. My favorite pieces of hers are her spectacular manipulations. She's the type of person that makes you enjoy her art even if you are not a fan of the particular fandom or ship, it's that well done and creative. I always find myself eager to see her newest work.
She also has other sites on her domain. One of particular interest to many fanartists these days is Roadhouse, the land of transcripts from various shows. It's such a great resource and shows that she cares enough for the rest of us to provide us with such a time consuming resource. Pretty as a Picture also shares the domain, her image site that allows us all the opportunity to see great high resolution photos of our favorite celebrities, TV shows, movies, and more.
Finally, Dana is one of the most dedicated people I have seen fight against those evil art thieves and the sespool of thieves that is Fanpop. In recent weeks, she took time out of her life to gather up hundreds of stolen pieces from various artists and report them. That is something that I, as an artist, and many more of us across the Internet appreciate more than we can even tell.
And so, I present this award (illustrating the ship we all know she adores), to Dana.
Thanks again sweetie, this meant the world to me!! *squishes Tracy* :D That's about it for this update (but it should be enough, don't get greedy kids! ;)), but keep in mind that I will be back very soon! :) Until then: