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By :devtechgnotic:|May 6, 2013

If something burns your soul with purpose and desire, it’s your duty to be reduced to ashes by it.
Charles Bukowski

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Today, Lady Gaga’s throne as a reigning pop diva is a 24 carat gold wheelchair, emergency hip surgery forcing the cancellation of her latest tour – a betrayal more devastating for her than for the typical performer, given her relationship with her fans. Her body has finally broken in sacrifice to the needs of her monsters for constant contact and reassurance. The question now is whether this brutal brush w ]]>
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Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> Artists on Writers - No. 1 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Artists-on-Writers-No-1-368066162 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Artists-on-Writers-No-1-368066162 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:35:58 PDT Artists on Writers - No. 1 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino

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About Artists on Writers

Writers will always find inspiration in the visions of artists, always feeling compelled to tell the stories behind the moments captured in artists’ unforgettable images,

Just as,

Artists will always find inspiration in the words of writers, always feeling compelled to lend visual reality and habitat to the characters described in the scribe’s haunting words.

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I was inspired to create this series by :devnaikki: while looking through her gallery of diverse artwork and reading through her journals which ]]>

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Credit: =naikki
]]> Beauty as a Force of Energy http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Beauty-as-a-Force-of-Energy-366420978 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Beauty-as-a-Force-of-Energy-366420978 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:03:23 PDT Beauty as a Force of Energy nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic & *louieschwartzberg
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]>
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FilmmakerLouie Schwartzberg

Louie Schwartzberg has made it his life’s mission to use his cinematic artistry to raise the alarm for public awareness of the dire situation we are facing in the possible collapse of our taken-for-granted natural resources. The “colony collapse disorder” currently decimating our honeybees was the prompt for Louie’s new movie, Wings of Life, which at it's essence, is a love story that feeds the earth.

Disney is releasing the film on multiple formats and portals everywhere this week. The film is a cinematic wonder of ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic & *louieschwartzberg
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> The Stock Market - No. 3 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Stock-Market-No-3-365321530 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Stock-Market-No-3-365321530 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:04:10 PDT The Stock Market - No. 3 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Stock Market

About Stock Market

The inspirational magic of one image awakening the creative muse of hundreds of artists.
This issue's stock image
Say Cheeze - 3 by :devmjranum-stock:

All-Star Attitudeby :devJaimeGervais:

Future BadAssby :devjuliet981:

Tank Girlby :devSamiraEmelie:

Broken Angel.by :devAndrewMcCormick:

I'm going to kill youby :devEltoras:

Hardcore Parkourby :devDustinTDust:

The Night Shiftby :devajCorza:

come get someby :devmethodtomadness1:

Chainyby :devnosredna1313:

Apocalypse girlby :devTolkieniana:

Warby :devzetsubou-akane:

Miss Mo ]]> Drones http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Drones-364769918 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Drones-364769918 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:16:14 PDT Drones nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic & *istickboy
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Drones

Foreword
by :devtechgnotic:

Choose any media or medium and there is no question that Drones have become the white hot center of debate for a multitude of deeply consequential concerns for the entire Earth Sphere. No matter the digital end point or theatre of conversation, whether it be politics, war, privacy, pop culture, or the rise of machines – Drones or UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicles) are the current catalyst du jour in any number of flashpoint discussions. From the front page headlines of news outlets around the world, to op-ed pages d ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic & *istickboy
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> Legacy of The Lens http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Legacy-of-The-Lens-361004357 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Legacy-of-The-Lens-361004357 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:13:18 PDT Legacy of The Lens nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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A study in artistic diversity, Bernardo Medina embodies the renaissance spirit of the consummate artist, always inspired and inspiring artists around him to create and capture the rhythms of life and beauty in a multitude of mediums.

At the core is his love and dedication to the realism in captured moments of humanity that only the lens of photography can provide. With a background in architecture and design underpinning his artistic journey, Bernardo joined deviantART almost a decade ago and in that time has generated a formidable and impressive body of work on h ]]>
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Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> The Stock Market - No. 2 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Stock-Market-No-2-359728209 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Stock-Market-No-2-359728209 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:21:27 PDT The Stock Market - No. 2 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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by :devtechgnotic:|March 15, 2013|Watch :devdepthradius:

Stock Market

About Stock Market

The inspirational magic of one image awakening the creative muse of hundreds of artists.
This issue's stock image
Stock 032. by :devenchanted-stock:

Whisper of The Nightby :devHeather91:

Raining by the clockby :devmil-expresiones:

Are you being served?by :devBigA-ntB:

Midnight Dreamby :devSyvendelys:

Selene and Aliceby :devEresdiria:

Checkmateby :devNeverlia:

Imageby :devimagomimago:

transparencyby :devSyrjusz:

A Winters Dayby :devHippieVan57:

Hesitation.by :devJakobo31:

Butterflies in the Stomachby :devSimply-Smiley:

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Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> The Stock Market - No. 1 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Stock-Market-No-1-358445906 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Stock-Market-No-1-358445906 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:07:31 PST The Stock Market - No. 1 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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by :devtechgnotic:|March 8, 2013|Watch :devdepthradius:

Stock Market

About Stock Market

The inspirational magic of one image igniting the creative muse for hundreds of artists.
This issues stock image
1967 - I. by :devNikxStock:

Tensityby :devWarendt:

Bringing it to Lifeby :devXaomi:

Fruits of our Laborby :devCharleneApril:

Miss Flowerby :devChrysteleM:

On My Mindby :devSangelus:

pinheadby :devderekjohnokeeffe:

Persephoneby :devLost-Soul1666:

Gzhelby :devAn-gora:

The Bee Queenby :devmary-petroff:

T r a d eby :devPrincess--Sara:

Lavenderby :devOwhl:

Buy Meby :devMirellaSantana:

Puella VIIby :devSkywalkertr ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> The Rise Of The Artist, You Are The Future http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Rise-Of-The-Artist-You-Are-The-Future-356840683 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Rise-Of-The-Artist-You-Are-The-Future-356840683 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:12:17 PST The Rise Of The Artist, You Are The Future nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic & Auren Hoffman
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You Are The Future

Forward by :devtechgnotic:

Picasso seeing a seven as an upside down nose?

Right brain warriors in the new age will be the coveted candidates ordained to lead and guide us; lifting the torch to light the way forward into a brave new beautiful world.

Artists have always feared that they are unappreciated and that the march of progress comes only from business, science and their machines. 1984 was imagined by an artist projecting these exact fears. Our guest essayist suggests the computer will never be our master, but only the super high spe ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic & Auren Hoffman
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> The Enduring Enigma of Collage http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Enduring-Enigma-of-Collage-355713355 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Enduring-Enigma-of-Collage-355713355 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:15:12 PST The Enduring Enigma of Collage nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Collage is one of those art forms that immediately sets off heated debate about our most fundamental ideas and visceral feelings about the very essence of art itself.

Turn of the century troublemakers Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso began enhancing their paintings with glued on bits of cut out fabric and other materials, thus neatly blurring the line between the art categories of painting and sculpture. They shifted the emphasis or “meaning” of their painted images beyond an attempted interpretation of the painted “text” to thinking about the artists’ “process& ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> The Lonely Path http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Lonely-Path-354168532 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Lonely-Path-354168532 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:32:48 PST The Lonely Path nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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“

I have never found a companion who was so companionable as solitude.

Henry David Thoreau

I always thought Thoreau’s comment was simply a word game— ultimately not of much value and false at its core. A Valentines Day in solitude should mean being all alone and alone means being unhappy, pure and simple. Still, it will turn out in life that the most alone we can feel is ironically in the crush of family and friends and even in the embrace of one’s Valentines Day companion— but lost and unfulfilled in one’s dreams and visions.

Spring feelings
by :devp ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> The New Street Photographer's Manifesto http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-New-Street-Photographer-s-Manifesto-353038211 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-New-Street-Photographer-s-Manifesto-353038211 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:31:09 PST The New Street Photographer's Manifesto nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called it the “decisive moment”— the captured instant when all the photograph’s elements come together to tell a story in a way a text narrative of thousands of words could never begin to. It is what hooks people, both practitioners and advocate-devotees, on the art form. It is uniquely completely immersive in life— step out into the streets— in which the moment of artistic epiphany can never be guessed at until it suddenly happens. When it is properly mastered, it is as pure as the dawn of each new day, as true as the living ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> Odyssey Propulsion 7 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-7-351885054 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-7-351885054 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:17:58 PST Odyssey Propulsion 7 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
He who birthed the strange tale into our world with a spurt of kaleidoscopic intergalactic vomit has now decided its end. :devCliveBarker: has chosen his favorite Chapter Eight to bring the multi-imagined Hydra-headed beast of a story to the end. All that remains is Chapter Eight illustration submissions remaining open for the next two weeks. And with the perfect visual, Odyssey II: Propulsion will become another hallmark in deviantART history.

So many writers and artists from around the world contributed amazing gifts of their wildest imaginations, collaborating with each other and offering suggestions and encourag ]]> Begemott, A Gallery of Narrative Dreams http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Begemott-A-Gallery-of-Narrative-Dreams-351568565 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Begemott-A-Gallery-of-Narrative-Dreams-351568565 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:06:13 PST Begemott, A Gallery of Narrative Dreams nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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On Sundays by *begemott

Begemott:
A Gallery of Narrative Dreams

A magic of effective art can be a drawing that appears to be a movie still, clipped from a film narrative, evoking a powerful sense of storytelling— and the viewer wants to know the rest of the story. This phenomenon has recently manifested itself on deviantART— and in a big way— once again.

The Rock - Dwayne Johnson Paintingby *frankwyte81

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will produce a movie based on a drawing (“sweet Halloween dreams”) by deviantART digital artist :devbegemott:. The drawin ]]>
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Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> Dedication to a New Year http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Dedication-to-a-New-Year-345215841 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Dedication-to-a-New-Year-345215841 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:39:42 PST Dedication to a New Year nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Nuances of an Annual Ritual

Which brings us to each year’s communal celebration of the passing of our lifetimes:
New Year’s Eve

So what did you “actually get done” in the past year? How closer are you to a grand goal in life? An assessment is made and then the inevitable Step 2 of the yearly process is engaged, which is often a word for word repeat of last year’s Step 2:
The New Year’s Resolution

There seem to be two main strategies that emerge at this point of facing the New Year, a “brand new morning.” The lone wolf quietly acknowledges goals not ye ]]> Mayan Doomsday http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Mayan-Doomsday-343761937 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Mayan-Doomsday-343761937 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:32:06 PST Mayan Doomsday nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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December 21st Marks the End of Civilization

Muerte Aztecaby ~Zerj19

Who would you invite to your final deviantMEET or dinner party on that fateful day?

W
e are facing yet another grave prediction that we are in the true end of days this year and this time, this time, we have been inundated with five years worth of investigative shows, frightful books, and alarmist interviews outlining evidentiary “proof” that this is the one date on the calendar, certified by a now vanished people in what ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers $marioluevanos ]]> Odyssey Propulsion 6 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-6-342577072 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-6-342577072 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:51:57 PST Odyssey Propulsion 6 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
We want to especially thank an elite core of Odyssey II writers:

Those deviants truly embodying the spirit of the project by continuing to create and submit next chapters – no matter the story’s refusal to go along with their proposed direction. The zeitgeist is a powerful force, but the artist must know when to sail against the been-there-done-that. And our writers, artists and poets have been doing that week after week. So many artists and writers continue to send in wonderful material week after week.

We have decided to extend the writing deadline for the last chapter to December 31 and we're exp ]]> Realm of Fantasy, The Anatomy of a Group http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Realm-of-Fantasy-The-Anatomy-of-a-Group-341690749 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Realm-of-Fantasy-The-Anatomy-of-a-Group-341690749 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:25:05 PST Realm of Fantasy, The Anatomy of a Group nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Designers: $marioluevanos
Resources: Stock 47 Mountains by ~monarxy-stocks
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Realm of Fantasy

The Anatomy of a Group

The grey dressby *sakimichan

The special kind of dedication, spirit and discipline devoted to the assembly and construction of a successful Group within the vast technicolor ocean of artworks, artists and art appreciators that is deviantART might very well be the experiential epitome of what it is to be a part of the deviantART journey. From the very first conception, through the ten thousandth practical step, :devalltheoriginalnames: and his cadre of steadfast partners in artful curation have built a virtual sanctuary of the ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Resources: Stock 47 Mountains by ~monarxy-stocks
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The final battle to block Tal’shen’s launch of the takeover of Earth. Paul, from whose own body Tal’shen, the gelatinous beaked tentacled monster, was gestated and born. Paul says ]]> Dessert Of Your Dreams http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Dessert-Of-Your-Dreams-340420152 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Dessert-Of-Your-Dreams-340420152 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:15:31 PST Dessert Of Your Dreams nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Is it better to possess a thing of beauty, or to experience the ultimate consummation of oneness with that beautiful thing by actually consuming it... and being left only with the memory of its beauty? Leave it up to our deviantARTists to think of a way to have it both ways – but left over as a feast for the eyes, preserved eternally on the digital planes of deviantART.

The Grinch
by :devArteDiAmore:

Craft, design, and artistry as applied to the most delicious and sinful of the culinary disciplines rises forth as we shine warming a light on this small but incredibly skilled serving of artists within the d ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
]]> Odyssey Propulsion 4 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-4-340049870 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-4-340049870 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:14:06 PST Odyssey Propulsion 4 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino Is Paul’s final scream the sound of his soul being released?
Can he have an existence outside of his corporeal being, outside “nothingness?”
Or is this spectral plane the only reality to the trusted – the only viewing platform offering a truly objective view?
ONLY TWO(!!!) chapters left, ]]> Gratitude http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Gratitude-338994889 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Gratitude-338994889 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:26:50 PST Gratitude nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino When in contemplation of the eternal wellspring that is the deviantART project and how it has become the engine keeping my heart and mind on a full burn as I strive to be an upstanding member of the community as well as a helpful architect and eager participant in the conversation -- my thoughts inevitably settle upon my attempts to define my concept of Gratitude.

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
]]> I believe in deviantART. Which is to more accurately say I believe in the concept and the reality of the deviantART community.

When in contemplation of the eternal wellspring that is the deviantART project and how it has become the engine keeping my heart and mind on a full burn as I strive to be an upstanding member of the community as well as a helpful architect and eager participant in the conversation -- my thoughts inevitably settle upon my attempts to define my concept of Gratitude.

Marma Lisa by *HenrySchreiber

No matter your medium of choice as an artist, your artistic intentions or the mystic guiding fo ]]> When in contemplation of the eternal wellspring that is the deviantART project and how it has become the engine keeping my heart and mind on a full burn as I strive to be an upstanding member of the community as well as a helpful architect and eager participant in the conversation -- my thoughts inevitably settle upon my attempts to define my concept of Gratitude.

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
]]> Odyssey Propulsion 3 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-3-338824070 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-3-338824070 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:15:49 PST Odyssey Propulsion 3 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino Whose story will Paul trust – Maya’s or Lysanna’s?
Is Paul really just a random victim or has there always been a special fate or predetermined bit of prophecy awaiting him which is now about to be revealed?
There are only three more chapters left, three delicious spaces to be filled in our attempt to achieve literary immortality… Well, at least, in our attempt to achieve creating a story to be told around summer campfires to scare the hell out of the new kids. What we n ]]> Faux Propaganda Art http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Faux-Propaganda-Art-337982218 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Faux-Propaganda-Art-337982218 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:52:12 PST Faux Propaganda Art nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Propaganda I by :devYuujakumi:

Nov 15, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:
The Comfort of Mindless Obedience

When is information true and useful and when is it just “propaganda?” Why in fact is an image or phrase or animated art sequence “propaganda” rather than it simply being a “lie?” What about acceptable lies that define our society as much as they degrade it - - for example commercials that obviously hype a product with untruths or political advertisements full of unachievable platitudes.

animal farm propaganda
by :devSatansgoalie:

In Progressive America...
by :deviMaksim:

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]]> Odyssey Propulsion 2 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-2-337586529 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-2-337586529 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:07:37 PST Odyssey Propulsion 2 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino The parasite is Tal’Shen, spawn of Lysanna, hunted forerunner of an ancient aquatic-based intergalactic Cthulhuian-type race once again knocking on Earth’s door. Which “female” is Paul to trust? Is the fate of humanity in question or is this all the hallucinatory fever dream of a dying man?

Only four more chapters! Yet so many questions!
The pressure points have been set: self-survival, self-sacrifice for a greater cause, transmission of a vision of species survival and renewal, trust a ]]> Odyssey Propulsion http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-336473225 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Propulsion-336473225 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:06:43 PST Odyssey Propulsion nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
We want you!

Odyssey II is the second mass collaboration event to be conceived on deviantART this time under the watchful gaze and guiding hand of none other than Clive Barker - - the master of fantastical narratives. The result will be published next year in digital and traditional book form.

Read about the Project and participate in the creative event of the new millennium (before it ends, of course, with the apocalypse). Here is the current prompt inspired by the latest Odyssey II chapter chosen by Clive.

Prompt for Chapter 4

The invasion like no other is on, and we are witness with players whose uni ]]> Possessional Demonology http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Possessional-Demonology-335227308 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Possessional-Demonology-335227308 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:39:40 PDT Possessional Demonology nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Designers $marioluevanos
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Oct 30, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:
Opening the Darkest Door
I have recently come across a most disturbing phenomenon in my studies of the Diabolic Infestation of the Soul. It seems there is a most frightening psychological conundrum when considering the concept of demonic possession even the most remote possibility of reality upon our earthly plane is the notion that just believing it may be true could very likely be the spark needed for the Demon to discover, seek out, and ultimately inhabit its next vessel of evil: You.

From the Exorcist through Paranormal Activity, generation after generation of &l ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers $marioluevanos
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The people in my life were a ]]> Dante's Inferno, What's the Worst that Can Happen? http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Dante-s-Inferno-What-s-the-Worst-that-Can-Happen-332959134 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Dante-s-Inferno-What-s-the-Worst-that-Can-Happen-332959134 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:41:28 PDT Dante's Inferno, What's the Worst that Can Happen? nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Designers: $marioluevanos
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Oct 17, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

Sometimes in youth we play crazy mind games. One gruesome game was trying to think of the worst way to die. Or even better, the "which would you choose" version of the same conceit. Another was what would be the worst torture to endure. If there is one international touchstone that best captures youthful fears and wonders in speculation of what lies beyond the veil of death and awaits as possible punishment for our sins, it must be - to the few who have actually read it to the millions who "know" it – "Dante's Inferno." Who does not shiver at the thought of being ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
]]> Odyssey II - Collab, Publish, Write and Illustrate http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-II-Collab-Publish-Write-and-Illustrate-332101655 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-II-Collab-Publish-Write-and-Illustrate-332101655 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:27:29 PDT Odyssey II - Collab, Publish, Write and Illustrate nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino Clive Barker, an "artist first" bestselling author of 20+ books, including the New York Times bestsellers Abarat; Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War; Abarat: Absolute Midnight and The Thief of Always, the creative force behind horror films - Hellraiser, Candyman and Nightbreed and the producer of acclaimed Academy Award winning drama Gods and Monsters has requested your collaborative participation in bringing to life one of his otherworldly narrative creatio ]]> Odyssey II with Clive Barker http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-II-with-Clive-Barker-331804956 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-II-with-Clive-Barker-331804956 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:19:04 PDT Odyssey II with Clive Barker nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino Chapters
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:devCliveBarker: starts us off with the Prologue for Odyssey II and selects the submissions for the final books. The ultimate creative challenge to produce the ultimate deviantART book.

All Guided with the Spectral Hand of Clive Barker.

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Every Friday Lit submissions for the current chapter close - Chosen chapter revealed on the following Monday.

Every Monday Artwork submissions for the previously published chapter close - Chosen Artwork revealed that following Friday.

Filmmaking/Animation and Poetry Submissions related to the developing s ]]> Witch Sorceress Enchantress http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Witch-Sorceress-Enchantress-330574386 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Witch-Sorceress-Enchantress-330574386 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:47:07 PDT Witch Sorceress Enchantress nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Oct 3, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

The Witchas Multifaceted Icon

Throughout history artists of every discipline have been fascinated, inspired and transfixed at every historical stage of the shifting perceptions of the “Witch” in any given time or society. The seams within every page of every chapter written against or in defense of the witch have been alternatively filled with oppressive sexism, blind eyed religious bigotry, occult doctrine, fevered and forbidden lustful sexuality, misplaced fear, and reams of wide eyed superstition.

Consequently, the colors, and lines within every stroke upon every canvas a ]]> Supercharge Your Profile Like the Masters http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Supercharge-Your-Profile-Like-the-Masters-329384536 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Supercharge-Your-Profile-Like-the-Masters-329384536 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:29:56 PDT Supercharge Your Profile Like the Masters nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
This week the superstars of deviantART panel will provide unique insight and advice for artists on the rise in the deviantART community.

Highlighted Comments

by ~alonzobartley [link]
• "One should see improvement, if you take at least 20 minutes each day to sketch." - *TerryDodson
• "The one thing every artist should have is the ability to self-correct." - *AdamHughes
• "Push yourself to learn and master something difficult with each drawing or commission." - *AdamHughes
• "Have 70-80% of a visual idea you want to draw BEFORE you start drawing." - `Artgerm
• "Don't show your sketchbook. It's your playground to try things out and make mistakes." - Greg Hyland creator of Lethargic Lad
• "Don't worry about style. Style will come." - David Bluestein storyboardist for Total Drama Island
• "Make sure you can draw good backgrounds. It's usually the weakest area of people's portfolios." Darwyn Cooke

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Wed Sep 26, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

L
ast week we published the video of Josh Wattles, :devmakepictures: Fan Art Law panel from Comic-Con. An educative, passionate and very enlightening conversation soon followed in the comments section. You can participate in that conversation here.

This week the superstars of deviantART panel will provide unique insight and advice for artists on the rise in the deviantART community.

Being a member of the deviantART community might be the most important support system a young artists could ever hope to have. That being said, there is also the problem of f ]]>
This week the superstars of deviantART panel will provide unique insight and advice for artists on the rise in the deviantART community.

Highlighted Comments

]]> Have You Met Zee Captain? http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Have-You-Met-Zee-Captain-328189754 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Have-You-Met-Zee-Captain-328189754 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:16:10 PDT Have You Met Zee Captain? nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]>
Sep 19, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

The chaptered comic strip, has been collected into a 100-page graphic novel – and to the still-uninitiated:

It is not quite like anything you’ve probably ever seen before. The story follows “Zee Captain” and his sidekicks as they amble through a post-apocalyptic landscape. And while that hardly seems new and different, it’s the unusually superlative graphic quality of the comic cells and the Monty Pythonesque dialogues and leaps of logic that can become quite mesmerizing. Zee Captain, his face hidden by a gas mask that gives him a Darth Vaderish look, wears ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos ]]> Tokyo Zephyr Update and The Next Odyssey Project http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Tokyo-Zephyr-Update-and-The-Next-Odyssey-Project-327191419 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Tokyo-Zephyr-Update-and-The-Next-Odyssey-Project-327191419 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:00:07 PDT Tokyo Zephyr Update and The Next Odyssey Project nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
We have made our choices for the artwork for Chapters 7 and 8, the three poems and the line art that has been chosen to be included in the book. Two of the line art pieces are for the end pages of the book. Those along with another line art piece still need to be colored so we'd like to offer up a last challenge to the community. All you top flight colorists out there we'd like you to take your best shot at coloring these pieces. Then we will be ready to publish right away after that. The best pieces will be included in the book. Your last chance to be a part of this charitable cause. You have until October 1st.

I will be announcing the next Odyssey project within two weeks. We will have a very special guest joining us on our next Odyssey. We have learned much from our last excursion and I can't wait to share all of the new elements and surprises $marioluevanos and I have in store for this next Odyssey project. ]]> by :devtechgnotic:
Fri Sep 14, 2012

Tokyo Zephyr Update & The Next Odyssey Project

Greetings fellow Light Train Travelers. Thank you for your continued patience.

We have made our choices for the artwork for Chapters 7 and 8, the three poems and the line art that has been chosen to be included in the book. Two of the line art pieces are for the end pages of the book. Those along with another line art piece still need to be colored so we'd like to offer up a last challenge to the community. All you top flight colorists out there we'd like you to take your best shot at coloring these pieces. Then we will be rea ]]>
We have made our choices for the artwork for Chapters 7 and 8, the three poems and the line art that has been chosen to be included in the book. Two of the line art pieces are for the end pages of the book. Those along with another line art piece still need to be colored so we'd like to offer up a last challenge to the community. All you top flight colorists out there we'd like you to take your best shot at coloring these pieces. Then we will be ready to publish right away after that. The best pieces will be included in the book. Your last chance to be a part of this charitable cause. You have until October 1st.

I will be announcing the next Odyssey project within two weeks. We will have a very special guest joining us on our next Odyssey. We have learned much from our last excursion and I can't wait to share all of the new elements and surprises $marioluevanos and I have in store for this next Odyssey project. ]]> The Magic Dust of Child Artists http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Magic-Dust-of-Child-Artists-326877456 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Magic-Dust-of-Child-Artists-326877456 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:35:37 PDT The Magic Dust of Child Artists nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Were it that adult life were as simple as a happy Etch A Sketch memory from childhood.

(The campaign chief took heavy heat for his flippant, if truthful, statement.) The incident made me wonder how many of us had early experiences as “sketch artists” with that incredible red toy that has become almost standard issue for so many children still to this day.

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Featured:
*pikajane
~bryanetch
Cthulhu! by =Sch1itzie
Tribute To Lee Jeffries by ~ronmonroe
crying by ~DanielGrzeszkiewicz
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When recently asked how his political candidate would explain certain positions taken during the
nomination process with contrary positions to be taken during the general election, the campaign chief
replied that stated political positions were “like an Etch A Sketch,” -- meaning they could simply be
flipped over, erased and begun over from scratch.

Were it that adult life were as simple as a happy Etch A Sketch memory from childhood.

(The campaign chief took heavy heat for his flippant, if truthful, statement.) The incident made
me wonder how many of us had earl ]]>
Were it that adult life were as simple as a happy Etch A Sketch memory from childhood.

(The campaign chief took heavy heat for his flippant, if truthful, statement.) The incident made me wonder how many of us had early experiences as “sketch artists” with that incredible red toy that has become almost standard issue for so many children still to this day.

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Featured:
*pikajane
~bryanetch
Cthulhu! by =Sch1itzie
Tribute To Lee Jeffries by ~ronmonroe
crying by ~DanielGrzeszkiewicz
]]> Fan Art Law http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Fan-Art-Law-326536193 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Fan-Art-Law-326536193 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:58:01 PDT Fan Art Law nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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[link] by *KrisCynical

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Panel Speaker: $makepictures
Video: *toddgrossman & `neither-field ]]>
Mon Sep 10, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

I
t seems there’s nothing quite as dear to the hearts of many of our deviants as their production of fan art, and at the same time, there is nothing so knotted with legal and ethical headaches. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but in the form of fan art it has also become one of the most frustratingly complicated. At some point, the sheer volume of fan art around a single property may become so large that the issue rises to another level of scrutiny by the creators of the original work.

With this dynamic in mind, we thought the following panel that Josh Wattles, our Ad ]]>
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[link] by *KrisCynical

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Panel Speaker: $makepictures
Video: *toddgrossman & `neither-field ]]> 4 Artists and Their Journeys http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/4-Artists-and-Their-Journeys-325569705 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/4-Artists-and-Their-Journeys-325569705 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:38:45 PDT 4 Artists and Their Journeys nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
“When I left high school, I had all my plans to go to college, but I had no money. And I decided then, the best thing for me to do is not worry about getting money to go to college — I will educate myself. I walked down the street, I walked into a library, I would go to the library three days a week for ten years and I would educate myself. It’s all FREE, that’s the great thing about libraries! Most of you can afford to go to college, but if you wanna educate yourself completely, go to the library and educate yourself. When I was 28 years old, I graduated from Library.”
]]> Wayne White: An Embarrassment Of Talents http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Wayne-White-An-Embarrassment-Of-Talents-324207218 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Wayne-White-An-Embarrassment-Of-Talents-324207218 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:16:57 PDT Wayne White: An Embarrassment Of Talents nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
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Designers: $marioluevanos
Featured: *seewaynewhite ]]>
I am bringing your attention to a documentary, Beauty is Embarrassing, that
deeply inspired me after a screening last week. The life wisdom and positive
philosophy unfolding over a lifetime of living as an artist was deeply motivating.
I invited Wayne White, the subject of this documentary, to join deviantART afterwards.
I thought this would be something you would enjoy no matter where you might be at
on your own personal journey as an artist. While watching this I was also reminded
of the heartfelt explanations by many artists of what it means to choose the life of an ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Featured: *seewaynewhite ]]> Mythical Cartography, The Artistry of Maps http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Mythical-Cartography-The-Artistry-of-Maps-321433893 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Mythical-Cartography-The-Artistry-of-Maps-321433893 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:42:37 PDT Mythical Cartography, The Artistry of Maps nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos

Features:
• Caricature Map of Europe 1914 by ~Keithwormwood
• Guild Wars Antique Map by ~Jenosavel
• KHORGHIL FANTASY MAP by *Khorghil
• Draykon - Seven Realms Map. by *ElsaKroese
• Tarduril by ~markus4
• Pitax by *butterfrog
• Minduriel and the Dragon by ~Sapiento
• Wilthorm - a Fantasy City by *Khorghil
• Valcia - Regional Fantasy Map by ~TheValcian
• Bay Map by ~Sapiento
• Draconspire Tharstelding Map by *Djekspek
• Map of Malaforcia by ~Stormcrow135
• Rhea by ~den-of-thieves
• Hanagakure - flower city by ~Luned
• Map of Arvanor by ~hookline-dreamer
• Ancient Ultima online Britannia map by *NoxIllunis971
• Sylestia World Map by =Ilenora
• Breath of Destiny - World Map by ~EnseiSong
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"Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground."—Prof. Albus Dumbledore

Early life becomes an exploration of invisible parameters, circles beyond circles, as one pushes out to test the boundaries of safety. There is one’s bedroom, one’s home, neighborhood, school and town, state and nation. Early on, maps become important documents – declarations of being and rights and privileges. In the art world, throughout history, maps have been a constant measure of human progress, from the Phoenecians recordi ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos

Features:
• Caricature Map of Europe 1914 by ~Keithwormwood
• Guild Wars Antique Map by ~Jenosavel
• KHORGHIL FANTASY MAP by *Khorghil
• Draykon - Seven Realms Map. by *ElsaKroese
• Tarduril by ~markus4
• Pitax by *butterfrog
• Minduriel and the Dragon by ~Sapiento
• Wilthorm - a Fantasy City by *Khorghil
• Valcia - Regional Fantasy Map by ~TheValcian
• Bay Map by ~Sapiento
• Draconspire Tharstelding Map by *Djekspek
• Map of Malaforcia by ~Stormcrow135
• Rhea by ~den-of-thieves
• Hanagakure - flower city by ~Luned
• Map of Arvanor by ~hookline-dreamer
• Ancient Ultima online Britannia map by *NoxIllunis971
• Sylestia World Map by =Ilenora
• Breath of Destiny - World Map by ~EnseiSong
]]> Keep Calm And Comic-Con http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Keep-Calm-And-Comic-Con-320013184 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Keep-Calm-And-Comic-Con-320013184 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:11:19 PDT Keep Calm And Comic-Con nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers:
$techgnotic
Designers:
$marioluevanos
Features:
Alley 37, Group 1, Mcc 1-2, Cos 37, Cos 20 by $makepictures
Artist's Alley, Comic Con 2012 by $xraystyle
Comic-con 2 by $Moonbeam13
Arkham City Catwoman Preview by *yayacosplay
Cosplayers gather around for a picture! by $LaurenKitsune
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Wed Aug 8, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

This year was especially important to me personally and was a milestone of sorts on
multiple levels and for deviantART as a whole. Many of the reasons why will become clear
over the next few months as announcements are made and new ideas are shared with everyone
in the community.

As the multi dimensional, pop fueled, color exploded dream like haze that was Comic-Con begins
to fully dim and fade from accurate remembrance, I can’t shake the feeling that this year was special,
in accordance with any chosen measure. As we now move forward with the release ]]>
Writers:
$techgnotic
Designers:
$marioluevanos
Features:
Alley 37, Group 1, Mcc 1-2, Cos 37, Cos 20 by $makepictures
Artist's Alley, Comic Con 2012 by $xraystyle
Comic-con 2 by $Moonbeam13
Arkham City Catwoman Preview by *yayacosplay
Cosplayers gather around for a picture! by $LaurenKitsune
]]> The Age of Discernment http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Age-of-Discernment-318462321 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Age-of-Discernment-318462321 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:13:00 PDT The Age of Discernment nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Features
Urban by ~WWWest
Ronald Reagan Riding a Velociraptor by *SharpWriter
Athena by ~Michael-C-Hayes
sprained minds by `suzi9mm
148 by ~StudioUndertheMoon
Green and greener by ~dianadades
Saudade, I by *borissov
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→ This article was inspired by the conversation in the comments generated from last week’s Suggestivism article.

As we traverse the final phases of maximum raw information accumulation, potentially equipping us for jacking in to the promise of the Singularity, the contents of many lifetimes’ worth of knowledge, art, education, and history are now at our fingertips. More and more Universities, libraries and arts institutions have swung open their digital doors and granted access to their lectures, courses a ]]>

Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Features
Urban by ~WWWest
Ronald Reagan Riding a Velociraptor by *SharpWriter
Athena by ~Michael-C-Hayes
sprained minds by `suzi9mm
148 by ~StudioUndertheMoon
Green and greener by ~dianadades
Saudade, I by *borissov
]]> Suggestivism http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Suggestivism-317201653 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Suggestivism-317201653 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:46:36 PDT Suggestivism nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Features
Remorse by ~s-caruso
livvy by ~cannibol
Maleducados-2006 by ~s-caruso
Has anyone seen my marbles? by ~iPhee
SOCIETY by ~Gloom82
Simian Operation by *LuisDiazArtist
The Break-up by *LuisDiazArtist
Baker's Dozen - Hi-Res by ~Mr-Sisson
Fragile Hearts by ~TeaPartyGirl
NIGHT TRAWLERS II by *RSConnett
Portrait of Crime by ~s-caruso
Blue Room (Excerpts from the Black Lodge) by ~NomeEdonna
St.Rage by ~CarrieAnnBaade
panda-kikai by *shichigoro756
Self portrait in oils by ~JonBeinart
Deep deep sea by *ElenaKalis
Digit's Balance by ~LindaRHerzog
]]> Birth of a New Category or Beginning of the End of Categories?

:icontechgnotic: Jul 26, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another “ism” on the art world horizon, what with the growing accessibility of all
art technique and technology rendering all the “schools of art” equally available and doable and therefore making impossible the dominance
or even existence of any current art “movement” … comes “suggestivism,” the “ism” best summing up what art is in our lives today, defined
more by what it ]]>
Writers: $techgnotic
Designers: $marioluevanos
Features
Remorse by ~s-caruso
livvy by ~cannibol
Maleducados-2006 by ~s-caruso
Has anyone seen my marbles? by ~iPhee
SOCIETY by ~Gloom82
Simian Operation by *LuisDiazArtist
The Break-up by *LuisDiazArtist
Baker's Dozen - Hi-Res by ~Mr-Sisson
Fragile Hearts by ~TeaPartyGirl
NIGHT TRAWLERS II by *RSConnett
Portrait of Crime by ~s-caruso
Blue Room (Excerpts from the Black Lodge) by ~NomeEdonna
St.Rage by ~CarrieAnnBaade
panda-kikai by *shichigoro756
Self portrait in oils by ~JonBeinart
Deep deep sea by *ElenaKalis
Digit's Balance by ~LindaRHerzog
]]> Kxhara's Latest Contest http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Kxhara-s-Latest-Contest-315382650 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Kxhara-s-Latest-Contest-315382650 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:57:00 PDT Kxhara's Latest Contest nonadult journals/culture/editorials techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
This is much more important.

I would like to draw your attention to a wonderful and what will surely be a controversial contest that was posted to dA a few hours ago. This journal is meant to draw as much attention and dA love as possible to this contest. ]]>
This is much more important.
I would like to draw your attention to a wonderful and what will surely be a controversial contest that was posted to dA a few hours ago. This journal is meant to draw as much attention and dA love as possible to this contest.
:iconselkiesiun: wrote an article at Escher Girls http://eschergirls.tumblr.com/post/27398112147/insight-into-the-comic-book-industry which inspired :iconkxhara: to post this contest http://kxhara.deviantart.com/#/d57qco9

Comic Con is an interesting place for the eternal “How a female should l ]]>
This is much more important.

I would like to draw your attention to a wonderful and what will surely be a controversial contest that was posted to dA a few hours ago. This journal is meant to draw as much attention and dA love as possible to this contest. ]]> Comics Are Art http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Comics-Are-Art-312855790 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Comics-Are-Art-312855790 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:50:34 PDT Comics Are Art nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Americans have a long summer vacation tradition of visiting the foreign capitals of the world and being sure to spend at least one day in each nation’s most iconic art museum. In Paris, we visit the Louvre. In Madrid, the Prado. In Rome, the Borghese. We feel far more comfortable in identifying the different peoples of our planet through examples of their greatest art works than we do about identifying ourselves as being represented by any one iconic “American” art museum or artist. Maybe the country is just too big for one musuem and so it has always fallen to ou ]]> Authentic Citizenship: Part 2 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Authentic-Citizenship-Part-2-311170706 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Authentic-Citizenship-Part-2-311170706 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:45:35 PDT Authentic Citizenship: Part 2 nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
You can find part one here. ]]>
Fearured Artist Chat!

Join our featured artist chat with *jeffwamester and *chriscopeland on Friday, June 29th at Noon Los Angeles, CA, PDT time. Chat room opens at 11:30am.

Read Part 1

:icontechgnotic: Jun 27, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

Authentic Citizenship: The Sequel

As promised here is part two of our interview and conversation with Chris Copela ]]>
You can find part one here. ]]> Authentic Citizenship http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Authentic-Citizenship-309691394 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Authentic-Citizenship-309691394 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:50:00 PDT Authentic Citizenship nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic

Designers: $marioluevanos
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Writers: $techgnotic

Designers: $marioluevanos
]]> A Final Communique From the Front Lines http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/A-Final-Communique-From-the-Front-Lines-308586063 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/A-Final-Communique-From-the-Front-Lines-308586063 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:13:40 PDT A Final Communique From the Front Lines nonadult journals/culture/editorials techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino Following a riot last month in the same location, and in the footsteps of dozens before him, another Foxconn worker in China has hurled himself off the roof of a building within the Foxconn campus where many of the devices that surround us everyday are manufactured. Ipods, Ipads, Xbox's, etc.

Research reveals that decades ago…

A musician and poet with a lot on his mind recorded a demo of a song shortly before he was gunned down at a relatively young age in front of his apartment. At the time the demo was recorded, the track was intended for a former band mate’ ]]> Infinity Seven Takes On the Coming Zerg Invasion http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Infinity-Seven-Takes-On-the-Coming-Zerg-Invasion-308623679 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Infinity-Seven-Takes-On-the-Coming-Zerg-Invasion-308623679 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:04:12 PDT Infinity Seven Takes On the Coming Zerg Invasion nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Writers: $techgnotic

Designers: $marioluevanos

Features
* Heart of the Swarm by *ArtofTy
* 'From the shadows, I come' by ~hunqwert
* Starcraft Frontline 1 by #UdonCrew
* Zealot by ~mqken
* Starcraft Terran Medic by ~VonSchlippe
* Starcraft Firebat by ~Phill-Art
* StarCraft 2 Zerg hydralisk by ~darkdamage
* StarCraft 2: All-In by *TheChaoticKnight
* StarCraft cover BW by *Chuckdee
* Starcraft 2: Ghost vs Spectre by *Tabnir
* Broken Wide by *Mr--Jack
* Starcraft Girl by ~Ethereal-Mind
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Writers: $techgnotic

Designers: $marioluevanos

Features
* Heart of the Swarm by *ArtofTy
* 'From the shadows, I come' by ~hunqwert
* Starcraft Frontline 1 by #UdonCrew
* Zealot by ~mqken
* Starcraft Terran Medic by ~VonSchlippe
* Starcraft Firebat by ~Phill-Art
* StarCraft 2 Zerg hydralisk by ~darkdamage
* StarCraft 2: All-In by *TheChaoticKnight
* StarCraft cover BW by *Chuckdee
* Starcraft 2: Ghost vs Spectre by *Tabnir
* Broken Wide by *Mr--Jack
* Starcraft Girl by ~Ethereal-Mind
]]> Alien Threat in Pop Culture http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Alien-Threat-in-Pop-Culture-306846079 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Alien-Threat-in-Pop-Culture-306846079 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:05:40 PDT Alien Threat in Pop Culture nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino

Writers
$techgnotic

Designers
$marioluevanos

This article may be redistributed on the web by link and with attribution to deviantART but not re-printed without deviantART's permission.

Features
* The invasion has begun by ~maeshanne
* School girl versus Alien Invasion by ~Bodin85
* War of the worlds by ~Fenrid
* Alien attack by ~hokunin
* Alien Partizan by ~Darkodev
* Invasion by *Radojavor
* Invasion by ~Alicique
* Invasion by *TitusLunter
* invasion stage 3 complete by ~unfor54k3n
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:icontechgnotic: Jun 6, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:
Could the alien invasion film phenomenon be an expression of the hope for humanity’s unity?

Prometheus, the highly anticipated prequel to all the Alien ]]>

Writers
$techgnotic

Designers
$marioluevanos

This article may be redistributed on the web by link and with attribution to deviantART but not re-printed without deviantART's permission.

Features
* The invasion has begun by ~maeshanne
* School girl versus Alien Invasion by ~Bodin85
* War of the worlds by ~Fenrid
* Alien attack by ~hokunin
* Alien Partizan by ~Darkodev
* Invasion by *Radojavor
* Invasion by ~Alicique
* Invasion by *TitusLunter
* invasion stage 3 complete by ~unfor54k3n
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Proceeds go to the Shriner Burn Hospital, which routinely invites cosplayers to join in their fundraising events and encourages cosplayers to interact with the hospital’s young burn victims as part of their therapy.
We want to include you in this worthy & fun cause!

All entries must be submitted by June 18th
All entries will need clearance from the photographer and the cosplayer as well as file sizes large enough to produce fine art quality prints.
Don't worry, we will contact you for these after ]]> The Fairy Tale, A Lifelong Resonance http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Fairy-Tale-A-Lifelong-Resonance-305440260 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Fairy-Tale-A-Lifelong-Resonance-305440260 Thu, 31 May 2012 00:22:42 PDT The Fairy Tale, A Lifelong Resonance nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
:icontechgnotic: May 30, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

A Thousand Years Tradition of Scaring Children at Bedtime
Continues for Children of All Ages

News of the discovery of 500 “new” fairy tales collected over 150 years ]]> The Muse Abides http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Muse-Abides-304025917 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Muse-Abides-304025917 Wed, 23 May 2012 22:08:36 PDT The Muse Abides nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
:icontechgnotic: May 23, 2012 by :devtechgnotic:

Ask any artist about “emptiness” and they’ll tell you about the constant recurring nightmarish emptiness they must face down a ]]> Humans Becoming Robots, Robots Becoming Human http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Humans-Becoming-Robots-Robots-Becoming-Human-302605045 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Humans-Becoming-Robots-Robots-Becoming-Human-302605045 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:42:41 PDT Humans Becoming Robots, Robots Becoming Human nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino A Contest in Time A Milestone of the New Age http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/A-Contest-in-Time-A-Milestone-of-the-New-Age-301140589 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/A-Contest-in-Time-A-Milestone-of-the-New-Age-301140589 Wed, 09 May 2012 19:17:15 PDT A Contest in Time A Milestone of the New Age nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino The Tree as Beautiful Machine http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Tree-as-Beautiful-Machine-299742233 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/The-Tree-as-Beautiful-Machine-299742233 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:17:21 PDT The Tree as Beautiful Machine nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
:icontechgnotic:by :devtechgnotic:
May 2, 2012

While searching deviantART for images for the Earth Day ]]> What Superheroes Should Today's Tech Inspire? http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/What-Superheroes-Should-Today-s-Tech-Inspire-298464237 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/What-Superheroes-Should-Today-s-Tech-Inspire-298464237 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:05:42 PDT What Superheroes Should Today's Tech Inspire? nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino spyed and $makepictures during the San Diego Comic-Con last year would morph into a mind-expanding mental wormhole voyage to the future courtesy of another guest at our table, *JordanGreenhall, known to me only as the co-founder of DivX, Inc., the prestigious leader in software creation for video authoring and encoding. ]]>
What
Superheroes
Should Today's Technologies Inspire?

:icontechgnotic:by :devtechgnotic:
April 25, 2012

We got to interview a visionary futurist with an eye on technology about what would inspire today's comic book writers to create our next superheroes with knowledge of real technological and scientific advancement.

You never know when it’s going to happen – that otherwise quotidian moment when y ]]> spyed and $makepictures during the San Diego Comic-Con last year would morph into a mind-expanding mental wormhole voyage to the future courtesy of another guest at our table, *JordanGreenhall, known to me only as the co-founder of DivX, Inc., the prestigious leader in software creation for video authoring and encoding. ]]> Earth Day: The Inspiration of the Natural World http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Earth-Day-The-Inspiration-of-the-Natural-World-297767607 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Earth-Day-The-Inspiration-of-the-Natural-World-297767607 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:50:11 PDT Earth Day: The Inspiration of the Natural World nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Credits:
Written by: $techgnotic
Designed by $marioluevanos
Photos by *akaNeo16
Thoreau Earth Day by ~silverwarp
Dare to see the truth by ~heart-4-art
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Earth Day
The Challenge, the Romance and the Inspiratio ]]>
Credits:
Written by: $techgnotic
Designed by $marioluevanos
Photos by *akaNeo16
Thoreau Earth Day by ~silverwarp
Dare to see the truth by ~heart-4-art
]]> Odyssey Into 2012: Engage Wonderment Update! http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Into-2012-Engage-Wonderment-Update-297178408 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Odyssey-Into-2012-Engage-Wonderment-Update-297178408 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:11:49 PDT Odyssey Into 2012: Engage Wonderment Update! nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Credits:
Odyssey into 2012 - chapter 1 by ~zffffff
Odyssey into 2012 CH6 ILLUSTRATION by ~AlNiCo-ism
The Embers Roar by ~XBeachboylloydx
Odyssey: Just Like Old Times by ~kaNeLa-SaMa
Odyssey into 2012 CH7 ILLUSTRATION by ~AlNiCo-ism
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:icontechgnotic:
by :devtechgnotic:
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 7:30 PM

Engage Wonderment: Update!
Attention all Odyssey “Tokyo Zephyr” Participants!

Your opportunity to be a published artist as a part of “Tokyo Zephyr” is here. “Tokyo Zephyr” (yes, that will be the “Odyssey” book ]]>
Credits:
Odyssey into 2012 - chapter 1 by ~zffffff
Odyssey into 2012 CH6 ILLUSTRATION by ~AlNiCo-ism
The Embers Roar by ~XBeachboylloydx
Odyssey: Just Like Old Times by ~kaNeLa-SaMa
Odyssey into 2012 CH7 ILLUSTRATION by ~AlNiCo-ism
]]> Brian Taylor: Outlaw of Independent Cinema http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Brian-Taylor-Outlaw-of-Independent-Cinema-295557758 http://techgnotic.deviantart.com/journal/Brian-Taylor-Outlaw-of-Independent-Cinema-295557758 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:55:46 PDT Brian Taylor: Outlaw of Independent Cinema nonadult journals/deviantart/blog techgnotic http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/e/techgnotic.gif?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $techgnotic @RonMartino
Brian Taylor
Outlaw at the Bleeding Edgeof Independent Cinema

:icontechgnotic:by :devtechgnotic:
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 07:00 PM

Movies featuring the latest in high tech digital effects, eye-popping CGI environments and ear-splitting surround sound, ]]>