I thought I loved my iPhone Hipstamatic ap yesterday, but thanks to cweeks today I discovered Plastic Bullet and my heart went pitter patter.

So many yummy combinations to be had! So like holga and supersampler and all those delicious experimental failures! I almost feel the same way I felt the first time I saw a vintage camera shot by my friend kentsoul who inspired it all in me. (And by ‘it all’ I mean my fascination and obsession and not-so-secret love affair with lomo).

Discovering Plastic Bullet feels like the first time I held a holga in my hands, taped it up with gaffa, and said a prayer to the god of light leaks. You want the light to get in, but not not too much, just the perfect amount to create something incredible… Or Plastic Bullet feels like the anticipation of waiting for three rolls of expired film to come back from the developers.

It’s kind of like magic, only better.

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I've just got myself an iPhone.
I need to go back to basics so I have decided to start uploading some of my point and shoot images here in the hopes that it will inspire me to get back into photography with subjects other than highly stylised fetish.

I did this on my serpentinekiss account, and thought I'd do it here to feature some artists I watch from this account! Some of the artists I've featured haven't been active on DA for some time, but I think their work is worth sharing!

The rules are simple. You feature 17 artists. 3 deviations from their galleries. If you are featured, you have to do the same. Feature = Tag.
Yay!

1. Nate-Zeman


2. Renoux

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3. ElifKarakoc
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4. bluecitrusart


5. futurowoman


6. sparkleface


7. wise1sush


8. bleuz


9. SOOO


10. staje


11. equivoque


12. lloydhughes


13. mum


14. LittleRedbag-Alice


15. wednesdaylain
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16. CourtneyBrooke


17. morriganlefey

It's been years since I've picked up a pencil and drawn anything. I've been missing it alot lately. Especially painting.

I have had this one particular idea for a painting of a pigeon stuck in my head for aaaages now, and I'm going to attempt to get it out. I'm quite rusty so it may take a few attempts, but I'm adamant I'll get there! When I do I will post it!

So today I went to the discount store and bought some small canvases and cheap paints (all i could afford) and I drew the first thing I've done in years. A pigeon of course! I'm very happy about it!

In the meantime, I would love to post thumbs of my favourite DA pigeon art, but my subscription has lapsed and I can't be bothered renewing it!

To all you traditional artists out there, do you have any tips for me when it comes to painting? Do you sketch your idea onto canvas first or do you just go for it and hope for the best? Also, oil vs acrylic... why?

Oh, another thing that i found annoying is the selection of (cheap) paint brushes, most of the shapes I wanted were made from boar hair, which is an absolute no-go for me (I refuse to use animal products), so the choice I was left with was quite limited. I will need to do some research into where I can find high quality acrylic brushes.

EDIT - who renewed my sub?! thankyou SO much!!!!!