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DomiSM

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  1. How long have you been on DeviantArt? 8 years
    What does your username mean? Just my real name, shortened a bit :)
    Describe yourself in three words. At the moment?  Sick, scared, tired.  This is not the usual me.
    Are you left or right handed? Right
    What was your first deviation?

  2. Perky_in_Pencil by DomiSM Giggles in Pencil by DomiSM Pensive_in_Pencil by DomiSM
    I uploaded these 3 the day I joined dA.


  3. What is your favourite type of art to create? Still love doing pencil drawings, but Vector is my medium of choice.
    If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be? Still trying to master Vectors!
    What was your first favourite? 


  4. Soul......CRT by WiseWanderer

    What type of art do you tend to favourite the most? Whatever catches my eye...I like all sorts of art.
    Who is your all-time favourite deviant artist? ChewedKandi or AsherBee <3
    If you could meet anyone on DeviantArt in person, who would it be? Both of the above, and so many more :)
    How has a fellow deviant impacted your life? 
    What are your preferred tools to create art? pencils & paper or CorelDRAW X5
    What is the most inspirational place for you to create art? At my desk, on my computer.
    What is your favourite DeviantArt memory?  Joining dA, and getting my first (and only) DD :)



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Happy 14th Birthday, dA!!  


Gosh, 7 years I've been here?  Where has all that time gone?  I started on dA when a friend of mine, WiseWanderer introduced me and showed me his Fractal Art.  I joined, but for a few months I only looked around, at his artwork, and at so many other amazing artist's work.  I was pretty much blown away by the quality and amount of beautiful work here!  I was almost afraid to post my first piece, thinking it was nowhere near good enough to be here with the caliber of work I'd seen.  But I did.
I posted my first piece:     
Pensive_in_Pencil by DomiSM   and another one I had just finished:  Perky_in_Pencil by DomiSM
I had worked in many mediums, but pencil work was still my favourite...at the time...
I learned from WiseWanderer how to do some Fractal Art, and was having a lot of fun learning this new medium. and added Fractals to my Gallery:
Infinite Love by DomiSM Caterpillars by DomiSM  Skipping Hearts by DomiSM.
On deviantART's 9th birthday, I joined a few contests, having become a little more 'at home' here and wanted to join in the festivities.  I had been dabbling a bit with another new medium...Vectors, so I submitted a Vector Piece to one of the contests: 
She'll Never Notice... by DomiSM
My first Vector: Practice -1 by DomiSM  My most recent Vector: Adora-ble by DomiSM


The Vector medium totally captured my interest and my heart. I adore Vectoring and all the things that can be done with it! I still have a strong love for the medium, and am also now working as a Graphic Designer, working mostly with Vectors, in a small Signs company.  They say that when you love what you do, you'll never think of it as a job, and this is so true. Of course the paycheck is handy, but I do love my job!
It's been a while since I had time to do much personal work, and I'm not allowed to post customer's work here without their consent.
deviantART has been such a huge part of my journey with my artwork. I have come to meet some very talented people and make some amazing friends...too many to list them all, but you know who you are :heart:
I was honoured to have spent a year as a Community Volunteer in charge of the Vector Category, and if time ever allows, I would love to do that again. 
To those who are new here...don't be afraid, do what makes you happy, and show the world what you're capable of, even if you don't think it's 'good enough'.  Explore this beautiful place and make a home for yourself here. Find some groups that you like and join...you learn so much by watching what others can do :)
Thank you dA, for 7 awesome years!! :heart:




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After today, I'll be away for a few weeks.  I'm going in for some much needed, long awaited surgery tomorrow.  I'm not looking forward to that part, but I am looking forward to the end result.  I'll be in hospital for up to a week, then off work for 6 weeks, but hopefully I'll be able to peek in here from time to time from my iPad while I'm recovering.

In brighter news, I'm getting a puppy around mid-August :D I've been wanting an English Springer Spaniel for the past 16 years, but they're very hard to find here.  Well, I got lucky and found a lady who had a pregnant female, and they were born this past Friday. I'm getting a black and white female :squee:  Can't wait to hold her in my arms, she is soooo cute!!   I'll post some photos as soon as I can :)

Hope all is well with everyone else! 

:heart::love::hug:




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Time flies...

5 min read



Well, since it's been 8 months or so since I wrote my last journal, I figured it was time for an update, if for no other reason, than just to get the last journal off my main page so people won't think that I'm still the Vector CV :) Not that I mind helping, and will still help if anyone needs it :heart:

So, gosh, 8 months...my life must be fairly boring, as I don't really have much news! lol Time flies, but I'm not sure where it goes.  I will be having some long-awaited and much-needed surgery on July 4th, and while I'm not looking forward to the actual surgery, I am looking forward to afterwards, when hopefully my quality of life will be a lot better than it has been for the past 15 years or so :fingerscrossed:

I've been very slack in the creativity department lately and haven't done much new art in a while. I have ideas floating around in my head, but just haven't felt like getting them out onto paper/screen...lack of energy, winter setting in here Down Under, laziness...maybe a combination of all of the above :giggle:  I'll get back into it, I always do when I go through a slump like this, but I can't promise when that will be.

Boring journal is boring.

What's been happening with all of you?  Hope all is fine in your worlds :love:


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What is Vector Art?



In digital art there are two layer formats: raster and vector. Raster formats are based in pixels and vector is based in paths and points.

When you resize a raster image, you are expanding the pixels. Your program has to try to estimate what the colours would be for the additional pixels created. Due to this, the image loses it's clarity and creates a pixel effect.

When you resize a vector image, you are increasing the distance between the points. Due to this, the image doesn't lose it's clarity and doesn't pixellate.

The key element of vector is that it's infinitely scalable without any quality loss and it's why we love it!

What is a Daily Deviation?



A Daily Deviation is a site wide feature. These are selected from our galleries by Community Volunteers and from suggestions from ANYONE who is a member of deviantART!

Thank You!!


Today marks the end of my year as your Vector Community Volunteer. It's been a wonderful year, and I just want to thank everyone for their support and friendship :heart: I've met some incredible new artists and made some fantastic new friends, and had the privilege of featuring so much amazing art!  

The ever-awesome ChewedKandi will be taking over from here, so please give her a hearty and warm, "Welcome back!!"  Please send all DD suggestions to her :D  Any sent to me will get forwarded to her as well :)

Thanks again everyone! :love::hug:

September 2012 Vector Daily Deviations



Below are all the Vector Daily Deviations I've featured in the month of September, 2012. If you've missed one you like, go visit, comment and favourite, show these amazing artists some love!! :love:

Muppets by PictobitteStudios In my mind... by moiret Paradise by Flufflepot Time Travel in a Time of Regret by j3concepts Medusa: The Protectress by nirman :thumb322486105: Own by B-boyAlfelor :thumb316751857: Create by Area-44 Only an ocean away.. by NaBHaN Money, Power n' Respect by ExoesqueletoDV Frequency by Vasylissa The Sorceress by HumanNature84 Whenever I look at the Window at Night by jcroxas Medusa by 3rdeyelab Whoops!! by Anne-O Somewhere only we know...? by VectorZach Plongeur by Raphooo2014 Soar by rebel-penguin Hands Stock by alenaswan The Old Man and the Sea by VenettaButcher Sugar lips :) by LP-D Tobby the worm by Aiwalabamba I'm just a MONSTER in the Morning! by GreatScottArt Rise Together by SeedofSmiley Apparitions by jesss33

My recent journals:
Things, Stuff and Awesome News!!
August Vector DDs!
July 2012 Vector DDs!
June 2012 Vector DDs!
Suggesting VECTOR DDs to me! <3
May Vector DDs!
April Vector DDs!
March Vector DDs!</a"
February Vector DDs!
Changes to Daily Deviations!
January 2012 Vector DDs!
December Vector DDs!
November Vector DDs!
October 2011 Vector Daily Deviations!
Suggesting Daily Deviations


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DeviantArtist Questionnaire by DomiSM, journal

My deviantART Story by DomiSM, journal

Away for a bit... by DomiSM, journal

Time flies... by DomiSM, journal

September Vector DDs and Thank You by DomiSM, journal