My deviantART experience began 6 years ago on a now defunct account. I really did not know what deviantART was when I first signed up and I was scared to comment to anyone thinking I would be breaking a rule or something. I almost thought deviantART was a "member's only" exclusive kind of place so for the first year I lurked in the shadows.
Finally I decided to test the waters by creating my very first Photomanipulation, though I admit the term baffled me. I happened to figure out the basics on my own and produced a somewhat decent first manip.
After a short while I was commissioned to redesign the Australian Ghost Hunter's Association's Castle of Spirits ghost story website. They also wanted me to create some downloadable wallpapers, screensavers and some interactive games. I was thrilled for the opportunity but scared to death as I had only created one Photomanipulation.
So, I started searching through the Photomanip galleries looking for trends and inspiration. I found the likes of LadyxBoleyn, shiny-shadows-Art, EstherPuche-Art, J-u-d-a-s, Andaelentari, slight-art-obsession, Aeirmid,
kuschelirmel, Mr-Ripley and instantly fell in love with their work.
After studying these talented artists I feel I have grown substantially as an artist.
An older artwork originally from 2008
My newer piece from 2014