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November 29, 2007
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Oh yeah... sure... they're great to chop up, blend, distort, burn and fade. They're ideal for turning granny into a Night of the Living Dead extra or transforming a Fairy Castle into a Gothic Tower of unimaginable terror... or if you're squeamish, you can use them to simply antique your favourite woodland snapshot and create a darkroom masterpiece...

Textures as design resources seem to find their way into virtually every graphic artists armory at one time or another...

All well and good.

But... have you ever stopped and appreciated one as a piece of artwork in it's own right? I do... all the time... I sit there and think how much I want it on my wall... how I want to caress it's rusty flakes and nuzzle into it's musty cobweb strewn fissures... I...

Sorry :|

*clears throat*

The deviants below have been featured because of their dedication and eye with respect to their ability in capturing some of the most beautiful and deep abstract texture based pieces I've ever seen... they certainly take my obsession to another level.

NB. Before proceeding PLEASE remember these images are NOT stock! Please respect these guys as photographers... :)

:iconwithteeth: ~WITHTEETH




:iconasmodeus42: ~asmodeus42




:iconrk2901: ~rk2901

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:iconfuriouslee: ~FuriousLee




:iconikhon: ~ikhon


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:iconmadlynx:
Mood: Wow! *madlynx Dec 2, 2007   Photographer
Beautiful textures:D :flagcanada:
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:icondasda:
Just beautiful, most look very rustic, though.

:)
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:iconambershawn:
I have to agree, I love textures. I use them as wallpaper and screensavers. There are some that I appreciate so much that I wouldn't dare manipulate...
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:iconraayeed:
*RaaYeeD Dec 1, 2007  Hobbyist Photographer
Great :wow:
thnx alot ..!
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:iconredmatilda:
I watch two of these wonderful artists and love their work, so am delighted to see two more for me to gaze at and dribble over....sorry.....:O_o:
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:iconfamz:
`FaMz Nov 30, 2007  Professional General Artist
those are amazing textures!
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:iconravestart:
~Ravestart Nov 30, 2007   Writer
Ooo, so beautiful! :clap: Awesome work, all!
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:icondigaas:
I totally agree...
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:iconpendlestock:
`pendlestock Nov 30, 2007   Photographer
You know I share your fetish :love:
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:iconsheiabah:
I totally agree - fantastic article and feature :clap:
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