Conceptart.org is a web community of artists who collaborate and share idea, images, work and experience. It is a place for education and a webportal where you can meet like minded peoples.
Conceptart provides a venue where you can showcase your works and get feedback from like minded individuals. It is also frequented by industry professionals and by corporate sponsors based in the world of digital creativity. In their own words: “We have lofty goals. We want a place which we can all learn and share our works. We want to improve the quality of art education on the internet. We do not believe that the information about art should be only for those who can afford the expensive private schools. We want to help those with talent, regardless of income. We want to even be able to offer scholarships to a select few with need and talent. The latter is one of our biggest goals and we are currently seeking corporate sponsorships in order to make this happen. It will happen.”

The site is frequented by individuals who work with companies like: LucasFilm, ILM, Tippett Studios, Massive Black Inc, Nintendo, Acclaim, Escape, Vivendi-Universal, Ubisoft, Blur, id, Flagship Studios, Blizzard Entertainment, Activision, and many more. I vist them regularly to catch up on what several of my favourite artists are getting up to. Join the community and visit them today at Conceptart.org.

If your artistic tastes tend to the darker side of human nature then OPi8.com just might be your cup of tea. This is a site which focuses on the promotion of artists, writers and other creatives whose work expresses the darker extremes. OPi8.com was founded by photographer & illustrator, Chad Michael Ward and came about largely due to motivation from a friend of Chad’s Warren Ellis who is a famous writer of excellent Graphic Novels and Comics. Chad’s experience with the now defunct Reactor Magazine, which was an excellent webzine, led him to desire a more personal conduit. Visit OPI8.com you might find it a little disturbing.

Michael William Kaluta is another one of my early artistic inspirations. His career as an illustrator has spanned over 4 decades. He first became famous for his work on The Shadow comic book in the early 1970’s. His fantasy art prints were what attracted me, as well as his association with other “The Studio” members, Jones, Wrightson, Windsor-Smith. His more recent works include producing some beautiful covers for many of DC’s Vertigo Imprint such as The Books of Magic and fantasy related titles. His love of Art Nouveau and Deco Art is evident in his works as is his penchance for fairies, angels and other denizens of the world of myths, legends and fantasy. His eye for interesting composition and design is second to none. Take a trip into Kalutas World.

This website is a great resource for all things Hellboy … as an official conduit it carries the latest info and news. It also has some great art and an excellent forum on upcoming projects and features some excellent fan art. Visit Hellboy.com today

Stenkat is a designer/illustrator/photographer whose portfolio features some great art and designs. His work features graffitiesque illustrations, design and graphics a few nice photos. The sites design is also cool with much use of flash and multimedia.

Timothy Lantz describes himself as a full time web developer/graphic artist with degrees in Art Education and Communication. His work has a fantasy and gothic quality and his works include book covers, commecial illustrations and comics. More recently he has completed work on the beautifully rendered Archeon Tarot. Check out the work of Timothy Lantz today … don’t forget to visit the website for The Archeon Tarot.

A recent find for me, Raster is a creative collective which features some very, state of the art design, graphics and photography. Raster embraces the use digital art tools and features some excellent artists, it also showcases the many faces of contemporary art in all its forms and mediums. The main personalities behind Raster are Luis C. Araujo and Keith Kennedy. Take a few minutes out of your busy day and open yourself to Rasters vision.

GFXartist.com is another of my regular watering holes. It is a community site aimed at professionals and also the next generation of digital artists. At the site you will find some excellent examples of the state of the art in several creative disciplines.

In their own words they state that – “Our main goal is to create an online environment where our visitors can communicate, learn and expose their work. GFXartist also has an elite system. At the end of every month we line up the most respected and valued artists by looking at the top 10 artworks in the member gallery. To decide who gets the elite status, we let the public vote. Elite members have more access to the site and get to post their work in the Elite gallery, thus providing the users a high quality selection of artists and their work.”

GFXartist was started in late 1999 and went live in March 2000, based in Hilversum, The Netherlands they are an excellent source of reference and high art. They regularly feature articles and tutorials on new skills and techniques. Their interviews provide an insiders viewpoint into the industry and the creative process. Do yourself a favour and join
gfxartist.com today.

FaerieDustGallery.org is a showcase of Fantasy Artists whos’works include Faeries, Elves, Dragons, Mermaids & Vampires, as well as Angels, Goddesses and other magical beings in mediums from Natural Media to Digital and 3D. If you like fantasy art then visit the faeriedustgallery, although there are not many examples on the site itself and the image sizes are small the artists pages link to sites with larger collections.

ArtUproar.com is an online artistic community with a large collection of many different forms of digital artwork. The community features animations, art, audio, designs, writing, skins and a variety of digital media, much of which is very good. Definitely worth the visit, Drop by ArtUproar today.