Somewhere along the line, I was fortunate enough to stumble across a group of ridiculously talented photographers, models, and artists, a few of whom are legitimately world-class in terms of their skill, conceptual creativity, and general awesometastic awesomeness.

Unfortunately, these individuals rarely receive the accolades and recognition they deserve. Every now and then, though, something happens that puts a serious smile on my face.

When I opened up DeviantArt today, I found something really awesome.



IMATS Sydney is using the above image, taken last year at IMATS Pasadena featuring my boyfriend/fellow model ~FrenzyModel painted up all blue and gold and pretty-like by our friend and tremendously skilled artist-in-crime ^Battledress, as the primary advertising image on their home site ( [link] ). The image is also featured on Makeup Artist Magazine's website.
"IMATS is the premier Trade Show for the makeup and special effects community, and is put on by Makeup Artist Magazine" - in other words, this is a pretty big freaking deal.

It's really exciting to see work done by people I'm close to in an advertising image that talks about the appearance of an Academy-Award winner. Go congratulate them. They both deserve it.

The version posted on ~FrenzyModel's account:


A studio version of the same concept, photographed by Adam Chilson, *Doomsday-Dawn :