Shift Art Photoshop Challenge

November, 2018 Shift Art Photoshop Challenge is Closed!

Theme: Are We Alone in the Universe?

This month we’ll get creative by pondering the status of life in the Universe. Are we the only conscious and intelligent life in the Universe? If so, express the magic and miracle of human life! If not, express the magic and miracle of life everywhere (and imagine what it might look like)! Can’t wait to see what you come up with this month!

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Runner(s) Up Prize:

Runners up will receive a texture pack of their choice from Caroline Julia Moore Fine Art Textures & Elements Caroline has provided three textures for this challenge, all available in the download below. You will find these images in a separate folder in the download packet. You must use one (or more) of these images in your final piece.

The rules:

Below you will find the rules as well as the images to be used in your composition. Entries will be judged by Caroline Julia Moore, Gail Edwards, and Andrei Tallent

Challenge rules:

All entrants must be Shift Art members. Join for free here.
Entries must be received by midnight on November 15, 2018 U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-8).
You must use a minimum of three of the images provided in the download packet.
You must use a minimum of one of the images provided by CJM Fine Art Textures & Elements.
One of the images you use (from the images provided) must be the main subject of your work. – em Note: this is the most frequently overlooked rule – please follow it to enter the challenge.
Previous featured artists are excluded from participating in the member challenge.
Entries featuring violence, hate, pornography or any other content deemed inappropriate by the judged will be disqualified. Our decision to disqualify is entirely at the judges’ discretion and is not negotiable.
You may use any of your own assets/images as long as they are under public domain, or if you have full commercial rights to them. This includes textures and overlays. See our article on finding images for ideas of where to find images.
Only one entry per member, per challenge.

All images included on this page, and in the zip file for this challenge, were found Pixabay and are dedicated to the public domain, or were donated with permission by CJM Fine Art Textures & Elements.