August 2023 Photoshop Challenge Results!

The theme for this challenge was: Dreams and Nightmares!

The challenge this month was to come up with an art piece depicting either a dream, a nightmare, or both! We had a huge variety of entries, proving that no two people have the same dreams! Some were lovely and ethereal, and some were downright scary. Check them all out below!

Congratulations to Marie Farmer for winning the challenge this month with her amazing piece “Into The Light”.

Also, special thanks to all the creative and talented artists who make this challenge a success every single month!

Challenge Results:

This challenge was judged by Caroline Julia Moore, Bethany Perron and Andrei Tallent.

Winner: Marie Farmer

Top Prize: An Individual Summit of Choice with Lifetime Access!

Runner Up: Shaun West

Prize: Choice between a Texture Collection Pack from CJM Texture Collection, or a Texture Pack by Bethany Perron.

Honorable mentions:

A Newborn’s Worst Nightmare by Albert Fitskie

Checking In While You Dream by Ashby Presley

Fear And Hope by John Muzzio

Fly Without Wings by Dalia Gonzalez

If You Go Down To The Woods by Martin Beddoes

I'll See You In My Dreams by Susan Gravens

Into The Woods by Bob Rude

My Nightly Nightmare by Frank Pizzani

Nightmare by Penny De Jong

Nightmare On Dreary Pond by Sandy Stofa

Nightmare Rose by Dan Borge

Repossessed by David Swift

Sleep Is Not Always Soothing by Larry Schiffman

Sounds In The Night...Imagination Alight by Elizabeth Berry

What Lives Beyond by Ric Matkowski

Also noticed:

August Nightmare by Derek Morrissey

Charlotte’s Web by Sheree Brown

Chasing Dreams by Prue Wright

Creature Comforts by Debbie De Juan

Daydreaming by Ernesto Vizcaino

Dream Girl by Jack Floegel

Dreaming by Gaye Taylor

Dreaming Of The Past by Fay Mallett

Escaping The Nightmare Sweet Dreams by Terry Jane

Harm Not The Children by Terry Parker

Just A Dream? by Heike Lindner

Mermaid Baby Dreaming by Terry Spear

Midnight Nightmare by Ingrid Pomeroy

Night Terrors by Gary Davis

Nightmare by Andre Stevens

Nightmare’s End A Ray Of Hope Awaits by Mary Miller

Sandman Dream And Death by Roger Webb

Step Into My Dreams by Susanne Valla

Stuff O Nitemares by Bev Terawskyj

The Ghost by Elna Geringer

All Other Entries:

Big Thanks to everyone who participated in this Shift Art Challenge!

Before The Storm by Ron Westphal

Captive by Dale Looft

Confronting Nightmares by Charlene Murphy

Demon Dream by Anne Lou Robkin

Dream Or Nightmare by Helen Anne Lemke

Dreamcatcher by Tom Sherrill Mix

Gestalt by Adriana Goldfeld

My Babe by Pere Lence

My Deepest Dream by Daniel Martin

My Dreams by Leonid Shectman

My Favourite Things by Darren Hodgson

Restless Zombie Nightmare by Malcolm Kitto

Sweet Dreams by Steve Pulley

The Long Hallway by Nancie Rowan

The Scent Of A Rose by Jane Tovey

The Stalker by Daniel Mars

To Touch The Sky by Peggy Rushing

Walking In The Clouds by Troy Man

Where Will My Dreams Take Me by John Schultz