My favorite part of the week!  Thanks again for a beautiful selection:)

I just read this and it is a beautiful tutorial, Maria!  I'd certainly recommend it (and I've saved that par for future study, too:)

This will be a great help to anyone who would like to figure out just what a mask does, and why!

Panny

It works for me! And a lovely selection, again! I look forward to the FWW - it's one of my favorite things about the forum!

Andreas, I'm using firefox, and I can see your avatar but not the smilies. I don't know how to fix it, though:(

Way cool, Helen! I've always loved that image, and the window clings are a perfect way to show it off! Double the fun!!!

The link worked for me:) A lovely selection, and I'm honored that you chose one of my images! Thanks Vivian and Barb!

Wow! You ARE a glutton for punishment! Thanks so much, Vivian! You're a champ (and a fine, fine fractal artist,too:)

Congratulations, Nick! You'll be missed here, but your new assignment looks like a wonderful opportunity! We'll be keeping an eye our for you!

A great challenge! I really enjoyed all the entries:) Congratulations to Nadita, Jock and Dirk!

Of course you are free to submit your own 40 images for a "new and different' calendar. What I was trying to clarify is that images submitted for the Fractal Universe Calendar should go through the proper submission process as outlined above. Panny

Harmen, For the Fractal Universe Calendar, Avalanche publishing specifically asks not to be contacted directly (that's why they have chosen Linda and me as editors for their fractal calendar). You can read about open submissions for other specific subjects here here: http://www.avalanchepub.com/2004/aboutus/submissions.htm It would be a terrible shame if your post led fractal artists to believe that images sent by individuals are being accepted in that category.

Tracey, I'm not taking the bait.

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The decision to submit artwork is of course, up to each artist. The more variety we have in submission content, the more variety can be sent to the publisher. If one reads the FAQ's page, flame fractals are specifically mentioned, and encouraged.

No need to duck for cover. As co-editors, Linda and I send images of all kinds, from as many different generators that we can recognize, and have, guess what! actually pointed out specific images that are not the "usual UF spiral" to the publisher. And the publisher prints what sells. It may look the same to you, but the Fractal Universe Calendar is a sell-out every year. That's the point. We are simply co-editors and facilitators. Do we want them to expand the style of the calendar? Yes. But I'm going to say this one more time, and then I'm off the topic. The Publisher prints what sells. It prints flower calendars that sell. It prints "car" calendars that sell. And it prints Fractal calendars that sell. My best advice is to emulate what sells. Panny

Attached Link: http://moca.virtual.museum/donnie2006/winners.htm

You give us inspiration, you give us hope!

Panny