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Hey everyone,
I’m taking a much-needed break this week to celebrate my 21st wedding anniversary (and 27 wonderful years together)! 🥂 It’s an extended break, so there won’t be a new SLDS prompt until Friday, 31st May. This time away will give me a chance to recuperate (health issues have been flaring up a lot lately) and catch up with all of your superb blogs—something I’ve dearly missed doing lately.
Shopping is supposed to be fun. Hell, some people swear it’s like therapy. But that random stranger who caught your eye outside the shoe shop keeps turning up. Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.
You spot them again, and rather than chalk it up to your growing paranoia, you watch him confer with two others. They go their separate ways as you keep an eye on them in the reflection of the bookstore’s window.
Paranoid or not, their eyes are firmly on you. What started out as a bit of retail therapy has transformed into your mission: evading surveillance! Welcome to this week’s Spies, Lies & Digital Skies art challenge: Evading Surveillance in a Crowded Market
Continue reading “SLDS: Evading Surveillance“In the hush of twilight, the forest breathes around you. Shadows grow and merge, shrouding the serene landscape in a blanket of mystery. In the distance, the subtle crunch of leaves breaks the silence—a sound that could easily go unnoticed. But not by you.
Is it merely wildlife scurrying in the underbrush or something more sinister? A hidden adversary lying in wait? Or is it this week’s theme for our Spies, Lies & Digital Skies art challenge: “Ambush in a Shadowy Forest.”
Continue reading “SLDS: A Forest Ambush“The midday sun beats down over the rugged peaks of Southern California. You shield your eyes from whatever glints and sparkles into them just below the ridge. It calls to your adventurous heart. Picking up speed, careful not to slide on the loose gravel, you close in on your target. There, nestled between the rocky peaks, lies a secret—a hidden safe house.
This isn’t just any hideout; it’s a sanctuary for those who walk the fine line between the shadows and the light. Welcome to “A Spy’s Hidden Safe House,” this week’s exciting challenge in our Spies, Lies & Digital Skies art adventure.
Continue reading “SLDS: Hidden Safe House“It’s the dead of night, and your phone rings, waking you from a deep sleep. You don’t recognise the number. Usually, you ignore unknown numbers and send them to voicemail. But what if this mysterious phone call is different? What if answering it is your first step into the world of espionage and mystery? This is not a drill. Welcome to “Tracing a Mysterious Phone Call”, this week’s prompt for our Spies, Lies & Digital Skies art challenge.
Continue reading “SLDS: Mysterious Phone Call“If you want to shake off the nonstop busyness of the week, why not try something creative and fun? Grab your digital device of choice and join us in this week’s Spies, Lies & Digital Skies (SLDS) art challenge.
For the uninitiated, here’s a quick explainer of SLDS: Each week, I share a prompt for artists of all skill levels (and non-artists like me) to create a spy and/or romance-themed image. You can use PhotoShop, ArtRage, Procreate, DALL-E, MidJourney, Microsoft Edge’s CoPilot, you name it, to conjure up your masterpiece.
Thanks to Jez, Kevin, and Marie for taking part and sharing their amazing creations on their blogs! Here’s a peek at my favourites from their responses to the prompt, “Disguised Rendezvous in a Foreign City.”
Continue reading “SLDS: False Identity“Ever think something’s going to be a piece of cake… and then five minutes in BAM, you realise that things might not be as easy as you thought? Yeah, that was me this morning with this week’s Spies, Lies & Digital Skies (SLDS) art challenge. Buckle up. This one’s a doozy!
For the uninitiated, here’s a quick explainer of SLDS: Each week, I share a prompt for artists of all skill levels (and non-artists like me) to create a spy and/or romance-themed image. You can use PhotoShop, ArtRage, Procreate, DALL-E, MidJourney, Microsoft Edge’s CoPilot, you name it, to conjure up your masterpiece.
Thanks to Kevin and Jez for participating in last week’s challenge, and a special thanks and welcome to Marie! They all took the prompt of ‘a tense standoff at a border crossing‘ and created some exceptional artwork. Check out the highlights below!
Continue reading “SLDS: Disguised Rendezvous“Ready for another Spies, Lies & Digital Skies (SLDS) art challenge? Or are you wondering what the hell SLDS is all about?
Well, here’s a quick explainer if you’re curious: Each week, I share a prompt for artists of all skill levels (and non-artists like me) to create a spy and/or romance-themed image. You can use PhotoShop, ArtRage, Procreate, DALL-E, MidJourney, Microsoft Edge’s CoPilot, etc., to conjure up your masterpiece.
I’m still stunned by the relative ease of last week’s prompt, ‘Hacking into a secure network.’ I wasn’t alone in finding the task a bit easier than in previous weeks. Both Jez and Kevin found the same while coming up with their creations.
Continue reading “SLDS: Border Crossing Mayhem“Friday? Already? Well, that must mean it’s time to dive into the latest instalment of our Spies, Lies & Digital Skies (SLDS) art challenge.
If you’re new here and wondering what the hell SLDS is, here’s a wee explainer: Each Friday, I share a prompt for artists of all skill levels (and non-artists like me) to create a spy and romance-themed image. You can use PhotoShop, ArtRage, Procreate, DALL-E, MidJourney, you name it, to make your masterpiece.
Last week’s prompt, ‘Escape from a high-security facility,’ was tricky. I’m getting to the point where I wince before reading the new one each week. Kevin and Jez have both been vocal about their feelings about the prompts and the headaches they’ve been causing. But, even so, they meet the challenge head-on each week and produce spectacular results.
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