The Results are in and the news is good! The Given Blog has made it into the Top Ten for the SA Blog Awards. Now we may have been placed in the wrong catagory due to a blunder from their side, but that doesnt mean we cant own this thing something solid! We are running in the Best Media and Marketing Catagory and the competition is stiff. So if you love The Given, then show us some love and click the link below to vote for us 
I am proud to present my second Custom Dunny. Again this is done on a three Inch Duuny, so the details are pretty small and I was very happy with my first attempt at sculpting! I decided that the Mask should be detachable, so that you can see Frank’s Blood riddled eye. For all those living under a rock, this is from the movie Donnie Darko. What do you guys think?
Here at The Given we are all about the art, this blog is all about providing a platform from which designers and artists can share their work and get their name out and hopefully in the process we help them grow. So if you want some exposure on SA’s most happening art blog, then send your designs/art/illustrations/vinyls etc to subs(at)thegiven.co.za and we will make you famous.
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What if all the everyday objects around us, were made from glass? What if you dropped the soap, only for it to shatter on impact? Artist Brock Davis has created that world perfectly, observe as he shatters the world around us.
Sweet deal! Its not often I find myself with free time on my hands and its even more seldom that I get to spend that free time drawing! So here is something from The Given! Drawn the good old way with pen and paper before going into vectors. Actually the first time I have done something like this in vector so I am pleased with the outcome.
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Let me know what you guys think.
Yesterday I finally got the time to go and book my Tattoo, which was designed by Morgwn from Miami Ink. Thinking I would have to wait atleast a month to get a slot, I was more than a little surprised when I was told they could fit me in, in an hours time! So a big thank you to Garth at Wildfire for the Ink, the work was pain free and is looking siiiick!
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So here is it the first in our local artist profiles, want a little fame and exposure for yourself? Then email us a subs@thegiven.co.za
Tahier Variawa is a talented designer/artist out of Cape Town who specialises in comercial vector artworks. You can check out some info and more of his art after the hop.
My personal favourite is ol JZ!
Here at The Given, we are all about local art, and as such we are looking for some local talent to showcase on our glorious blog. If you are a South African Artist or know of an Artist and you would like to be featured then please drop us a line at Subs(at)thegiven.co.za. Any and all will be given a chance so send in your submissions NOW!
The Given Collective is proud to announce a new project in the form of:
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DigitalCamo is proud to bring you locally (SA) made quality Skins and tech vinyls at competitive prices, All of our Skins are made from a high quality, low tac, easy apply, removable vinyl. A large focus on DigitalCamo.co.za is on the custom creation of skins, you send your image and we will turn it into a one of a kind Skin just for you.
New Skins will be added on a daily basis, so stay tuned!
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So if any of you are in the construction business and are looking at going solo, then here’s an idea that certainly outside the box!
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