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Skelegance

Death, in good taste.

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Welcome to Skelegance!

What is Skelegance?
Skelegance is a group that explores and promotes art which depicts death or the macabre presented in an elegant way with strong Victorian influence.

In Skelegance the focus is less on the blood, gore, and gloom of macabre art and more on on the ‘classier’ side of death, the underlining beauty and etherealness of the macabre. (Think skeletons-in-top-hats-drinking-tea.) All entries should depict either (1) death is some way, whether literally, figuratively, or implied, and/or (2) Victorian, mythic, or Steampunk elegance, and/or (3) an elegantly-dressed person (man or woman) or mythic personage experiencing some deep-seated emotion. Not everything here has to be Victorian, but Victorian is preferred. We're classy bitches who like skeletons and dead things.

About Submissions:
The gallery is broken up into many exciting folders. Go find one or more that you like!
You can submit to any of the galleries. In each folder there is a description of what kind of art should be submitted there. If you feel a deviation of yours fits into more than one of the folders, choose the folder that best emphasizes the main point of your piece, or feel free to ask the administer's opinion. If a deviation does not fit into the last four folders, it belongs in the Main Gallery. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ONE PIECE INTO MULTIPLE GALLERIES. Nudity is allowed as long as it's tasteful. If we deny a submission, please note us and we will provide you an explanation as to why it was denied, at your request. You do not need to be a member in order to submit to the gallery.

We do not accept:
- Fan art
- Fetish art or pornography
- Photos of actual dead people
- Anthros or Furries or whatever you call them
- Excessive amounts of blood or gore

If you don’t want blood, why is there a folder for it?
Like stated in the folder, sometimes death involves blood. We do accept some amounts of blood, just not excessive. Think a cup of blood rather than a gallon, and keep it classy.

Further information can be found under the 'About Us' tab. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Thank you!

Gallery Folders

Featured
Prisoner1 by MiloshJevremovic
Death Lurks Near by Deena-Lee-Sauve
The Mad Hatters Tea Party Without The Mad Hatter by Estruda
.: Misery Loves Company :. by NatiatVII
Grim Reaper
Avoid the Void by Ludevika
Boudoir Stock Background 4 by bonbonka
Inmost Nigredo by KendraJK
Sister by KendraJK
A Quest
Cursed To Search For You by LadyxBoleyn
Traveller by Ruskatukka
I'll find you by whitewinged
The Elegant Sherlock and His Clients
Sherlock Holmes by Htein
The Man with the Twisted Lip by Ines92
The Beryl Coronet by sadieB798
Prison-Themed
Victorian Oakum Picker by Urceola
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe The Black Cat by Xantahelia
Poisoned Goblet at Sunrise by Xantahelia
Poe Buck by TheSilverCaribou
Lovelorn
restless by Momoka123
390 The Jilted Bride- her last breath by LadyThylia-beaumont
He Loves Me...He loves Me Not... by Deena-Lee-Sauve
Bluebell Sweetheart Necklace by TheJugulateJeweler
Music

Mature Content

Worldsnumberone_pINNAcle_(46)_11_+11.12.2023 by AliceGothic

Mature Content

The Hounds of Hell by bonbonka
- Vengeance - by bonbonka
Inside out by DanielPriego
Victorian Innocence
New Beginning by WhimsicalBlue
Red Riding Hood by astarthatdanced
The Misses Binny and Miss Monro by PinkBasementGarden
Eppie in Raveloe by Urceola
In the Scullery
Scullery Maid with Teapot by Chlodulfa
She by WeirdSwirl
give me your thoughts by CosmicKat
sorrow by CosmicKat
Macabre Jewelry
Gothic choker with dragon skull by GothicRosettejewelry
Blood
Aliens Robot Grady Twins  by Marcus Jones by MarcusJones
Illustrated Poetry
But in Green Ruins by Urceola
Victorian Garb Creepy Background
Ground Fog on Old 209 Road by Urceola
Doomed Lovers

Mature Content

marilynmansonsbedroom_3D_GIF_+13.11.2023_cr210 by AliceGothic
Elegantly Dressed, Musefully Meditating
Nekromantic belt, Gothic belt by GothicRosettejewelry
The Haunting and the Haunted
Are we there yet? by marcgosselin
Not Quite the Group's Theme But Scary
IT by LynAlseide
Demon Lover
Infernal Solitude by bonbonka
Notorious Duos of the Victorian Era
Lizzie Hexam and Headstone by Chlodulfa
Of Sweeney Todd
Happy International Women's Day by Sweeney Todd by WeirdSwirl
Pygmalion and My Fair Lady
I am an Artist. You are my Art by BigBad-Red
Black Widows and Uxoricides
Spider Queen by TheoGoth
Undead
Lucy Westenra Cosplay by TheoGoth
Pirates
Cthulu Skull by ShayneOtheDead
A Duo
Medessa And Lavik by sunnyday2000
Elegant Ladies Ferocious Beasts
The Dragon Keeper by bonbonka
Fashionably-Dressed Villains
Darkest Hour by bonbonka
Skeleton and Victorian Lady
Longing by HennyBode
All Dance
Dancer in the Dark by MBHenriksen
Opera
Charlotte reading Werther's Letters by Urceola
Pursued
Transylvania by sgorbissa
Portraits and Dolls
The Death of Summer Doll by IdolRebel
Of Tim Burton
idk 2.0 by LynAlseide
Elegant People in the Cemetery
Postwar Meditation by Urceola
Ars Moriendi, or the Art of a Good Death
Asa Veloz by paulauskas
Fashion
Spooky Pinup 2 by TheoGoth
Elegant but Creepy Steampunk
Plague Doctor in a Deserted Downtown by Xantahelia
Victorian Secrets
Jane Eyre at a Crossroads by Jodonna
Elegant Vampires and Their Victims
Dinner Date by Ludevika
True Love
- Wash Away The Pain - by bonbonka
Russian Elegance 1894-1917
Anna Pavlova by PinkBasementGarden
Mermaids, Other Mythic Ladies
Painted Underwater Hair Stock by bonbonka
Anime, Manga, other Comic
Xenodochial Zaftig by Xero-Bunny
Victorian Haute-Couture
.: Letter Reading :. by SnakesInTheGarden
Revenge
BIRDS by Deena-Lee-Sauve
Potions, Poison, Alchemy
Happy Poisonious Halloween by Lord-Viceroy-Ramirez
Ein Mysteriosen Vorfall: Mysterious Event
Green Mojave Snake Weird West by Ampelosa
Chalimas the Shameless Woman
The Spirit of BrideZilla by Arthur-Ramsey
Sleletons Only
Ms. Winter Wren Skeleton Doll by IdolRebel
Theatre
Ophelia by astarthatdanced
Nessushemd: Art of the Poisoned Gift
Is My Coffee Poisoned by Vazpexa
Mythic Creatures, Victorian People
Inktober Day 2 - Mindless by DragonHaze
Vanity Fair
Painted Blonde Hair Stock 2 by bonbonka
Deep Emotion
Desesperance III by hyneige
Royalty
Queen Of Hearts by love-raider
Not PG-Rated
.: A Mind, Helpless :. by SnakesInTheGarden
Doppelganger, or Double Self
Shadow of Mind by SheerHeart
Burtonesque with Personal Touch
Umbrella Girl sets sail by Mistress-Horror
Masked
Dead Girl, Color by KawaiiKaptian
Charles Dickens
Why, You're a Woman! by theintrovert
Bronte Sisters
Bertha Antoinetta Mason by Chlodulfa
A Folder for Sorting Later
Tattoo
Cat Scull by KawaiiKaptian
Empty Graveyards
Bela-Bela Cemetery by TheoGothStock
Victorian Streets and Alleyways
Maggie Tolliver by Xantahelia
Haunted Portraits
Victor Skullistin's portrait by zacharyknox222
Impovershed Artists, Poets, and Musicians
I Can't Compose in This Dump by Vazpexa
Highwaymen
The Highwayman by Mikelodon

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Deviants

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RagamuffinRose Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2011   Digital Artist
Thank you for requesting my piece for inclusion in your wonderful gallery~ 'tis appreciated :heart:
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Sannalee01 Featured By Owner Jun 15, 2011
Thank you for the request :love:
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laughing-spirit Featured By Owner May 30, 2011  Student Photographer
I remember you asking for creepy dance photos, and I'm really new at that type of photos, so I was just wondering if this was the type of photo you were looking for. [link]
I'm sorry if it isn't, I'm just not very good at looking at my photos and see these types of elements.
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akari-rainbow Featured By Owner May 27, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you for adding my work to your gallery :) I love your collection!
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