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Seniority Announcements - January 2013

This article marks the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 1000 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.
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So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognise their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community. 
Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endevours, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice that stands out above the many other

Gallery Makeover ProjectHello everyone

Recently my team and I worked tirelessly on a project to help improve the gallery descriptions and thumbnail examples. While that project was indeed tedious with almost 4,000 categories in our system, it was also educational. What I learned from sorting through thousands and thousands of categories was that we have a lot of redundancy and a lot of categories that seem to have been created on a whim that are now simply homes for junk.
Over the years, the desire to appease niche communities and people who just wanted a specific area has led to some categories that go up to 4 levels deep, and it's really no wonder it's so confusing for people to figure out where to submit their artwork.
The conclusion I've come to is simplicity. While I'm not about to rip apart everything and make 6 stand alone categories, I do believe that there is a lot we can do to simplify the category tree. That includes some of the following:
1. Merging categories that ma

MAMA Scared Stiff Contest WinnersMAMA

The winners have arrived! We sent the 25 most terrifying Semi-Finalists to judges and MAMA filmmakers Andy & Barbara Muschietti and Guillermo del Toro, and they felt your fears come to life through the entries. Now our deviantART judges won't be the only ones sleeping with a night light!
Read the judges' comments below and see the top three deviations that struck terror in the hearts of our judges. Each of our winners will be tak

Introducing Madefire Motion Books to deviantARTApr 2, 2013by +spyed
Visit #Madefire on deviantART

I am very excited to announce a strategic partnership between deviantART and Madefire, the leading Motion Book application in Apple’s App Store. (iPhone & iPad)
Together with Madefire, we are releasing the Madefire Web Reader on deviantART in a new category on our front-page called "Motion Books.” You will immediately find a dozen Madefire Motion Books there, with more books released each Wednesday.
Browse Motion BooksTM
Try it out!

More Like This: A New Way To Explore deviantARTMore Like This

DeviantART is proud to announce More Like This - a new way to explore deviantART. When you find a piece of artwork that you love, More Like This surfaces related artwork, artists, and Collections. With More Like This and our other new browse upgrades, deep-diving through the deviantART community's diverse collection of over 200 million deviations just got better.
DRAGON CASTLE by ~randis
We developed More Like This to make it easier to find the content you love. With over 100,000 new deviations being submitted daily, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of browsable artwork. More Like This allows you to discover corners of deviantART cate

Holiday Card Project 2012 Wrap-Up
After a 3 year absence, the Holiday Card Project returned in 2012 and was more successful than ever! Over 2500 deviants from 60 countries participated this year, with more than 3500 cards received. With such an excellent response, we wanted to ensure we were spreading the love as much as possible. We asked for volunteers to help distribute cards to their local hospitals, and with the extra assistance of a few super deviants, we were able to distribute cards to 23 hospitals around the world!
Most hospitals were comfortable taking the cards and distributing them to patients on food trays or through hospital volunteers. While we aren't always able to interact

Celebrating Deviousness - February 2013

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Dessert Of Your Dreams

Having It
Both Ways
Is it better to possess a thing of beauty, or to experience the ultimate consummation of oneness with that beautiful thing by actually consuming it... and being left only with the memory of its beauty? Leave it up to our deviantARTists to think of a way to have it both ways – but left over as a feast for the eyes, preserved eternally on the digital planes of deviantART.

The Grinch
by ~ArteDiAmore
Craft, design, and artistry as applied to the most delicious and sinful of the culinary disciplines rises forth as we shine warming a light on this small but incredibly skilled serving of artists within the deviantART community. In an effort to taste all of the communities within deviantART, let

Announcing the deviantART Creative GrantsAnnouncing the deviantART Creative Grants
At deviantART, we have spent the past 11 years building a place where artists can share and discuss their work and get inspired by the work of their contemporaries. A noble cause, for certain, but we would like to be so much more to our beloved community of brilliant creatives. Starting today, deviantART will also be a means of inspiration in an entirely new way with financial support for art.
On 3 month cycles, deviantART will accept applications from artists seeking to fund art-related projects. A panel called the Creative Grants Board will pick those projects that they believe will benefit particularly from a Grant and give those artists the support they need to make it happen. The lucky few who are chosen to receive Grants will also be given a beautiful accolade on their deviantART Profile Page to celebrate their succes

Train Your Brain Contest Winners

The Art Department (TAD) and deviantART challenged you to submit work in five disciplines, and the TAD judges certainly saw A+ work! The TAD faculty, who did all the judging, were extremely impressed with the talent and promise shown. Check out their winners who rose to the top of the class!

Animation Illustration Drawing & Painting 2D 3D

A trip for two to tour Pixar Studios in Emeryville, California. Three online classes through The Art Department, chosen from foundations and elective course offerings.
To see the ten Second Place Winn

Gratitude

November 21, 2012
I believe in deviantART. Which is to more accurately say I believe in the concept and the reality of the deviantART community.
When in contemplation of the eternal wellspring that is the deviantART project and how it has become the engine keeping my heart and mind on a full burn as I strive to be an upstanding member of the community as well as a helpful architect and eager participant in the conversation -- my thoughts inevitably settle upon my attempts to define my concept of Gratitude.

Marma Lisa by *HenrySchreiber
No matter your medium of choice as an artist, your artistic intentions or the mystic guiding force that has led you to this community, there is one thing all constituent members have in common:
A first step into this world consisted of a simple return to the practice of

Neil Gaiman Presents 'A Calendar of Tales'

Submissions are now closed!
Thank you to everyone who contributed in making Neil Gaiman's "A Calendar of Tales" take on a life of its own. The entries were truly fantastical and flawlessly exemplified Neil's whimsical world. Relive the journey by watching the documentary videos, showcasing the evolution of this magical collaboration. Stay tuned, as Neil is now making the difficult decisions on which pieces he'll be choosing to represent "A Calendar of Tales!"

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Scrap Trap UpdateDid you know that there was more than one way to submit to your scraps gallery? In fact there were galleries in the category chooser that redirected your deviations to your scraps gallery. If you submitted to:
    photography > snapshots                                   or
    literature > poetry > journal poetry                    or
    Traditional Art > Drawings > Doodles and Sketches or
    Digital Art > Drawings > Doodles and Sketches
the submission engine automatically redirected those deviations to the more suitable scraps section of your user gallery.
While the best of intentions were behind enabling these scrap traps, overtime,

Beautiful Creatures Light or Dark Contest Winners

Lena's transformation is complete! The entries for the Beautiful Creatures Light or Dark contest showcased Lena, a caster faced with the choice of Light or Dark, in the midst of making her selection. Lena wasn't the the only one with a tough decision to make! Judges and authors of the Beautiful Creatures novels Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia had the difficult task of determining the top five winners from our 25 Semi-Finalists. Check out Lena as Light and Dark, as well as our top winner who clinched an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles, C

Celebrate deviantART's 12th Birthday!It's our 12th Birthday!

Posted August 7th, 2012 by $Ayame-Kenoshi

Today, August 7th, 2012, marks 12 years since deviantART's creation - aka, it's our 12th birthday! In the last 12 years, we, as a community, have grown by leaps and bounds, fostered creative thought and dialogue, and submitted a lot of artwork - over 220 million deviations. It's with great honor and pleasure that we invite you to party with us as we toast to another devious year of art!
Introducing the First Ever Creative Grants Recipients!
On May 1, 2012, deviantART introduced the Creative Grants program - a source of funding allowing artists to make creative dreams a reality. We're pleased to announce the first cycle of funding has ended, and from the over 500 applicat

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Be My Valentine Art Exchange!

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 6:34 PM

Valentine's Day Exchange

Send Your Valentine

It's time to get out the glitter and glue, candy hearts and flowers, because Valentine's Day is here!

The Valentine Exchange is here! We asked you to create valentines and submit them to the Be My Valentine category. Now, it's time to send your love-filled deviations to your deviantART friends, family, and secret admirers! Starting today through February 16th, the "Send a Valentine" button has been activated on deviations in the
Be My Valentine category, so you can send your custom creations and valentines made by others. Love is in the air!

HOW IT WORKS

CREATE THE LOVE

Create valentine deviations and upload them to the Be My Valentine category.
These will be shared with everyone on deviantART!

SHARE THE LOVE

Between Feb. 12 - Feb. 16, choose a valentine to send to a fellow deviant, click the "Send a Valentine" button, and complete the form. You can let them know who the sender is or remain anonymous!

FEEL THE LOVE!

Your friend will receive the valentine deviation you chose and your message in their Notes!

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Heart-Filled Hints

The valentine deviation you upload will be available for everyone to send, so you might want to avoid putting any specifics on it - a deviant's username, real names, etc.

You can upload as many valentine deviations to the gallery as you want!

Fallen in love with one of your designs? If you've included text suggesting it's for a lover, resubmit the design as if it were to a friend or from a secret admirer!

You can send valentines without uploading any of your own, but why not make another deviant's Valentine's Day by sharing your artistic gift with the world?

Latest Valentine Sent

Send Your Valentine

Watch Valentines Sent Around the World

The deviantART World Map highlights deviantART activity in real time. Every icon that flies across the screen is an action by a deviant -- a deviation submitted, a Favorite, a comment, and so on. Just for Valentine's Day, we've added a special icon to represent valentines sent, so you can see the devious love fly across the globe!

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Valentine's Day is here, which means the Valentine Exchange has begun! Starting now, you can digitally send valentine creations made by the deviantART community to your friends, lovers, and secret admirers. Watch as these valentines travel across the globe using our World Map. Share the love and send a valentine!

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~Stariva Feb 25, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I love the world map

~newfyworld2 Feb 24, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Chicken wings.

*Scootie-chan Feb 20, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I loved it very much~
I sent an adorable kitty to all those I'm close to, they loved it~<333
Though, I didn't much like the nasty anonymous I got from a bot account sending place...
That one was horrible. ><

~C-blaze21 Feb 20, 2013

Thanks again for good cheer.

*Scootie-chan Feb 20, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

You're welcome~
I'm glad Kitty made your day brighter~<3
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*Ry-Spirit Feb 20, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

this was great, i loved ths event

again next year ok? And i have made a commitment to enter as much DA event as possible.

~bcbranman Feb 18, 2013

It's been a great event. Hope everyone had a blast!

=roxanajordanr Feb 17, 2013 General Artist

Hi, since the dates for submitting cards have passed, I'm deleting the 2 I sent (don't like to have them in my gallery).
Hope all of you had a nice Valentine's Day.

~Fullmoon6727 Feb 16, 2013

I see this is really more interesting to me. Valentines Exchange I would prefer to have Valentine Exchange commission to other people more than 1 person. Lot of Artists inspire me a lot and forgot to do Valentine commissions but I want everyone to inspire me with lot of improvements.

~sakuya-ikuto Feb 16, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Please do this exchange for new year too

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