Spotlight Features - Vol. 15A news series featuring art selected by me. There will be a wide range of themes and genres covered. In addition, there will be periodic interviews and artist spotlights. If you like this article, please add it to your favorites to help spread the love for the art and artists within.Daily FeaturesOn my profile page, I feature a new deviation every day (or two or three). The piece is usually something that caught my eye. Could be an amazing digital painting, a fun stamp, a quick photograph that made me smile, perhaps a piece for a weekly theme, whatever. However, it moved me enough to share it with my visitors. Below is a list of the artists which I featured during October 2012. I am showcasing different pieces from their gallery in the hope of showing them a bit more love. If you would like to see the original piece I featured of each of these artists, please visit
Welcome to Daily Deviations PE WeekWelcome to Daily Deviations week!Over the course of this week we'll celebrate the positive side of DDs and discuss the negatives, allay some fears, and address some myths in the hopes that all members of dA will have a better understanding of how and why DDs are featured. We hope that everyone will enjoy what we have prepared for you all as we tried to incorporate the feedback you have so generously given us as we prepared for this week. We hope that we will address your concerns, but feel free to ask questions at any time!This weeks scheduleMonday AM: Welcome to DD Week - ^AstralseedMonday PM: Community Voices: What is a Daily Deviation? - ^AeirmidTuesday AM: Daily Deviations: The Myth and the Legend - ^AeirmidTuesday PM: Daily Deviations- So you want to su
Monthly Food Challenge - Food Related Items +prizeRANDOM WINNERCongratulations to *JoannaInMiniLand!!I will contact $Moonbeam13 for the distribution of your prize, it may take a little bit.Monthly Food ChallengeIt's a new year, so we're changing things up a little bit. Starting in January, a three month premium membership* will be randomly drawn from the members that participate in the challenge. This also means that we will be extra picky with those that do not follow the rules.Theme of the monthThis month we want you to not create clay food, but create food related items!Example: plates, cutlery, cake stand, blender, teacups, spatula. Make whatever you want as long as the items are primarily made of clay and that they fit the food context.Inspirations Miniature Japanese Tea Ceremony Set by ~BeautifulEarthStudioHelpful TutorialsWe have lots of
Let The Light In: Daily Deviations:icongood-intention:'Let The Light In (LTLI) is a new tutorial series from the group #Good-Intention that will focus on the hows and whys of committing good deeds around the deviantART community. The first article can be found here: LTLI: Art FeaturesThe second edition of this series will focus on the topic of Daily Deviations, and how you can contribute to the community by suggesting them!What Is A Daily Deviation?:faq61:A Daily Deviation is a one-day feature of artwork from various galleries that is chosen by a Community Volunteer (CV). These are showcased at the bottom of most pages on deviantART, as well as displayed in a chronological archive.There are many misconceptions regarding Daily Deviations, from users believing they're given away as prizes, or given only to friends and popular users of the community. My aim with this article is to help to shine a light on Daily Deviations, and h
Feedback For Favorites ContestCreated for `thorns' Complaint Challenge.Feedback Generated As Of February 1st: 4,085The Inspiration:The +Fav and Run Phenomenon.Have you ever received Favorites on your deviations, but did not receive any comments or critiques? Have you added a user's work to your Favorites, but never left them any comments or feedback on those pieces? Many would agree that while views and favorites are great, that comments and critiques are the most valuable. This contest aims to fill that void, by giving deviants a chance to return to the artwork they collected and provide feedback for it.The Mission:To leave Comments, Feedback, and Critiques on Deviations in your Favorites Collection.Go through your Favorites Gallery, and comment on the deviations you find there that you did not leave a comment on. You may also
A Week in dA Related - January 9th, 2013It's 2013! I would like to take this time to wish you all a very happy new year. Welcome!Welcome to this week's dA Related update! This article will keep you up-to-date with the latest happenings in the deviantART Related community as well as deviantART.This series is back because I find it hard to keep up with the deviantART Related community without it!Changes to dA Related PE WeekThe deviantART Related PE Weeks will no longer be later this month. Due to unforeseen circumstances, it will now be from March 18th until March 31st - that's two weeks! If you'd like to contribute by writing an article about stamps, CSS, self-portraits/IDs, deviantART Suggestions, etc please let me know. Winners of the dA Related (RED) ContestThe winners of the deviantART Related (RED) Contest were announced earlier today. Congratulations to =dhik-a, *sophiaazhou, and =SoulFighty!:thum
dAr (RED) Contest Winners!>> read the original contest announcementMany thanks to the Judges!:iconladygagz: :iconneurotype: :iconendorell-taelos: :iconsylwiatelari: :iconbeccalicious: :iconvalasedai::icondekoradum: :icondapineapple: :iconxbastex: :iconthiefoworld: :iconarctoa: :iconkasumicr::iconrockstarvanity: :iconkovowolf: :iconrydi1689: :iconmaytel:Here are the winners:Deviant StampsCongratulations to =dhik-a!(RED) Support Stamp by =dhik-aJournal/Gallery SkinsCongratulations =SoulFighty!(RED) Promotion Skin by =SoulFightyDeviantIDsCongratu
MAMA Scared Stiff Semi-Finalist AnnouncementIn the MAMA Scared Stiff Contest, we challenged you to channel your most frightening childhood memory, and the entries were truly terrifying! These 25 hair-raising deviations sent a chill down our judges' spines, and have been chosen as the Semi-Finalists. It's now up to the true visionaries of horror, MAMA filmmakers Andy & Barbara Muschietti and Guillermo del Toro, to decide on the top 3 winners, who will receive their share of $10,000 USD, as well as Points, deviantART Gear, and Premium Memberships!The remaining 22 Semi-Finalists will receive: 2,000 deviantART Points Three-Month Premium Membership to deviantARTCongratulations to all!Read Contest Article
Photography Fortnightly: Edition FiftyPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD "Eyes like a shutter, mind like a lens..."With the start of a brand new year, lots of resolutions are set, promises made and aspirations begun to be aspired to. What are your Photographic hopes and dreams this year? Have you just finished the 365 photography challenge? Or the 52 week Photography challenge? Are you ready to take a break? Or are you just embarking on something like that and are fresh and excited for what it might bring? With that in mind, take a look at a very interesting article from =Eitvys200 it explores the Photography Gallery Records. And why not consider heading over to #deviant365 to begin your 52 week journey of challenges and inspirations? General Photography Community Volunteers ^Kaz-D | ^3wyl | Our De
Pimps and Whoas - January 3, 2013PimpsOfficial dA News Site Update: Literature Thumbs. Sta.sh Submit Happy Holidays from deviantART Odyssey Propulsion 6 Commissions on deviantART Celebratring Deviousness January 2013 Dedication to a New Year
More Like YOU: #004More Like ThisWhen you find a piece of artwork that you love, More Like This surfaces related artwork, artists, and Collections - and now, More Like This is now available to all deviantART members for use.Hope you enjoy this feature!:iconbpsola:More Like ~bpsola:›› See more:iconbillyunderscorebwa:
`Ticked OffOh my gosh!Today, I have been honored to receive my ` mark with a bunch of other amazing deviants.First off, thank you to $fourteenthstar and anyone who suggested me.You are all amazing!Whoa, a lot of familiar names on the list! I hope to get to know some of you more. `daekazu`mirz-alt`Ravenswd`SavageFrog:bugthumb272702605:`thetaoofchaosred by `thetaoofchaosdead by `thetaoofchaosSand and Waves on a Sunny Day by `SavageFrog`vesperaPoem for a Mother by `vespera:thu
A Hunt For Literature Begins!!!The new year is upon us, and so is the Literature Scavenger Hunt!!!The ChallengeThis week, #CRLiterature will be hosting a literature scavenger hunt. A scavenger hunt is typically defined as a game played in an extensive outdoor area, in which participants have to collect a number of miscellaneous objects. Our scavenger hunt will be played in the Literature gallery here on deviantART and will have deviants searching high and low for literature deviations that match the items on the list for the hunt. There's a total of 60 deviations to be found (20 poetry, 20 Prose, 5 Script, and 15 general items).Here is a quick rundown of the all-powerful rules You will have 5 days to locate the deviations, starting on Jan 7 12:00 AM EST and ending on Jan 11 11:59 PM EST. Post a link to the deviation along with what number it is in this journal to receive a point. A literature piece must be okayed by a :devCRLitera
My review on the commissions widgetAs most all of you probably already know, recently a Commissions widget was released to Beta Testers. I've heard a lot of negativity towards this feature, specially because of the 20% that DA takes from the artist's earnings. But I've always thought that before saying anything about any feature on DA I would prefer to test it first, so I recently installed this widget in my profile offering some simple comissions and now that I've had the oppotunity to test it, here is my opinion.First, the 20% deduction from your income. Yes I'm not a big fan of it either, in my opinion, the biggest negative of this feature.I'm not an $admin or a developer and I'm not an economics expert either, so I don't understand the reasons for this deduction, however I know there must be a reason for it besides the obvious that DA needs money to keep itself running. Yes, knowing this doesn't help much, but at
April 2012 Daily Deviations Roundup BlogOnce again we've compiled a blog of all of our Daily Deviation Roundups so that you can browse the articles much easier! Enjoy The RoundUp VectorVexel AnthrodA RelatedBody ArtPhotomanipulationPhotojournalismConceptual Photography
Who's Hungry?Y'know what I love?Waffles. And I discovered that there are deviants who also love waffles, because they've created beautiful works that feature this delicious breakfast treat. See if you can spot which are edible and which are not! Tetris Waffles by *Shadow-711TEXAS WAFFLE by ~Olympia-The-HedgehogDA2 - Waffles by ~JadeRaven93waffles by ~shasacanefocaWaffles by =STLcanonmanWaffle Delight by ~sendokyummy waffles.. by *jeffzz111