Here at deviantART, we have the group system, which is a fantastic way for like minded deviant's to gather create and inspire other people, through art and some very cool projects.
in terms of running your project the group system is one of many tools DeviantART provides us with to give like minded deviants a place to go. So here are some tips and tricks, and some do's and don'ts to give you and your project some help along the way.
If you don't know what i am talking about check out the Group 101 tutorial.
:bulletgreen: Make sure your back room is organized ( you can see how in the back room we have 3 forums in this picture each with there
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A Recap of 2019 at ProjectEducate! by Mrs-Durden, journal
A Recap of 2019 at ProjectEducate!
I did a recap of 2018 at projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate) last year and it was a fun little exercice that you guys seemed to enjoy as well. So here I am (a little bit late due to January being such a busy month for me) doing a recap of 2019, another year where a lot happened in the group!
Before we get into things, I just wanted to specify how proud I am of projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate)'s growth over the years. I "took over" the responsibility of running the group at some point in 2015 and we've come a long way since then! Just in terms of KPIs:
We went from 1,687 members in January 2015 to 5,060 members in January 2020We went from 195,890 pageviews in January 2015 to 542
Hot Off The Press: December 2019 by Mrs-Durden, journal
Hot Off The Press: December 2019
PE Newsletter
Dear all,
Welcome to the second issue of projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate)'s newsletter! This journal is meant to help promote all sorts of recent community happenings so you can all easily find fun stuff to check out or get involved in! It's also aimed to of course help you promote your happenings and efforts in the community. To make it successful and worthwhile, do check out the journals included here and help support all those featured in their endeavors! Thank you for all your support on the first issue :heart:
Contests & Challenges:
You still have until December 31st to enter CRPhotomanipulation (https://www.deviantart.com/crphotomanipulation)'s December winter challenge for a chanc
Feedback Challenge Game: Look at this! by weyrwoman-lessa, journal
Feedback Challenge Game: Look at this!
Feedback Weekend
Hello everyone!
I'm Lessa and I'm new to writing for projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate), so probably none of you will know me yet. I decided to participate because I love getting feedback, I love being challenged and I am playful, so I thought "Hey, let's do a feedback challenge game!"
Technically, this is a game of tag. Everyone may join. You've got this deviation you always wanted feedback on but nobody commented? We're here to help! Simply join the game.
How? Please carefully read the rules below!
How to join
Step 1: Find a comment with artwork/questions that have not been answered yet (if you're the first commenter, see the end of
Receiving Feedback and Dealing with Criticism by Yuukon, journal
Receiving Feedback and Dealing with Criticism
Feedback Weekend
Hello! Yuukon (https://www.deviantart.com/yuukon) here, and welcome to Feedback Weekend!
During previous Feedback Weekend I was assisted by B0nkers (https://www.deviantart.com/b0nkers) in an article that discussed how one can give feedback, today, we're on the opposite end of the spectrum: receiving it!
Before we kick off on this article, I want to do a small recap of some of the terms we used last time that will be coming back in this article.
Critique is a critical review, discussion or commentary of a specified topic.
Criticism is to judge, to find faults without providing ways to overcome those setbacks of a specified topic.
Critique is positive, looks at structure, finds what's working
My Personal Progress Thanks to Feedback by pinkythepink, journal
My Personal Progress Thanks to Feedback
Feedback Weekend
Growing as an artist is one of the most important things we can do. For myself, stagnating on progress causes me to lose enthusiasm to continue a project. It's why I don't like making earrings - I don't enjoy making the same thing twice! It's also why, for the past handful of years, when I pick up a craft kit I tend to change a lot of small details to personalize it.
Today's article is all about me - how prodding from the community helped me grow into the artist I am today. If it wasn't for DeviantArt I would, in all likelihood, still be content with a few blurry photos and my immediate family's nods of approval.
:dalove:
Dear members,
A few days ago I ran a poll at projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate) asking you to link the thumbnail of one of your works you'd like a Community Volunteer to provide feedback on. This journal will be showcasing your artwork and the corresponding feedback that was given on it, we hope you enjoy! All of this feedback was given with the intent to help you improve, please know that all intentions were good, and that if you have any questions we'll do our best to reply!
NykolaiAleksander (https://www.deviantart.com/nykolaialeksander) said:
This is a really nice idea, and I actually love the limited colour palette you chose for this piece. It has something very earthy, which I feel is fitting for the charac
How to deal with unwanted contact on DA by Astralseed, journal
How to deal with unwanted contact on DA
Community Engagement Week
As part of Community Engagement Week I'm here to discuss how to deal with unwanted contact on DA.
It's unfortunate but true, trolls and bullies do happen on DA, just as they do any other part of the internet as well. As nice as it would be if we could magically make them disappear from the site, there are other things we can do to help prevent or minimize unwanted contact with these types of people. Today I hope to share some tips and options that may help you have a more peaceful DA experience, hopefully free or mostly free of unwanted contact.
What should you do if you receive comments or notes from a user yo
Community Engagement Week - Wrap-up! by Gejda, journal
Community Engagement Week - Wrap-up!
Community Engagement Week
...and we're done!
Our awesome event is now over, but we think this week has been very productive and rich in information. We hope you enjoyed all the great articles our contributors wrote - if you missed some, here's a quick recap:
Oct 8thCommunity Week Begins! by Gejda (https://www.deviantart.com/gejda)
Pitch a Project by JenFruzz (https://www.deviantart.com/jenfruzz)
Oct 9thHow to Get Exposure on DA by brennennn (https://www.deviantart.com/brennennn)
Chat Event Announcement by Mrs-Durden (https://www.deviantart.com/mrs-durden)
Oct 10thHow to customize your DA experience by Rowye (https://www.deviantart.com/rowye)
Drabble/Comic Challenge - Your DA Issue by Gejda (https://www.deviantart.com/gejda)
Oct 11thMature Content 101 by Gejda (https://www.deviantart.com/gejda)
How to deal with unwanted contact on DA by Astralseed (https://www.deviantart.com/astralseed)
Oct 12thCommunity projects by @
Community Engagement Week
Hello everyone!
In this article, we’ll focus on mature content. We’ll answer questions about what it actually is, what sort of categories and levels it has, what DA’s policy on graphic content and sexual themes is, what breaks the regulations and how you can report the pieces breaking it, and how you can customize your browsing experience to stop seeing things you don’t want.
I will be copiously quoting from DA’s support center articles – if you’d like to go straight to the source, here are the links through which you can access them:
What is Mature Content?
What is Deviant
Drabble/Comic Challenge - Your DA Issue by Gejda, journal
Drabble/Comic Challenge - Your DA Issue
Community Engagement Week
Challenge yourself!
If you've been a member of DA for a while, then you probably have encountered at least one thing that annoyed you or confused you - it's kind of inevitable with a site as enormous as DeviantART. This challenge will allow you to tell us all about it - how did you overcome your issue? How did you manage to turn it around? What did you learn - about the site, about yourself or others - along the way?
And so - we challenge you to draw a comic strip or write a short drabble about overcoming your DA issue.
Inspiration
The inspiration for this event were comic strips drawn by kozispoon (https://www.deviantart.com/kozispoon) - here's a few