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As CVs we get a tonne of suggestions for DDs, and with those come a variety of assertions as to why the piece should be featured as a DD. Some of these, particularly those that focus on things extrinsic to the art, really don't help get the art featured at all. In fact, sometimes the given reason can hinder the process instead. Here's a breakdown of the most common, unnecessary things we are told. "The deviant worked really hard on this piece." This is one of the most common extrinsic reasons I receive in DD suggestions, and the reason why it is so common is also the reason it is a bad one: it applies to just about everyone. All artists wh

The following articles are missing from our gallery; we are therefore providing the links to them below. Enjoy! :bulletpink: Introduction & Contest Information :bulletpink: Information Day :bulletpink: Interviews Part I :bulletpink: Feature Day :bulletpink: Interviews Part II :bulletpink: Contest Results & Recap .

[Happening now :la: :eager: :hooray:] Project Educate Typography Critique Night Join us this Friday in #CommunityRelations for a Typography Critique Night! You are welcome to post thumbs of your Typographic Art or Designs and get instant feedback on your work. I will be there in dAmn with fellow CVs, but everyone is welcome to join and leave feedback. Friday, March 30th 9:00 PM UTC+1 / 3:00 PM EST   / 12:00 PM PST   In #CommunityRelations I tried to cover all the important time zones, but you can [check your local time here] Just to be save! 09:00 PM in Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid 08:00 PM in London 03:00 PM New York 12:00 PM Los Angel

Hello there! I am the current founder and leader of Tutorial-City (https://www.deviantart.com/tutorial-city) and today I'm going to tell you a little bit about who we are what we like to do! Who We Are Tutorial-City (https://www.deviantart.com/tutorial-city) is an ever-growing community of deviants that adore tutorials and other resources. The galleries we have range from digital artwork to writing and everything in between. We have a folder for just about everything and we are always welcome to suggestions from our memebers. Our Mission Our goal here is showcase the best tutorials that we can find on deivantART and share them with the world. As such we only accept resources that are hosted on dA and do not accept

People and Portraits Hello! I'm Kiki-Tayler, the one-who-studies-hands. Hands are complicated things and a daunting challenge for artists everywhere. In this article, I'll walk you through the structure of the hand, how hands bend and move, and how to predict where folds of skin and flesh will appear. Whenever I'm looking at something complicated, I find it helpful to look at the bones first. Carpals The 8 carpal bones don't need to be differentiated. While they do flex and move, we almost never see it from underneath layers of skin and muscle. So I always treat them as a single shape. Metacarpals The Metacarpals hide within the palm of

Fan Art Week It's Fan Art Week once again! For the following days we'll touch on some important and interesting topics regarding some popular fandoms, like The Witcher, Pokemon and My Little Pony. You'll be challenged to a fun mini contest and also we'll have a few tutorials and walkthroughs, showing you the process of creation of some amazing artworks. This and many more, coming to a DeviantArt near you! So grab your partner and let's dance! Feb3Feb8Fan Art Week 3rdMonday AM: Introduction by Thiefoworld (https://www.deviantart.com/thiefoworld) PM: The Witcher Challenge by @psto14644thTuesday AM: Fan Art, Eclipse and Tags by Thiefoworld (https://www.deviantart.com/thiefoworld) PM: The Universal Appeal of the My Littl

Galleries Month Introduction Hi everyone! Welcome to the first of two articles about the film and animation gallery. Our gallery is the part of deviantART where everything comes to life! Our community is relatively small compared to some galleries but it is a thriving and exciting one. The range of talent we have includes super talented design students through to professional motion graphic wizards! With independent film and animation works on the rise over the years, it’s a really exciting community and gallery to be a part of right now! For gallery descriptions month TimberClipse (https://www.deviantart.com/timberclipse) and I will be talking about the gallery as a wh

Gallery Descriptions and Miscats The definition To understand what Vexels really are you must get to know Vexel's bigger brother- Vector. Both can be created with a tool called Pen tool or Lasso Tool (or similar- depending of the graphic software) using layers of shapes filled with solid colour or gradient BUT Vectors are created using vector layers while Vexels use raster layers. Vexel = Vector + Pixel To simplify: Vectors are scalable (you can enhance or scale them down and all shapes will stay sharp and crisp) and Vexels are not (when you expand a Vexel you can see pixelation, as rasters are based on pixels). Vector expanded to 300% V

According to the Oxford dictionary, a poem is “a piece of writing in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by particular attention to diction, rhythm, and imagery.” This definition, while granting free range over the approach and content of poetry, inadvertently begs more than a few questions. For example, could any and all creatives be considered poets? Can something be considered a poem if it relies on "likes", "followers" and "retweets" rather than authentic expression and intense emotion? Therefore, how is the legitimacy of a poem determined—who determines it? Such questions are thrust upon the &

Anime and Manga Week A few years ago, I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to intern in Tokyo, and during that time of course I had to check out the largest fan convention in the world. If you're fond of anime and manga, you may be familiar with it. Or not! Either way, I'm here to talk a little about Comiket and my personal experience attending this massive event. Introduction Comic Market (or Comiket/Comike, as it's more commonly known) is a doujinshi convention that takes place twice a year, three days in August (Summer Comiket, or Natsukomi) and three days in Winter (Winter Comiket, or Fuyukomi). Held for the first time in 1975, it n

People and Portraits Week Hello everyone! For this People and Portraits Week at projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate), I will be interviewing the very talented Portrait Photographer GothicNarcissus (https://www.deviantart.com/gothicnarcissus)! Hi Alessandro , first of all, thanks for accepting my invitation! -Thank you for having me, it’s a true honour! _________________________________ Please introduce yourself: GothicNarcissus (https://www.deviantart.com/gothicnarcissus): I’m a freshly-minted thirty-year-old and I live in the beautiful Trieste, Italy. I’ve been taking photos with artistic intent for almost thirteen years, and professionally since 2013, after I upgraded my gear to a full-frame digital reflex camera: an old-scho

Landscape Weekend Welcome to another FywaDA! This time I have collected a large amount of resources that will hopefully help you improve your landscape and environment drawing skills. Before we move on, I would like to give a very brief explanation of the difference between landscapes, environments and backgrounds. A landscape is a painting or drawing which depicts a scene somewhere. This can be in the countryside, the city ('cityscape'), near water ('waterscape'), or anywhere you like. There can be characters in the image, but the main focuss is on the overall scene. The character (if there are any) is there to enhance the landscape. (ex

Tutorial Tuesday Welcome Back! If you’ve missed the first part, you can find it here. I do urge you to read it if you are relatively new to painting, and would like to find out about the basic rules when it comes to painting fabrics. If you don't need that, please, do read on! So, without further ado, let’s jump right back into it. Having discussed different fabrics and their attributes, I thought it would be nice to continue with patterned fabrics, how to work them into your paintings, and what to look out for. [ Detail of a painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud ] Painting Patterns So you have the basic fabric thing down and now want

Being a beginner week Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed this second edition of the Being a Beginner Week! It's always fascinating to learn more about you guys and your personal journeys. If you missed all or some of the articles, you can find them all here below: Beginning OC Design: Let's Get Visual! by silverheart-nine (https://www.deviantart.com/silverheart-nine) An Intro to Plushie Pattern Design Techniques by NerdyRabbitCreations (https://www.deviantart.com/nerdyrabbitcreations) 8 Steps to Writing Your First Novel by GuinevereToGwen (https://www.deviantart.com/guineveretogwen) A Newbie's Guide to Hosting a Contest by SinistrosePhosphate (https://www.deviantart.com/sinistrosephosphate) Beginner's Guide to Animal Photography by BeckyKidus (https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus) My Journey as a Beginner in Photomanipulation by kimsol (https://www.deviantart.com/kimsol) We had some issues wit

Commissions People put a lot of time and work into building their characters and worlds.  Purchasing commissions can be great fun, whether it’s to add to your character’s gallery or even progress the character/world.  Everyone has their reasons.  In a way commissions are like investments.  You’re adding art to that character, which in turn adds substance and value (either monetary or sentimentally).  You want to protect yourself and that investment. This can be a daunting task, since oftentimes you will be putting your trust in someone you don't know.  There are some things you can keep in mind. Contents:Knowing an artist

Copyright Weekend Oh, that age-old saga… a tale of woes and witch hunts, of legal nightmares and people getting their knickers into a twist. While some sorrowfully misguided people adamantly claim it is cheating to use reference photos, the majority of the art community agrees: Reference photos are a must-have when you want to paint something you have never painted before, and to paint something you want to get right, even if you have painted it many times before. Because, how can you know what something looks like and recreate it truthfully when you don't know what it looks like? - Exactly. You need references. While some say a true

Software Introduction Week Adobe InDesign is a very powerful layout software. You can create anything from flyers to entire books. However, the interface can seem quite overwhelming, so it's hard to know where to start. With this article I want to make creating your own layouts with InDesign a little less daunting. I'll cover all the basics, including how to set up your workspace, an explanation of the most important tools, and basic functions you can use to layout. Since this is an introduction to InDesign, aimed at total beginners, I will focus on explaining the basic basics. I'll take you through InDesign up to the first steps of creatin

Animals in Art Week Hi everyone, my name is wildly-arts (https://www.deviantart.com/wildly-arts) and in this tutorial I'm going to lay out some tips and tricks that will help you with your bird art. Our focus is going to be on owls, however most of the information in this article can be applied to any species of bird. I specialize in digital art but you may use these suggestions for traditional art as well! Let's look at some lore - Owls are associated with transition, mystery and protection in cultures across the globe. - Native Americans associate the meaning of owls with wisdom, foresight, and keeper of sacred knowledge. - The owl is sacred to Athena, the Greek goddess of learn