This monthly series highlights artists from the Adoptables community. Learn more about these artists, the art they make, and what inspires them to create. You’ll love this handpicked collection of adoptables, so consider buying some of their work! @sonisadopts Hi, I'm Soni! I love designing adoptables, especially all kinds of outfits. Through the years I have been inspired by different themes and styles, but my most favorite is fantasy and medieval. It really makes my day if someone buys and uses my creations in their story/ RP/ doodles. sonisadopts' Shop @IZUSANSART Hello, everyone, It's Izu online! As a character designer, I consider myself fortunate to have cultivated my craft through perseverance and dedication, facing "ups and downs" and different challenges along the way. Through all the work I think I finally may call my art in someway unique, and by that I mean that each character I create is a true testament to my immersive exploration of inspiration, blending

I am absolutely thrilled to introduce @TheFulkrum as the newest addition to our community volunteer team! His dedication to the community, especially in representing synthographers, and his genuine passion for bringing people together are truly inspiring. If you haven't already heard of him, now's the perfect chance to say hello and join us in giving him a warm welcome aboard!

YCH artists don't just create art; they ignite your imagination with boundless possibilities. With each stroke of their pencil or brush, they sketch a scene, a moment, a pose that invites you to envision your character within it. It's not merely a commission; it's a collaborative journey where you and the artist co-author an unforgettable experience for your character. Welcome to this monthly feature where we spotlight the exceptional talents of YCH artists, their art, and the inspirations that fuel their creations. We invite you to immerse yourself in the imaginative worlds they've crafted for characters like yours. And, who knows? You might just discover a space for your own character to shine within their art! @Mintarin Hello! My name is Mintarin, nice to meet you! I'm an artist from a small, cold northern town who loves to use a lot of bright colors in my work

I am delighted to introduce @LukasFractalizator as the newest member of our community volunteer team! Those who know him understand the passion he will bring to this role, particularly in highlighting the digital and fractal communities. Please take a moment to extend a warm welcome!

This monthly series highlights artists from the Adoptables community. Learn more about these artists, the art they make, and what inspires them to create. You’ll love this handpicked collection of adoptables, so consider buying some of their work! @ZeroZeroSenpai Hello, hello! It's me, Zero! I’m a jack-of-all-trades artist, and one of my trades is making adoptable designs. I really enjoy character creation, as well as experimenting with my style and art process, and I find adoptable designs a fun way to express all of those things. You’ll see a lot of variation in what I have to offer, because I’m always trying something new and interesting! ZeroZeroSenpai’s Shop @Sriffer Hello! I’m a shy artist who loves animals and fantasy creatures, especially dragons. I’ve been using DeviantArt to watch artists and find inspiration for many years, but I only started sharing my artwork recently. I hope you like them, as each one is special to me in their own way. I always try to improve

Hello everyone! (: The theme of the month is Cherry Blossoms - loved by many people! On this occasion, I would like to share the tutorial I prepared for you! The whole thing was done in Photoshop but I think you can easily repeat it in other programs and even with traditional media. Follow the steps and create your own artwork! Post your drawing on DeviantArt with the tag #CherryBlossomChallenge and get a Profile badge! You can upload your deviation using this link: https://www.deviantart.com/submit/?tags=cherryblossomchallenge - required tag will be added automatically! (: Let's start! I. Draw the first flower. Start by drawing a small circle with 5 lines extending from it. Now make a sketch of the petals of our flower. On the left side of the picture I show you how to draw it easily step by step. At this stage, it is worth focusing on the general arrangement of each element and not going into detail. Once the sketch is ready, we can create a new layer and start to make a

Haiku as a poetry form is well-established, with hundreds of years of poets showing how to be thoughtful, witty, and appreciative in a very small amount of space. If you're not familiar, the basic summary of haiku is that it's a poetry form that originated in Japan and focuses on nature. The structure of haiku in Japanese is 17 characters called on that, similar to syllables in English, act as phonetic units. In haiku, these on are typically divided into phrases of 5 on, then 7, then 5. This is the familiar concept of haiku most people know, minus the part where haiku specifically focused in some way on nature. If you follow the structure but write about human nature, then congratulations, you've written senryu instead! When writing in English, it's a little more complicated, but the 5-7-5 syllable structure works just fine, but you can also opt for brevity, though. If you want to learn more, I wrote a journal about this for @projecteducate many years ago that you can read, and find

Community group is going to start a new Friday fan art feature series. Part I of this series will be the Chinese cdrama Wuxia show "Word of Honor". For deviants who do not know this show, I will start with a short video, containing some scene and the title music. Here follows as well a short interpretation (I hope only with little spoilers, but inspiring to watch), so deviants will know what it is about: Four Season Manson is not the most-known guild in the world of martial arts, but this should soon be a thing of the past as Zhou Zi Shu finds the possibility to change this fact by turning the guild into the assassins guild Window of Heaven for Prince Jin. Zi Shu forces the change upon his family and turns himself into the personal dog of the prince, but many family members struggle. With time, almost the whole family leaves him or gets killed on missions. But everyone who turns away, must pay with his life caused by the Nails of Seven Torments, forcing the victim to die

It is time to feature more tutorials and undiscovered art! :la: As usual, the feature will be divided. The first part includes tutorials on how to design characters and creatures, and the second part is a selection of artwork I’ve discovered recently with fewer than 50 favourites. Previous features are linked at the bottom of the journal, and I post a new feature each month on my profile, usually around the 15th :dummy: We'll start off with some guides on how to design human/humanoid characters. First, @Dinloss has an excellent walk-through of how to design the character themselves - their body, their hair, pose, and much more. However, the clothes and accessories of a character are also essential to their looks - which is covered more in-depth by @HANIICU and @Deamond-89, with one discussing functionality and style and the other cloth detailing, including how to draw those: Animal characters are a different beast, however =P Luckily, we have experts on the topic -

To everyone who participated and helped make The Holi Mandala Contest such a bright, colourful experience, thank you! :love: It's time to find out who the six winners of the contest are! :la: In the Non-AI Category First Place by @X-Tibro Second Place by @PlanetM710 Third Place by @Katharsister In the AI Category First Place by @Pegs78 Second Place by @elllip Third Place by @zokyzoker Here are the prizes, once more, for both categories: 1st Place 1500 :points: from @team 2000 Fragments from @team Hype badge from @BeckyKidus, @phoenixleo Diamond badge from @AlexanderPaupoff Journal Feature from @Community, @Elioenai, @AlexanderPaupoff Llama from @phoenixleo, @Malintra-Shadowmoon, @AlexanderPaupoff 2nd Place 1000 :points: from @team 1200 Fragments from @team Hype badge from @BeckyKidus, @phoenixleo Journal Feature from @Community, @Elioenai, @AlexanderPaupoff Llama from @phoenixleo, @Malintra-Shadowmoon, @AlexanderPaupoff 3rd Place 500 :points: