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CR Newsletter - July/AugustTable of ContentsCR Newsletter - July/August9 months ago in Personal More Like This
1. Thank You!
2. Daily Deviations and Groups
3. Volunteer Openings
4. Share Your Opinions
5. Community Projects
6. Official Contests
7 Project Educate 2011/2012
8. Art History Project
9. News from the Chats and Forums
10. News from the Galleries
1. Thank You!
I'd like to take a moment to issue a very important "THANK YOU" to YOU! The deviantART Community. On the heels of our 12th Birthday, I've looked back at the projects that my team have undertaken and realized that in the last year, especially, the deviantART community has stepped up and helped to make projects like #projecteducate and #ArtHistoryProject successful. Without your contributions, interest, faves, feedback and participation, projects like these would go no where. I'm looking forward to more community interaction and participation projects and am always open to your feedback regarding projects or endeavors you'd li
12th BirthdAy ShenanigansA compiled list of any current (or upcoming) deviantART 12th Birthday activities.12th BirthdAy Shenanigans10 months ago in Contests More Like ThisIf you are holding and event or know someone who is, leave a comment below!
Official 12th Birthday Announcement
Read all about deviantART's Birthday here!
GiveawaysdeviantART Birthday Subscription (run by ^Katara-Alchemist)
Win yourself a Premium Membership!
The draw to win prizes is closed, but winners will be drawn all week!
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DeviantART's 12th Birthday Hat Contest! About The ContestDeviantART's 12th Birthday Hat Contest!10 months ago in World Events More Like This
Time Frame:
Ended! hosted by ^KovoWolf
Thank You Everyone!
The contest is currently being judged!! Thank you everyone who participated! They all where amazing and creative!!
In preparation for the Birthday Shinanigans about to unfold here at DeviantART, we want to ask you, the community to get your crafty scissors, gear up your imagination, and all the materials you can for this contest in preparation for celebrating DeviantART's 12th birthday! What we're asking of you is to make your OWN birthday hat to wear for DeviantART's birthday!
Here are some ideas for you to get started on a birthday hat!
The Judges
:iconastralseed: :icon3wyl: :iconlyricanna: :iconSanguineVamp:
The Rules
Below you will find the rules for the Hat contest!Please do not submit something you have already created
Pimps and Whoas - August 1, 2012PimpsPimps and Whoas - August 1, 201210 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
Official dA NewsUpgrades to Quarterly Check Payments
Photography Weekly: Edition Thirty FourPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedDPhotography Weekly: Edition Thirty Four9 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
"One Signature is worth a thousand implied tones..."
-Charles Swan -
Copyright Expert
In the news this week there has been a spotlight on Karren Brady, a photographer who has won a copyright ruling. The news article itself is interesting but the cautions that it turfs up for the future and current generations of photographers are slightly more concerning. The general feeling that has started to develop is that if you have assistance with setting up a shot, making a scene, posing a model and making up a person for example, those people may well have rights to your work. This is also being debated with regards to post-production and if you get somebody else to edit your work. What are your thoughts on this? And when attributing this to the deviantART community, what
Pimps and Whoas - August 15, 2012PimpsPimps and Whoas - August 15, 20129 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
Official dA News
Nom Nom #15Nom Nom #159 months ago in Art Features More Like This
Apples
Chicken
Strawberries
Cinnamon
Chocolate
Sprouts
Cocktails
Project Educate: People and Portraits IntroductionPortrait or Portraiture Photography is about a person or a group of people arranged in a certain way to convey the mood, emotions and possibly even a story. On DeviantART there are many sub-categories within the People & Portraits Gallery and some of those are self explanatory whilst others take a little bit more planning and thinking about to achieve. Throughout this week, we'll be working to hopefully clean up misconceptions and straighten out parts of the People & Portrait Galleries. So here's what's happening...Project Educate: People and Portraits Introduction9 months ago in Community Relations More Like ThisShoot Yourself - Photography Contest
CR Newsletter - May & June 2012Table of ContentsCR Newsletter - May & June 201211 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
1. New Faces
2. Daily Deviations: Listing Suggesters
3. Volunteer Openings
4. Share Your Opinions
5. Community Projects
6. Official Contests
7 Project Educate 2011/2012
8. Art History Project
9. News from the Chats and Forums
10. News from the Galleries
1. New Faces
We welcomed many new faces onto the Community Volunteer team this month! Please join us in welcoming them and I encourage you to reach out and get to know these fantastic people:
^ladygagz - DeviantART Related
^IsacGoulart - Photography
^RockstarVanity - Darkroom Photography
^laserbeast - Chat & Forums
^Athos-of-Light - Chat & Forums
^JZLobo - Fan Fiction
^SylwiaTelari - Traditional Art
^DaPineapple - Chats & Forums
^dekorAdum - Chats & Forums
^Talty - Artisan Crafts
^princepal - Designs & Interfaces
^Salvador-Rudy - Traditional Art
^krazykel - Chats
Photography Weekly: Edition Thirty EightPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedDPhotography Weekly: Edition Thirty Eight8 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
"“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
- Erich Fromm
Weather Photography has always fascinated me - the weather in general does anyway, but capturing those changes, shifts in atmosphere and so on have always had me in awe. However when browsing the latest news within popular photography early this week I was stunned by an image that NASA had captured of hurricane Isaac as it lurked over the USA. I've been in a hurricane before, but it never felt as organised or precise as this image shows. This shows a smooth beautiful cloud formation. When below it's likely wreaking havoc and destroying lives. It's difficult to match the two together and contemplate them as the same thing. It's also incredible how we've advanced in terms of technology. This shot of Hurricane Isaac was captured at the end of a month in which images have been transferred from Mars. We, as a human rac
Seniority Announcement - June 2012Seniority Announcement - June 201211 months ago in deviantART Blog More Like This
This article marks the latest announcements detailing the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 900 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.
:faq29:
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 t
Pimps and Whoas - September 27, 2012PimpsPimps and Whoas - September 27, 20128 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
Official dA News
Celebrating Deviousness - September 2012Deviousness AwardCelebrating Deviousness - September 20129 months ago in deviantART Blog More Like This
Congratulations to `
SaTaNiA
Set Fire to the digital rain
Wallpaper Divagant
Dissipation
What is this Awesome Achievement?
The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out on the 1st of every month to one truly outstanding deviant.
Paris Official dM 2
Photography Weekly: Edition Thirty SixPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedDPhotography Weekly: Edition Thirty Six9 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
-William Shakespeare
Basking in the glory of finally getting recognised for your hard efforts and photographic skill is pretty awesome and at the start of this week I took the opportunity to enjoy *Fuzzypiggy's after he got published in a UK Photography Magazine. It's really nice when something like that happens and the knowledge that across the country - and because of deviantART and other networks - across the world, people are looking at your work. And if you're me, smiling! I once stumbled across *lauren-rabbit's work in Black and White Photography Magazine and was truly proud that somebody I had found here on deviantART was here in my mag! So have you been published? Has your work received any recognition that makes you proud? What are your tips to getting out there and having your work showcased?
Everyday we're CV'ingAs a Community Volunteer - I do as much or as little within the community that I feel comfortable doing. We're not pressured to do this and that, we don't even have to give a Daily Deviation every day, we choose how we promote our selected galleries/chats and forums and we're not fixed to any specific rule on how much or how little we do. But I do believe that it's important to share with you just what the community volunteers do and why we do it. More importantly it's so easy to get lost on this site full of many people - and miss out on the awesome that's going on. So I'm going to share with you exactly what the latest awesome is...Everyday we're CV'ing7 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
Project Educate
Almost every week since October last year the Community Volunteers have been working hard both independently and as part of small teams to bring You Project Educate.
Project Educate is about bringing forward art forms whether they are popular or overlooked and giving
Celebrating Deviousness - OctoberDeviousness AwardCelebrating Deviousness - October8 months ago in deviantART Blog More Like This
Congratulations to `JCROXAS
Noah's Ark
The new deviantART HQ
The Child of Venus
What is this Awesome Achievement?
The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out on the 1st of every month to one truly outstanding deviant.
JCROXAS 2011
Dreaming Mug
Pimps and Whoas - December 13, 2012PimpsPimps and Whoas - December 13, 20125 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
Official dA News
Pimps and Whoas - July 19, 2012PimpsPimps and Whoas - July 19, 201210 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
Official dA News
Pimps and Whoas - September 14, 2012PimpsPimps and Whoas - September 14, 20128 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
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CR Newsletter January/February 2013 Director of Community Relations :iconmoonbeam13: :CR Newsletter January/February 20133 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
Table of Contents
1. New Submission Process and Thumbnail Examples
2. New Galleries and Gallery Additions or Change Requests
3. Why Wasn't I Chosen?
4. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations
5. Community Projects
6. Official Contests
7. Project Educate 2013
8. Art History Project
9. News from the Chats and Forums
10. News from the Galleries
11. Vacation Notice
1. New Submission Process and Thumbnail Examples
In my opinion, one of the greatest advantages to the New Submission Process, are the thumbnail examples and descriptions that appear when you're selecting a category. It's no secret that we have misplaced deviations throughout the galleries and it's probably the most complained about topic I deal with on a daily basis. My team and I have been working hard to improve the descriptions and thumbnail examples for all of the galleries, and I'm happy
Photography Weekly: Edition Thirty NinePhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedDPhotography Weekly: Edition Thirty Nine8 months ago in Community Relations More Like This
"Let your words be few - and your exposures many"
-Unknown
Earlier this week I was stalking a photography forum (because it's where all the cool kids are) and I noticed somebody claiming to be a fairly professional photographer angling for information on the best mega-pixels D-SLR camera they could get in order to stabilise their images. Well anybody who knows even a tiny inkling about Photography will very quickly jump on that as most of us know full well that no matter how many megapixels you've got, they aren't worth a thing without a steady hand or more importantly a good sturdy tripod. I never was a firm believer in a tripod and even now, I rarely use it. However I use any number of things to stabilise myself when shooting whether that involves lying in a bed of flowers, resting against a wall or indeed using the nearest person (which I don't recommend - people sway!) However it's not difficult to get
Even MORE Even MORE New Volunteers!Just when you think $Moonbeam13 is done this time, lets welcome 6 more fresh hats to our team!Even MORE Even MORE New Volunteers!1 year ago in Community Relations More Like This
^Talty - Artisan Crafts
^princepal- Designs & Interfaces
^Salvador-Rudy - Traditional Art
^krazykel - Chats & Forums
^yashachan - Chats & Forums
^sTiViA - Chats & Forums
(and another one!)
^alltheoriginalnames Sci-Fi and Space Art
The Beginning of MangaNarrative in art has been seen for centuries in a wide range of different forms. Now I should start off by saying the 'true origins' of manga is disputed. World War II accelerated the world of comics and manga. However we'll take a look at what has been going on before global conflict changed everything. We'll start with the actual name itself, manga, meaning 'whimsical pictures'. So this is the nature of it, satire, doodles, sketches, exaggeration and humour. The first time this term was used to describe a piece of artwork in Japan was given to Hokusai Manga (first published in 1814). So there is the term itself, but going a bit further back is where it's real history becomes debatable.The Beginning of Manga10 months ago in Art Features More Like This
Theory 1
Manga started around 12-13th century, the Japanese Fujiwara Period. Animal caricatures known seen on picture scrolls are an early form of narrative. They show mischief and fun doodles, and they are actually an early example of Japanese art that is breaking away from their Chinese
People + Portraits Photography Talent Spotlight`Kendra-Paige has been on deviantART for over eight years now and has made a strong mark on the people and portraits gallery especially with her fashion work. Her kit consists of a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon EF 85mm 1.2L II lens using various other lenses and focal lengths but repeatedly gravitating towards the 85mm. She uses a combination of lightroom and photoshop to post-process her work although she keeps her editing as minimal as possible as she doesn't enjoy the post-processing bit of photography!People + Portraits Photography Talent Spotlight9 months ago in Interviews More Like This
Why did you choose people as a photographical interest?
I have always found people to be fascinating, and I have a particular interest in expressions and eyes. The eyes tend to be the focal point in a lot of my work, and typically dictate the image. Aside from this, it’s the collaborative effort that I enjoy in portraiture. When you take images of animals and nature, there is only so much control you have with the subject - a lot of it is luck
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