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Well, hello there.Hello! As of today, I am your shiny new Vector Gallery volunteer. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Leo, I'm 27 (though I actually forgot my age momuntarily while writing this) and I live in sunny (well, it is at the moment) England, with `AwsumZ, who I married a year ago - first anniversary is on SundayMore Like This
My favourite colours are pink and black, as you can see by this groovy skin created for me by this awesome dude ^VSConcepts, followed by violet, and my favourite season is autumn (which other areas of the world call 'fall'.) I enjoy parentheses. I like grapes - red, not green. I'm vegetarian, and am absolutely thrilled that M&S (not to be confused with S&M) have recently started doing jelly (that's jello to you folk over the water) that is not made with gelatine, and therefore I can eat it. And it's yummy.
I'm a fan of fantasy horses and unicorns, and I own a rather lovely one, made by `UnicornReality :
Her name is SparklesI have
Adobe Master Class: IllustratorOn the 27th December 2012, my book Adobe Master Class: Illustrator will be published! Published by Adobe Press/Peachpit... I'm so excitedMore Like This
Here's a description of the book:
This beautiful art showcase book from Adobe Press features 30 established and emerging Illustrator artists, their masterful work, and tutorials demonstrating their techniques for using Adobe Illustrator. Curated by one of Adobe's and the Illustrator community's premiere Illustrator mavens, Sharon Milne, this book features an inspiring collection of innovative Illustrator artists and their amazing artwork. The illustrations represent a mix of techniques and styles and are field-defining works that demonstrate technical excellence and awe-inspiring aesthetics. Readers will also appreciate the artists commentary about their inspiration and philosophy about their art. In addition to the art showcase, this book includes several tutorial projects that teach techniques for working in Il
Bi-Weekly Vector Community UpdateHello, Reldi hereMore Like ThisHere's the bi-weekly update on what is going on around deviantART in terms of vector
Please see the box on the front page for any gallery rules, and how to join the group.Community happenings:
Divided Collab 16, hosted by #vexelove - sign up for your piece now
:bulletblue: Vector/Vexel Christmas Special offered by ^TheLastHuzzah
:bulletblue: Vector/Vexel Portraits offered by ~caffeinesoup
If you kn
Vexel and Vector FeaturesHello everyone! I hope you had a good weekendMore Like ThisToday, I have become the newest admin addition to #vexelove! To celebrate, I am featuring some of the great work submitted to the group gallery
For more vexel and vector wonders, check out my groups #TheVexelGroup for vexel, and #TheVectorGroup for vector
#TheVexelGroup
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The LOL Corner #127The LOL CornerMore Like This
This regular news article promises to make you giggle, chortle, and laugh your ass off.
Every edition will feature a collection of the funniest chat network quotes.
dAmnIt! is a database of funny quotes submitted by deviants like you.
dAmnIt! has reached over 75,000 quotes!
When something funny happens in a chatroom, share it with everyone! It only takes a few clicks, and while you're there browse through all the other hilarious quotes!
Feel free to note ^deshrubber with suggested dAmnIt! quotes to go into the next edition. Please make sure that the quote has already been submitted and approved to dAmnIt! and that you give the quote number in your note.
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And the ultimate fighter is...The winner of TheEpics Championship 2012, and now holding the title of the ultimate fighter is:More Like This
~Asher-Bee
Round 5: H.C. Andersen:
Round 4: Shoes:
Round 3: Summer:
Round 2: Cocktail:
Round 1: Zombie:
CONGRATULATIONS
Second place:
=Kuneria
Round 5: H.C. Andersen:
Round 4: Bags:
Round 3: Winter:
Round 2: Dinner:
Round 1: Dragon:
Third place:
~Sophia-M
Round 5: Brothers Grimm:
Round 4: Shoes:
Round 3: Spring:
Round 2: Cake:
Round 1: Vampire:
Fourth place:
~Zloy-Caleb
Round 5: Brothers Grimm:
Round 4: Bags:
Round 3: Fall:
Commissions: Help me pay the bills!Hello! The company I work for decided to mess with my schedule this week. I really need the money because I have a wedding to go to later this month in Seattle. Soooo... I'm slashing commission prices.More Like This
$10 for line art (add $5 for every additional figure)
$15 for full color
$20 for background
$25 for couple, full color with background
Please send me a note if you're interested
Sexy Vector Ladies
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Cheap commissions from Vashtastic!=Vashtastic has run into a dryspell, and has lowered her prices, so hurry up on over to her page and check out her gallery.More Like This
Here's her prices for ya!
$10 for line art (add $5 for every additional figure)
$15 for full color
$20 for background
$25 for couple, full color with background
Please send her a note if you're interested
Bring Your Type To Life - Contest Winners!The submissions are closed, the jurors have gathered and the votes have been countedMore Like ThisFinally it is time to announce the winners of the Bring Your Type To Life Typography Contest!
Sit back, take a deep breath and enjoy the winners!
Octopus by =PSHoudini
This artwork shows great technical and conceptual skill, as well as a great eye for detail and continuity. This type treatment is full of life that it could almost be real!
Prizes: 12 months Premium Membership & 1600 deviantART points
Crow-Type by *Priitii
A simple yet powerful artwork, charming with clear symbolism and references. Bringing together life and death.
Prizes: 6 months Premium Member
Through the Fields Official VideoAlright guys it's finally here! My animation for The Little Unsaid's song, Through the Fields.More Like This
This has been amazing to work on, thanks so much the amazingly talented pair John Elliot and Alex Horsfall!
Been a pleasure working with you both and I hope we can work together again sometime in future!
Hope you will all enjoy this!
For more amazing music check out their homepage!
www.thelittleunsaid.com
www.facebook.com/thelittleunsaid
This Inspires Me“Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.”More Like This
- Vincent van Gogh
Inspiration is, for me, a funny thing. I get inspired more by an emotion or feeling than an actual thought or expression; a lot of my work is created from facts and concepts, but the seed of it always stems from an emotion.
I have a collection of favourites of work which I've found on deviantART which inspires me because their visual evokes a feeling which sparks inspiration in me and drives me to create. You can browse the collection, but I'm going to share some of my favourite selections from it with you now. Hopefully you'll find something which inspires you within.
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Digital art: Art SoftwaresEasy Paint tool SaiMore Like This
SAI or Easy Paint Tool SAI (ペイントツールSAI) is a lightweight raster graphics editor and painting software for Microsoft Windows developed and published by SYSTEMAX Software. Development of the software began on August 2, 2004, and the first alpha version was released on October 13, 2006. SAI's official release (1.0.0) was on February 25, 2008, and an update preview was released shortly after. The software's final revision, 1.1.0 was released in 2008. SYSTEMAX has not published any new information or updates since, and 1.1.0 is considered to be the final release.
The painting application is available in both Japanese, and an official English translation. An unofficial fanmade translation for the software also exists. It can be purchased directly through the developers' website, and purchases through PayPal are now also accepted in addition to the BitCash and TelecomCredit pay
The Greatest Comic ArtistsComic world is filled with great amount of talented people. John Romita Jr., Frank Miller, Alex Ross, Mike Mignola, Frank Frazetta, Bill Sienkiewicz are only few of hundreds of comic artists. In this article we're going to focus on few famous names who decided to join DeviantArt and share their wonderful work with us.More Like This
:iconadamhughes: *AdamHughes
website: http://www.justsayah.com
Adam's journey with comics began in 1985. He's best known for his Wonder Woman and Catwoman covers, however he also worked on Justice League, Ghost, Tomb Raider, Star Wars Legacy, Batgirl and many other projects. He works with both- traditional and digital mediums and his renderings of super heroines are well known for all comic fans.
:iconalexgarner: *AlexGarner
website: http://www.alexgarner.com/
Alex currently is a freelance artist but the list
Fan Art Fridays: Wonder WomanHello and welcome to the 14th edition of Fan Art Fridays I'll be featuring 10-15 pieces of fan art, by fandom each week. This week will feature fanart from the Wonder Woman comics (and her appearances in other DC comics and cartoons)More Like This
If you want to suggest a book/game/anime/cartoon/movie/etc to feature fan art of, please comment here: http://lyricanna.deviantart.com/journal/poll/3431990/
Past features
Witch Hunter Robin
Digimon
Sailor Moon
Spice and Wolf
What's hot? - SciFiRecently deviantART has added a new way to browse art. This article series is intended to feature art found by using the What's Hot? feature.More Like This
I'm doing the article series as a way to promote smaller facets of the larger categories, in hopes of sharing what I find and maybe you'll like it.
Today is April 19th, and here's What's Hot? in this category:
Digital Art > Drawings and Paintings > SciFi
Digital Science fiction depicting speculative scientific discoveries, space travel and scenes, and other world life forms.
I begin with this category because it is personally my favourite to browse. When I need inspired and want to get some creative juices flowing, I turn to this gallery to jump-start the process. I read a great deal of SciFi books, watch movies and television series, and even have found myself playing card and role-play games centered aro
ESTABLISHING THE INITIAL STEPS FOR A WEBCOMICESTABLISHING THE INITIAL STEPS FOR A WEBCOMICMore Like This
Hi I’m Andrea Dotta: a Pro comic artist and animator and one year ago I had the insane idea of making a powerful webcomic to show my works to more people as possible. Now I’m in a positive development towards my goal. If you want to do a webcomic, always do your best as their are millions of webcomics on the internet.
In this article, I would like to share the things that I’ve learned this year so I hope you will get something from me.
WRITING
IDEA: There are no bad ideas, there are only ideas that are not developed. To develop your idea, you need to be authentic - think of your real life experiences to give credibility to your story. If you need a sad story, think of a sad story in your life. If you want a happy story, think and say what i
Beauty as a Force of EnergyApr 18, 2013More Like This
by $techgnotic
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FilmmakerLouie Schwartzberg
Louie Schwartzberg has made it his life’s mission to use his cinematic artistry to raise the alarm for public awareness of the dire situation we are facing in the possible collapse of our taken-for-granted natural resources. The “colony collapse disorder” currently decimating our honeybees was the prompt for Louie’s new movie, Wings of Life, which at it's essence, is a love story that feeds the earth.
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Gallery Makeover - Anthro CraftsHello guys! ^maytel and I are cracking our skulls trying to figure out what needs to be done for the galleries for the Gallery Makeover Project, so you may see a few of these tiny journals popping out. I will address specific topics on each one and we need your input and feedback on them. If you want to give your opinion about any other topic, please check out this journal.More Like This
The Artisan Crafts gallery doesn't belong to me, ^maytel or any other volunteer. It belongs to YOU, the community. Neither of us would dare make anything the community is not happy with. We are not the leaders of the Artisan Crafts community, we are your humble servants. So please don't be afraid to share your opinion!
One of the most discussed themes is the Anthro sub-category under Artisan Crafts. One interesting suggestion is
Modern Day Cartoons: Insights with Arthur FongModern Day Cartoons: Insights with Arthur FongMore Like This
DeviantART community, I am very honored and very pleased to announce that for today, we will be having Arthur Fong, a visual development artist at DreamWorks Animation Studios. He is part of the team who made us giggle with The Croods and made us feel with so much awe in The Rise of the Guardians especially to all the Jack Frost Fans out there. The interview will be all about some insights on the modern day cartoons and to see how the persons behind the cartoon shows that we love work and how they put so much effort in making us smiles each time we watch such great movies and shows.
Website | Facebook
© All images and artwork are copyrighted Arthur Fong
Images were grabbed from Arthur's website (with permission)
Community Q's! Why your q's are going unansweredSo I came up with this idea while seeing what my fellow CV's like to do (Did you know, etc) and what they generally like to post so i thought i'd try out something too and thats not necessarily GDA relatedMore Like This
I got a question Mune! How can my question get featured into the next Community Q's?
Great question random person! If you'd like your question to be answered by our investigation team digging through the community for your answer, drop :iconmaster-mune: a note! </b>
(fun questions are more then welcome too, but please
Multi-Submit and Scheduled SubmitTwo heavily requested tools to make submitting art to deviantART even easier than before have just been launched to Beta Testers!More Like This
Multi-Submit
Multi-submit is a tabbed interface built into the Submit page which allows you to upload and submit multiple deviations at once.
There are several ways to upload multiple files:
Drag and drop several files onto the Submit page at once. Select several files from your Sta.sh by opening the "Select file from Sta.sh" modal and dragging to select, or by using control+click (command+click, for Mac users) to highlight several files at once.
Submit an entire stack from your Sta.sh by hovering over a stack and clicking Submit!You can then change settings for each one, and then save them for later or submit them to your gallery. In addition, the Submit page will retain the order and settings of any files uploaded, even if you navigate away fro
Pimps and Whoas - May 8, 2013PimpsMore Like This
Official dA NewsPick Your Discount
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CR Newsletter - March/April 2013 Director of Community Relations :iconmoonbeam13: :More Like This
Table of Contents
1. Gallery Makeover Project
2. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations
3. Community Projects
4. Official Contests
5 Project Educate 2013
6. Art History Project
7. The Artist's Toolbox
8. Celebrating Diversity
9. News from the Chats and Forums
10. News from the Galleries
1. Gallery Makeover Project
About the Project
Trad. Typography
Fan Art
dA related
Digital Art > Drawings & Paintings
Vector
Vexel
M
The Artists Toolbox: Photography StudiosHearing the word studio makes me think of expensive rooms with top of the range equipment, fantastic lighting and only professional awesome photographers inside of it. In reality however, you can create a Photography studio for just about any type of Photography and it doesn't have to cost very much.More Like This
The Macro Studio
Macro Photography can be undertaken pretty much anywhere, but sometimes you just want to shoot something in a neutral environment with a plain, unobtrusive backdrop. Many photographers shy away from doing this because they think it's too complicated - actually you would be doing yourself a favour if you did try it, it can really help improve your work.
For starters, you don't even have to have expensive flash. You could use any lamp that you can easily move around, to give a bit of light into your mini studio. You also need a couple of sheets of card or paper, and a cardboard box. The sizing is completely up to you and up to the size of the o
Literature News - May 2013Monthly update from your Literature Community Volunteers!More Like This
Coming down from the April high, May is a good month to relax...and edit edit edit and by the way did we mention there are all sorts of fun events/contests/etc still going on?
Blogs from #CRLiterature
Literature DD Roundup - AprilMadefire and Literature - an interview with =LiamSharp
Writing Exercises and Contests
Louder Than dA Bomb - Poetry SlamFotoFriday: FlightPickergill a
Illustration Contest 2013 WINNERS!Here's the obligatory intro paragraph. People like a little pomp and ceremony, right? A dramatic buildup to the final reveal makes things much more exciting. And agonizing for the contestants. But agonizing in the good way. Like the Red M&M in that commercial. The problem is, I have no idea what to say. I write better when I'm not hungry. Did you know lemon meringue is my favorite kind of pie? And this is my favorite song. Hard to believe people actually like my writing, isn't it? But it's true, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten such awesome entries this year. Seriously, you guys really raised the bar and I'm so flattered and thrilled and also disappointed I can't give out more rewards. There's only so many winning slots and it breaks my heart to have to pass over some of these. Hey, that intro didn't turn out half bad. If you're still reading this, thank you for putting up with me.More Like This
Anyway, let's get to it.
Pimps and Whoas - April 17, 2013PimpsMore Like This
Official dA News
Official Contests
All "official" contests will begin at midnight PST on the start date and end at 11:59 PST on the end date. This applies to all Community Relation run contests and all deviantART s
Photography Fortnightly #55Photography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedDMore Like This
“Others have seen what is and asked why.
I have seen what could be and asked why not. ”
~Pablo Picasso
I've put together an article due for release next week about how you can create your own Photography studio without going to too much expense or trouble. I'm all for making the most out of tricky or limited situations to try and make something professional...butt hen I stumbled across this article and thought it was a completely genius idea - and just goes to show that your studio can literally be anywhere. A Photographer in Yeovil (UK) has set up studio in what was formerly the public toilets! As well as a great move for a photographer it puts an abandoned building, formerly considered an 'eye sore' to great use. The mental images (until you actually realise it's been reno
Robert Rodriguez Presents Project Green ScreenMore Like This
Submissions are now closed!
Thanks to everyone that uploaded their films, submitted their Tweets, created their own unique monsters, and submitted their missing person photos! The film Two Scoops will truly be a collaborative project filled with creative input from all over the world. Relive the journey by watching the documentary videos below and stay tuned as Robert chooses which collaborative elements to include in Two Scoops!
00:00:00 Left
What is your all-time favorite Robert Rodriguez film?
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Spy Kids
Grindhouse
CSS Did You Know? - May 16th, 2013Volume 11More Like This
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Welcome
CSS can be difficult when you're unfamiliar to it. So that's why we're writing these articles! If you have any suggestions or would like to write a section in future CSS Did You Know? articles, please note #CSS-DYK.
Inside
Journals are like Ogres by `GillianIvy
Color Models and Transparency by =jonarific
:icongillianivy:
Journals are like Ogres
They both have layers! And they both can make you cry. The deviantART journals have two different structures. The original 'Old School' layout where everything is named .journalbox, etc. And my preference, the newer gruze structure. I prefer the gruze expressly because it is chockful of layers. Kinda like cake or onions, but ogres makes sense too. You can still make a basic simple journal skin with the gruze structure and it has so man
Syn's Dithering TutorialWhat is dithering?More Like This
Dithering is a pixel art process used to blend blocks of colour together or help apply a texture to a pixelled surface. Within emoticons it is most commonly used when making pixelled backgrounds, however it can be used in a number of other areas, e.g. massive emote bases, pixel objects etc. In this tutorial, we will focus on how 2 colours can be blended with dithering.
To break dithering down into simple terms, it is achieved by simply taking the colours from the two blocks of colour and placing individual pixels of each on the opposite side. This creates a region where the two colours merge together to create a more blended colour transition instead of a clear line between the two.
Dithering can seem like a complex process, but it's really not. Once you get the basic idea and technique, it's just all about practice and over time you'll learn how to apply it to a number of different situations. There are many dithering styles which can be
Multi-Submit and Scheduled SubmitTwo heavily requested tools to make submitting art to deviantART even easier than before have just been launched to Beta Testers!More Like This
Multi-Submit
Multi-submit is a tabbed interface built into the Submit page which allows you to upload and submit multiple deviations at once.
There are several ways to upload multiple files:
Drag and drop several files onto the Submit page at once. Select several files from your Sta.sh by opening the "Select file from Sta.sh" modal and dragging to select, or by using control+click (command+click, for Mac users) to highlight several files at once.
Submit an entire stack from your Sta.sh by hovering over a stack and clicking Submit!You can then change settings for each one, and then save them for later or submit them to your gallery. In addition, the Submit page will retain the order and settings of any files uploaded, even if you navigate away fro
The Price Cap For Commissions Has Been Raised!One of the most common requests we received upon launching Commissions was to raise the price cap to make it higher than 4,000 Points. As of today, the price limit when setting up Commissions has been raised from 4,000 Points to 8,000 Points.More Like This
We're excited to see the increased usage of the Commissions platform and the wide variety of work that artists have been offering. With this increased limit, we're hoping to give artists more flexibility with the types of Commissions they offer, and more importantly, allow artists to earn more for their high-quality creations!
Retro / Vintage Photo EditingRetro / Vintage Photo EditingMore Like This
Turn your digital photography into film-photo resembling pieces of art with these tips!
written by `miontre for Community Week in #projecteducate
Photo editing is fun. It gives you a chance to add something to your photos, and really bring out expressions you may or may have not realised were there. Lately, I've been obsessed with retro and vintage editing effects in my editing, to try and replicate film photographs. Of course, it's impossible to replicate actual film photos, but I think that's what makes it fun: you can do anything you want and it doesn't matter if it looks realistic or not. It's about artistic freedom, and enjoying yourself! I've found myself in a vast world of endless possibilities and I can't wait to continue and try new things. I've found that it's a difficult category to work in, since there's not such a large support community for it on deviantART, but I enjoy it nonetheless!
First up, let's take a lo
CSS Did You Know? - May 2nd, 2013Volume 9More Like This
:iconcss-dyk:
Welcome
CSS can be difficult when you're unfamiliar to it. So that's why we're writing these articles! If you have any suggestions or would like to write a section in future CSS Did You Know? articles, please note #CSS-DYK.
Inside
dA Embedded Deviations and Videos Styled by `GillianIvy
Author selector by `im-not-sana
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dA Embedded Deviations and Videos Styled
What Am I Talking About?
What is the difference between an embedded deviation and a deviant thumb? Glad you asked. The thumbs have the codes everyone already knows and loves. And if you don't know what I'm on about, then look on the sidebar of your deviation and you will find your thumbcode. These codes can be used in journals, widgets and artist descriptions to link a thumbnail of the deviation.
A brief history of FellaWe all know Fella. If you have been a member of deviantArt for at least 1 day it's quite probable you've encountered him at least once, he's everywhere! And this shouldn't come as a surprise, he's dA's mascot after all! But how much do you know about him? Let's take a look at a Brief History of deviantART's mascot.More Like This
Fella was brought to life thanks to `switched, who designed him back in April 2001 for a mascot contest.
Back then he didn't look exactly as we know him today, his figure was a lot more basic and circular and his expression wasn't as human as we're used to today. However his main features remain, his mischievous look and his colors, most probably based on the site layout's at the time
The E-Literature Catalog - Science FictionHello and welcome to the third installment of The E-Literature Catalog, an article that aims to showcase three exemplary works of literature of a certain theme that are available online from renowned authors, performers, publishers and other trusted sources. Published writing can find its way to being legally hosted online through either becoming a part of the public domain or by being offered for free from the source. I will not be sharing links to illegally hosted literature (and do not condone it). I will be linking to verifiable and trusted sources. Our theme this article is science fiction, a genre that is defined by the use of imagined scientific knowledge, technological advances, or major social and environmental changes.More Like This
Fabien Roy - Buckyball
Click here to go to the author's wordpress site
Click here to read
Modern Day Cartoons: Insights with Arthur FongModern Day Cartoons: Insights with Arthur FongMore Like This
DeviantART community, I am very honored and very pleased to announce that for today, we will be having Arthur Fong, a visual development artist at DreamWorks Animation Studios. He is part of the team who made us giggle with The Croods and made us feel with so much awe in The Rise of the Guardians especially to all the Jack Frost Fans out there. The interview will be all about some insights on the modern day cartoons and to see how the persons behind the cartoon shows that we love work and how they put so much effort in making us smiles each time we watch such great movies and shows.
Website | Facebook
© All images and artwork are copyrighted Arthur Fong
Images were grabbed from Arthur's website (with permission)
Tips and Tricks on Successful Character CreationTips and Tricks on Successful Character Creation – An Interview with Wanchana “Victorior” IntrasombatMore Like This
Wanchana “*Victorior” Intrasombat is a very talented illustrator, focusing on cute, whimsical and very imaginative artworks from Thailand. He is also a very talented concept artist and he is also well known for his wonderful character designs. Currently, he is working as a 2D freelance concept artist, character designer and illustrator and has been an art director/visual developer for a Coca-Cola commercial in Thailand.
Again, I am much honored to have this great experience of having this amazing guy for Cartoons and Comics Project Educate Week. The interview will be all about his ideas on character design and creation, tips and tricks and on how to have successful illustrations by bringing your own characters to life.
Website |
DronesApr 10, 2013by $techgnoticMore Like This
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Drones
Foreword
by $techgnotic
Choose any media or medium and there is no question that Drones have become the white hot center of debate for a multitude of deeply consequential concerns for the entire Earth Sphere. No matter the digital end point or theatre of conversation, whether it be politics, war, privacy, pop culture, or the rise of machines – Drones or UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicles) are the current catalyst du jour in any number of flashpoint discussions. From the front page headlines of news outlets around the world, to op-ed pages debating national security vs. non-juridical “just
The New Street Photographer's ManifestoFebruary 7, 2013/by $techgnoticMore Like This
Street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called it the “decisive moment”— the captured instant when all the photograph’s elements come together to tell a story in a way a text narrative of thousands of words could never begin to. It is what hooks people, both practitioners and advocate-devotees, on the art form. It is uniquely completely immersive in life— step out into the streets— in which the moment of artistic epiphany can never be guessed at until it suddenly happens. When it is properly mastered, it is as pure as the dawn of each new day, as true as the living organism of a teeming street scene catching a breath as one.
It's no easy task to pull a book together for publication and "The New Street Pho
Nudes-A-PlentySome on this site don't seem to understand why there are so many nudes on this site. It's easy to dismiss this wonder as mostly GWCs ("Guys with Camera") or Fauxtographers using their gear to take advantage of naive young women, proliferating the Internet with horrible snapshots. While, I'll concede there is a fair amount of that happening, think the main reason for the glut of nude work on social media sites like DA is more practical.More Like This
I posit that the nude genres, specifically the art nudes, offers the most value than any other genres when it comes to shooting portrait photography. Here is why:
- Buzz
With the advent of social media, it's much easier to create buzz with a nude image than a non-nude one. Nudes draw more attention for a less talented Photographer
- Casting
Whenever I get asked about why I don't shoot fashion work as much as I shoot nudes, I simply reply by stating that shooting fashion that's worth shooting usually means casting a team which I compare to herding cats. S
Supercharge Your Profile Like the MastersMore Like This
How toSupercharge Your Profile Like the Masters
Wed Sep 26, 2012 by $techgnotic
L
ast week we published the video of Josh Wattles, $makepictures Fan Art Law panel from Comic-Con. An educative, passionate and very enlightening conversation soon followed in the comments section. You can participate in that conversation here.
This week the superstars of deviantART panel will provide unique insight and advice for artists on the rise in the deviantART community.
Being a member of the deviantART community might be the most important support system a young artists could ever hope to have. That being said, there is also the problem of finding a way to stand out when surrounde
Mythical Cartography, The Artistry of MapsMore Like This
:icontechgnotic: Aug 15, 2012 by $techgnotic
"Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground."—Prof. Albus Dumbledore
Early life becomes an exploration of invisible parameters, circles beyond circles, as one pushes out to test the boundaries of safety. There is one’s bedroom, one’s home, neighborhood, school and town, state and nation. Early on, maps become important documents – declarations of being and rights and privileges. In the art world, throughout history, maps have been a constant measure of human progress, from the Phoenecians recording their trade routes over 2000 years ago, or pre-Columbian t
Do you want to make your own 3D Anime models?Just trying to help the people that want to make stuff in 3d but are confused on where to start fromMore Like This
3d modeling program (Free) (Let me know if you know of anymore free modeling programs)
Blender
Wings3d
DAZ 3D
Please ._. TRY to make your OWN models from nothing if you pick Daz as your program of choice
Don't Have Photo Shop to texture your Models? (Free):
Gimp
Tutorials to get you Started (Blender) (Free):
i recommend Looking at this one first:
Get started with blender
This seams to be most peoples problem with learning blender " Hot keys " so i put this new link in, this is old but should still help you. Blender Keyboa
Know your Basics - Composition (the manip way)The Rule of Thirds is another one of those expressions that you have probably heard before somewhere but aren't quite sure what it means. This article strives to shed some light on this rule as well as on how to use lines and shapes in your compositions to lead the viewer's eye to the important bits. There are some compositional rules and pointers that no artist should go without knowing!More Like This
The Technical Part
Rule of Thirds
Thankfully this time, there are no hours upon hours of dry reading to be done because the Rule of Thirds itself can be explained rather easily:
"The Rule of Thirds states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections." (from the wikipedia article)
Or - summed up in one image:
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Photomanipulation walkthroughStep 1: Idea (message, composition)More Like This
You decided that you want to make a photomanipulation. But what to make? There are so many photomanipulations already out there and mostly with the same theme. So you decide you don't just want to stick a pretty girl onto a beautiful background. No you want to be original and have your manipulation portray a message everyone can relate to.
Think of things that are important to you, that lay close to your heart. They can be emotions (love, hate, sadness, anger) or experiences, hobbies (art, sports etc), things you are struggling with. Or they can be global themes like (beauty, money, economy, eating disorders, war, relationships etc.)
Of course if you choose to portray something as love there are many ways to do so. Do you want it to be a surreal depiction of love, or dark, fantasy, sci-fi, conceptual, humourous... your choice will of course decide the whole 'feel' of the image.
So choose wisely as they say.
Now that you have your theme you nee
The Pin-Up ProblemWhen it comes to art, I'm of the notion that skill and technique take precedence over subject matter. If you can draw a bowl and practically replicate it like a damn photograph, you've got my respect, as opposed to say drawing disturbing pin-ups of ponies. To that end, regardless of what I'm drawing I try my hardest to present something with style and a professional approach to detail.More Like This
However this does nothing to dispel the stigma behind my Pin-Up work, but in all honestly it's not unjustified. For if one could go low brow in terms of art and rake in viewers by the hundreds, all one has to do is draw tits and asses. You don't have to be exceptionally skilled in anatomy, all you have to do is draw the T and the A absurdly huge, so you can hide all the areas you're not very good at drawing behind other pieces of flesh.
This is not me saying that drawing Pin-Ups is wrong in my eyes, more of the fact that FANS of Pin-up work make it all too easy. My old art teacher never submitted his wor
PE - Welcome to Digital Dolls!Hey everyone! Welcome to Dolling week of Project Educate! I suppose I'll start it out with what the heck I'm even talking about.More Like This
Digital dolls! A term coined by DeviantArt, but a very fitting term indeed! Dolls are basically small pixel-art (usually of people) typically created from a base-body (a naked, bald pixel-person) that another doller has made.
That was a mouth-full, huh? Just think of them as digital paper-dolls.
So what's this about a base-body? Bases are actually a huge part of the dolling experience. If you notice, in the three example dolls up there, the artist credits another artist for the 'base'. Almost every doll is like a collaboration between two artists, making dolling that much more fun! Some people choose to edit the base they use til it's barely recognizable, and some people prefer to leave them as they were!
So where can
Tutorial Showcase #11DeviantART is a great place to find not only art but also some awesome tutorials. It doesn't matter if you are interested in photo manipulation or writing, usually there is a tutorial for that. But at the same time there are so many great tutorials outside of deviantART and most deviantART users might never find them unless someone shows these tutorials to them. So I'm happy to introduce you a new journal series called "Tutorial Showcase" which features some awesome tutorials outside of deviantART. System is pretty simple. Every showcase journal showcases five tutorials from a specific category and this category changes with every new journal. There's no special placement, all of them are equal. So here we go!More Like This
Theme for this time is:
Spring
This first tutorial is actually a really simple idea of how to make a cool wallpaper. Photo manipulation can often times be a hard thing to do for people who haven't done this before but t
The CR Stamp ProjectMore Like This
Stamps are a great way to show your support for a project, a person or a group of people, spread awareness for a cause or promote a contest. It is also valid to do them just for fun, with just a funny image and/or message.
Since their introduction to the deviantArt galleries, millions of stamps have been created with a great variety of messages, both silly and serious, and you can see them all over the place, from journals to profile widgets.
The Community Relations department exists to encourage, facilitate and develop the relationship with our deviantART community. Our goal is to nurture our community by encouraging, stimulating artists to create, collaborate, and participate in a friendly, safe, and supportive artistic environment.
It's now time t
Introducing Madefire Motion Books to deviantARTApr 2, 2013by +spyedMore Like This
Visit #Madefire on deviantART
I am very excited to announce a strategic partnership between deviantART and Madefire, the leading Motion Book application in Apple’s App Store. (iPhone & iPad)
Together with Madefire, we are releasing the Madefire Web Reader on deviantART in a new category on our front-page called "Motion Books.” You will immediately find a dozen Madefire Motion Books there, with more books released each Wednesday.
Browse Motion BooksTM
Try it out!
Contest! Draw Daphne and get a doll repaint!What is this contest about?:More Like This
Draw my doll Daphne http://mysweetqueen-dolls.deviantart.com/gallery/33699741
you can draw her chibi, realistic or in your own style, but her face must be always visible and you must draw her joints. She is a doll, I wouldn't like her to look like she wasn't.
how many drawings can I do for this contest?:
As many as you want without limit, as long as they are 100% original and finished (full colored). No work in progress, no drawings in striped paper.
Traditional or digital?:
Both are accepted
How can I participate?:
Just sending me your entry's link in a note or commenting here.
The entry must be submitted to your DA gallery to be valid.
Must Daphne be alone in the drawing?:
You may draw her with other of my dolls, but she must be always the protagonist.
What about backgrounds?:
You can draw her with or without background, but the drawing always looks better with it. You can draw any from the photos or create a new
Welcome to #Digitalists!Our missionMore Like This
#Digitalists will be your headquarters for every Digital Art related article and a source of information, education and resources regarding the genre. It is our mission that in the near future you'll be able to find everything from Daily Deviations, Project Educate articles, Monthly Newsletters, Art Features and more. Here you'll get informed of every gallery change, volunteer update, contests, activities, chat events, etc. All related to Digital Art.
Promoting your art through our favourites
The Featured folder is open for every m
Digital Art DD RoundUp - February 2013:iconlaserbeast:More Like This
Features by ^laserbeast
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Features by ^Thiefoworld
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PE: Walkthroughs, an alternative way to learnMore Like This
Walkthroughs, alongside tutorials, are always an excellent way to learn. It's really helpful to get educated through a tutorial which tells exactly what to do in a detailed way step by step. However at times what is even more helpful is to actually see the artist in action, there are things you need to see get done by yourself and here is where walkthroughs come into play.
There's always something fascinating about seeing the different stages of the creation process of a piece, and you can always learn from the artists and adapt part of said process to your own.
Besides showing part of this process through images which show the different stages of a piece, and
Digital Art DD RoundUp - October 2012:iconthiefoworld:More Like This
Features by ^Thiefoworld
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Features by ^laserbeast
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Tomb Raider Reborn ContestTomb Raider RebornMore Like This
Your work may originate in any visual medium but must be submitted as a single JPG or PNG file, at least 3,000 pixels in the shortest length, and should be suitable to be adapted for use in a print.
Download the asset pack and watch the trailer above for inspiration and ideas.
Read the Official Rules & create your interpretation of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider.
Enter your unique Lara Croft image into the contest by using the SUBMIT ENTRY button below.
Neil Gaiman Presents 'A Calendar of Tales'More Like This
Submissions are now closed!
Thank you to everyone who contributed in making Neil Gaiman's "A Calendar of Tales" take on a life of its own. The entries were truly fantastical and flawlessly exemplified Neil's whimsical world. Relive the journey by watching the documentary videos, showcasing the evolution of this magical collaboration. Stay tuned, as Neil is now making the difficult decisions on which pieces he'll be choosing to represent "A Calendar of Tales!"
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And now for something completely different #10Welcome to the 10th edition of our themed Fan Art features. This week I'm featuring Fan Art with the theme "CAKE".More Like This
Previous issues
Villain | Stage | Heroine | Music | Lunch | Old| Friends| Spring| Rain
Project Educate Photography ScheduleWelcome to the General Photography Project Educate week! Since there are so many sub-galleries of Photography here on deviantART, we're not going to be able to cover every single one this week. And since there are various specific CVs for those galleries, they will hopefully (and have in the past) taken care of that! So this week is more about covering a few basic bits and pieces, and giving a bit of education on topics that people have recently been asking about. So without further ado, here's what you can expect this week:More Like This
Introductory Article and Photography CVs
Photography Games Article from ^3wyl on behalf of #CRPhotography
Taking better Product Photos by ^Kaz-D
People and Portraits Exposed by ^Kaz-D
Critique night in #CRPhotography more info here.
Upgrading to jQuery 1.9One of the most time consuming tasks involved with running a large website can be upgrading libraries. Of course we do this all the time, but sometimes those libraries are used across the entire site. One of those libraries that we use at deviantART is jQuery. Unfortunately, we got a little bit behind with keeping jQuery up to date and we were still on version 1.7. But over the last couple of months, #dt has upgraded the whole deviantART network to jQuery 1.9. As you may already know, this upgrade can be slightly challenging due to the number of changes that break backwards compatibility.More Like This
The first thing that everyone attempting to upgrade from an earlier version should use is the new jQuery.migrate plugin. This plugin is bundled with jQuery 1.9 and will generate console warnings when deprecated features are used. Without a doubt, this is the most helpful tool available for finding parts of your site
How to design a typeface (Part 2)How to design a typeface (Part 2)More Like This
Sans serif — Italics & weights
In the previous article of the typography series I presented some of the basic principles of type design and we started designing a geometric sans typeface such as Futura. In this article we will expand that typeface and add italics and alternate weights. Or rather, I will show you how to design italics and briefly present how you can modify your regular weight typeface to create alternate weights rather than having to re-draw the whole letter.
Before we start
If you haven’t read the last article/tutorial but you want participate in this one, you can download a pack of resou
FriedDay #3: :devjane-beata: interview + FeaturesHello guys! This fried day i'm bringing you some awesome art features and a small interview with the awesome painter =jane-beata.More Like This
I hope you really enjoy this week's article and don't forget to show some love for =jane-beata and the featured artists. Happy Fried Day! everyone!
Interview with =jane-beata!
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your art style.
Hey there, I am an independent self-taught painter from Slovakia. As for my art style, I do a lot of watercolour / mixed media experiments on paper, depicting people and figures, but what I do with oil and acrylic on canvas is completely different.
How did you find out about dA?
A friend invited me to join, he is a member for long years. I was skeptical at first, but today I can't imagine functioning without dA. If brings a great deal of inspiration into my everyday life.
Have you ever attended an art school / took
Literature News - May 2013Monthly update from your Literature Community Volunteers!More Like This
Coming down from the April high, May is a good month to relax...and edit edit edit and by the way did we mention there are all sorts of fun events/contests/etc still going on?
Blogs from #CRLiterature
Literature DD Roundup - AprilMadefire and Literature - an interview with =LiamSharp
Writing Exercises and Contests
Louder Than dA Bomb - Poetry SlamFotoFriday: FlightPickergill a
Louder Than dA Bomb POETRY SLAM + Comment Below!If you cannot participate for the awesome prize pool, see the bottom of this journal for a possible reward.More Like This
A few days ago #Elocutionists received a huge helping of prize donations for an unnamed contest the likes and scale of which have never been seen on deviantART before. What is it, you ask?
It's a slam. A poetry slam. And it's Louder Than dA Bomb.
A poetry slam is a "no holds barred" spoken word competition. Poets are encouraged to alliterate, rhyme, shout, whisper, zing, compliment, parody, satirize, improvise, recite, quote, play with words and even sing if the opportunity arises.
For the longest time the #Elocutionists team have wanted to hear the roaring voice of literature, and this month we don't want to hear just any spoken word for a chance at prizes— NO! We want to listen to a writer's passion, emotion, and drive to keep being who they are; their inspiration to keep writing as they will and we want to hear you que
I have a hatI also have a CV hat. It's almost as shiny as the sombrero. And arguably more useful.More Like This
So if you missed the announcement, I'm now one of the Artisan Craft CVs alongside ^Talty and ^maytel. I've been banging on for ages about wanting to help out you guys for giving me so much, and now I get to do it in an official capacity.
I'm super excited. And mostly spazzing out right now. I'm gonna take a moment to work out how to use all the bells and whistles and make sure I've got my head around all my roles and responsibilities. I'll be back soon with some DD guidelines so you know what I'm looking to feature.
If you're here for the art, don't worry, nothing's gonna change on that front. Just a lot more time dedicated to showing off many of the other incredible artisans we have hidden around dA. I know a lot of people who've added me have said they never knew there were culinary art or even artisan craft galleries, and some have said they've never
Just because you shot it in the street...JUST BECAUSE YOU SHOT IT IN THE STREET IT DOESN'T MAKE IT "STREET PHOTOGRAPHY"More Like This
Street Photography is a largely misunderstood and misinterpreted photography genre http://myraincheck.deviantart.com/art/Statistics-on-Street-Photography-371453155 .
So, let's try to kill the most common misunderstandings:
Street photography is not photography of (empty) streets and it is not necessarily a photo taken in a street.
Street photography most definitely is not photography of your All Stars shoes in the street, it is not photography of your cat, or of graffiti or 'street art' (that's another genre of photography), it is not photography of your friends or family on trip.
Let's see some attempts to define street photography:
"The essence of street photography is the impulse to take candid pictures in the stream of everyday life" (from 'Street photography Now').
" For the most part, however, the photographers discussed in these pages have tried to work without being noti
Something like Stolen Allspark - WIP 6http://robo-doggy.tumblr.com/post/50618700541/hey-friends-what-the-characters-from-transformersMore Like This
Thursday: How will it end?Amazing animal hybrids from last week! They were all very creative choices and depictions. I wish they actually existed!More Like This
Our top three winners are:
Pandloth by =tk36477
Llamatrich by *Alislinn
Trequine Frog by *yoruuko
Honorable mention to:
Walrus-Puppy by *LilBruno
Congratulations! You will be contacted about your prizes within the next 24 hours.I have a bit of a bad habit when it comes to reading books. I tend to read the last page before I get very far in, because I want to know if I'll be frustrated by the ending. That way, I save time by not reading the entire thing. Totally makes sense, right?
That's why this week, we're giving you a few books and their first lines, and asking you to come up with the ending line!
We don't want the real last line of the book, but rather, what would you write as the last line if you were the author? How would you end it? Be creative!
Oh, boy articlesHallo there,More Like This
So I have a little problem and I would love if you could help me out! I don't have much freetime now that I have to study for my exams, so I don't have time to search for "materials" to be added to the Oh, boy features.
If you love them, then here is the opportunity! You can contribute to the features by sending me your favourites in a note. I'll check them and try to include as many as possible and if you'd like to, I can add your username to the bottom of the article that you helped out!
I would be sad if I didn't receive any notes from you guys
So gogogo, dip up your favourites folders and send me all your eyecandies! You can include as many as you like, if you send loads then it's better because I don't have to send out another Journal that I'm in need of help
Also, I try not to include more than one deviation from a deviant. Diversity is important for me and I would like to give exposure to all kinds of deviants, not onl
Friday night Specials v5.3More Like This
If you like what you see, this article
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.
A weekly selection amongst the images I liked,
while browsing the Street Gallery
and I think they deserve more attention.
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember
to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
Have a great weekend
be inspired
and SHOOT!
for
Where Street Has No Name CONTEST
Sta.sh
