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July is packed with exciting events, challenges, tutorials, and community celebrations! Whether you're looking to improve your skills, join a friendly competition, discover new groups, or celebrate fellow artists, there's something for everyone this month. [DEVIATION] [EMOTE]Community Highlights 🎉 Celebrating Deviousness – July 2026 Join us in celebrating @SabakuNoShi , our July Deviousness recipient! Their creativity, dedication, and lasting contributions to the DeviantArt community have earned them one of our highest community honors. 🏅 Seniority Announcement – July 2026 Join us in recognizing members reaching major DeviantArt milestones. Congratulations to everyone celebrating another year of creativity with the community! [EMOTE] Gold Coin Badge 2026: For the Hoard Share a little treasure with fellow artists by awarding the Gold Coin content badge to artwork you think deserves a spot in the hoard. Every badge helps celebrate creativity across the community. [EMOTE]

Please join me in giving a warm welcome to a new group of community volunteers joining our team. Each of them brings something a little different, and I’m genuinely excited to have them here supporting the community in their own ways. @artelaria Anime/Manga • Digital Art • Fan Art • Traditional Art artelaria’s work is full of expressive characters and beautiful attention to detail. Whether working digitally or traditionally, there’s a strong sense of personality in everything she creates. @EyeOfTheKat Photography Eyeofthekat has a great eye for capturing mood and moment. Her photography feels thoughtful and grounded, with a natural sense of composition that really draws you in. @Markotxe Photography Markotxe brings a strong photographic perspective to the team, with work that highlights both environment and emotion. There’s a quiet storytelling element in his shots that makes you want to linger a little longer. @PurpelBlur Digital Art • Photography • Pixel Art •

Meet a member of the DeviantArt Ambassador team, @HDdeviant! @HDdeviant has helped to plan and run events in both @color-me-club and @CRLiterature since May 2025. Whenever you take part in their events, they’ll be there to help, encourage, and connect artists. Say hello to and learn more about @HDdeviant here: [DEVIATION] cover image THE GREAT ORIGINAL CHARACTER SNOWFIGHT by @HDdeviant [DEVIATION] Note: If you have off-topic comments on other areas of DeviantArt, find the corresponding forum thread here. Please follow our Etiquette policy and Forum rules.

Each month, Community Groups across DeviantArt host creative challenges for their members, offering an opportunity to earn that month's shared Profile badge. [DEVIATION] 🎆 July Theme: Freedom It's a creative free-for-all this July as we encourage you to express yourself however you want in whichever creative way you want. So fly like an eagle, break your bonds, or explore strange new worlds as we embrace #CreativeFreedom this month 🦅⛓️‍💥🚀 [DEVIATION] 🎨 July 2026 Community Group Challenges @CRLiterature - July Badge Challenge: Creative Freedom @CRPhotography - July Badge Challenge: Creative Freedom @DeviantAI - Create with Freedom and Earn July's Badge @DevNews - Earn the July Group Badge Creative Freedom @Traditionalists - July Badge Challenge - Creative Freedom 🏅 How to earn the badge Participate in any of the challenges listed above and follow the instructions in that Group's journal. When you're done creating and ready to submit your deviation, make sure to include

Meet @BeckyKidus , one of our amazing community volunteers! Whether they're helping spotlight incredible artwork, supporting fellow creators, or lending a hand behind the scenes, they're an important part of what makes the DeviantArt community thrive. Take a few minutes to get to know @BeckyKidus and learn about their journey! [DEVIATION] [DEVIATION] Note: If you have off-topic comments on other areas of DeviantArt, find the corresponding forum thread here. Please follow our Etiquette policy and Forum rules.

[DEVIATION] Lit candles bring a calming presence already, but ones floating atop a gentle bed of seashells beckons ultimate relaxation. Follow along with this tutorial by shubornaartist, and earn a badge when you submit a floating candle of your very own! [DEVIATION] Step 1: Sketch the glass  Start with a basic cylinder to define the body of the candle glass. [DEVIATION] Step 2: Add the water and floating candle Position the water level inside the glass and place the floating candle. Note that the water line inside mirrors the oval of the opening and is slightly smaller to represent the thickness of the glass. [DEVIATION] Step 3: Add the decorative shells Draw the shells at the bottom of the glass and add a flame to complete the layout. This type of seashell is an oval with tapered ends, stripes along the whorl, and one includes another tapered oval on the body to signify the aperture (opening).  [DEVIATION] Step 4: Add the flame Flames are typically two concentric ovals, with

Meet @Kat-Zaphire , one of our amazing community volunteers! Whether she’s helping spotlight incredible artwork, supporting fellow creators, or lending a hand behind the scenes, she’s an important part of what makes the DeviantArt community thrive. Take a few minutes to get to know @Kat-Zaphire and learn about her journey. [DEVIATION]

The volunteer team has some incredible people in it, and today we want to celebrate @TheFulkrum ! He's been representing synthography and digital art, surfacing great finds, and bringing hidden gems to more eyes across the site. If you haven't already, take a few minutes to get to know @TheFulkrum and learn about his creative journey. [DEVIATION] [DEVIATION] Note: If you have off-topic comments on other areas of DeviantArt, find the corresponding forum thread here. Please follow our Etiquette policy and Forum rules.

Seniority has been a cornerstone of DeviantArt since its early years and is an award given to those who have left their mark on the community. Senior deviants sport a distinct medal icon next to their username. In 25 years, fewer than 2,000 deviants have received Seniority. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding deviants recognized for their engagement, helpfulness, kindness, sincerity, and so much more! [DEVIATION] @StephanePellennec   @StephanePellennec brings a distinctive photographic voice shaped by atmosphere, light, and understated visual storytelling. His work frequently explores black-and-white and abstract compositions, capturing urban and natural environments with a cinematic and contemplative quality. Rather than focusing on the obvious moment, his images often highlight mood, transition, and subtle detail. The result is a cohesive portfolio that reflects both technical precision and a deeply considered artistic perspective. @MSGoesDeviant With a

DeviantArt is proud to announce a new opportunity for deviants to contribute to the community at a deeper level! The Ambassador program is designed to give deviants a chance to bring artists together, offer ways for artists to hone their skills or try new things, and help shape the future of the community.  Deviants eligible to participate in the Ambassador program are those who are co-founders or top contributors of official DeviantArt groups or affiliated groups. There are many factors that determine whether or not deviants might be a good fit for the Ambassador program, but all potential ambassadors should: Frequently run or organize community events Routinely be active participants in their community Consistently encourage and cheer on other artists Ambassadors will have direct contact with and support from DeviantArt team members when hosting events and challenges, to help their projects thrive.   Are you ready to be a community ambassador? Fill out the application