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Creative Challenges by team, journal
Creative Challenges
Artists in the community are always ready to show off their artistic skills. This is a list of past contests and challenges.
Seller Tips for Halloween by team, journal
Seller Tips for Halloween
The spooky season is still some time away, but when it comes to selling your art and reaching your audience, it’s worth it to plan ahead. Deviants look for Halloween-related art as early as September, so if you’re looking for ideas for what to sell, add this journal to your favorites and get started!
General Tips
Decorate your profile:
Prepare your profile for Halloween with festive Profile Skins and Custom Sections, and be sure to highlight your Halloween-related art for sale front and center so deviants see them when visiting your page.
# Use relevant tags:
Include the tag “halloween” on your deviations when selling your art, as it helps with discovery!
Be sure to add specific, relevant tags based on what you’re selling. Depending on what your art features, you can include tags like adopt, base, spider, candy, monster. witch, werewolf, ghost, vampire, blood, or zombie.
Collaborate with other artists:
Working with another artist is a great way to connect creatively, and it’s
Featured DeviantArt Events by team, journal
Featured DeviantArt Events
The DeviantArt community comes together for special occasions! Here is a list of previous community and cultural events.
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019
2024
DeviantArt's 24K Gold Birthday
LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2024: Empower
May the 4th Be With You: Kyber-netic Enhancements
DevianTART - Lets get bready to crumble
Women's History - We Can Do It!
Share your passion this Valentines Day
Did you collect them all?
2023
Happy Holidays from DeviantArt!
The Great Snowball Fest Strikes Back!
Trick and Treat with the Trick or Treat Badge
Drawtober 2023: Draw every day in October
Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrate Art and History
Award a Nice Shot badge to your favorite photo!
Celebrate DeviantArt's 23rd Birthday
Evolution of the DeviantArt Logo
Celebrate Juneteenth!
LGBTQ+ Pride Month: All Out With Pride
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month 2023
Give deviations a Totally Normal badge!
Celebrating International Women's Day 2023
Trade Gold Coins for good luck for
Honing Your Skills by team, journal
Honing Your Skills
Looking to broaden your horizons as an artist? Want to start selling your art on DeviantArt? Here's a list of tools, tips, tutorials, site features, and more that can help you on your way!
BEGINNER | ADVANCED | MONETIZATION
BEGINNER TUTORIALS
ADVANCED TUTORIALS
MONETIZATION
Seller Guides and Tips
Be the Shop Hero!
Tips and Tricks for Holiday Art Sales
Buy and Sell Profile Skins in the DeviantArt Shop
Promote Commissions on Deviations and Profile
Carve out a customized Profile Skin
New Buyers for your Old Commissions
An Artist's Guide to DeviantArt Subscriptions
What to Offer Your DeviantArt Subscribers
How to Give Your Subscribers the Best Value
How to Gain Subscribers
Promote Subscriptions on Deviations and Profile
Best Practices for Successful Subscriptions
Expand Your Reach with Commissions
Boost Your Art: A Guide for Tags
New on Stats: Benchmark Yourself
Stats and Insights for Your Art, Profile, Audience
Seniority Announcement: October 2024 by team, journal
Seniority Announcement: October 2024
Seniority has been a cornerstone of DeviantArt since its early years and is an award given to those who have made their mark on the community. These outstanding deviants have been recognized for their level of interaction, helpfulness with others, kindness, sincerity, and many other notable traits. These deviants can be recognized by the medal icon that appears next to their username, and in 24 years, fewer than 2,000 deviants have received Seniority.
The following deviants, having shown a kindred spirit that has led to continued positive community interaction and involvement, are the most recent recipients of Seniority. Please join us in congratulating them!
A long-time deviant who has been a forum regular on DeviantArt for many years, can routinely be found helping other deviants out, being supportive when people need it, and connecting artists to one another over shared interests and topics.
has contributed to the photomanipulation and photography communities for
Support by team, journal
Support
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Celebrating Deviousness - September 2024 by team, journal
Celebrating Deviousness - September 2024
The Deviousness Award is given to one deviant each month in recognition of their exemplary contributions to DeviantArt and its community and has been a long-standing tradition since DeviantArt’s early years. @2BORN02B is the recipient of September 2024’s Deviousness Award, so please join us in congratulating him!
A mainstay of the fractal art community, @2BORN02B has provided people interested in the world of fractal art with beautiful creations and helpful tutorials for over 17 years. In addition to offering guidance and helpful feedback to deviants of all kinds, he also regularly puts forward creative challenges, group events, and projects for community members to take part in. For all of these reasons and many more, it is an honor to name @2BORN02B the recipient of the Deviousness Award for September 2024!
Hello. I'm M. Mark Beatty, a 64-year-old retired social worker and IT quality assurance manager, but at my core, I'm a musician. I’ve been playing professionally since I was
The icon next to group names has a new look! Viewers are now able to better distinguish group profiles from individual deviants’ profiles with a symbol that now matches the groups icon present in DeviantArt’s left sidebar for some time. Visit your favorite group to see it in action!
A Beginners Guide to Customizing Your Profile by team, journal
A Beginners Guide to Customizing Your Profile
Learn easy ways to customize your profile!
Do you want to customize your profile on DeviantArt? Whether you’re trying to personalize your space for the first time or have been decorating your profile for years, here are some tips and tricks to make your profile feel like home.
Theme Is Everything
To start personalizing your Profile, first come up with an idea for the overall vibe you want it to have. This can range from simply selecting a color palette based on colors you like (or artwork in your Gallery) to deciding what backgrounds you want to use to add interesting elements to your Profile. Go with whatever suits your vision!
How to Customize
Add a Cover Image
Adding a Profile cover image is a great starting point for all deviants, and it’s easy to do!
When creating a cover image for your Profile, the recommended dimensions are 1600 pixels by 800 pixels and 1920x1080 resolution at minimum, so the image fits well and appears clearly for all viewers.
To get
Resources by team, journal
Resources
Open up a box of inspiration and snag some free digital art tools! These resources are perfect for whatever artistic endeavor you may find yourself taking on.
TUTORIALS
Don't be afraid to try something new! Simple, step-by-step tutorials from incredible deviants.
This month's tutorial:
WEEKLY COMMUNITY ART TIP
Every week we highlight a piece of educational content from the community!
CREATIVE CRATES
Free download packs from some of your favorite artists, paired with insights and a spectacular piece of art. See them all here.
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Sanctuary by PeopleCallMeLucifer, literature
Literature
Sanctuary
I remembered a comic I read online.
It was years back I found it
Years back I first got hooked
Hell it was before I even started writing
It was one of the first comics I found online
Still among the best ones I ever saw
And it’s still unfinished
Left in limbo for years now.
Untouched
But hey. Life happens
The author’s still around at least
Doing other stuff.
But for me
That comic was a gateway
A gateway towards stories
Towards people and and more
To me that comic truly was
Sanctuary
Chapter Twenty-Four: Allegiance by White-Feather, literature
Literature
Chapter Twenty-Four: Allegiance
“It may be small now. But I still don’t like it, sir.”
Shan wrapped his arms as he tried keep his teeth from chattering through the admission. Despite being out of the wind and wearing an extra wool over his tunic, the winter’s chill burrowed under his skin as they eyed the figures outside the gate. How they could bear to gather in the snow and night wind, he couldn’t fathom. The act was either of great determination, or they were insane. Neither was dismissible.
“No one said you had to be comfortable. Just don’t get antsy yet. Even if they mean trouble, there’s no chance of them breaking through the defenses.”
“Then why are they here?”
His commander offered no answer. Which was an answer in itself. Shan eyed the band to see if he could pick out anything distinctive. It was too far for faces, but in figure most appeared to be human. At least three score as far as he could see, if others were en route or hidden he wouldn’t be surprised. The commander was right, it wasn’t enough to