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Did you know DA has a forum? And it hosts community challenges to win points? :whisper: If you haven’t heard already, DeviantArt’s Forums have been hosting community challenges which gives you an opportunity to get involved with the community at large in fun little forum games and get a chance to win points! The forum Challenge Fun games are back and you are invited to participate for fun and for points! To participate, all you have to do is follow the rules of the challenge and post your submission in the thread. Challenges run approximately for a week from one Thursday (oh does it?) to the next! Beware! Our Community Volunteers (CV)s run amok and might start impromptu challenges other times! Keep an eye on the Community group for updates or browse around the forums! Forums are a great way to find others interested in projects, requests, or advertising your commissions! Make sure to read the forum rules stickied at the top of each forum for more info! Prizes vary

Today's guest feature comes from DeviantArt's engineering department. When people talk about the history of abstract art, the name of Piet Mondrian is sure to come up. It was Mondrian who, in 1922, was the first to throw out all pretence of realism in the search for deeper connection to the innate nature of things. Composition with Blue, Yellow, Red, Black and Grey (1922) Piet Mondrian, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, via BBC [1] Mondrian trained in traditional landscapes, and continued to paint still life flowers even while producing abstract art in the 1920's [2] but as the curator of a Swiss collection of his works told the BBC: Minimalism is unthinkable without Mondrian; he was one of the first who really did this, this totally non-representational work… If you see modern as something which breaks with all traditions and defines everything new, then Mondrian's paintings of the 20s are very, very modern. The abstract works of Mondrian focus heavily on horizontal and vertical lines

"The Lord of the Rings" is a high-fantasy novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien, initially published in three volumes between 1954 and 1955. The story is set in the fictional world of Middle-earth and follows the journey of a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins, who inherits a powerful and dangerous artifact known as the One Ring. The Ring was created by the Dark Lord Sauron to control all other Rings of Power and dominate Middle-earth. Frodo, along with a fellowship of friends and allies—including the wizard Gandalf, the ranger Aragorn, the elf Legolas, the dwarf Gimli, and other hobbits Sam, Merry, and Pippin—embarks on a perilous quest to destroy the Ring by casting it into the fires of Mount Doom, where it was forged. Throughout their journey, they face numerous challenges and adversaries, including Sauron's armies, treacherous landscapes, and the corrupting influence of the Ring itself! The narrative explores themes of friendship, courage, sacrifice, and the struggle between

The contest is over, and it is time to announce the winners! It was a very hard task, considering there were 128 entries - which is about a hundred more than I had expected when I posted the journal :la: Without further ado, let's get down to it: 1st Place: Hunt by @AlexPahomov Prizes: 2000 :points: from @Community 1500 :points: from @BeckyKidus 1000 :points: from @Kat-Zaphire Diamond badge/three hype badges from BeckyKidus 2 diamond badges/6 hype badges from @TheCrimsonMaven Not only does the piece use no less than 7 stock images, they are also changed and merged perfectly together. The colors are beautiful, the lighting is excellent, and the poses are amazing - everything about this piece screams action and movement! 2nd place: Watch Your Step by @Olmagon Prizes: 1500 :points: from @Community 1000 :points: from @BeckyKidus 500 :points: from @Kat-Zaphire Diamond badge/three hype badges from BeckyKidus 1 diamond badge + 2 hype badges from @TheCrimsonMaven

This Fan Art Friday features Birds! Birds are striking creatures with tons of personality. Depending on the type of bird, you'll discover wildly fluent characters in each! Did you know birds evolved from a group of meat-eating dinosaurs called theropods. That's the same group that Tyrannosaurus rex belonged to, although birds evolved from small theropods, not huge ones like T. rex! “A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou Owls turn their heads almost 360○ (a complete circle) but they cannot move their eyes. It is estimated that one third of all bird owners turn on a radio for their pet when they leave the house. Cover image "Little Sun" by @Himmis

The theme for this month is Garden Dragons! 🌱 For this tutorial I will be featuring Minty The Mint Dragon as one of my favorite Garden Dragons to draw! Follow the steps and create your own artwork! Post your drawing on DeviantArt with the tag #GardenDragonTutorial and get a Profile badge! I mainly sketch my work in Painter SAI2. A lot of my color work is done in Corel Painter using the "Mona Lisa" brush. :bulletgreen: What is a Garden Dragon? A garden dragon is a plant-like dragon that lives in a garden pot. I originally called them "Bonsai Dragons." I have evolved them since the first creation of Bonsai Dragon and have made several different variations of them like Minty Dragon. :bulletgreen: Why this art style? I love to read and make comics of my own and have developed this cute art style to fit my very own comic that I run called Lucky Dragon and Friends. I post this comic regularly here on DeviantArt as well as on WebToon. Some of the recent episodes of my comic

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! @TEENLIN My name is Teenlin and I am an illustrator from Ukraine. Despite the difficulties caused by the war in my country, I'm trying to create and share my creativity with others. My journey on DeviantArt was started with adopts, because designing is my passion! What I

Hello :wave: Time for a New DD Glory Challenge! We were thrilled by the amazing response to last month’s DD Glory Challenge! A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who participated. ❤️ Check it out here ! We've updated the rules a bit, so please read carefully! :D Here's what to do: Choose Your Favorites: Visit the Daily Deviations page and pick your top three DDs from the last month. Add them to your favorites and leave a nice comment on each. Share Your Picks: Create a Status Update or Journal entry featuring your three chosen DDs and include a link to this Challenge Journal. (You can feature more than three, but only the first three will be counted.) Invite Friends: Find four friends who might want to participate. (This is optional but appreciated to help spread the word!) 🎉 Comment Here: Leave a comment on this journal tagging your four friends and including a link to your Status Update/Journal (from step 2). That's it! Have fun! :woohoo: A selection of our favourite

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:

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