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In Memoriam by BonerChoker, literature
Literature
In Memoriam
We parted ways
without
goodbyes,
unaware that
tomorrow,
like forever and
always,
was just another
saccharine deception.
Now I wander
the desolate barrows
of your memory,
desperate
to bury the emptiness
left behind
with the sorrow
and shame
I shovel
each
and
every day
from inside
this hole
I cannot stop
digging
until
it's deep enough
to drown myself
in its cold, hard earth.
In memoriam Lucas Blair Dembicki,
my brother from a different mother,
my twin who looked nothing like me.
(1984 - 2017)
© 2019
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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
Site Updates by team, journal
Site Updates
So much is always changing at DeviantArt. This is a comprehensive list of product updates, site changes, and news related specifically to the DeviantArt website and its features.
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2024
October 2nd, 2024 - Pre-slected tags update
September 12th, 2024 - Group icons receive a new look!
September 3rd, 2024 - Upgrade to st.ash
September 1st, 2024 - Gem's launch
August 9th, 2024 - Try the new cross-platform DeviantArt app!
July 31st, 2024 - Rolling out a more reliable rich text editor July 29th, 2024 - Clarification around the sharing etiquette on DeviantArt July 16th, 2024 - Another update to Studio: the “scheduled” tab!
July 8th, 2024 - New preset tools: templates, watermarks, and more! June 19th, 2024 - Manage your published deviations in the Studio!June 13th, 2024 - New look for the help centerJune 3rd, 2024 - Enhance your DreamUp Images with UpscalingMarch 4th, 2024 - A new look for items in your Sta.sh!
February 28, 2024 - Try out
Coming Soon: An upgraded Sta.sh with new features! by team, journal
Coming Soon: An upgraded Sta.sh with new features!
Update (October 8, 2024): The Sta.sh folder redesign is now launched! Sta.sh in Studio is coming on October 28.
Sta.sh is receiving some much-needed love in the near future! Deviants have been asking for more Sta.sh features, including for Sta.sh items to be accessible in the Studio, and those features are on the way.
Rest assured — your Sta.sh content is safe and all your existing files and folders will be transferred as part of these updates and will also remain private.
Now Available: Sta.sh Folder Redesign
When viewing another deviant's Sta.sh folders, you’ll soon see a new look that brings them in line with the rest of DeviantArt’s design, alongside the updated look of individual Sta.sh items that was released earlier this year. Sta.sh folders are now available in dark, light, and green themes!
💡 Tip: If you'd like to see how the redesign looks on your Sta.sh folders, visit your Sta.sh folder's URL while logged out or use your browser's private browsing mode.
Coming October
The pre-selected tags feature for suggesting tags on your art has received several accuracy improvements over the past few months. However, some deviants voiced a preference for complete control over their tags.
Now you can opt-out of pre-selected tags when you have your own preset tags. Simply go to your Studio, select “Presets,” and toggle off “Automatically add tags suggested by the system.” This option will appear when you have your own preset tags selected. Deviants with multiple presets can configure each one individually depending on their needs.
Suggested tags will still show up on the interface — with improved accuracy -- but they won’t be automatically applied.
Artist Interviews by team, journal
Artist Interviews
Get to know talented artists from the community and their work by reading featured interview journals!
Fan Art Unleased: October 2023
Art Feature: A Guided Tour of Dark Academia
Adoptable Creator Showcase: October 2023
Fan Art Unleashed: September 2023
Feature: Shading, Color Theory, and More
Adoptable Creator Showcase: September 2023
Art Feature: Vaporwave - A Visual Journey
Fan Art Unleashed: August 2023
Fan Art Unleased: July 2023
Art Feature: Inspire and Empower Resilience with AlexanderPaupoff
Bringing new worlds and characters to life with Grimlai
Feature: Drawing Humans and Undiscovered Art with BeckyKidus
Creating the covers of Battle Dragons with Era7
Creating custom art for the voice of Goku
Weekly Artist Interview: Nuhanotion
Weekly Artist Interview: mercuryferns
Weekly Artist Interview: vonnesaur
Weekly Artist Interview: RHADS
Weekly Artist Interview: Laovaan
Weekly Artist Interview: Kyutsiii
Weekly Artist Interview: burningmonk
Weekly Artist Interview:
Support by team, journal
Support
Check out the links below to get help from the DeviantArt Team or request new features! Got some feedback? We've got links for that, too!
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GIVE FEEDBACK OR REQUEST NEW FEATURESY'all have some great ideas. Let us know what you think so we can continue to evolve DeviantArt. Leaving your feedback through this link gets it seen. See the features currently being voted on!
CORENeed more information on Core? Wa
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.
Terror Tales: Bring spooky stories to life! by team, journal
Terror Tales: Bring spooky stories to life!
Use one of these commissioned short stories as inspiration to create your own spooky work and earn a profile badge!
DeviantArt commissioned , , , and to write spooky short stories to put deviants in the Halloween mood! Select one of them (listed below) to serve as inspiration for a creative work of your own. You can create any type of art to participate, even a different literary take on one of the originals!
Submit your new creation as a deviation with the tag #TerrorTales by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on October 31, 2024 to earn a Terrifying Tome badge for your profile!
Scary Stories to Take Inspiration From (in the Dark)
Going Up? by
No More Time by
Survivor's Guilt by
Pig Farm by
Community Volunteers and DeviantArt team members
will also be awarding points to some of the hair-raising creations submitted with the tag, and some favorite artworks will be featured in a future journal, so be sure to take part while the spooky season is here! If you want to
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
Celebrating Deviousness - October 2024 by team, journal
Celebrating Deviousness - October 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. is the recipient of October 2024’s Deviousness Award, so please join us in congratulating her!
has been an integral part of the photomanipulation community on DeviantArt for over a decade. Her skill in creating dramatic, eye-catching portraits and scenes is matched by her care for and dedication to the community. From running groups for many years to regularly posting art features promoting the works of other artists, her contributions to DeviantArt are too numerous to count. It is with immense gratitude that is named the recipient of the Deviousness Award for October 2024!
Hello! My name is Olga, and I live in Norway. It’s a very beautiful and peaceful country with lots of breathtaking landscapes, so if you like to make art of nature, you can find lots of inspiration
Guadalupe's Gift Part 1 by EarlyBoon, literature
Literature
Guadalupe's Gift Part 1
The Ball, hosted only once a year, was a lavish one. Scarlett hesitated for a moment on the shadowy lawn after she’d gotten out of the horseless carriage. The carriage was a new invention powered by steam, and the leather seats were still so new they squeaked when she had shifted her weight during the ride.
Once in the grass, blades tickling her nearly bare feet, she twirled in her silken crimson skirts, admiring the way the many layers swished against the grass in the fading daylight. She picked up her skirts with one hand (she held her mask in the other) and spun again, her mask ribbons trailing behind her. Halfway through the spin, she slowed to a stop, and looked up at the venue, all sprawling porticos held up by elaborate pillars. The whole thing felt constructed almost just for the sake of having pillars. It sat on the lawn like a lion guarding its territory, a testament to some long ago heiress who had more money than she knew what to do with. Lights glowed in the many