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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
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.
2025 Seller's Guide to DeviantArt Exclusives by team, journal
2025 Seller's Guide to DeviantArt Exclusives
Focus on what you love: creating art
Exclusives are a way to easily and securely sell adoptables and other one-of-a-kind creations using an automated system to efficiently streamline the sales process, offering more time for your art.
Unlike offerings like premium downloads, which can have many buyers for the same work of art, exclusives are sold directly to one buyer who then becomes the exclusive owner.
Exclusives are often referred to as "adoptables" (detailed character designs or accessories), but they can also be one-of-a-kind works of digital art, photography, 3D art, and so much more!
Try out the feature to see how you can reach more supporters and build your brand, joining creators who love the easy selling process.
"I don't have to worry about file management or keeping track of thousands of images."
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Keep the earnings coming with resale
The resale feature extends the reach of your art without any additional work on your part.
If you've enabled the Resale
Celebrating Deviousness - April 2025 by team, journal
Celebrating Deviousness - April 2025
The Deviousness Award is given to one deviant each month in recognition of their exemplary contributions to DeviantArt and its community, and it has been a long-standing tradition since DeviantArt’s early years. is the recipient of April 2025’s Deviousness Award, so please join us in congratulating them!
is a beloved and enduring presence within the DeviantArt community, captivating audiences with their dreamy, expressive, and ever-evolving artistry. From enchanting character illustrations to intricate nature collages, their work effortlessly blends vibrant colors, delicate details, and a sense of wonder. With a passion for exploration, they embrace a wide range of styles and subjects, making every piece in their gallery a unique experience.
Beyond their artistic talent, is a dedicated community member, inspiring others through their thoughtful monthly check-ins, valuable resources, and unwavering kindness. It is with great joy that we name @longestdistance the recipient of the
A comment picture is worth 1,000 words with Draw! by team, journal
A comment picture is worth 1,000 words with Draw!
Introducing DeviantArt Draw, a versatile new way to create visual comments right in the browser.
Whether drawing it by hand (well, digitally) or calling upon the generative powers of DreamUp, Draw's user-friendly interface makes it easy to turn images in your imagination into vibrant comments. Beginners and pros alike will appreciate the intuitive toolset and how easy it is to use. On DeviantArt, everyone can Draw!
Enter the Draw experience by clicking on the brush icon in any open comment.
Draw to your heart's content
Play around with a variety of painting tools, brushes, and filters to create your artwork by hand using a mouse, touchpad, or tablet!
DreamUp an imaginative comment
Harness the power of AI to generate an image based on a prompt, then edit the image with added paint, text, filters, and tons of other creative additions.
Once your masterpiece is complete, click Post to share your artistic thoughts with the community. You'll find a history of your saved creations in
A few small updates are being made to improve image display options and simplify navigation.
Bulk edit watermark and image size settingsThe “Edit Watermark” option for bulk changes is now “Edit display options." This updated screen now lets you select image size in addition to watermark preferences, similar to how display options work in presets.
Scheduled submissions
The Scheduled page has moved from the left navigation to the 4th tab in Drafts. (On mobile, it remains in the top navigation.)
These changes help you streamline image submission and better organize your Studio for future updates.
Use multi-image deviations to delightfully display by team, journal
Use multi-image deviations to delightfully display
Multi-image deviations can be utilized in so many different ways and accommodate a wide variety of artist stories. You're bound to be inspired by one of the methods below that you might not have considered! Browse through the wide range of unique styles, and upload a multi-image deviation using your own creations!
Share sketch dumps, WIPs, concept art, and even the journey from idea to the final work of art all in a single deviation. The whole is more than the sum of its parts!
WORK IN PROGRESS
CONCEPT ART
Comic strips seem like a natural application for multi-image deviations, but they're also perfect for narrative-driven sequences, step-by-step visual guides, and more! Gone is the need to constantly post and update your and links!
COMICS
STEP-BY-STEP
SEQUENCES
ANIMATED
Ever have trouble deciding between backgrounds, poses, or details because they're each amazing in their own unique way? Fret no more, because, with multi-image deviations
Tutorial: Draw a butterfly with Bonny Snowdon by team, journal
Tutorial: Draw a butterfly with Bonny Snowdon
Let your art skills take delicate flight under the instruction of BonnySnowdonAcademy, an award-winning animal artist who specializes in coloured-pencil tutorials for all levels.
BonnySnowdonAcademy is an inspirational and informative hub for artists, complete with lessons on how to master realistic colored-pencil techniques, structured learning, expert guidance, and a supportive community.
Through its signature Ignite Membership, live events like Coloured Pencil Week and the Great British Art Party, and its wide range of digital courses, the Academy helps aspiring and experienced artists alike to refine their skills.
Take a test flight from flower to flower by following along with the tutorial below to create a stunning butterfly as instructed by BonnySnowdonAcademy!
WATCH THE VIDEO
Watch the video | Template line art | Artists materials
When you submit your butterfly with the tag #BonnySnowdonAcademy, you'll get an email with a code good for a free greyhound tutorial at
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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Seniority Announcement: April 2025 by team, journal
Seniority Announcement: April 2025
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. Fun fact: In 24 years, fewer than 2,000 deviants have received Seniority.
Recognized for their ongoing positive contributions and involvement within the community, the following deviants are the newest recipients of Seniority. Please join us in congratulating them!
Known for their bold character designs and vivid storytelling, has made a lasting impact on DeviantArt with expressive digital creations that explore emotion, identity, and fantasy.
has inspired countless artists with her alternative fashion modeling, offering stunning reference images used in photomontages, 3D renders, and
Rush by Leehon, literature
Literature
Rush
I feel like I have to reorganize Shakespeare's library after
A major earthquake-- before the damn ruler arrives, his dissatisfaction
Easy to provoke and our punishments draconian
Comrades all around, but paranoia visiting more frequently than sunshine,
Enhancing the desire to add to my pristine gallery and diverse shop
Progress mounting and visions becoming clearer
Limited angels weaving together lights and shadows to keep the fire psychedelic
A luminescent door unlocked and distant, hyping up my soul daily and nightly
In this chapter, burnout is impossible
In this room, I'm building a future where I'm no longer the underdog
there were ferris wheels by willothewillow, literature
Literature
there were ferris wheels
there were ferris wheels
near midnight
and memories you’d’ve hurled
out the carriage
if you could’ve
but you
were without mirrors
(you cannot stand
your own reflection).
calliope
doesn’t move
you (you
do not feel her
touch)
.
with you, there was
less dancing
and fewer prizes
more autumn air
and cornstalks
and chainsaws in
the distance
more stormy nights
with strange sounds in
the silence.
much more frost.
with you
there was a gleam
when you witnessed
suffering.
with you
there was an appetite
for carnage.
.
there are nights
I wish I could
still drink to forget
the dark
I found beneath
that patchwork suit
and how still
I kept
when you believed
I slept
praying it would
release me.