Home
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
Explore Team Journals
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.
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.
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
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
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.
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019
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
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
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:
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!
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.
See all resources.
Looking for information on updates or support?
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