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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
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! (There are no comments on this journal because it's not a monitored space get help or give feedback. Instead, let us know on one of the following links!) CONTACT SUPPORT The Help Desk is here for you! Get help from our mods and admin staff. GIVE FEEDBACK OR REQUEST NEW FEATURES Y'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 ! CORE Need more informati...
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.
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2025
April 1st, 2025 | The Antidote to Your April Fools' Curse
April 1st, 2025 | Unleash an April Fools' Curse
March 3rd, 2025 | March 2025: Seasonal Badge - Gold Coin
March 3rd, 2025 | Adoptables March Madness 2025
February 3rd, 2025 | February 2025: Seasonal Badge - Bleeding Heart
January 9th, 2025 | Share your 2024 Art Summary
January 6th, 2025 | 2024 Badge Recap: Did you collect them all?
January 1st, 2025 | January 2025: Seasonal Badge - Confetti
2024
December 2nd, 2024 | 2024 Snowball Fest
October 1st, 2024 | Terror tales
August 7th, 2024 | DeviantArt's 24K Gold Birthday
May 31st, 2024 | LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2024: Empower
May 3rd, 2024 | May the 4th Be With You: Kyber-netic
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
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
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
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:
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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2025
March 25th, 2025 | A new Recommended for You feed is being tested
March 18th, 2025 | Introducing DeviantArt Draw in comments!
March 11th, 2025 | Sell your deviations as Exclusives and Premium downloads privately
February 26th, 2025 | Improvements to Studio for manage content & frequently used actions
February 25th, 2025 | Sellers: Access users who've purchased Premium Downloads & Galleries
February 25th, 2025 | Display options now available in presets
February 13th, 2025 | The thumbnail grid view in Sta.sh (and across Studio) has been updated!
February 12th, 2025 | Celebrating 100 Million Deviants
February 6th, 2025 | Streamlined experience on mobile for Sellers
February 6th
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
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.
WC: Murderer's Sister Pt.2 by WritingNightmares, literature
Literature
WC: Murderer's Sister Pt.2
Violet works at a local diner down the road from her apartment. On Monday mornings, there is not much of a crowd, except for the local retirees who come in to talk over coffee and eggs. Booths line the windows, a counter sits at the back wall in front of the kitchen, and a collection of tables punctuate the open spaces between. The kitchen door swings open, and Violet comes out balancing two hot plates of eggs, hashbrowns, and bacon. She weaves between the different tables and approaches an elderly couple sitting at a red-and-white booth.
“Eggs over easy and the plate with double hash?” she asks.
“Right here, thank you,” the older man says. Violet sets the plates down. A swirl of steam lifts from the scrambled eggs.
“Can we get more coffee?” the woman asks.
“Uh-huh, right away.”
“I think you forgot our toast,” the man says.
“I’ll get that too,” Violet answers. She turns to walk away, back to the kitchen. Behind her, silverware clatters as the couple tucks into their