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Fragrance of the Dream: On the Dream's Window. by YoruPatrice, literature
Literature
Fragrance of the Dream: On the Dream's Window.
Fragrance of the Dream: On the Dream's Window.
O flower in a painting, blooming with fragrance and dew,Whispers of a sweet morning that refuse to bid adieu.
Eyes that carry the secrets of spring's embrace,Where seasons wander, leaving no trace.
Your hair, a wandering wave of twilight's stream,Touches the light like a butterfly's dream.
And the rose in your hair, a tale to unfold,Of a pure heart and days untold.
O charm that captivates both time and place, Hiding in silence the sweetest melody's grace.
In a moment, you appear like a fleeting dream, Yet you're a reality, beauty's gleam supreme.
Lit-Beyond-Borders
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Photography Challenge: Winter Out of Your Window by Mrs-Durden, journal
Photography Challenge: Winter Out of Your Window
Dear members,
I hope you’ve all been well and that you’re all as excited as I am to be entering the holiday season! ❄️
CRPhotography is happy to present a new monthly challenge for you to partake in, with exciting prizes to offer! Please carefully read the details below to find out how to enter.
The Prompt
🌨️ Winter out of your window 🌨️
Capture a view from a window in your home (or another building if need be) showing us winter in your area. Not very wintery where you're at? No problem! Decorate your window in a winter theme and show us how to make winter come to you
The Rules
🔗 Enter by linking your deviation in the comments section of this journal.
💙 Please include a link to this journal in the description of your deviation.
🙋 You must be a member of CRPhotography to participate.
📸 Any photograph submitted must be your own.
🆕 You may only submit newly taken photographs for this activity.
➕ You may submit as many photos as you wish.
🚫 Per the group submission rules, no AI
Fan Art Friday: Blue Eye Samurai by AlexanderPaupoff, journal
Fan Art Friday: Blue Eye Samurai
Blue Eye Samurai on Netflix is a visually striking animated series with a gripping storyline, unique characters, and powerful themes like identity, honour, and vengeance.
Set in Edo-era Japan, the eponymous blue-eyed samurai, Mizu, embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance. In a society that values purity and conformity above all else, the mixed-race Mizu is an outcast, experiencing deep-rooted prejudice and abuse at every turn. Demonised by society, Mizu's insatiable need for revenge against those responsible for her origin begins to threaten her very humanity.
This week's Fan Art Friday feature pays tribute to Mizu's unforgettable journey - her strength, determination, and vulnerability - with some amazing fan art created by the community.
An artist gives all they have to the art, the whole. Your strengths and deficiencies, your loves and shames. Perhaps the people you collected. - The Swordfather
If one god forsakes you, another one will help you.
- Akemi
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KovoWolf Features: Community Resources by KovoWolf, journal
KovoWolf Features: Community Resources
This journal is dedicated to guiding you through the vast and wondrous world of artistic inspiration through resources! Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting your creative journey, this collection of resources aims to spark your imagination, ignite your passion, and connect you with a vibrant community of fellow creators!
GROUP RESOURCES
This group curates and collects various resources for community members to use and receive inspiration from!
:heart: Don't forget to check out the groups resources! It's building everyday!
:star: Do you have your own favorite resource? Share in the comments below!
NAVIGATION
PHOTOSHOP BRUSHES
CLIP STUDIO PAINT BRUSHES
PAINT TOOL SAI BRUSHES
PROCREATE BRUSHES
KRITA BRUSHES
TRADITIONAL ART RESOURCES / TUTORIALS
Snow Angels Challenge by SofiatheSpaceWizard, journal
Snow Angels Challenge
Happy Holidays DeviantAI, I’m excited to bring you our December monthly challenge … Snow Angels! The entire DeviantArt community is embracing the snow this season and our group is diving into the cold to bring a little bit of heaven to earth with a creative chorus of snow angels ❄️😇 Use your favorite AI to show us what “snow angels” mean to you: a literal angel made of snow, making a traditional snow angel in fluffy powder, a beautiful OC in a snowy scene … the possibilities are yours to create!
RULES ⚖️
❄️😇 You must be a DeviantAI member to participate in this contest
❄️😇 Three (3) entries per person only.
❄️😇 Your artwork must be created specifically for this contest.
❄️😇 Use any AI generator you would like, but mark the “Created with AI Tools” box
❄️😇 Tag your deviation with #DAISnowAngels (required for rewards consideration)
❄️😇 Entries must be visible to all Deviants: no NSFW, no Watchers-Only, No Premium Gallery deviations
❄️😇 Please submit your entries to our Snow Angels Challenge
Promptibilities 4: SnowMaggedon by vagrantscout, journal
Promptibilities 4: SnowMaggedon
It’s time for another edition of Promptibilities! In this activity, we learn how to shape seriously stunning, stupendously silly prompts with DreamUp and create a shockingly significant stockpile of splendiferous deviations along the way. It’s time for Snowball Fest @ DeviantArt and Promptibilities is getting in on the action with a fun and easy outline of snowy serendipity … replace just a few words below to let the snowballs fly in some resplendently ridiculous renders! ❄️🥶
Step 1: Fill in the bracketed sections of the prompt below with the type of word or phrase requested …
An action-packed [ART STYLE] image showing a snowball fight between [THINGS] during a snowstorm at [TIME] using [TWO COLORS]
Need a little inspiration for your “Promptibilities” prompt? Examples for each of the bracketed sections in the example above can be found in the list below:
[ART STYLE]: anime; comic-strip; claymation; pencil sketch; vaporware; etc.
[THINGS]: cyborgs; dogs; people; snowmen; trucks;
A Legend of Snow: Expecto Snowballis! by writeddreams2reality, journal
A Legend of Snow: Expecto Snowballis!
Welcome to CRLiterature!
This December, we’re discovering a desert world filled with magic that has forgotten the wonders of winter in our “Legend of Snow” weekly activities. ❄️ Follow the prompts below to build out your own version of this fantasy universe with a little magic and a lot of fun for your chance to win DA points or badges! 🏅
❄️The Legend of Snow, Part 1: ❄️
The desert is unrelenting as you make your daily march to the only well within hundreds of miles. From more than a mile away, you can already see the snaking lines of people queuing for their daily water allotment, already knowing it is never enough to crush that gnawing sense of dehydration in the pit of your stomach, but it is just enough that you won’t collapse while scavenging for food.
As you make your way down the hard scrabble path from the rocky outcrop you’ve called home for 20 years, a small boulder slides from under your feet, sending you toppling forward and onto your hands and knees. As you recover
Suggest a December Daily Challenges Tag by vagrantscout, journal
Suggest a December Daily Challenges Tag
Daily Challenges has been a really fun way to engage with artists across the world and this past year we’ve received literally hundreds of thousands of amazing deviations covering all kinds of themes, subjects, art styles, and genres inspired by these tags. Let’s keep the fun going through the end of the year with an entire month of Daily Challenges tags in December suggested by Deviants!
How to Suggest a December Daily Challenges Tag
❄️ Think of things that you associate with December: colder weather, snow, winter, holidays, gifts, traveling, spending time with family, eating too much, sweets, etc. … ask yourself: what does December mean to me?
❄️ Once you have a December-specific idea, try coming up with some words that describe your idea but are still open to most art styles and genres … for example, #Icicle is more accessible than #IcicleWatercolor.
❄️ Before you share your idea, scan the comments below to see if anyone else has already posted that #tag … if so, don’t post the
Frozen in Time Adoptable Contest by AlexanderPaupoff, journal
Frozen in Time Adoptable Contest
Welcome to another Adopt Contest!
We have a brand-new themed prompt so you can challenge yourself to come up with an adoptable design and win some exciting prizes!
In celebration of the holiday season, the theme for this contest is...
Frozen in Time
Create an ADOPTABLE design (humanoid/ anthro/ animal/ item) inspired by the theme!
Rules
All eligible entries must be listed as adoptables and have a means for someone in the community to be able to adopt them i.e., there must be a price mentioned (fixed / auction)
Use #frozenDA24 among your tags.
Submit your entry to the contest folder. Membership to the group is required to submit to the folder. All membership requests are automatically accepted.
Your work should be created specifically for this contest, which means no work submitted before December 01, 2024.
You can submit as many entries as you like, but only one of them may win a prize.
You can use any medium you like as long as all stock and resources, including
Tutorial: Draw an Arctic Fox! by BeckyKidus, journal
Tutorial: Draw an Arctic Fox!
It's November, and winter is coming - or has come - for most of us. So what better creature to draw than an arctic fox, all poofy in their winter fur? (And even if winter isn't coming your way, who can resist them?)
Because that's what we'll be doing! And if you follow the steps and post your artwork with the hashtag #ArcticFoxTutorial, you'll also get a special badge:
I have drawn this with your good old graphite pencil and some colored pencils, but you can obviously use other traditional and digital media as well Without further ado, let's begin!
Step 1: Draw a circle, and divide it into four parts.
Step 2: Let's get the most important details added, namely the eyes and the nose. The top of the nose should be halfway between the center and the lower edge of the circle. Also remember that arctic foxes, like other foxes, have small noses compared to dogs and wolves!
Step 3: Time to add the muzzle! Each whisker pad is a nosewidth wide, and has a rounded "smiling" shape. I've
Feature: Writing tutorials + undiscovered art by BeckyKidus, journal
Feature: Writing tutorials + undiscovered art
It is time to feature more tutorials and undiscovered art! :dummy:
As usual, the feature will be divided into two parts. The first part includes tutorials on how to design characters and creatures, and the second part is a selection of artwork I’ve discovered recently with fewer than 50 favourites.
Previous features are linked at the bottom of the journal, and I post a new feature each month on my profile, usually around the 15th :la:
This month, we'll focus on an art form which can be a bit hidden on DA, namely writing. There are a lot of good stories, fan fiction and poetry out there, though - as well as some excellent tutorials on writing!
First, we'll start with... well, story writing. @illuminara and @OokamiKasumi start us off by giving some tips on how to start writing in general, as well as giving some beginner tips. illuminara also has an enlightening guide on how to write your first draft, and then @MomoPoms gives some great advice on how to write good fanfiction