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Hi! I’m @openhighhat , but you can call me OHH. I joined DeviantArt over 20 years ago and I’ve been sharing my original art and stories for over a decade. Since I began selling my Mature and NSFW collections in 2024, I’ve built a supportive fan community and learned what works and what doesn’t. Now I’m sharing my experience and seller tips to help other creators just like you grow their business on DA.   ______ Tip 3: Be Consistent! This tip links into my last tip about posting frequently. One of the best ways to grow an audience is to be consistently active. People are more willing to invest in an artist who is consistently active. If they know you post on Wednesday and Friday, they will come to your page on Wednesday and Friday. If you just post at random, then they will not actively seek you out, but just wait for your work to appear on a feed mixed in with other artist’s work. Consistency and frequency are the keys to growth! Tip 4: Engage with your Audience

Your DeviantArt feed is as unique as you are, and to ensure you discover exactly the types of devious art you come across, you'll want to make sure your settings are tuned to your exact specifications. In your settings, you'll find browsing, the area dedicated to defining what art you might want to see more of, and what you'd prefer hidden in your browsing experience. [DEVIATION] [DEVIATION] Browse Settings At the top of the page, you'll find a handful of controls that shape how you view and move through the site. Choose how deviations open (full screen or zoomed out), set your preferred thumbnail count per page, and decide whether to scroll infinitely or click through pages of results. You can also turn on Invisible Browsing, which means you won't show up in other deviants' visitor widgets when you check out their profiles. Core Members get a few extra options here, including more thumbnails per page. Browsing Mode Safe Mode keeps your feed largely free of sensitive content

Congratulations to the winners of the LG Gallery+ Contest! Fine Art winner @MyosotisSf [DEVIATION] Collage & Mixed Media winner @Space-between-spaces [DEVIATION] Drawing & Illustration winner @Falconet9 [DEVIATION] Concept Art winner @Henry1850 [DEVIATION] Landscape Photography winner @NaomiWildchild [DEVIATION] AI Art winner @DutteArt [DEVIATION] [DEVIATION] This contest is now closed. [DEVIATION] Your artwork deserves an elevated display in a space you call your own. We've teamed up with LG to give your art a gallery-worthy home through LG Gallery+, a new visual curation platform that offers over 5,000 carefully selected art pieces from world-class galleries and partners. [VIDEO] [DEVIATION] For this challenge, submit artwork that you think would bring harmony to your space and make your home feel like yours. One winner will be selected from each of the following categories: 1. Fine Art 2. Collage & Mixed Media 3. Drawing & Illustration 4. Concept

Originals are DeviantArt's custom order system: buyers request work, you create it, payment is handled upfront, and everything is delivered through your Studio. See how it works. Buyers are now coming to the DeviantArt Shop to find artists for custom work. Everything from characters, portraits, YCHs, reference sheets, and more. They're searching for it, and your listing is how they find you. Submit your Original offering to appear in the Shop, so interested buyers can make their next favorite purchase! [DEVIATION] (Originals featured above: Character Portrait by @ReverieBeasts, Outfit Bundle Mystery Box by @AKoukis, Eyes and Image editing by @MayaHunter.) Buyers can filter by base price, sort by time or relevance, and search by keyword or type. The more descriptive your listing, the easier it is to find. A few tips to help your listing stand out: Use a title that clearly describes what you're offering. Make your primary image a strong example of your work and what buyers can

On July 16th, deviants gathered in Berlin for an evening that none of us wanted to end. (Literally, they had to drag us out of the beautiful event space!) The setting alone set the tone: a 150-year-old blacksmith forge, alight with a gentle garden, wooden architecture, and an air of reverent history meets modern warmth. The space itself was tucked away like a creative hideout waiting to be discovered. And whenever a bunch of artists meet up, lots of art is sure to be created, and that's exactly what happened. Before the event even started, the energy could be felt by everyone. Out in the garden, @mjdo-x took to the canvas on easels and created artwork that stopped people in their tracks. [DEVIATION] Artists traveled from near and far, filling the space with great conversation, and making the night feel less like meeting for the first time and more like the natural offline extension of our vibrant community. Host Lauren (@TheLaurenVerse ) and Peter (@pgorniak) kicked off the

DeviantArt has always been home to artists from around the world. In April, we announced Spanish as our first supported language, and we decided not to stop there. Today, we’re introducing the second supported language: Deutsch, so that German-speaking creators can explore and participate in the community more easily. Willkommen!  How to switch your language Navigate to your Profile dropdown in the top-right navigation bar. Click Language. Select your preferred language and click Confirm. [DEVIATION] While not everything may be translated into German just yet, more will be added over time. Deviants' deviations or comments will not be localized into other languages. They remain in the language they are originally created in. Now that we’ve done Spanish and German, it’s kind of hard to stop, so we’ll keep adding more languages in the future. Spot something that doesn’t look or read quite right?  Share your feedback here. Going global: Sag hallo zu DeviantArt auf

Professional creators and sellers have been communicating with DeviantArt, telling us what's working, what isn't, and what would make your selling experience meaningfully better. Now many of those great ideas are ready to come to life – small changes that will make a real difference in how you create, sell, and manage your work. Keep an eye here for updates as new features launch. ETAs are subject to change, but we'll keep this page up-to-date, so you always know what's coming. Keep checking back! Subscription Tiers in Studio Presets 🚀 Launched on June 3 If you've published subscription tiers, you can now select them directly from the Studio presets screen. Fewer clicks means more time for art! Studio Grid View: New Indicators  🚀 Launched on June 15 The grid view in Studio on desktop now shows indicators for scheduled deviations and deviations for sale. The same information you've had in table view is now also visible in grid view! Submit Attachments: Better File Names  🚀

Whether you’re listing new pieces or fine-tuning your offerings, summer's the perfect time to grow your sales. Here's what's new for sellers this July. [DEVIATION] [DEVIATION] GUIDE TO EXCLUSIVES: know your buyers, price it right Exclusives are a way to sell one-of-a-kind art like adoptables, digital pieces, photography, and more. You just list your work, and DeviantArt handles payment, file delivery, and ownership transfer. This guide reveals the benefits of knowing your top supporters, offering early access and discounts, and using Boosts to promote your work, among other tips. Be mindful of your pricing, release schedule, and connection with your audience. [DEVIATION] [DEVIATION] GUIDE TO ARTS & CRAFTS: from listing to sale Arts & Crafts lets you sell jewelry, home decor, apparel, toys, and more straight to the deviants who already watch you and new buyers who discover you across DeviantArt. This guide walks you through how to list your items, provides tips from sellers

For a while now, DeviantArt on the mobile web has been green with envy that only the light and dark themes were available. By popular demand, now you can carry the classic DeviantArt green theme on devices in your pocket, emitting the same nostalgic green glow that adorns your desktop experience. [DEVIATION] (Artwork featured above: At the border by @Sythgara) Your themes don't have to be "set it and forget it." Change them like you change your style. Some deviants prefer green or light themes during the day, and then switch to the dark theme at night, for less strain on the eyes. Others settle into their favorite comfy green theme and wear it everywhere. To enable it, click your avatar to open your profile dropdown, then tap your theme of choice.    Prefer the web app? It also supports all themes, and gives you immediate push notifications for new messages and activity. It IS easy being green! 💚 Share your feedback and join the conversation in our Forum thread. Please follow

Building your Exclusives collection just got a lot faster.  You can now snatch up to 10 Exclusives at once, rather than going through the individual checkout process for each one. [DEVIATION] Select multiple Exclusives in their sleek new look and move through a smooth, guided checkout. [DEVIATION] Did your favorite artist just drop a bunch of Exclusives you can't pass up? Snag up to 10 before they're gone.  Try it out today. Which 10 Exclusives need to be in your collection? Share your feedback and join the conversation in our Originals & Exclusives Feedback Forum thread. Please follow our Etiquette policy and Forum rules. (Art by @Niphion)