To everyone who participated and helped make The Holi Mandala Contest such a bright, colourful experience, thank you! :love: It's time to find out who the six winners of the contest are! :la: In the Non-AI Category First Place by @X-Tibro Second Place by @PlanetM710 Third Place by @Katharsister In the AI Category First Place by @Pegs78 Second Place by @elllip Third Place by @zokyzoker Here are the prizes, once more, for both categories: 1st Place 1500 :points: from @team 2000 Fragments from @team Hype badge from @BeckyKidus, @phoenixleo Diamond badge from @AlexanderPaupoff Journal Feature from @Community, @Elioenai, @AlexanderPaupoff Llama from @phoenixleo, @Malintra-Shadowmoon, @AlexanderPaupoff 2nd Place 1000 :points: from @team 1200 Fragments from @team Hype badge from @BeckyKidus, @phoenixleo Journal Feature from @Community, @Elioenai, @AlexanderPaupoff Llama from @phoenixleo, @Malintra-Shadowmoon, @AlexanderPaupoff 3rd Place 500 :points:

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

This monthly series highlights artists from the Adoptables community. Learn more about these artists, the art they make, and what inspires them to create. You’ll love this handpicked collection of adoptables, so consider buying some of their work! @LifStrange Hello Hello! 💛 I'm Ana, LifStrange is just my nickname, which was born by chance even before I started my journey on DA. I've been drawing for as long as I can remember, and I really love drawing outfits for characters, as well as fantasy art. I really love giving life not only to my characters, but also to the characters of other people on DA, depicting them in my works, or inventing an outfit for them. I try to improve all the time, and I am grateful to everyone for their support and trust in this matter! 💛 Lifstrange's Shop @SacriHeid Hello!! I’m Sacri and I mostly make outfit adopts. My favourite thing to draw is oversized sleeves and I also experiment a lot with patterns! I do a variety of themes but I’m most

During winter, I eagerly await the arrival of spring. Here is my collection of spring harbingers on DeviantArt. What are your spring harbingers?

S = Synthography - AI P = Photography – using a camera and stuff and = a coordinating conjunction (source: Google) AG is TheFulkrum KAT is EyeOfTheKat AG: Hi Kat! :hug: (virtual and consensual) Thank you for taking the time. It’ll be a pleasure I hope. Let’s fake it like this is live, ok? You’re a well-recognised, well-established, and well-respected photographer. Tell us a little about your life and how photography became a part of it. KAT: :hug: Hi AG! I always loved art and was interested in it, especially visual art. But I can not draw at all and was never able to create anything in my youth which satisfied me. So I enjoyed art a lot but was not an artist. At the beginning of 2016 my migraines went crazy and got chronic. I was stuck at home for weeks and slowly was going insane. My husband is a semi-professional photographer and so I asked him if he could show me how to use his DSLR to at least occupy myself a bit in our garden when he was at work. It was a

This monthly series highlights artists from the Adoptables community. Learn more about these artists, the art they make, and what inspires them to create. You’ll love this handpicked collection of adoptables, so consider buying some of their work! @ZeroZeroSenpai Hello, hello! It's me, Zero! I’m a jack-of-all-trades artist, and one of my trades is making adoptable designs. I really enjoy character creation, as well as experimenting with my style and art process, and I find adoptable designs a fun way to express all of those things. You’ll see a lot of variation in what I have to offer, because I’m always trying something new and interesting! ZeroZeroSenpai’s Shop @Sriffer Hello! I’m a shy artist who loves animals and fantasy creatures, especially dragons. I’ve been using DeviantArt to watch artists and find inspiration for many years, but I only started sharing my artwork recently. I hope you like them, as each one is special to me in their own way. I always try to improve

Hello all :wave: First, we want to thank you all for participating in this challenge. :love: Together you all featured 150 different April Daily Deviations through this event and that is just SO amazing :woohoo: :w00t: Even more DDs have been featured from other months to, so alooot of DDs have been featured for sure :nod: I also want to thank you for the tips and advice I have received and I will take them to heart :heart: There will be some changes in future challenges, but more about that on June 2nd when the next challenge starts :nod: Now on to the April Daily Deviations that were most featured in this event and got the same score :woohoo: And we selected these features as winners this month, and the prizes will be spread out among these :woohoo: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :airborne: :woohoo: :airborne: :woohoo: :airborne: :woohoo: :airborne: I also want to send a big thank you to our

YCH artists don't just create art; they ignite your imagination with boundless possibilities. With each stroke of their pencil or brush, they sketch a scene, a moment, a pose that invites you to envision your character within it. It's not merely a commission; it's a collaborative journey where you and the artist co-author an unforgettable experience for your character. Welcome to this monthly feature where we spotlight the exceptional talents of YCH artists, their art, and the inspirations that fuel their creations. We invite you to immerse yourself in the imaginative worlds they've crafted for characters like yours. And, who knows? You might just discover a space for your own character to shine within their art! @Mintarin Hello! My name is Mintarin, nice to meet you! I'm an artist from a small, cold northern town who loves to use a lot of bright colors in my work

There's a reason why Avatar: The Last Airbender resonates with viewers of all ages. It's so much more than just an animated children's show. Set in a world divided into the elemental nations of Earth, Fire, Air, and Water, it weaves together profound themes with unflinching authenticity and sensitivity. At its heart, ATLA is a morality tale exploring identity and purpose through the struggles of Aang and Zuko. Aang, the young Avatar, is weighed down by the immense responsibility of being a peacekeeper in a war-ravaged world, striving to uphold his principles of non-violence. Zuko, the banished Fire Nation prince, undergoes a gripping transformation from cruel aggressor to redeemed hero. Their arcs compel us to reflect on our own moral compasses and the complex interplay between duty and self-actualisation. But ATLA is more than mere entertainment. The show portrays unique cultures within its nations, drawing inspiration from real-world philosophies, cultures and belief systems. It

There are a lot of art tips which are just a sentence or two, and in themselves too small to fill a tutorial. Which, of course, does not mean they aren't useful nor that they aren't worth sharing. So why not share some of them? :la: I'll start with a little list about some topics I am familiar with: Sketches :bulletblack: For complex digital sketches, you can use different colors for the different parts of the drawing. This can help a lot with keeping track of which lines belong to what subject/object. :bulletblack: Spend enough time on your sketch! Trying to fix up things later will often be difficult and/or time-consuming, certainly if you do traditional art, so making sure everything is correct before you start adding colors or detail is a great investment. :bulletblack: Making some thumbnails or quick photomanipulations before you start sketching can also be a good idea, as it makes it easier to figure out the best composition, the best poses, etc. Different art