Hey guys, I've been a bit quiet this week because I ended up with a new dog which I hadn't planned for.  I'm super excited about having her and she's been pretty amazing so far, but it's definitely thrown things for a loop.  Between trying to adjust to having a new dog, working with her schedule so that this transition isn't as difficult for her, and constantly finding new things we need to pick up from the store for her since of course, we weren't really planning on adding another dog... things have been something for me to need to adjust to. So what happened to land us a new dog in our lap?  Well, someone posted in a local group that they

 Director of Community Relations $Moonbeam13 (https://www.deviantart.com/moonbeam13) : Table of Contents 1. Happy Holidays and Merry New Year 2. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations 3. Community Projects 4. Official Contests 5  Project Educate 2011/2012 6. Art History Project 7. News from the Chats and Forums 8. News from the Galleries 1. Happy Holidays and Merry New Year As the old year begins to fade into the sunset, it is customary to reflect on the passing year and make plans for the upcoming one.  Some do this in the form of resolutions, some people make action plans, some people just swing into the new year the same way they swung out of the old one :) Whatever

 Director of Community Relations $Moonbeam13 (https://www.deviantart.com/moonbeam13) : Table of Contents 1. Miscellaneous vs Other 2. Attacking the Artist 3. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations 4. Community Projects 5. Official Contests 6  Project Educate 2011/2012 7. Art History Project 8. News from the Chats and Forums 9. News from the Galleries 1. Miscellaneous vs Other Over the past few months, we've been diligently working on cleaning up the category tree of old and unused categories.  While most of this will go unnoticed by the community, what you will notice is the change from "Miscellaneous" galleries to "Other".  The reason for this change is simple.  The con

Daily Deviations, or DDs . . . for some deviants, receiving one is the epitome of awesomesauce in the deviantART world. For others, they are a nice way to show off the work of lesser-known artists. Still others treat them as a special way to bring attention to great art that exemplifies works being done by a particular gallery or community. Perhaps because there are so many different ways of conceptualizing DDs, there are also many myths and misconceptions. I would like to address some of those myths by responding to the ones most frequently heard. Please note that these opinions are mine and reflect my experiences with the photomanipulation