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Live Help with deviantART in the #help Chatroom by namenotrequired, journal

Live Help with deviantART in the #help Chatroom

Apr 13, 2013

Do you have a question, or need help with deviantART? In the :#help: chatroom on the deviantART Message Network, Community Volunteers and other appointed voluntary helpers can answer your questions. • We help with: General questions about deviantART, such as how a certain feature works. Bug troubleshooting. Is something on the site broken? We can help you figure out where the problem is. Chat & Forum policy. Are chatrooms being spammed, or used for sexual roleplay? Have you found a forum thread that needs to be moved or closed? We can help. • We cannot help with: Policy violations outside the chats and forums - porn submissions, hara...

Embedding videos on your profile by BlackJill, literature

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Embedding videos on your profile

If you are still uncertain about the steps, scroll down to the author description below to see the link of the video tutorial on how to embed the music/video player on your profile. Video embedding. TL;DR: Instructions simplified Edit: You no longer have to be a Beta Tester in order to use the above code, nor a premium member. Anyone can embed a video onto their profile. :bulletred:Copy Youtube code. Use this code for custom boxes. You can change the width and height yourself: (You need to be a premium member to use custom boxes.) < div class="video">"youtube" id=" YOUR VID-ID GOES HERE " width="500" height="284">> Use this code for journ...

Coloring Walkthrough by tamaraR, journal

Coloring Walkthrough

Jun 27, 2012

Just wanted to highlight some different coloring techniques I found throughout DA. Most of these tutorials are for Photoshop. A few highlight other programs. I have collected these great tutorials over the years from DA and want to make it easier for everybody to find just the right kind of coloring tutorial without having to search through all of DA. This is mostly focused on anime/manga and cartoon coloring styles. All tutorials are copyright their respective owners. :thumb36714486: PS important / how to optimize PS for digital painting::bulletblue: Styles of coloring: Soft shading :thumb72826280: :thumb83823208: :thumb174045816: :thumb1...

Artist Walkthrough by tamaraR, journal

Artist Walkthrough

Sep 12, 2012

This walkthrough focuses on: - guiding you as an artist and improving your artistic skillsSo having said that... let's get started!I have been drawing for a long time. Since I was little I would draw all the time on anything I could find. That passion for drawing and art has always stayed with me. But the problem is talent or potential will only get you so far. If you really want to become a great artist you will have to put in many hours of work. And you would preferably have someone there to guide you. Even now I am learning about basic skills I wish I had learned years ago. That is the problem of being self taught... you have to figure ...

How to get more from your commenters! by TehAngelsCry, literature

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How to get more from your commenters!

If like me you crave critique and feedback, but only ever get "nice work" comments, here are some tips to get what you want!First of all, allow me to briefly elaborate on what I mean by critique and feedback. Critique - Noun , A detailed analysis and assessment of something. Someone who offers you a critique gifts you with a full evaluation of the good and bad parts of your piece, as well as offering ideas for its improvement. Feedback - Noun , Information about reactions to a product. They let you know which parts they like / don't like, and possibly how the piece made them feel.Comments such as "Great work!" "Awesome" don't fall int...

Beginners Tutorial: Buy and Donate Points by namenotrequired, literature

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Beginners Tutorial: Buy and Donate Points

In three simple parts: A) deviantART Account B) Buy Points C) Donate Points A) deviantART Account 1. To buy points you need a deviantART account. Log in to yours or create one as below.B) Buy Points 1. Go with the mouse over Shop in the top bar and select points.2. On the Points page, click "+Points" on the amount of points you want. :note: You can choose a combination of different amounts. Want to buy $45 worth of points? Choose '2,000' once and '800' twice.:note: If you want to remove something you added, click the grey "-" next to the green "+Points".:note: You can change the currency in your settings.3. When you're done, hit the yellow...

PE: dA help - in English or Other Languages by namenotrequired, journal

PE: dA help - in English or Other Languages

Jan 17, 2013

On a big site like deviantART you're no doubt going to come across something you have a question about or just don't quite understand. There are many channels you can use to find the answers to various types of questions - such as the :devfaq:, the :devwelcome: tour, the deviantART Tutorials category and the :#help: chatroom. How do you know which to use?The best point to start with any question or problem related to dA is the official Need Help? thread . It lists all official help channels and what they can be used for. In this article we focus on the + faq - as well as places to find dA information in many other languages! Let's star...

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Vizcexa

Jan 1, 2018

Hi i seem to be lost and couldn't find any information about Featured groups, let me show what i mean:

If anyone knows how to feature or what this means i would appreciate your help

Daxx-Lorenzo

Oct 28, 2017

Unrelated question, where can I find a larger version of this club's icon?

it doesn't exist.

I've found that when transferring text from a doc to sta.sh, all of the bold and italics is lost and it makes me have to manually comb through the entire pasted block of text in sta.sh, which is incredibly time consuming and frustrating.

Any suggestions?