Recently it took over the group as the the founder, and I'm currently watching how the things are playing out. I saw that most of the submissions just expire without any votes on them. Recently there were some expired submissions from michaeladamidisart, who submitted some very interesting oil & acrylic brushes I haven't seen like this before. As I think such a great artist has to be supported, I thought I feature him in a journal entry to give you guys some inspiration. I also will think to change some group rules in the near future to get people more engaged and revive the group from it's slumber, so that the submissions will actually be looked at. Here some of Michaels creations:
There are many places you will find resources to help you with your art. From deviantART's own vast resources, tutorials, stock images provided by artists to your public library, bookstores, art sessions to name a few. YouTube is one such resource hub. From live video which explains materials and products you would need for your traditional or digital artwork, to painting demonstrations that are live to 'speedpaints', they offer various ways audio-visual medium and such a large diversity of artists help with getting help you need. You are encouraged to find more and browse more to research, study and practice. This Resources for Artists is the 3rd in the series of the article, and the 1st chapter for the YouTube resources list. If you have any links to amazing tutorials, video demonstrations, YouTube channels that you are aware of, do share them below in the comments and they will likely appear in the next series. You are welcome to share this article!
FZD School of Design provides an education in entertainment design and their YouTube channel provides a lot of demonstrations to create concept designs for games, feature films, consumer products and focusing on the fundamentals understandings and some insights you would require to be in the career. This is not a full study channel as those are actually taught in their actual courses, however, the demonstrations and explanations given are of tremendous help and could be applied to various types of works you do, whether digital or traditional. Some videos are shown below (part 1 of the videos shown):
Oldest to Newest You are encouraged to go through them serially as oftentimes, advices are often repeated or continued.
o_O But, phoenixleo, this is not YouTube! Yes, yes, it isn't, but if anything in the world deserves a special recognition in a YouTube article, it's this one to begin with! Everyone starts as a beginner. You ask, "how do I start painting digitally in [insert software]?". Well, here's the answer! Ctrl+Paint is dedicated to the basics of digital painting, brought to you by Matt Kohr. Built in a curriculum setting, you will find various sections to help you, from Digital Painting 101, Traditional Drawing, Composition Basics, Anatomy, Perspective, Mindset and Habits, etc!
Currently, it's presence on YouTube being of an year, ProkoTV has been one of the rising channels for drawing resources. Video instructions are shortened versions of the actual fee version of the videos in the main website, it's nonetheless helpful for both beginners and advanced artists. Taught in a easy and sometimes humorous method, it will help with various concepts such as anatomy, values, perspective, form, shading, etc! Some videos are shown below:
There's more to come in the next issue! Again, if you have more links of videos and/or channels, don't hesitate to link to them in the comments below! Don't forget to share them, fave it, bookmark it and spread it around! Take care!
MasterPhotoshop is a resource-and-stock-only group. If you suggest artwork to our group that is not an entry for a current contest, you will be warned. If you persist after your second warning, you will be banned from the group.
Only submit resource and stock artworkl All non-resource artwork submission will be denied on the spot. You might get warned and admins are allowed to ban you from the group after you have been warned. Quality of your resources and stock matters for getting it approved. Acceptable submissions are: - Installable Files (Brushes, Shapes, Patterns, Actions etc...) - PSD Files (high quality templates) - Tutorials - High Quality and Stunning Stock Images (Send only your best)
All resources have to be downloadable for free from Deviantart and must include at least a version that can be used for non-commercial purposes. All submissions. Links in the description to payed versions of your resources are allowed.
Please make sure to submit to the correct folder. Some folders even have subfolders, and we only accept submissions to the correct folders, to keep things organized. We do not accept misplaced submissions.
Actions that do nothing more then add adjusments or other simple things are not allowed. We accept actions are a little bit more creative.
No WIP(Work in Progress)are allowed. Please finish your work before submitting it.
If you would like to join our group as member, please press the Join Group Button. Anyone can join! Applications for the Expert rank are closed at this time. However, if you feel very strongly that you have something unique to offer the group as an Expert, you may send us a note explaining why. If you have no resources in your gallery, though, realize that it's unlikely we'll be able to accept you at this time. Please keep in mind that acceptance in general will also be rather rare. Thanks!
Only Members and above can suggest deviations to the main gallery. The deviations can be made by anyone, but they must be related to Photoshop. Meaning that they're a resource (brush, action, shape, etc.) or tutorial. Gallery Submission rules are as follows:
All submissions must be a Photoshop Resource such as a brush, tutorial, or anything else that can be used in photoshop to help create more artwork. We only accept resources designed specifically for Photoshop, though some rare exceptions are made, for instance, tutorials that can be applied to more the one program.
NO ARTWORK IS ALLOWED. All Artwork submissions will be denied, and you will be notified about it via comment. If you do this continually, you will be banned.
NO OFF-SITE RESOURCES. All off-site resources will be denied, and you will be notified via comment. If you do this continually, we will ask you to leave.
No line art, Stock picture, photo packs or anything else along those lines. Again, we only accept resources that are designed specifically for Photoshop.
This group does not accept PSD and Action files.
Free resources only!
WE NO LONGER ACCEPT FAVORITES. Group faves are a silly idea anyways.
All Group submissions require votes from administrators to make sure the right types of deviations make their way into the Gallery or Favorites. Any submission that is artwork, off-site, or requires payment will be automatically denied.
Affiliates
If you wish to affiliate, feel free to drop us a note about it. Make sure your group is related to us, and even then, we make no promises. :)
Membership is auto-approved: No need to thank us. :)
If you would like to show your appreciation, then it would really be great if you would instead comment on something in our gallery to support the artists who have contributed, or join us in the chatroom. Thanks!
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We generally like to think we're nice people but some would disagree, and for the most part, we respect that. However, to prevent further idiocy, any comments seen as bitchy, asking people for pg views in any way, or having a lack of any common sense will simply be hidden, and in some cases, reported as spam. Thank you for understanding. :)
All comments asking for points, pageviews, or are advertising something will be either hidden or marked as spam. So don't even bother.
Hey, make sure you set your group admin permissions to "Subject to Vote" or "Are Not Allowed". There has been two notorious group hijackers for over a month now who apply as a co-founders, delete all the artwork in the gallery and favorites, and replace it with gore, scat and porn. As an example: www.deviantart.com/toonami-for… (the NSFW stuff has since been removed but the gallery has been wiped out)
Alert, there is a group hijacker that is targeting photography groups by applying as a co-founder, deleting all the artwork, and replacing it with gore, scat and racism. Please set all group admin permissions to "Subject to Vote" or "Are Not Allowed"
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