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DeviantArt Protect launched in July, offering groundbreaking image recognition technology designed to help safeguard your art. Following its success, DeviantArt Protect’s capabilities were extended to also offer protection against NFT infringement. Since launch, DeviantArt Protect has helped defend the rights of thousands of artists, and has sent artists over 11,000 alerts for potential art infringements in the form of minted NFTs alone. See what artists have to say about DeviantArt Protect and how it has helped them, and learn how it works to help protect your rights as an artist. What Artists Are Saying (Artists featured: @panjoool, @ArtOfTheMystic, @PatrickBrown, @Hammling, @atleastwedream, @DasGnomo) More success stories from Twitter: "DeviantArt Protect works great!" "Ok, a huge shout-out to DeviantArt for this new feature." "Thank you DeviantArt for this amazing new feature!" "DeviantArt already has proven to be good with the NFT protection..." "Art theft is

As part of promoting deviants and their work, we regularly interview artists and share their art and featured answers on our official Facebook page. Today's featured artist is @HollyBell! When did you first know art was something you wanted to pursue? I’ve been drawing ever since I was a kid, and I think deep down I always knew this was something I really wanted to pursue. The thing is, I didn’t realise until quite late that this was something I wanted to do as a career, and not just as a hobby. When I was a teen I was also convinced that this wasn’t something you could make a living of anyway ! When I graduated from high school I went to college to study linguistics and got a degree in literature. During that time I never stopped drawing and it finally dawned on me that this was what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be an illustrator, and nothing else! Did you ever feel like giving up art? What pulled you to stick with it? A career in illustration is more often than not a

The DeviantArt Holiday Card Project is back! Create a digital holiday card for a hospital patient and receive 300 fragments — equivalent to a one-month Core Membership! Since 2004, the DeviantArt Holiday Card Project has led the DeviantArt community to use its artistic talents to design and create uplifting, physical greeting cards for hospital patients during the holiday season. To date, over 32,000 cards have been distributed to patients around the globe. For 2021, given the impact of COVID-19 and in the interest of public health, DeviantArt has opted to make the project digital! Create a card and submit it to DeviantArt with the tag #DAHolidayCardProject2021 so it can be collected and distributed to hospitals. Digital cards can be shared with many patients, giving your kind gesture an even greater impact. In the spirit of spreading joy and kindness, every Project participant will also receive 300 fragments that can be used to grant badges to deviations or comments you love —

In Recognition of Exemplary Membership and an Outstanding Spirit of helpfulness and mentoring within the DeviantArt community December 2021's Deviousness Award Recipient: @kloir @kloir is a deviant who goes above and beyond to provide support and champion community spirit. She is a brilliant artist who creates dynamic environments and magical landscapes that leave you dreaming about stepping in and exploring each of her stunning pieces for yourself. You will always be inspired and motivated by her constructive commentary for @kloir’s kind heart and gentle guidance has supported our community for years. @kloir is a prime example of what it means to be deviant and we are thrilled to be awarding her with Deviousness for December 2021. Hello! My name is Sam and I go by @kloir on DeviantArt. I grew up in Malaysia where I always loved drawing and painting from a young age. I now live in the United States and paint digital landscapes professionally. I first found DeviantArt in 2007 when I