Caption Contest! Think of a clever and creative caption for this deviation created by artist and guest judge, @kelogsloops! Leave it as a comment on this journal by 11:59:59 PM Pacific - Los Angeles time on January 28, 2020 for a chance to win a Wacom One drawing tablet and 3,000 fragments! By leaving a comment, you are entering the contest and agree to the Official Rules. In case you weren’t able to tune in, check out @kelogsloops and @ggMattB on the DeviantArt Podcast below!

In 2017, Adobe announced that their long-time animation program, Adobe Flash, would reach its end of life as a program at the conclusion of 2020, after over 20 years of prominence on the internet. Along with it, support for the animation viewer Flash Player was discontinued, and at this point modern web browsers have blocked the Flash plugin from running, as it is out of date. While the circumstances of Flash reaching its end of life are out of our control, it goes without saying that Flash animations were a significant part of DeviantArt’s past. Viral sensations like Line Rider and Animator vs. Animation were highlights of the internet as a whole during the early to mid-2000s. The impact Flash animation had — especially in the early years of its existence — is impossible to ignore. For many, the creativity that came from Flash artists around the globe shaped the way internet humor and conversation of the time happened, guided how internet humor would evolve, and encouraged many

Each week, we interview a different artist and share their art and featured answers on our official Facebook page. This week's featured artist is @ScottPellico! What emotions/atmospheres do you most enjoy creating in your art? The only emotion I’m really after is getting a strong reaction from a viewer. That’s vague, I know, but any atmosphere, theme, time period, etc is more or less a means to an end in creating a striking image. If I’m lucky maybe a sketch can inspire someone. The energy that creates is addicting. When creating a new world or character, do you have a fully-fleshed idea, or do you discover it as you illustrate it? It’s rare to have a fully-fleshed out idea for a design. Sure, it can sometimes work itself out quick and easy, but normally the process is a wall of frustration that I have to scratch my way through. I know of artists that seem to get a lot of pleasure from the process, but for me it can be draining. It’s tough fighting those negative voices in your head

Deviants You Watch serves as a hub for deviants to view deviations and posts from artists they follow. We’ve created a prototype that showcases a new take on the Deviants You Watch page based on feedback we received about the sidebar, to bridge the gap between it and the Watch page. Our goals with the new design also includes increasing connection between deviants and making it easier to stay up to date and engage with the latest submissions from the artists you follow. We’re excited to share a video demonstration of the changes with you! The updated Deviants You Watch design offers several new features, including: A top bar that provides instant access to deviants you follow A white frame around avatars to indicate deviants whose content is new Stacking deviations by deviant Timestamps for indicating when deviations were submitted (Today, This Week, This Month, Older) We initially demonstrated the updated Deviants You Watch to our Advisory Board, a diverse group of deviants whose

DeviantArt has eliminated our service fee on commissions for Core Members. Before today, there was a 20% service fee on commissions, with Core+ and Core Pro Members getting a 12% and 10% fee, respectively. Starting now, DeviantArt no longer charges any service fee on commissions for Core Members. While we've removed our own fee entirely, online payment providers do charge a fee to process these transactions. These fees are currently: 1.8% + $0.07 for credit card transactions and 2.9% + $0.30 for PayPal transactions. If you receive payment via Points for a commission, you won’t be charged any fee and will keep 100% of your profit. DeviantArt also covers PayPal withdrawal fees for Core Members. With some platforms, you get charged a PayPal fee if you withdraw funds to your PayPal account. On DeviantArt, we cover this fee for you so you won’t be charged again. The elimination of service fees applies only to commissions. We realize that unlike a product that, once posted, is