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Ready to touch grass? Well, it's LA, so it's not advised to touch the sidewalks necessarily, but get outside and find art for prizes! (And we're talking prizes BESIDES the one we all get by going outside and walking around: health!)
Some of DeviantArt's own artists and artworks have begun appearing on advertisements in the greater LA area. On billboards? On bus stop signage? In skywriting? You'll just have to find out for yourself!
The hunt is on:
Take a peek at this lil map and start your search.
Once you've found one, snap a selfie (or an "ussie" if you're hunting with friends). Repeat for four more!
Submit your photographic evidence on DeviantArt with #DAStreetArt26, and tag the artist.
Reply to this journal with your 5 submissions.
The first five deviants to successfully complete this challenge will get sent a DeviantArt bag. This bag can be used to hold art supplies, tablets, sunscreen – anything you need for your next adventure of touching grass!
But these devious advertisements won't be around forever. Your last day to participate is April 8th, so strap on those sneakers and take to the streets!
New ways to promote your Originals
With Originals, you can take custom orders from the community and deliver them in one streamlined flow, submitting the finished work as a one-of-a-kind Exclusive the buyer owns.
To help you reach more buyers, there are now three more ways to promote your Originals across the site.
Originals in Deviants you Watch
You may have already seen Original offerings from other creators popping up in the Deviants you Watch feed, as this update recently rolled out. Appearing here can help more potential buyers discover your custom artwork will give your custom artwork more visibility, which can lead to more orders.
“Order My Originals” in the Carousel Gallery widget
You can now add an "Order My Originals" option to your Profile's the Carousel Gallery widget, giving visitors and fans a clearer path to discovering your work and ordering an Original of their own.
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Originals promo in the Gallery Strip
Core Members who are open for Originals will now automatically feature a
Tutorial: Draw an animal face with basiceagles
[EMOTE] Ready to unleash some wild emotion?
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Animals might not show feelings the same way we do, but with a few tricks, you can bring them vividly to life and make every expression jump off the page (or screen!).
In this tutorial, @basiceagles walks you through easy, fun techniques to give your animals expressions full of personality and attitude.
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Follow along, pick up some new skills, and snag a feisty new badge for completing the tutorial!
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[EMOTE] STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL
Build the face
Step 1
Sketch a rough circle and add horizontal and vertical guidelines to set the direction of your animal’s gaze.
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Step 2
Block in the head with simple shapes for the face and ears.
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Step 3
Place the eyes and mouth.
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Step 4
Refine with fur, small details, and your final polish.
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[EMOTE] Want to give your character more personality? Add facial expressions to make it pop!
🐾 TIP 1: Let the eyes shine
The eyes do
Scheduled Image and Video Upload Downtime: April 8
UPDATE: Maintenance is now complete! Your images and videos can be submitted as usual.
Perk up your feed with something energizing, inspired by your coffee haiku!
On April 8th starting at around 11:15PM Pacific, image and video uploads will be temporarily disabled for about 2-4 hours due to scheduled system maintenance.
This will affect all image and video actions across DeviantArt, including new uploads, editing existing deviations (such as replacing a file), uploading images to comments and Messages, saving drawings in DeviantArt Draw, as well as using DreamUp and Video Creator. Journals and literature submissions will remain available throughout.
We appreciate your patience and apologize for any interruption. Keep an eye out for more updates!
While things brew behind the scenes, try April 8th’s Daily Challenge: Write a coffee-inspired haiku and share it as a Literature deviation using the tag #CoffeeHaiku ☕
Find spring all around you
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Spring is so much more than new blossoms and eggs hatching.
A brave wildflower bursting through a crack in the sidewalk. The rumble of far-away thunderstorms. Needing a sweater in the morning but shedding it for a lighter shirt in the afternoon.
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To celebrate the season, share a deviation that reflects the feeling of spring for you, whether that’s blooming flowers, shifting light, lush landscapes, soft textures, or small everyday details that feel full of new life.
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[EMOTE]Spring forth[EMOTE]
Create a deviation that captures the feeling or color of spring.
Submit it to DeviantArt as a deviation with the tag #SpringForth.
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Want to earn an extra badge? Post your deviation to Reddit and drop a link to your post in the comments below. Staff will be awarding Quartz, Hype, and Diamond badges in the comments.
However spring shows up around you, share how you interpret it!
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