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It’s a sparkling, brand-new year. The perfect moment to spark joy and set the tone for all the amazing art ahead. And what better way to begin than with this festive, limited-time badge? Confetti! 🎉 Brighten someone’s day by awarding Confetti badges to artwork or comments that inspire you. This badge is only available for a short time, so hop in and start sprinkling confetti resolutions while you can! How to give the Confetti badge Just click the Award a badge icon beneath any deviation or comment, choose Confetti, and hit Award Badge to ring in the new year!  Each Confetti badge costs 1 gem — an easy, cheerful way to uplift creators you love.  Want more gems? Upgrade to Core to earn additional gems each week. Join the conversation Kick off 2026 with lofty ambitions to set the tone for the year: What creative goals or skills are you hoping to level up this year? Which creator or artwork inspired you the most last year, and why? If you could start 2026 with one dream

Grab your mittens and get ready to duck (and throw!) because Snowball Fest is back!  Give a flurry of praise to deviations and comments that are so good, it gives you chills.  For the low, low price of 0 gems, every snowball you throw helps you climb the leaderboard, adding to the community’s snowstorm. Join the frosty fun, show off your epic skills, and see if you’ve got what it takes to be crowned the Snowball Fest Champion of 2025. The top 10 deviants on the leaderboard will earn this epic swag to keep nice and warm this winter season!  Shipping availability may vary by location for the swag. Please refer to the shipping policy for more information The snow may be flying fast, but the competition is heating up! Check out who’s climbing the ranks and claim your spot among the elite: @Liamb135 – 26,103 snowballs thrown @kayruart – 19,789 snowballs thrown @Kaito-Ace – 18,234 snowballs thrown @DerGamer0 – 18,166 snowballs thrown @Babarbie – 18,034 snowballs

Introducing smarter, more personalized galleries Get ready to experience a new, optimized display for your default All gallery, designed to help visitors discover your most engaging work first. Using machine learning, this option is recommended by default, as it ranks your pieces by relevance and appeal for each visitor, providing their best chance to find something that captures their interest. For example, a visitor who loves fantasy art might see your nymphs and ethereal flora first, while someone drawn to portraits will spot your most striking character pieces up top. It’s a smarter, more personalized way to showcase your art, and you might even see a rise in your views and faves! More control for creators Additionally, you now have the power to decide which gallery visitors see first when they land on your Profile. Choose your default gallery from: Optimized display (recommended) Featured A selected gallery (Core Member feature) How to customize your gallery view Update

In this season of dressing up in costumes and masks, step into another persona by commenting with a different avatar. For a limited time, exclusives you've purchased can be used as your new "mask," displaying on the far left of comments instead of your usual avatar. If your current purchases don't fit the dress code, grab another exclusive and join the fun! With the click of a button, you'll be able to toggle between commenting with your current avatar and commenting beneath the mask of an exclusive avatar. How 🎭 Check your Exclusives for one that could be used as an avatar. If you want to wear a new "mask" to the ball, head over to the shop and buy a new exclusive avatar just for the occasion! 🎭On October 21, find the Mask icon inside all of your comment boxes. Click it to choose your new avatar! 🎭Step into the ballroom and roleplay! Any and all new comments you make across DeviantArt can be with a different exclusive avatar.  Note: Your changed avatar will

Cash in on first impressions Your profile can be more than just a place to express your personality. It's the face of your brand and your personal storefront! An inviting, well-crafted profile can easily turn casual visitors into loyal supporters.   Whether you’re offering Premium Downloads, Exclusives, or tiered content, use this guide to help your profile shine and work for you. Some customization options can be unlocked by upgrading to Core! Your profile will thank you, and you'll get access to so many more opportunities to upsell! 🛠️ Getting started Give your profile layout an eye-catching makeover for maximum buyer impact. This guide will cover superpowering your space to: ✔ Strategically organize columns to display top products ✔ Use graphics to draw the eye to your specific sections ✔ Highlight best-selling Exclusives and Subscription tiers ✔ Showcase discounts to draw in sales Keep reading for seller-specific tips, and if you'd like a quick refresher on the basics, check

Join the Ghostly Greetings Giveaway! 👻 This October, we’re spreading some positively ghoulish vibes with Ghostly Greetings - a spooky way to boost our DeviantArt community! 🕸️ Simply nominate a Deviant who you think deserves a little pick-me-up, or have been doing great work in the DeviantArt community. Select Deviants will be visited by the "Ghost of Community Collaborations" (aka @vagrantscout from DA), receive 100 DA Points courtesy of @ProjectComment and a Hype badge courtesy of @DevBoost! 🚀 👻🪦 Ghostly Visitor Ledger 🪦👻 These lucky Deviants have been visited by the "Ghost of Community Collaborations" Week

Your art can be displayed on screen at our live event! On November 6, 2025, creators from all over DeviantArt will gather with the team for the DeviantArt Launchpad Live Meetup in NYC for an evening of success stories from top sellers, creative sessions with the live community, and inspiring talks about DeviantArt's future.  If you’re based in New York or can travel, be sure to RSVP to connect with fellow artists and the DeviantArt team.  Submit your art Even if you can’t make it in person, your art can be a part of the celebration.  Submit new artwork with the tag #LaunchpadNY25 or add the tag to an existing deviation before October 26, 2025 for the chance to be featured on screens displaying at the event.  The submission deadline has been extended to November 3, 2025 Requirements: Must be your original artwork Recommended ratio of 16:9 and resolution of 1920 x 1080 px. Must not be mature Should be indicative of your own personal style If your deviation display isn't

Cats. The precise geometry of their movement captivates me. Each step is a theorem solved in real-time: paws landing with Euclidean perfection on the windowsill, spine coiling into a parabola as they stretch. No wasted motion. No miscalculation. I count the milliseconds between the twitch of their ear and the swivel of their gaze toward a sparrow outside, marveling at how their nervous system processes stimuli faster than my own. Their efficiency isn't mechanical; it’s alive, an evolutionary sonnet written in muscle and instinct. Observing their hunting rituals is like watching a ballet composed by Darwin. The slow blink before the pounce - a neurological reset, purging hesitation. The way they freeze mid-stride, one paw suspended, becoming sculpture until the perfect moment arrives. Oh, my. Their patience is algorithmic, a feedback loop of stillness and explosion. When they bring me gifts - moths, shrews, mice - I accept them as tributes from a fellow strategist... before placing