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I run. I was born in the dawn, Pale child of the sun, Like my father before me Holding ash in my lungs, Like my mother, my sister, And their pyroclast veins, Until I tasted the ocean And the salt sang my name. So I ran. I ran to the north, To the emerald fields, To the bogs and the heather Of a land wounded deep, Where the streams are elegies, Where the mountains lament Their sons and their daughters Lives heedlessly spent. I heard songs on the marshes, So sweet that I drowned Under rains that fell endless And soaked through the ground. But the words were not mine, And I could not speak Their odes to the heartless Their requiem of peat. So I ran. To the north, to the north, To the cold, to the dark, Where longitude ends, Where maps have no mark. A roar in the oceans, A whisper in the woods. There is something here Just barely understood. In the clawing peaks, Across ravenous ice, In the furious rivers, In the cinderglow night, There is something waiting At the edges of sight And
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month: All Out With Pride
Color line art by @Thiefoworld and submit it with the tag #AllOutWithPride to go all out with pride and get a Profile badge! June is recognized internationally as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, an observation of the accomplishments of and advocacy for LGBTQ+ people. This year, DeviantArt is following Los Angeles Pride’s theme, “All Out With Pride,” which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community’s diversity, resilience, and joy. Go All Out With Pride! Show your pride and share your support for the LGBTQ+ community by coloring in line art created by @Thiefoworld to commemorate the month! Submit your colored line art with the tag #AllOutWithPride by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on June 30th to receive a Profile badge for the festivities! Download the PNG version Want some inspiration before you start? Learn about the progress pride flag and what its colors represent, then see how these artists have shared their pride! Looking for more ways to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month? Add
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Creating the covers of Battle Dragons
Digital artist @ERA7 has found industry success over the years creating the cover images for a traditionally published book series, as well as 3D animation and more. Learn what inspires her, how she became a professional artist, and discover what tips, tricks, and advice she has for artists! An Interview with @ERA7 How would you describe your art style to someone who has never seen your art before? I would describe it as a mixture of digital oil painting with 3D technologies, photobashing, matte painting, and overpainting. I work in different styles from cartoonish-comic to realism. When did you first start making art, and what inspired you to do it? According to my parents, I created my first drawing when I was 3 and have continued nonstop. My main inspiration has always been to show people things that don't exist: fantastic worlds, technology, and characters. I was greatly impressed by cinema, especially Disney films from the '90s. I realized I wanted to create something similar
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Dress up for the Adoptables Party!
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Celebrating Deviousness - June 2023 by team, journal
Celebrating Deviousness - June 2023
The Deviousness Award is given to one deviant each month in recognition of their exemplary contributions to DeviantArt and its community and has been a long-standing tradition since DeviantArt’s early years. @LualaDy is the recipient of June 2023’s Deviousness Award, so please join us in congratulating her! @LualaDy has been a community rockstar for a very long time, and her long-standing work to promote other artists and ensure their work gets seen by a wider audience is near-unmatched. She has posted art features on a daily basis for multiple years—some days posting more than one feature at a time—while also running groups that feature even more artwork. For her continuous dedication to the artists of the DeviantArt community, we are proud to name @LualaDy the recipient of the Deviousness Award for June 2023. Hi! Hello, it's me. I do stuff. Sometimes. Sometimes I don't. I draw, paint, crochet, knit, write, and take photos. And I do maths! I'm pretty good at maths. Oh, and I sew
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Save what you love with Private Collections!
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Feature: Drawing Humans and Undiscovered Art
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