Hello Members, Watchers and Visitors,

Welcome to DevNews 11th Edition, 2012.

Our aim is to bring you a collection of news articles, contest, features and more from around deviantART

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Tribute ~ Remembering Lisa Schneider

Rest in Peace, Lisa Schneider.Dear Lisa. It's a big shame you left us yesterday. 
When I read the message written by your father today in the morning, 
I almost collapsed. You were such a close friend to me, we wanted to 
meet each other.. I sent a letter to you on saturday.. It arrived when 
your soul was already gone..
Gone to a place I cannot define.
Lisa, you have been so nice to all of us! Your vitality has always encouraged
 me to go on. You encouraged me to believe in myself, to believe in the future.
 Everytime I was down you made me feel happy again.. And I cannot write this 
without crying silent tears. You have been one of the nicest girls I have ever 
talked to on the internet. 
I know you cannot read this, or maybe you can, but you cannot answer. But Lisa, we will never forget you. 
You are a special person, and we will remember you forever!
Rest in Peace, Lisa.

Yours, Olivia.
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DevNews Deviant and Group of the month, June 2012.

Deviant and Group of the Month June 2012Hello Members, Watchers and Visitors, 
We at DevNews choose 1 deviant from the community. This deviant has
to be an outstanding deviant in the community, someone who cares about
others and the community! Someone we identify as a leader in the
community. This deviant can be anyone, anywhere on dA.
This month, we award it to someone we believe is an outstanding deviant with in the dA community!
DevNews Deviant of the Month  June 2012
JamminJo
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We at DevNews choose 1 group from the community. This group has to be
an outstanding community driven group that we identify as a leader
within the deviantART community.
This month, we award it to a group we believe is an outstanding group with in the dA community!
DevNews Group of the Month  June 2012
Life-On-dA
Group Info from Life-On-dA ~ Group Founder pixiepot
"We are a

Deviousness Award, June 2012

Deviousness!? Whaaaa...I was in Australia until just a few days ago, and when I logged onto the site on June 1st over there I noticed I had received Deviousness for this month!
I really never expected it, and I'm honored that the community and site have recognized my hard work and willingness to help out whenever I can. I know I haven't been around as much lately, but I hope to spend more time on the site in the coming months. I've just been really busy and most of the work I've been doing I can't show yet.
But, I wanted to thank deviantART for being such a useful and vital platform for my art and my career, without it I certainly wouldn't be where I'm at today. I also wanted to thank everyone for their kind words, and while I can't respond to all the messages, please know that I definitely read every last one. You guys are fantastic and I'm so glad to be a part of the community with you.
Take care, and ke

deviantMEET

CleveMeet Pics!The deviantMeet was pretty much a success! Pictures posted at WDWParksGal, as well as at ohioDeviants ~ if you are from Ohio or love Ohio, be sure to join the group!!
Arrival at Huntington Reservation on Lake Erie just west of Cleveland, Ohio:

Sitting in front of the Art Building having a snack made by Topicality and enjoying chatting and the gorgeous view. There was wind, and it was a bit cool but such a lovely day til the sprinkles started later in the afternoon:

Still by the Art Building, this picture taken by copperrein

We switched across the street closer to the lake for a group picture and to set up shop on the picnic tables in order to draw (the wind kept blowing paper everywhere ), color, talk and get to know each other:

Panorama Taken by mishkuu
Art on International Drawing Day (folder at :devcommunity-projects CleveMeet Wrap-Up and the Adventure Home The CleveMeet was a rousing success! The day was beautiful, albeit a bit windy and sprinkles were on the horizon, but Huntington Reservation is a gorgeous park with amenities and one fabulous beach and view of downtown Cleveland off in the distance. Ayame-Kenoshi came up with the idea for the meeting place, and it was easy to get to from all directions being accessible by freeway and turnpike travel.
The original devMeet was scheduled for 2 PM, but Ayame-Kenoshi had to be at Hopkins International (CLE) to board a flight to Paris for a devMeet there. The time was moved up to Noon, which worked out better for several deviants.
The gathering spot was in the parking lot in front of three converted houses (donated) that housed a restaurant, art museum/store and a café. There was seating everywhere, from picnic tables to a gazebo. A wrap-around porch to the café and convention center (the upstairs houses art shows and conventions and schedules for upcoming shows
Paris was EPIC!A little late report on the devMEET in Paris! I had to recover yesterday, haha. I've been reading through reports from other deviants, friends and staff and looking at a gazillion of photos that were taken during the meet. I figured I'd write my own report on it! Could be a little TL;DR, but for those interested, continue reading!
So, FritsPlays (Frits) and namenotrequired (Bart) decided I had to be at the devMEET. Period. So they paid a huge amount for tickets and I couldn't be more thankful. It's definitely something I wouldn't have want to miss!
June 9th, at 4.45 AM my alarm went off. I got up all excited! I usually have a hard time getting out of bed, but today was different in every way possible, haha. I got ready and left my place at 5.45 and got on the 6.00 AM train to Amsterdam. I texted Frits to make sure he was awake and didn't sleep through his alarm like two years ago when we went to Berlin He was awake! Yay! Got a text back from AnaNaszynska (Ana) that she was ke:thumb303153577:
Join us for a deviantMEET in London, England! Amsterdam Devmeet - 1st July More specified locations - preciezere locaties (thanks Myrddhin for pointing out the ambiguity! )
Less than two weeks to go - nog minder dan twee weekjes wachten!
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Hey guys!
On Sunday 1st July, I will be organising a devmeet in Amsterdam! Ever wanted to meet your fellow deviants? Join us on this (hopefully) sunny Sunday afternoon for a lunch, a babble and maybe artistic endeavours and dA goodies... if you can bring your camera, sketchbook, portfolio, whatever you have
We will meet at 1 pm at the Central Station (specifically, at the Hema next to the Starbucks, at the southern side where the west and mid tunnels under the platforms join), from where we'll walk to the Leids square to find a nice place to have lunch and hang out. I'm working on a plan B in case of bad weather.
Please comment if you'd like to come, and feel free to ask any questions
Cymae will even be flying over from New Zealand, so I'm co
Voila! Paris deviantMEET Wrap-Up! Bonjour deviants!
This past weekend, deviantART teamed up with DeviantMEET-Paris to host a deviantMEET that ultimately yielded over 250 deviant attendees!  As you may have read in the latest Site Update, our Devious Technology, Product, and Product Marketing teams are currently in France -- participating in a staff retreat, that has everyone working hard to improve and optimize many key areas of deviantART.  On Saturday, June 9th, we took a small break from our discussions and traveled to the City of Light to meet and mingle with Parisian deviants.  Here's a quick recap of the day's events!
We met at Mécano Bar, where we were welcomed by early arriving attendees and current/former Community Volunteers -- including AnaNaszynska, and Anoya, namenotrequired and FritsPlays, who traveled all the way from T

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Contests - Win Premium Memberships| Browse & search for more contests | Tips to hosting a contest |
Many people would like to make use of the Premium Membership features of dA, but of course not everyone is able to reserve some bucks for this, or to use them online. Thankfully, deviantART has a wonderful community where many people are willing to help each other out. One way to get a Premium Membership eventhough you cannot pay, is to participate in contests where you can win premium memberships, or points to pay for them - this list will hopefully help you find some to enter.
(Note that in this journal I will include contests with chosen winners only. There are also 'contests' around where the winners are in some way randomly assigned - perhaps yo

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ProjectComment

Project Comment Interviews, Issue 50ProjectComment is a Group of many projects centred around comments, but, more importantly, constructive comments. We offer Members of deviantART a lot of opportunities to get comments, give comments, participate in comment projects, win points, get featured and much, much more!
Every two weeks, we will be interviewing commenters and volunteers at ProjectComment, specifically revolving around their life on deviantART and, the purpose of ProjectComment, constructive comments.
We sincerely hope you enjoy reading the fiftieth interview of this series with Draconasaurus!

Tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is Cam. I'm a writer and painter, with my preferred genre being fantasy. Non-fantasy works are usually cats. =^.^=
I'm also a huge fan of anything Nintendo (my favorite platform being GameCube).
Why are you on deviantART?
Outside of school it is nearly impossible to receive quality



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TreeLovers

Art for Trees - project:iconspringtree-1plz::iconspringtree-2plz::iconspringtree-3plz::iconspringtree-4plz::iconspringtree-4pl5:
"When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. The second best time? Today."
- Chinese proverb
2014: This is the 3rd year of the project. There are many people supporting it, featuring it in their journal and offering art. BUT... There have been NO trees planted for it in the last year (I don't count mine). So, instead of talking about it, how about getting up and actually planting a tree, if you are able to? There is a lot of wonderful art waiting for you as a reward!
Trees are important, valuable and necessary to our very existence. It's not too hard to believe that, without trees we humans would not exist on this beautiful planet. Trees are the largest and longest living organisms on earth. To grow tall the tree has become a miracle of engineering and a complex chemical factory. It is able to take water and



Unframed-Nature

May's TOP Subs of Unframed-Nature and Info.!Welcome to MAY 2012’s Top Submissions of Unframed-Nature.
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Thank you for being here whether you are a Member yet or not!
We welcome you and your support!
Since the beginning of January 2012, we’ve grown 700 Members!
That means, in six months, we’ve grown an average of just over 100 Members a month!

So, a GRAND Welcome to ALL of Our NEW MEMBERS!
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Thank you to our loyal Members who have been submitting to our Group for a long time now. Without you, we wouldn’t be here. [Aww]
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Thank you to ALL the Members who voted on this monthly event!
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We completely appreciate you supporting your Group in this particular way. It is so generous of you to take the time to VOTE!  You are wonderful!!
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Let’s continue to submit our own BEST QUALITY work, enjoy it, improve up

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deviantART-Related
A Week in dA Related - #046Introduction
Welcome to the next installment of A Week in dA Related!
A Week in dA Related is a weekly news article series that aims to bring you the most important and fun deviantART and dA Related news from the previous week. It also includes a handful of features from the gallery that were submitted in the last 7 days.
If you have any deviantART Related news you'd like to share, shoot a note to bradleysays.
This issue covers June 4th to June 10th, 2012
From the Writer
Not much going on in the dA Related world this week. Just a reminder that you can get your daily dose of dA Related goodness on facebookfacebook and Google+.
Discuss! dA held a devMEET in Paris! Where would your ideal devMEET be? (expenses paid)
A Week in dA Related - #045Introduction
Welcome to the next installment of A Week in dA Related!
A Week in dA Related is a weekly news article series that aims to bring you the most important and fun deviantART and dA Related news from the previous week. It also includes a handful of features from the gallery that were submitted in the last 7 days.
If you have any deviantART Related news you'd like to share, shoot a note to bradleysays.
This issue covers May 27th to June 3rd, 2012
From the Writer
A few days ago #deviantART-Related held a chat event - even though it was unprepared for, I'd like to thank everyone for the patience. 
We started off with a Q&A with =Pickley. The questions and answers will be posted in a later article. Afterwards we had trivia and a muro contest, where entra

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FreeAvatarProject

Monthly Challenge: FLOWER and PLANTS Avatars WINNE

And the winners are..
First place:

by RRRAI
Second place:

by MellotheMarshmallow
Third place:

by SazLeigh

All entries were featured in the Free Flower and Plant Avatars News Article!



Spring Time!

This month is all about Flowers and Plants!
Spring is upon as, which means a lot of new flowers are coming into bloom. But not all flowers or plants you make have to be spring flowers, we will accept them all!
NEW DEADLINE
To give you all some more time to create more ent Monthly Challenge: Free ICE-CREAM Avatars WINNERS

And the winners are...
First place:

by KMKP
Second place:

by lilloulou
Third place:

by AndreeaArsene
All entries were featured in the Free Ice-Cream Avatars News Arcticle!



Summer Time!

Summer is quickly approaching and what better season to feast on some deliciously refreshing ice-cream? This month we want you to create as many ice-cream icons as possibly. This includes anything from fancy deserts to cute water ices on a stick, just be creative!
See Challenge Rules below.
Previous Challenge Articles

The List
Sorted from most recent to our very first challenge:
Free Autumn Avatars
Free Back to School Avatars
Free Four Season Avatars
Free Ice-Cream Avatars
Free Flower and Plant Avatars
Free Pok�mon Avatars


dAWishingWell

Tuesday Treats: Sunshine!Tuesday Treats!
Find the sunshine in your life!
Not everyone can see what is bright and beautiful in life. It is a sad sad thing. If you ever met someone who could not see the sunshine in their life, what would you show or tell them to help them see their own happiness? Find a deviation that shows what you think could help someone see the happiness in their life and link it in a comment on this blog! One deviation per member please. Each submitted deviation will be added to our gallery! Enjoy and have the best day ever!
Last week, we checked out what each person saw in themself. We asked you to find a deviation that could very well be your own self-portrait. This is what we found...
Spare bedroom studio space by Abigtreehugger :thumb289210754: My ID by macdieter :thumb254836262: :thumb299569606: Station_Model: Iluvbiscuit2 by Sunnada :thumb16372 Wonderful Wednesday and YouThe Wishlist | Granted Wishes | Featured Member | Featured Print
Point Features | Well Wishes | Tuesday Treats | Feature Friday | WishingWell WeeklyThe Wishlist | Granted Wishes | Featured Member | Featured Print
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stopBSL

How Could You? - An Article by Jim WillisInfo, Rules & Guidelines || stopBSL FAQ || The List of Targeted Breeds
The Complete Member List || RARE! BotM Features || stopBSL on FaceBook
How Could You?
© Written by Jim Willis

When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How Featuring June's !RARE! Breed of the MonthInfo, Rules & Guidelines || stopBSL FAQ || The List of Targeted Breeds
The Complete Member List || !RARE! Breed of the Month Features
Welcome to Our !RARE! Breed of the Month Feature!
Previous !RARE! Breeds of the Month
January's !RARE! Breed of the Month
February's !RARE! Breed of the Month
<b> An Introduction to Breed-Specific LegislationInfo, Rules & Guidelines || stopBSL FAQ || The List of Targeted Breeds
The Complete Member List || RARE! Breed of the Month Features
Breed-Specific Legislation – An Introduction
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ObscuredPhotos & Make a Difference

Obscured Photos: Features .95ObscuredPhotos is a photography group dedicated to exposing obscured (unknown, underappreciated, etc.) photography. It doesn't matter where you are at in terms of skill; if you are underappreciated and you feel you deserve more recognition, you've come to the right place!
This article features all of the deviations submitted for our Themes of the Week. Feel free to have a browse! You never know, but you may find something you like.
Transportation
Puerta de Atocha by cosmicvoid :thumb200104512:Bicycle for Two by birdf All All Nippon Airways by Erdling26 fins. by Shellbel
Orange
:thumb303296062: A Lion and His Bow by Splooshedonawall An Orange Road Runner by TheMan268 Amantes Amarillos by MaddLouise Fire and Ice by Nate-Zeman Muslim Girl by TheGlobalVariety :thumb281783870: The Louisville Zoo 14 by AnonymousCharles :thumb299852724: Hh Live 015 by jonniedee sattelite by andrea-ioana Braised red snapper by patchow Tiger Sushi by euphoras :thumb Theme of the MonthAny photographs that features a Start or Beginning will be accepted in the folder below! That is our Theme of the Week, and we are looking for any pictures refering to this theme
-> Submission Folder
Previous Themes of the Week - News Articles
Features .01 | Features .02 | Features .03 | Features .04 (Part 1) / Features .04 (Part 2) | Features .05 | Features .06 | Features .07 | Features . Make a Difference #161Artists join deviantART to share their art and appreciate others. Due to the many artists out there, it's easy to get towed under and generally obscured from the public.
Make a Difference aims to do exactly that. This series of articles will hopefully make a difference to you as well as the artists featured weekly. Just by giving one minute of your time to write constructive comments, favourites and even watches will make a difference to these artists.
:iconm-vladimir: Suggested by Maay, m-vladimir has some great people and portrait photography in his gallery! Quite a few are wonderfully spontaneous where the expressions are concerned, but the composition and perspective are both intriguing too.

m-vladimir's Gallery
:iconvespera:'s literature is thought-provoking, especially as her

ProjectPorkchop

ProjectPorkchop Vol128ProjectPorkchop is all about bringing more exposure to the many talented yet under appreciated artists going unseen on deviantART daily. The artists chosen truly deserve more attention based on low counts of favorites, comments, and watchers, added to their incredible artistic talent.
:icongigapolosatik:

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ID - Mia by Soumin Rain in the fairy-forest by Soumin
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Prenocephale by Deinowilly Malvarezsauria by Deinowilly Ritual by Deinowilly Austropotamobius pallipes. by Deinowilly
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Tyrael by xFriendlyPsycho Benjamin Carmine by xFriendlyPsycho ProjectPorkchop Vol129ProjectPorkchop is all about bringing more exposure to the many talented yet under appreciated artists going unseen on deviantART daily. The artists chosen truly deserve more attention based on low counts of favorites, comments, and watchers, added to their incredible artistic talent.
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:iconkohllewis:
Jackolantern dread bead by Kohllewis Albert Fish view by Kohllewis
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:iconwindmile:
Pickles and other mutations by windmile JELLO fishes by windmile ICE_CRIME by windmile Pasta girl by windmile
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:thumb285243524: :thumb306516455: :thum ProjectPorkchop Vol130ProjectPorkchop is all about bringing more exposure to the many talented yet under appreciated artists going unseen on deviantART daily. The artists chosen truly deserve more attention based on low counts of favorites, comments, and watchers, added to their incredible artistic talent.
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.............. by yanari Distant Shore by yanari
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Silver by KataGali Floverhair by KataGali Immortal power by KataGali Above the stars by KataGali
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Winter Wonderlands by JohnDamen Summer's Passing by JohnDamen :thumb261913 ProjectPorkchop Vol131ProjectPorkchop is all about bringing more exposure to the many talented yet under appreciated artists going unseen on deviantART daily. The artists chosen truly deserve more attention based on low counts of favorites, comments, and watchers, added to their incredible artistic talent.
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Butterflies and Fire Skies by Puck-Sexton Laufeyson by Puck-Sexton
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Splash by Anity-art Dodge Dart sunrise by Anity-art Soft kitty, warm kitty by Anity-art Summer kitten by Anity-art
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Forest guest by ILioNart The forgotten elixir by ILioNart :thumb307257

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:thumb299389918: :thumb276203137: Project Plushie needs YOUR SUPPORTI bet you're wondering why I've written this News Article. Well, the reason, simply put, is this:

Now, you're probably wondering why I put a picture of my Cute Monsters contest entry in a news article. The simple fact of it is that if I win, I'll use some of the prize money to buy stuffed toys for underprivileged children for Christmas. I will buy 10 Fella plushies and 10 Super Llama plushies to give to Toys for Tots for Christmas, and that's where I need your help. Obviously I can't vote for myself, and I'm trying to raise the money (via ) to buy the plushies. If I don't get enough points by Christmas, and if I win the shirt competition, I'll buy the necessary amount of points left to buy the plushies. So if you want to do a kind deed, vote for my entry, donate points to me, or both. If you don't do either, I'll send the poor kids to you and then you can explain why they don't have a single toy under their tree on Christm:thumb275338842:

Commissions Corner

Commission rates (Status:OPEN) 
I am an advanced level designer and coder of deviantART CSS skins. I am open to any kind of coding/designing of skins.
My specialization is in creating sophisticated skins both in terms of functionality and design.
Though I am open for any kind of CSS designing and coding, I am fond of designing/coding modern style skins most of the time.
   
   
My Daily Deviations
Journal Skin (Coding)
I can code your journal skin if you have got a design made by yourself or from others.
A journal skin design has to have all the necessary elements that are present in a journal skin. You need to provide me a .PSD file for coding a design with all the elements organized in layers. You need to tell me the font names that you want to use from Google fonts as well.
 
Premium
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Professional
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SALES and COMMISSIONS (OPEN)NEWS (March 2024)
Only 1 slot left! Please read this journal for all the info but do not hesitate to contact me for questions.
I'm also still accepting commissions for digital sketches on Ko-Fi!  ^^

OLDER NEWS
- My and The-Replicant's Whitebeard sculpture + Ace illustration combo is still available, please send me a note if you would like to purchase it:

Literature commissions

Creative & non-creative writing.
- Fixed fee (only for creative writing, to be paid up front): 10 EUR (it covers research, a general plot and character study, and the outline/draft); fiction commissions will always include a thorough preliminary discussion about the plot, script, characters, themes, and writing style :thumb292649093::thumb229835620: BRACE YOURSELFS, COMISSIONS ARE COMING! (sorry xD)So, I got some time to spare and I have currently no work besides the college.
So, anyone who wants a draw for me, be it character design, from games or concept creation, comic pages, portraits of real people, any kind of thing, just give me a call so we can talk on email.
Just send me an email to chakal.igor@hotmail.com so we can discuss this stuff.
Don't know if it'll interest anyone at all, but COMISSIONS ARE FINALLY OPEN .
PAYPAL COMMISSIONS: rules and prices- OPEN!PAYPAL COMMISSION INFORMATION
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GEN Commission Info - OpenCommissions open for 2.  Trades are friends only and requests are closed.  All info is updated
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All of my prices with examples are below.  I accept concealed cash or money orders via snail mail, as well as Paypal, but I will not turn down points either.  Commissions are worked on in the order that I received the payment.  Payment must be made up front.  You will be given a sketch of the work being done and that is the only time you can ask for changes.  When I work with traditional media, I cannot change anything once it is lined or coloured.
What information do you need for a commission or trade?
I need:
-References images.  Full body, and clothed.  Unless you are willing to pay extra, I will not draw full nudity.  If you have no references, I need a detailed description to follow.
-Name of the character
-Name of the creator of the character
-Character's age
-A s A bit of Help + All on the tableEdit: I saw MasterMindMan's Letters to Jane Doe project and wrote in.  He ended up giving me a featured article, which is absolutely touching.  I ask anyone who has had a less than perfect life to go read (or anyone who is curious).  But I also ask you guys not to treat me any differently; aside from the anxiety, the depression and the homosexuality (which to me is not an issue lol), everything in there is a good 5-10 years in the past.  Things are far from perfect but they have gotten better, which is the only point I was aiming for.  And that I am willing to listen and help if I can.  But yeah, I'm rambling.  Here's the article http://news.deviantart.com/article/142304/ /edit
My finances for university finally got sorted out, and I am short a ton of money for tuition.  I am job hunting, but so far it isn't getting many results.  So anything extra would be greatly appreciated.&
Journal Skin Commissions: CLOSEDI'm opening up my journal skin commissions again, because of late - I've been quite happy with my CSS abilities.
Basic Skin: 300 points.
  
Advanced: 600 points
(Includes sidebars, menus, etc)

Current Specials
Code my Design SPECIAL: 25% off the price if you give me the design!
EditPLZ SPECIAL: 50% off if you want an already existing skin of mine edited to your suiting!:thumb307780062:

CSS News, Links & Information

CSS Contest: Pure and White - EndedWhile people love to work on skins that burst with colors, it is now time to take a step back and try something new.
Not everybody feels comfortable using white, but this time it will be your challenge! Do you feel ready for it?
For this contest you have to create a new design or skin that uses white as the dominant 'color'. You are allowed to use only one additional color, but can use any shade of grey. There should be no black added to your entry either!
Only exception to this would be very small buttons and 1 smaller photo to enhance your entry.
Create something clean, fresh and pure that will enhance your own experience or those of random guests and visitors.
If you are not a coder feel free to create a design, if you know your business go ahead and create a complete skin. Choose on your own if it will be for a journal or a gallery.
Inspiration:
Those examples do not match the description above 100%, but they should give you an idea of the contest theme and point in t News June 2012General
Given the fact that we have nearly 3k watchers and members in total, it is a bit sad that we don't get much feedback on journals and polls.
The current one has only 29 votes which isn't really much if you compare both numbers. Not sure if it is my fault as a group admin or if this group isn't hm... 'important/famous' enough to interact with. But i guess there isn't much i can do, to change that, can i?
Beside it seems like you want to have a contest. So i will get on my creative thinking hat and will see what i can come up with.  If you have any suggestions or ideas let me know. And should it be for coders only or should there be an option for non-coders as well?
I have also seen something nice some days ago. There was a pure HTML code given and people had the chance to style it via CSS. Imo this would be a nice way to run challenges. Having the same HTML structure and seeing what people can come up with. What do you think of that?
It could also be used to crea Tutorial for deviantID box customization released!After testing for several days and two days of effort on photoshop to plan and design the tut, I finally present you with the deviantID widget customization tutorial...

Nothing more to say. Just have fun with customization!
Oh god! I am tired now...
Cheers,
Sid

Contest ~ Challenges & Community Projects

Rose contest - 1600 points give awayHello!, aoao2 and I (meganjoy) hold a contest. We give away a total of 1600
What to do?
Edit one of our rose stock photos, what you do with it is up to you!
Rules:
Fav this journal if you want to participate.
Use one of the roses below, you may use more of these rose stocks in one entry, but do not blend other (your) stock images in it.
Adding textures and brushes is allowed. Tip: http://lieveheersbeestje.deviantart.com/gallery/34134252#/d519cs7 / http://fav.me/d4i0be0
Making a vector out of a rose photo is allowed.
Drawing things (with a tablet) on the rose(s) is allowed.
Do not use photoshop actions (like: http://lieveheersbeestje.deviantart.com/gallery/34574995), you have to do the edit yourself.
The roses: (use one of the following stock photos)
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aoao2 :thumb306708 Contests - Win Premium Memberships| Browse & search for more contests | Tips to hosting a contest |
Many people would like to make use of the Premium Membership features of dA, but of course not everyone is able to reserve some bucks for this, or to use them online. Thankfully, deviantART has a wonderful community where many people are willing to help each other out. One way to get a Premium Membership eventhough you cannot pay, is to participate in contests where you can win premium memberships, or points to pay for them - this list will hopefully help you find some to enter.
(Note that in this journal I will include contests with chosen winners only. There are also 'contests' around where the winners are in some way randomly assigned - perhaps yo:thumb304066505: CSS designing/coding contest in the houseAlright, a new contest for all those CSS skin fans out there!
eCSSited is holding a contest
CSS Contest: Pure & White
You don't have to know coding to participate in this contest. You can participate in this contest if you can just design a journal CSS too!
For more details read the Contest details
Great prizes to grab for the winners!! What more?? A total of 4 runners up will be chosen apart from the 2 winners in each category of designing and coding. So high chance for you too win! So, what are you waiting for? Get your asses up and go participate! Its open to all!!!
The contest will be judged by the following people including me.
:iconginkgografix: GinkgoWerkstatt
:iconthelasth0pe: bradleysays
:iconsnowshi: Snowshi
:icongillianivy: gillianivyart
:iconcyphervisor: CypherVisor
Regards,
Sid
:thumb308314981: Manip Challenges #002And on to round number 2
I was speachless with the turnout last time, let's see if this time will be just as well-received
EDIT: I forgot to add the 8th image - it's in now Blame it on the football EM (and when I say football, it's soccer of course)
Please don't forget to credit and notify all resource providers you use stock of - including the challenge stock!
The Rules
You are given 8 stock images (see below) of which you have to use at least TWO in a way that we don't have to go hunting for them with a looking glass.You can use additional stock, but I ask you not to use premades - this is a challenge for your skills, not for someone else's.Your entry has to be a photomanipulation or a digital mixed media piece with a good deal of photomanipulation in it.Please specify in your artist's comment that this is an antry for Photomanipulated's Manip Challenges #002!Your entry has to be uploaded to 10 years and dA Collab Contest Features! AwadAily Life
EDIT Gone for the weekend, and maybe only around a bit for the two weeks after that.  I have a friend coming to stay with me and I am unsure how much downtime I will have.  Shoot me a note if it's super important, otherwise, see you on the flip side!
First things first, I have commissioned some Calymotes....er...I mean...Claymotes from the wonderful Kohaku0827...and they look awesome!!  I mean, Carl's brains?  REALLY!?!?! If you are interested in some of your own, they are reasonable prized. More info found here.

Secondly, today marks 10 years since I eloped with my hubby and we got married in some lady's living room. It doesn't sound that amazing, I know, as there was no reception, or big white dress, or tons of people to June EMTC! + 16 Entries + CLOSED!Finally closing this, expect results in the next couple days.  And I will announce the July EMTC in the next 24 hours (I hope).  My inbox got all full and crazy for some odd reason....
Magic

Magic.  I wish I had magic.  It makes sparkles sometimes, this magic.  Wouldn't you like to make something magical with emotes?  Now's your chance!  Be it pulling something out of a hat, using a magic wand, or perhaps fan art of a certain wizarding world. The sky is the limit!  And if you add sparkles, I will dance for you!
Disclaimer: Sparkles are not mandatory if your entry.  They just make me happy.
Judge(s):
SparklyDest
Web5teR
Synfull
Rules
Only new submissions for this.  The emote must be submitted after the theme has been announced.
You can enter as many times as you want.
Please include a brief e
Create Your Own Wrimo Contest: CLOSEDThe contest is over and the results have been posted here. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Submitted Wrimos!
If you'd like to sign up for any of these wrimos (or multiple), leave a comment on this journal stating which one (or more) you'd like to take part in. Make sure you include the name of the creator(s) in your comment!
:iconsitsunderwaterfalls:
DeReWriMo:
DeviantArt's Revision Writer's Month is designed to help you revise one of your existing pieces through a variety of exercises.
Week 1: Critique Week
Week 2: Rewind Week
Week 3: Redraft Week
Week 4: Tweak Week
To read all the details, click here.
:iconmorgana-jones:
BioWriMo:
This wrimo asks you to write a biography for a secondary character.
Week 1: Birth and childhood
Week 2: Death
Week 3: Legacy
Week 4: Additional factors
To read all the details, CSS Contest: Pure and White - EndedWhile people love to work on skins that burst with colors, it is now time to take a step back and try something new.
Not everybody feels comfortable using white, but this time it will be your challenge! Do you feel ready for it?
For this contest you have to create a new design or skin that uses white as the dominant 'color'. You are allowed to use only one additional color, but can use any shade of grey. There should be no black added to your entry either!
Only exception to this would be very small buttons and 1 smaller photo to enhance your entry.
Create something clean, fresh and pure that will enhance your own experience or those of random guests and visitors.
If you are not a coder feel free to create a design, if you know your business go ahead and create a complete skin. Choose on your own if it will be for a journal or a gallery.
Inspiration:
Those examples do not match the description above 100%, but they should give you an idea of the contest theme and point in t Still Life Contest - Winners!Hello dear members of :iconstill-life-stills:
I SAVALISTE am throwing a still life contest over at TheSp0t
Everyone can participate you don't have to be a member so I'm sharing it with you here!
CONTEST TOPIC:
Still-life
Definition:
- A painting/drawing/photograph of an arrangement of inanimate objects.
Start Date: MAY 25, 2012 FRIDAY
End Date: JUNE 15, 2012 FRIDAY
ANYONE can participate. Members & Non-Members
Where do you submit your work for the contest?
Submit contest entries here, suggest a fave
Rules for entries:
Two max entries per deviant.
No pornography
No scrap work
Must be new from the year 2012. Nothing from 2011 or older.
You cannot win more than once in this contest.
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Interviews & Editorials

Photomanip: Interview with Ellyevans679Hello, deviantART!
It gives me great pleasure to present another photomanipulation-related interview developed and conducted by one of our own community members (not by me!). It is wonderful when members get involved with the community and share a bit of themselves with the rest of us; we can all learn a lot from one another, which is very important as we grow as artists (regardless of our level of experience).
Without further ado, here is the interview of Ellyevans679, written and conducted by XilaPhoenixArt.

Elle, tell us a bit about yourself, please.
I’m  a self-confessed workaholic. I have always held jobs in publishing and graphic design but in 2005 went back to uni and completed by Bachelor of  Multimedia Arts and wasn’t working very much when I was a student. When  I PE: Photomanip - Interview with *simoneheldPE: Photomanip - Interview with Simone Held
Last week, I was fortunate to catch up with Simone, simoneheld, who has been a photomanipulator in our community for more than four years. The founder of PremierPhotomanips and administrator of various other photomanipulation groups and art groups in general across dA, Simone has an eye for identifying good photomanipulation and a passion for excellent artistry.
I chose to invite Simone for our Keynote interview because of her passion for our art form and also because of her vision. She has brilliant ideas and the skills to carry them out both respect to art creation and project design.
Here is our interview.
You've been on dA for over four years now! What brought you here in the first place, and why did you choose to learn photomanipulation specifically?
The reason why I came to dA is very simple: I wanted to share my art with others and see new and different art for myself PE Photomanip: Dark photomanipulationWhat is Dark Photomanipulation?

Is dark manipulation romantic? Frightening? Cold? Is it full of untold possibilities or a scream waiting to erupt from your throat?
Dark photomanipulation has something for every shade of your dark mood and demeanor. If you visit our dark photomanipulation gallery, you will find everything from grimly beautiful women surrounded by crows to figures engrossed in decay and beautiful stagnation. Some pieces are soothing in their depths; some are startling in their grotesqueness.
So, once again, what is a dark photomanipulation?
When we submit our deviations to the Digital Art > Photomanipulation > Dark gallery, we see the following gallery description:
Photomanipulations which are dark in theme or mood, and have a mystical, obscure, sombre, grim, or sinister expression.
This is a good conceptual definition, but we also want to obtain a more operational definition fro PE Photomanip: More on dark manipulationHi, everyone!
GUESS WHAT!!! You get a bonus blog today because . . . intano is in the house!!


Tugba took some time out of her very busy schedule to chat with me about dark photomanipulation and photomanipulation in general. These questions are similar to those that the lovely MarcelaBolivar answered in our dark photomanipulation interview from earlier in the series (click here). It is always useful to have more perspectives and ideas regarding dark art and its operational definition, and we are really grateful to both of these brilliant artists for sharing their wisdom with us.
Interview with intano
So, the “dark” photomanipulation category is confusing many people because it can feature anything from beautiful, sorrowful women in
Photomanip PE: Conversation with ^ElandriaHappy Thursday, everyone!
You know, as photomanipulators, we rely pretty heavily on the stock and resources community, and the opposite is true as well. It is because of this symbiotic relationship that both communities flourish, growing and evolving off of each other. Because of stock artists here on dA and elsewhere, we are able to create our manipulations. Stock inspires us; it drives us to create by capturing in visual image format that which we envision in our minds. So, for our Project Educate week, I sat down to have a conversation with Elandria, one of our Community Volunteers (CVs) for stock and resources and a fantastic digital artist, who I am fortunate enough to call a friend as well as a colleague.
Here's how that conversation went!
Interview with ^Elandria
Aeirmid: We all know and love you as Elandria, rockstar stock artist and digital artist here on dA! But, that is only a small part of you. Who are y ABCs of Deviants: im-not-sanaWelcome to ABCs of Deviants! Where I interview deviants from A to Z!
:iconim-not-sana:
imnotsana
Sana is an enthusiastic member of the community who is loved by many. She joined deviantART almost 6 years ago. She's a true inspiration for anyone who wants to be more involved around deviantART. Sana received seniority status in August last year, on top of that she alpha tests for dA over at :devdevbug: - which means she plays around with new features before Beta testers get to!
Now, on with the questions!

the rhythm of my heart. by imnotsana
First off, could you give us a brief introduction of yourself?
Well first off, I'm actually Sana I'm a Photographer by morning and a Programmer by night I study Computer Science but enjoy trying out all sorts of arts. I'm a bit socially awkward at first, but pretty awesome once you get to know me Another dAmn Interview! - moria330
Another dAmn Interview! is a new series I've started up where I interview a deviant who is regular in the dAmn/Chatroom area of deviantART, and ask them to share their initial and current opinions on that area of the site. Since this is a new series I'd love some suggestions from you about how it can be improved, and any other questions you think should be asked. Thank you!
1. When did you start using dAmn compared to how long you've been on dA?
I started going on dAmn about 1-2 months after I joined dA back in 2008.
2. Which chatrooms do you usually hang out in? Any rooms you'd recommend do others?
There are several chatrooms that I tend to hangout it: iPhotograph, seniors, devart, ShareZone, CommunityRelations; there are a few others but these are the easist for someone to get intouch with me.
I would recommend iPhotograph for those who are interested in photography, it is a friendly room and I have met some great people there. I also would recommend Shar Another dAmn Interview! - bluefootednewtAnother dAmn Interview! is a new series I've started up where I interview a deviant who is regular in the dAmn/Chatroom area of deviantART, and ask them to share their initial and current opinions on
that area of the site. Since this is a new series I'd love some suggestions from you about how it can be improved, and any other questions you think should be asked. Thank you!
1. When did you start using dAmn compared to how long you've been on dA?
Well, I have just begun exploring the chat rooms more in the past couple of months when I am able. I was a quite intimidated by them when I first joined dA, but now I see the great potential that they have for interaction with artists the world round. :iconteacherplz:
2. Which chatrooms do you usually hang out in? Any rooms you'd recommend do others?
If you wan't to chat with me #PizzaPixels :iconmonkeydancetooplz: and
Member Feature #5 with Justynka>>
Hello there
I'm BitterBeanJuicer, and my duty at Urban-and-Rural is to feature submitted artworks. Recently we decided to change the way we do it, and instead of themes & Featured folders, we decided to pick only one Member and make a little interview with them to get to know our members a little more and I'll feature amazing U&R photographers every second week!
Our Previous Featured Members

Interview with geolio


Interview with BlauBeerKuchen


Interview with Twitch100


Interview with Nujabes

Here is our next Featured Member, Justynka
First of all, thank you so much Justynka for taking time and let me interview you!
#1 When did you start taking Urba Writing Better Character DescriptionsWriting Better Character Descriptions
We writers have a particularly tough job: bringing nonexistent people (our characters) to life in our readers’ imaginations. While it’s never easy, we usually accomplish this magic by writing each character with two qualities in mind:
1) Their personality
2) Their physical appearance
Personality is usually expressed through characterization, and appearance through physical description. Admittedly, that doesn't sound so complicated.
But there are two things I’ll suggest today: first, that description needs to do more than just craft appearance, and second, it’s good characterization, more than anything, that’s the key to conjuring vivid characters.
Character Description:
Let’s take a look at the following example.
1) When I entered Mr. Smith's office, he stood from his desk and smiled. He had a big nose, brown eyes, and short, blond hair. He wore a dark suit. I shook his hand.
What can you tel:thumb307577334::thumb305720166:
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Groups Needing Administration Assistance

dACipher is in search of...You.
:icondACipher: is in search of people like you to help us and your community by volunteering as Heads (Co-Founders) and Contributors to help construct lessons and teach members techniques regarding the chosen media.
We are ALSO looking for Moderators to assist in promotion, chat moderation and as an option to assist as a Translator.

If you don't know about dACipher, or you've never heard of us before, feel free to check out our "About Us", our "Welcome Blog" and our blog "Heads, Contributors and Moderators Defined"
This is a great opportunity for an artist to get involved with the community; promoting socialization and positivity:thumb283845763: Contributor+Co-Founder needed!Dear Members,
our group has reached 840+ members and I realize that the current number of admins is not enough. :iconsighsignplz:
We're in desperate need of one Contributor and one  Co-Founder.
If you are interested please, send a note to TheAppleScientist (me) telling why you are interested and if you have enough time (like 10-15 minutes a day) in order to vote for the incoming deviations. You must also be willing to re-read the rules carefully and act according to them.
I'll be waiting for your notes.
Have a nice day,
Daphne
P.S. I will announce the new admins at the end of May. I will judge from the notes, but also from your favourites gallery (I want to see what kind of art you like...) . Let's get this party started!I've kind of been just letting this group sit around and collect dust and new members. 8D
HELLO EVERYBODY WHO JOINED IN THE LAST LIKE, 10 MONTHS.
It's time to set things in a bit more motion and shake off the dust.
First order of business, it really would be awesome to have more people join me on the admin team. The more people willling to help = more fun stuff we get to do with the group. I'd really like to do contests and features and such but I can't do it all alone. xD
If you want to be a co-founder or a contributer, just drop a comment saying so. I'll just take a quick look to make sure you log in more than once in a blue moon and then promote you into a position of POWER.
I have a large amount of faith in giving admin powers to a bunch of strangers and having magical things happen as the group works together. In my experience, group administration works just like that!
So don't be shy. |D
Second order of business, I used to actively seek out cool stamps to add to this group. xD I
Group Staff OpportunitiesAs some of you may have noticed, PhotographLove is running on a little bit of a lack of staff at the moment. Without the required staff members, it is hard to run all the aspects of a large group with just 2-3 people. So below, we have arranged a list of open staff opportunities.
**To apply for any job, note the group with the subject titled "JOB", then describe what job you want, why you would be good for the position, reasonings, etc.
*"Jobs" do not pay unless otherwise stated.
Opportunities & Jobs
Gallery Moderator
The Gallery Moderator is to moderate all of the deviations being submitted into the Gallery and remove ones that do not belong. As simple as that We are looking for multiple users to take this position.
General Moderator
This job has all the same responsibilities as the Gallery Moderator, but will be in charge of keeping the group "up to date" too - meaning socializing with our members, accepting/declining submissions Need Group Mods and Proboards Coders/DesignersYoutube | FormSpring | All Equine Roleplay
I am looking for people to help me moderate some of my Groups. This is because I would like to start working on my own artwork/stories for a change. I also feel like if the upkeep was handled mostly by mods, I could focus on other Group things that need to be done, like (re)writing rules, tweaking layouts, doing overhauls, and other Group activities that are generally the responsibility of the Founder. Nothing that needs to be done at any of my Groups is above me though, so I will also be doing the jobs I'm asking my moderators to do if I get to them first.
I have a lot of Groups (with ideas for more), however, I am not going to make more Groups any time soon, so don't get excited about that. The Groups I already have up and running need to be well-oiled, smooth:thumb243329949::thumb306905989:
Admins!Hey!
We are quite a new group, but I was just wondering if any of you would like to become admins?
If you would like to become an admin then just send me a note!
Also if any of you have a BF3 server then just comment on the group page with a link and we will try it out!
Make sure you say whether it is console or PC though

dAseniors

The Neglected Importance of the Online CommunityWhat is the Worldwide Online Community?
The Worldwide Online Community is simply a group of people from a wide variety of countries and continents who come together to share their skills, experience, and/or love for a subject. Online communities are a fairly new faction and are not fully understood, their importance is neglected and may not reach their full potential until the next generation incorporates them more and more. It wasn't until the '90s that the Internet or World Wide Web really became a part of the culture, but in less then 20 years its impact has changed society from top to bottom. 
In order to really delve into the importance of the worldwide online community, one must first define what it is. There are hundreds of different definitions of what an online community is, but this statement is generally accepted throughout these definitions.
Worldwide online communities are groups of people who join together on the Internet with a common int Weekly Hunt #54 2.0Every Friday, there will be a 'Hunt' for either the Most or the Least of something or other. It's a weekly (hopefully) fun activity, open to all, that will get you scouring deviantART for the best possible piece that fits the 'Hunt'.
The person who suggests the best piece will get four of their art pieces featured on our page and, in return, the piece itself will also be featured on dAseniors' front page!
Two suggestions are allowed into this folder!
(It will be automatically approved, so make sure you submit wisely. )
Last time, we had the Most...
Annoying Problem
Unfortunately, i have have to inform you that there were no submissions to this theme. This puts us in an awkward situation and makes us wonder: was the theme too hard or did you lost interest in this weekly activity? Let us know what you think.
And now, to get on the right track, i will announce the new theme:
Thi dA love for everyone! #12                                    
As the title suggests, this news article's goal is to spread the dA love into everyone's heart! You will find here a little bit of everything, from awesome interviews with talented artists, art features, group promotion to random deviants' features. I hope you will find this informative and entertaining!
Interviewed artist: MyLifeThroughTheLens :iconmylifethroughthelens:
Tell us what defines you as a person.
Love - for my friends, my family and all kinds of art. Also i guess is fair to say in not the regular kind of guy i never really cared for cars or sports so yeah that's me
How did you found out about deviantART and why did you join the community?
About 8 years ago i stumbled upon dA love for everyone! #13                                    
As the title suggests, this news article's goal is to spread the dA love into everyone's heart! You will find here a little bit of everything, from awesome interviews with talented artists, art features, group promotion to random deviants' features. I hope you will find this informative and entertaining!
Interviewed artist: BenHeine :iconBenHeine:
Tell us what defines you as a person.
I'm a 28 y/o graphic artist based in Brussels, Belgium. I consider myself as a multidisciplinary artist as I always take different artistic directions (photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, music, animation...).
How did you found out about deviantART and why did you join the community?
Well I became a
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deviantART Community Volunteers Projects, Spotlights, Information & dALove

Thank You Abutton Photography Troubleshooting: BackgroundsThis series of articles aims to answer the questions of Photographers on deviantART who have burning issues with their cameras. Have an issue? Leave a comment at the end of the article and we'll do our best to help you figure out the answer. Additionally if you have information that could help someone out - let us know!
"From when I used to do photography what I struggled with most was the backgrounds, I wanted to focus in on the objects and then I'd take it to my tutors and they'd go "it's nice but the background is your desk, or your bookshelf" Unless I'm shooting on an infinity curve I struggle to 'see' appropriate backgrounds for my set up..." FionaCreates



"Hi FionaCreates, backgrounds can either be a part of the photograph or apart from it (I'm quite pleased with what I did there ).
Many still life images, particularly in a 'studio' UE Updates June 2012New Icon
I'm sure some of you have already noticed that we have a new icon.  Our old one was outdated and was actually never meant to be a permanent or long term icon for the group to begin with.  Please give much love to our very own MoltoFuckingBene for making our new icon.  There were actually more horses in it, but it was unfortunately too large a file and she had to shrink it down some.  None the less it's lovely and quite refreshing.  Thank you MoltoFuckingBene!
 
Drawing a line in the sand?
When I first made this group several years back the idea in my head was for equines that were bright red, or had 5 heads, or equines mixed with turtles, Just something you absolutely would not and do not see commonly. Even normal unicorns and Pegasi were not my idea of what I wanted in the group, though I am not one to reject things so I felt they were perfectly okay as long as they were not overrunning the group. The Trick Is To Keep Breathing>>> Garbage, The Trick Is To Keep Breathing <<<


She's not the kind of girl
Who likes to tell the world
About the way she feels about herself

She takes a little time
In making up her mind
She doesn't want to fight against the tide

Lately I'm not the only one
I say never trust anyone
Always the one who has to drag her down
Maybe you'll get what you want this time around

Can't bear to face the truth
So sick he cannot move
And when it hurts he takes it out on you

And lately I'm not the only one
I say never trust anyone
Always the one who has to drag her down
Maybe you'll get what you want this time around

The trick is to keep breathing
The trick is to keep breathing

She knows the human hea
Fragile Dreams>>> Anathema, Fragile Dreams <<<
Album Version [Alternative 4]
Acoustic Album Version [Hindsight]



Countless times I trusted you
I let you back in
Knowing...yearning...you know
I should have run...but I stayed
All Your Hopes by EveningofLightgloria by Einuhr
All Your Hopes by EveningofLightAll Your Hopes by EveningofLight
gloria by EinuhrAll Your Hopes by EveningofLightgloria by Einuhr
Maybe I always knew
My fragile dreams would be broken...for you
lacrima by felipmars WNC - Monthly Feature No. 19Don't forget to  this feature if you like it.
You can also "+1" it on Google+
>>> https://plus.google.com/u/0/111292197443269807673/posts <<<
This is a selection from last month's submissions to
:iconwhoneedscolour:
a group dedicated to black and white artwork.
This months' feature is dedicated to the memory of our fellow admin and friend
:iconlisalein:
who died in a car accident on June 4.





In my dreams I can see you by mehrmeerLast Farewell by DpressedSoul
-Direction of railway- by Janek-SedlarLantern by KizukiTamura #SixWordStories: Monthly ShowcaseA type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.
In our feature articles, we will be showcasing six word stories submitted to Freestyle folder.
:thumb302171107: Bottled Up by AngelRide Live show by Extinctionism Scared At First by kidatheart3 instinct... by rioza Legal Sex Worker is Happy. by EvilpixieA Sigh by gaurdianangel5 Mistaken Identity by FreeSpiritedHizoku :thumb299863736: My Generation SWS by Vanessanon The Prank Call by sonicinterface Two Sides of Everything by underseagalaxies:thumb299596319: Ink by Sammur-amat Wrong door by Twilighter1991

Photography Community

Photography Troubleshooting: NoiseThis series of articles aims to answer the questions of Photographers on deviantART who have burning issues with their cameras. Have an issue? Leave a comment at the end of the article and we'll do our best to help you figure out the answer. Additionally if you have information that could help someone out - let us know!
"I would love to figure out how to reduce the noise on my camera.
I'd love to drop kick it off of a very high cliff, but then I wouldn't
have a camera at all. It may just be because the camera is a POS
though..."  ~CelticStrm-Stock

"Noise is a characteristic that can be mitigated with numerous techniques.
Noise is all about how much light a camera can capture above its inherent noise floor (the natural noise that the sensor and electronics will always make regardless of what you do), the more 'signal' there is above the noise floor, the less visible the noise will be.
Based on the EXIF information on your imag Photography Troubleshooting: BackgroundsThis series of articles aims to answer the questions of Photographers on deviantART who have burning issues with their cameras. Have an issue? Leave a comment at the end of the article and we'll do our best to help you figure out the answer. Additionally if you have information that could help someone out - let us know!
"From when I used to do photography what I struggled with most was the backgrounds, I wanted to focus in on the objects and then I'd take it to my tutors and they'd go "it's nice but the background is your desk, or your bookshelf" Unless I'm shooting on an infinity curve I struggle to 'see' appropriate backgrounds for my set up..." FionaCreates



"Hi FionaCreates, backgrounds can either be a part of the photograph or apart from it (I'm quite pleased with what I did there ).
Many still life images, particularly in a 'studio' Photography Weekly: Edition Twenty SixPhotography Weekly Header created by TouchedD
"Make your lives extraordinary”
  
― John Keating
Lilly McElroy throws herself at men in the name of Photography. That is quite literally, what she does. And when I stumbled across the article this week I was tickled to read more into her project and the profoundness behind it all. Lilly initially started out on Craigslist, trying to find men to throw herself at but unfortunately she didn't get much response. In the end she went public, approaching men in pubs and clubs to try and recreate that social situation where so many throw themselves at strangers with such ease (and often with not much grace).
Check out her full gallery of works Here.
Copyright Lilly Mcelroy
Lilly pursues a range of socially Photography Trouble Shooting: LightingRecently during a projecteducate week focusing on Still Life Photography we asked for you to share the issues that you might have when trying to obtain some great Still Life Shots. Through this series of articles we hope to answer some of the queries or give you that push you need to step outside boundaries and get creative. The first frustration came from 1510 who struggled with Lighting additionally a further 19 Deviants voted on the poll to indicate they had the same issues.

"Lighting. I always have to use just window or lamps which are never
good. kind of given up on still life photos, even I have still tons of
ideas..." 1510

"1510 lamps and natural light are a perfectly good way of lighting a subject. Many 'professional' lighting solutions, particularly the ones that burn 'hot' or constantly, are not much more than high wattage incandescent light bulbs often with some sort of cooling (to prolong the lifespan of the bulb).
The Lucky 13 (street tips)13 Street Photography Tips
Tony Ray-Jones was an English street photographer. In the early 60′s he traveled to the U.S for studying for a Master of Fine Arts in graphic design at Yale. He moved to NY after graduating and got a job as an art director for CBS records but he was determined to become a photographer. In New York he became good friends with Joel Meyerowitz and became part of the NY street photographers scene led by Garry Winogrand.
Jones kept notebooks, a journal if you'd like in which he wrote down his thoughts, lists and plans about photography. In one of those lists, titled "Approach" he listed some tips for better street photographs. These tip are still valid today and can be used as a basic guidelines to better street photography.
1. Be more aggressive- just to be clear, this does not mean at any way that you should jump into situation that could become violent! In a way, this simple General Photography Daily Deviation GuidelinesHello everyone!
Alongside Kaz-D, I am open to suggestions for Daily Deviations from the Photography Gallery in the following sub-galleries only:
Commercial
Fireworks
Humorous
Macro
Miscellaneous
People & Portraits [Only Classic Portraits, Emotive Portraits, Expressive, Infants and Children, Miscellaneous, Self-Portraits, Spontaneous Portraits, Weddings]
Still Life
Transportation
...basically any Photography sub-gallery without a Community Volunteer attached!
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Tips & Hints
[Bullet; Blue] I like to take into account the Daily Deviations received in the photographer's past. Because of this, I am more inclined to feature those that have not already received a Daily Deviation in 2012, or have less than 3 Daily Deviations.
[Bullet; Blue] I like things to be natural where photography is concerned, so most effects should be simple and minimal, such GrowthI want to share something which I wrote with you all over on my G+ yesterday titled "Frustrations with photography & the social aspects contained within"
Now what you may think is a rant because it sounds like it is within the first 2 paragraphs actually isn't and I think many of you will be a tad shocked at what you read considering how outspoken I am when it comes to deviantART and the way the site is run. Please read that and come back here to my journal after doing so.
Truth is though, I was basically kicking back Friday evening and just relaxing. I had never really paid much attention to my gallery on here. Sure it is there, however I have never really looked at it for the perspective of an outsider before. I saw a lot which really inspired me. I thought for a second and remembered back to the days when I used to say to osagelady how I wish my work would get a 100 favs and how A message for you all.Hello, everybody.
I don't know whether you'd like to read this journal or not, because it's a kind
of self-discovery.
Almost two years ago I started DSLR-photography and I really was not sure
whether this is a good idea.
Finally, after some months (it took me very long to see that photography may
be a kind of "talent" or "determination")
I saw that it was fun and that photography makes me happy.
My down-periods were not as bad as in former times, because I can express my
feelings with photography now.
Many people told me that I cannot express my feelings in nature-pictures,
because my objects are just plants.
I am sure that I am right, because I can find my feelings in some of my shots.
Second thing is, that I realized I do not take pictures for the community, but for
myself.
This picture

was not popular at all, but it makes me dreamy and tender and emotive.
It's what makes me happy, and what makes me express myself.
I will - of course - continue taking nature s
General Photo DD Features #34Hello there,
I'm BitterBeanJuicer, one of the Bloggers here and my duty is to feature the DDs of the General Photoraphy Gallery every week.
General Photography Community Volunteer: Kaz-D & 3wyl
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Struggle by eXeArt
Cold Rain by regularjane
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Emoticon Community

So I heard you like emotes? - Vol 126 - relaunchedSeries re-launch
After quite a gap I've decided to try re-launching my long running emote news article series. I've had a couple of people mention how much they enjoyed it and now I've got a bit of extra time I feel I can give it another go. It's coming back in near the same format and with a slight change to the name – 'So I heard you like emotes??' instead of the old 'So i herd u liek emotes??' as I wanted to drop the chatspeak element. I hope to post it every 1-2 weeks depending on how busy the community is at the time - So if you want more frequent articles keep posting more art .
If you enjoy the series please do let me know, and if you have any suggestions or news you'd like advertised give me a note
Featured emotes
1.
As a fan of The Avengers I thought both of these Avengermotes sets by EmotiKai were rather clever and well designed. Each of the characters is easily recognisable and nicely pixell:thumb307306643:

Literature Community

#LiteratureforPoints Wrap Up - Chat TourWord Wars Chat Tour | Word Wars | Chat Tour Schedule
Word Wars Chat Tour Wrap Up
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Seventeenth Stop – LiteratureforPoints
At this stop we visited the commission group LiteratureforPoints, and had a wonderful two hour event. We recorded around 30 participants and wrote a fairly steady total each round. Our collective total came in at NaNo length with 50,355 words.
We had bunches of new faces (and names!) at this stop and it was great to see them mingling with the regulars. It was a nice experience to interact with our new participants and I hope you all enjoyed your first time at the Chat Tour.
Speedy Writers!
Missing-ninSasuke took First Place with 5,760 total words!
:bulletbl:thumb307657620: Summer ContestUPDATE: Submissions to the contest are now closed.  Watch for an announcement on the results.
The Prompt
Use an object to connect the lives of two or more otherwise unrelated characters.
Contest Begins on June 1st, 2012.
Contest Ends on August 1st, 2012 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
The Rules
All entries must be Literature. Prose, Poetry, and Scripts are accepted. No visual poetry; concrete is allowed.
All entries must be written specifically for this contest, uploaded to dA on or after June 1st, 2012.
All entries must include a link to this contest journal in the artist's comment of the deviation.
All entries must adhere to deviantART's Submissions Policy and Etiquette Policy.
Anyone who is not judging may enter the contest, including DLD
DLD to DD June 8, 2012Guidelines | How to Suggest a DLD | Group Administrators | Affiliation | Chatroom | Current Staff Openings
DLD to DD June 8th, 2012
Featuring these Special DLDs is an honor!
You can show your support by ing this News Article.
Every so often a DLD is featured as a Literature Daily Deviation and displayed
on the deviant ART front page. We would like to give special recognition to those
that have received this honor. We would like you to Daily Literature Deviations for June 14th, 2012Guidelines | How to Suggest a DLD | Group Administrators | Affiliation | Chatroom | Current Staff Openings
Daily Lit Deviations for June 14th, 2012
We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations!
You can show your support by ing this News Article.
Please comment and the features and congratulate the artists!
For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one
of y Daily Literature Deviations for June 13th, 2012Guidelines | How to Suggest a DLD | Group Administrators | Affiliation | Chatroom | Current Staff Openings
Daily Lit Deviations for June 13th, 2012
We are proud to feature today's Daily Literature Deviations!
You can show your support by ing this News Article.
Please comment and the features and congratulate the artists!
For all of the featured artists: If you receive a DD for one
of y Love dA Lit: Issue 82Welcome to the eighty-second issue of my weekly news article, Love dA Lit! Every Sunday this article will aim to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, and spotlighting a specific group every week. This is by no means a complete list of all the literature going-ons, merely a tool to help you get involved and stay informed.
This week's group spotlight is Prosepoetry-Elegance!
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The Lucky 13 (street tips)13 Street Photography Tips
Tony Ray-Jones was an English street photographer. In the early 60′s he traveled to the U.S for studying for a Master of Fine Arts in graphic design at Yale. He moved to NY after graduating and got a job as an art director for CBS records but he was determined to become a photographer. In New York he became good friends with Joel Meyerowitz and became part of the NY street photographers scene led by Garry Winogrand.
Jones kept notebooks, a journal if you'd like in which he wrote down his thoughts, lists and plans about photography. In one of those lists, titled "Approach" he listed some tips for better street photographs. These tip are still valid today and can be used as a basic guidelines to better street photography.
1. Be more aggressive- just to be clear, this does not mean at any way that you should jump into situation that could become violent! In a way, this simple The Essence of 'Street'PART V
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* ends with:
WHAT IS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY?
Trying to define a genre of photography like Street, it implies the consciousness that one definition will never be enough, or exhaustive, or able to cover the molteplicity of its possibilities and situations. Nevertheless let's try to comprehend the philosophy behind the passion for street photography.
Let's start stating that a street photo is not a  photography of streets and it is not necessarily a photo taken in a street. So what does 'street' mean? Street is whatever background or surrounding, not staged, not posed by the photgrapher. And street is whatever photography which captures, explores humanity, the human behaviour, the relationships between individuals and between individuals and their surroundings.
"The essence of street photography is the impulse to take candid pictures in the Friday night Street Specials v6.2
A weekly selection amongst the images that were suggested as DDs 
or simply impressed me and I think they deserve more attention. 
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
If you like what you see,  this article 
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.





Have a nice weekend
and remember
7 days left to get your entry in 
"So you think you can Street Contest" Friday night Street Specials v6.1
A weekly selection amongst the images that were suggested as DDs 
or simply impressed me and I think they deserve more attention. 
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
If you like what you see,  this article 
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.





Have a nice weekend
15 days left to get your entry in 
"So you think you can Street Contest"

deviantART Spotlight

Alien Threat in Pop CultureCould the alien invasion film phenomenon be an expression of the hope for humanity's unity? Prometheus, the highly anticipated prequel to all the Alien films (which also features the return of original Alien director Ridley Scott) opens Friday. The film's story involves a team of astronauts sent to deepest space to investigate the origins of human life, only to discover that an imminent alien invasion may soon wipe out all human life.


:icontechgnotic: Jun 6, 2012 by techgnotic
Could the alien invasion film phenomenon be an expression of the hope for humanity’s unity?
Prometheus, the highly anticipated prequel to all the Alien films (which also features the return of original Alien director Ridley Scott) opens Friday. The film’s story involves a team of astronauts sent to deepest space to investigate the origins of human life, only to d deviantART Honored by Online Trust Alliance
deviantART: Online Trust Alliance 2012 Award Receipient

At deviantART, we always strive to keep your user experience safe so you’re provided with an environment in which you’re comfortable to create and grow. As part of our ongoing effort to keep your user experience protected, we’ve been documenting ways to encourage awareness and ensure a safer deviantART — first in April and August of 2011, and again in January of this year.
In 2011, deviantART became a member of the Online Trust Allian Site Update: Staff Retreat, Online Trust AllianceThis week's Site Update is a little different in that we don't have any publicly visible changes.  However, it's for a good reason... our Devious Technology, Product, and Product Marketing teams are all at staff retreat! During this retreat, we're discussing every major feature on deviantART, conducting hackathons to clean up and optimize deviantART's code, and working to improve internal tools that will increase developer and staff productivity.
Throughout the week, staff members have been giving talks about various topics.  Here's are some of the topics we've been covering.
DeviantART's search and its future — $mccann, $raincoastchris, $rdonaldson, and drighDeviantART's payment system — $ Dodge Dart Contest WinnersThe designers at Chrysler had some tough decisions to make. The semi-finalists in both of the Digital and Traditional categories presented a wide variety of approaches and techniques all inspired by the new Dodge Dart. The three winners for Digital and Traditional were selected after much deliberation and consideration. They will soon be on display in the lobby of the Dodge-Chrysler headquarters.


by ~iron-maiden-art
When you first look at this mural you're amazed by the artistic use of color to create the scenic picture of the Dart and everywhere the Dart can take you. Then – to surprise you even more, when you look closer you realize that this art is actually made out of hundreds of pieces of colored paper! What amazin
deviantART is applying to manage .art
deviantaRT is applying to manage a new Top Level Domain called .art

Top Level Domain (TLD) is the technical name for ".com," ".net," ".org," or ".fr". These TLDs are controlled and issued by a worldwide organization called ICANN, short for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.  When ICANN announced that it would accept applications for new TLDs, deviantART quickly realized that someone would try to nab ".art."    
DeviantART is committed to have the .art TLD in the hands of representatives of the arts; people who know something about the Internet and the way art is presented and enabled by the Internet.  Nobody has more experience with this than the deviantART community that we are all building, participating in, and sharing with each other every day.
In order to secure .art into the right hands, deviant Resource Roundup #8The Resource Roundup is a regular feature showcasing some of the best resources deviantART members share with the world!
Whether you're a beginning artist or seasoned pro, deviantART's Resources Gallery is an inspirational and beneficial asset for art creation.  Take a look at a few of the incredible submissions below – they might help enhance your next artistic creation!
This month's theme is "do it yourself" (commonly known as 'DIY'). We hope you enjoy these tutorials! What would you like to see in next month's edition of Resource Roundup?

Origami

Cooking

Cosplay
Wig Hairline Tutorial by Malindachan Cosplay wing tutorial by etaru Tutorial: Cosplay Jewel-Making by vintageaerith :thumb298041672: Paper Mache Armor and Prop Tutorial by FireLilyCosplay
Sewing
:thumb190108805: Raichu Sewing Tutorial by Renegar-Kitsune Turtle Tutorial by Piripanda Electric guitar bag tutorial by Eyespiral-stock :thumb9221810 Site Update: Staff Retreat, .Art, deviantMEETsIn this week's Site Update, we don't have any publicly visible changes, as our Devious Technology (dT), Product, and Product Marketing teams are all still at a staff retreat!
At the beginning of the week, the dT team worked on improving our internal development tools to increase efficiency.  Then, on Wednesday, we let any staff members at the retreat pitch fun and exciting ideas for deviantART features that could be built in two days. After each feature idea was pitched, everyone from dT chose which projects they'd like to work on. Throughout the year, engineers primarily work on projects that are assigned to them, so sometimes it's important to turn the tables and let them choose projects in which they're most passionate and excited about.
The purpose of these two-day "hackathons" is to build and demonstrate a proofs of c

deviantART Community Relations

Untitled DraftPimps
Official dA News
Humans Becoming Robots, Robots Becoming Human
Resource Roundup 8
Join us for a deviantMEET in Paris France
The Muse Abides
Site Update - Username Changes, Journal Widget
Congrats Welcoming FIVE Volunteers to the team!Please join me in welcoming five deviants to the Community Volunteer team in a wide variety of areas! We're even welcoming back a few as well!
deviantART Related
bradleysays

General Photography
IsacGoulart

Darkroom Photography
EveryNextDream

Chats & Forums

RezaBisuto

&
Oughter


:thumb230659450: Chat Events Calendar Farand's Fun and ThumbShare - Movember Event in :#communityrelations:
Time: 2 - 3pm PST           Meet 'N Greet Chat With the Lit CVs in :#crliterature: Sunday, June 8th at 12:01 PM (PDT)
Sketchmatch in :#communityrelations:
Wednesday, Nov. 13th - 7:00 PM PDT (click to see your local time)
Want to see a particular event run? Want to help out? Note communityrelations with your thoughts and ideas!:thumb299297969::thumb308184612:
:thumb307188705: Winners of the dA related Collaboration Contest!| Join #deviantART-Related | Chat in #dARelated | Browse ~darelated |
I announced the deviantART Related Collaborations Contest about two months ago, and during the time it ran, received about twenty different, amazing entries! As every entry was in some way a collaboration between two or more people (and some entered more than once), that means about 35 people participated altogether. It was great to see so many people, often from different mediums and areas of the site come together to collaborate and create something together. Thanks so much to every single participant
So many amazin Good News Stockers!!Stock & Resources Gallery Changes!!
Yes you read that right!
Following our initial proposals which were posted here -

Dan and I can officially announce that moonbeam13 in her Super
Woman outfit has flown forth and waged war on our cluttered and
confused gallery!!
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO CHECK ALL YOUR RESOURCES AND STOCK SUBMISSIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SUB CATEGORIES! THANK YOU!
Live changes
Sub Category Name Changes
"Classical" is now "Classical & Vintage"
https://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/classical/
"Female/nude/formal, classical" is now "Full Body" (to be the same as the male equiv.)
https://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/model/women/femalenude/formal/
"Premade Backgrounds/places New Community Volunteer for deviantART RelatedCongrats bradleysays!
I'm hereby handing over my beloved deviantART Related gallery to Bradley. I am very glad to have gotten the chance to take care of it for over 8 months, I really love the dA related community but I confidently trust it to bradleysays, enthusiastic and experienced as he is.



I will still be a Community Volunteer, only I will now focus on Community Projects and :#help: solely. Any DD suggestions and other things you've sent to me in the past but have not been responded to / decided on will be passed on to him. I will announce the winners of the Collaboration Contest soon (the judging is already done!) and then focus on Community Projects, and of course help Bradley a bit to get started.
Thanks everyone for giving me such an amazing time while I was Volunteer for dA related!
PS If you watched me for my dA related updat

deviantART Project Educate

Welcome to Photomanipulation Week!Welcome, all, to Photomanipulation Week here at Project Educate!
This week, the photomanipulation community will be introducing you to some of our styles, techniques, and concepts. We will show you our diversity and our style. We will demonstrate our skills and our creativity. You will be hearing from the community in their own voices what it means to be a photomanipulator here on dA.
Let's get started!
What is photomanipulation?
The official definition of "photomanipulation" (PM), according to deviantART, is: an image that is composed of two or more photographic elements to create something new. This definition has been very nicely analyzed and distinguished from other genres here, here, and here, but let's talk briefly about the three main components o Contest reminder: 'When Darkness Falls'Darkness falls across the land . . .
The midnight hour is close at hand . . .
Creatures crawl in search of blood . . .
To terrorize your neighborhood!
- Michael Jackson, Thriller
You decide what happens when darkness falls!
Is it macabre? Is it fantasy? Is it emotional?
It is up to you.
Welcome to our 2012 Photomanipulation Contest, "When Darkness Falls."
This contest is being held by Aeirmid and The-Sacred-Space.
We are grateful to Community Relations for backing this contest.
Any photomanipulator can join, and all are welcome.

Your task is to complete the sentence:
When darkness falls, _____
using a photomanipulation!
[In other words: Show us what happens when Darkness falls!]
You can interpret the sentence to mean anything you want.
It doesn't have to be dark or horror/macabre,
but it must be very clear tha

Mature Content

PE Photomanip: Get your Fantasy on!**Note: These articles are for YOU. Please feel free to add the thumbs to your groups and enjoy them. If your requests to add yesterday's articles to your groups was declined, please resubmit. Thanks.**
Current dA submissions guidelines define "Fantasy Photomanipulation" as photomanipulation that focuses on a fantasy theme. We have therefore set out to speak with our fantasy constituency and gain a better understanding of how they see and define the complexities of fantasy photomanipulation.
Fantasy Photomanipulation
We all know of dragons, wizards, sorcerers, witches, griffins, magic, fairies, fauns, and all other mystical and magical beings. We learned of them through stories, art, movies, and games. The fantasy genre has become increasingly popular because of movies like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and games like "Dungeons & Dragons" and "World of Warcraft," not to forget fantasy wr
PE Photomanip: Ask Me Anything!PE Photomanipulation: Ask Me Anything!
One of the activities for Project Educate: Photomanipulation was for the community to ask questions from more experienced community "experts." For "Ask Me Anything," community members came up with ten excellent questions for ten Experts to answer. Having had time to peruse and consider the questions asked, the Experts kindly returned the answers to be included in this news article. Many thanks to the deviants asking, as well as a huge thank you to the Experts for taking the time to come up with such succinct, detailed, and helpful answers.
iAmoret asked, "How do you get that dark, dreary, foggy effect that makes it look like it's all from the same image, like Ahmed-R-Shalaby did in 'Dead Marshes'?

Answered by nitchwarmer :iconnitchwarmer:
iAmoret,
There are many brushes and stock images you can use here on dA; you can find the PE Photomanip: Art with a ConceptWhat is Conceptual Art?
Answer: Conceptual art deals with ideas rather than with the final product. It is "art in which the idea behind a particular work, and the means of producing it, are more important than the finished work." http://dictionary.com
"Conceptual art is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art
Conceptual art, a movement conceived in the 1960s, stresses the artist's concept rather than the art object itself. Conceptual art grew out of minimalism and "turned the artist's thoughts and ideas themselves into the primary artistic medium, appealing to the spectator's intellect instead of emotions." http://www.reference.com/browse/conceptual+art?s=t
Conceptual art is often confused with Surreal and Abstract because often they have some of the same elements. However, Conceptual art differs from Surreal PE Photomanip: Get Surreal!
A tour in the world of Surreal Photomanipulations
For years, surreal photomanipulation and its artists have been showing a great variety of works in this style, surprising and inspiring to all of us with their images. If you already had the pleasure to see pieces of this genre, I´m sure you´ve been amazed with what a surreal piece can offer, but if you haven´t . . . what better time than this one to learn and see the incredible options this style have for you?
But first, the most important thing is to know what we are saying when we refer to a "surreal photomanipulation." To have a better understanding, let´s ask the most basic question . . .
What is a Surreal photomanip?
Surreal photomanipulations displays the mind and imagination of an artist and its unique way to represent that into the final work. These pieces can be really appealing to the eyes or disturbing. Subconscio PE Photomanip: Let there be LIGHT!Light in Photomanipulation



Getting your light right when creating a photomanipulation sounds easy . . . until you sit down to try to do it! There are seemingly endless things to keep in mind: where the light source is, the intensity of the light, how pieces of your manipulation need to be composed so that they line up with the direction of the light in the piece, whether there could be multiple light sources, what color the light will be. . . .
And the goal for light in your manipulation is for the light to be consistent throughout so that it is telling a story. No pressure! It is not an overstatement to say that light will make or break your manipulation; I have declined many DD suggestions because of bad lighting.
Light can help you tell a story and is critical to your deviation. It adds emphasis, adds depth, contributes to realism, and draws the viewer's attention to where you want it to be
PE Photomanip: That's a Wrap!Thank You!
Photomanipulation Week here at projecteducate has been phenomenal, and that is entirely thanks to you, our viewers, and to the community members who made it happen. Our community wrote most of the articles; I just posted them. Our community interviewed many, many people and answered what had to have seemed like endless questions about how they do their stuff. And do you know, of the many people I asked, only one or two were unable? People contributed in spite of busy schedules, poor health conditions, other projects, and other competing demands because they knew this was important. I cannot thank you enough.
I wanted to show you the sheer number of people (well over 40) who participated in this event. Every one of these people made a significant contribution. Please, everyone show some love to the deviants who made this week possible (and then keep reading; more good stuff coming below this list):
3mmI
AFineWar
: PE: Vector Contest Ends and Vector Week Wrap-Up! The Revamp Your Vector Contest has now ended!!
Thank you SO much to everyone who entered!! Here's a list of the wonderful entries:
        
Winners will be announced soon!

Vector Week Wrap-Up
Project Educate: Vector Week Intro
PE: Getting Started With Vectors!
PE: Vectors...to Mix or Not to Mix?
PE: Careers in Vector Graphics
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:thumb306824188::thumb304509176: Photomanip: Interview with CarinaGrimmHello, everyone!
It's my great pleasure to bring you an interview of a fantastic young photomanipulation artist, Aelathen (formerly VikkiGothAngel), conducted by one of the photomanipulation community's legends, LuneBleu. Please enjoy.
- Jade (Aeirmid)

Please introduce yourself.
Hello!!! My name is Carina Grimm; before I used to have the nickname of VikkiGothAngel here on deviantArt. I am 18 years old and living in Portugal.
When and why did you join the deviantArt community?
I joined deviantArt 3 years ago because I wanted to share my art with this community as well as meeting artists with the same interests as mine.
Do you have some sort of Art Education?
No, I am completely self taught; I've never had any art courses, and I am quite glad because of that.
What were your first thoughts when you first contacted with Photomanipulatio

DD Roundup

May 2012 Daily Deviations Roundup BlogOnce again we've compiled a blog of all of our Daily Deviation Roundups so that you can browse the articles much easier! Enjoy
The RoundUp
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Anthro
Photomanipulation
Conceptual Photography
Street Photography
Digital Dolls
Architecture Photography

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