DevNews 17th Edition, 2012.

DevNews Deviant and Group of the month, August 2012.

Deviant and Group of the Month ~ August 2012Hello Members, Watchers and Visitors, 
DevNews is proud to bring you August's Deviant & Group of the Month.
Deviant of the Month ~ August 2012
Each month the DevNews Admin and Staff choose 1 deviant from the community.This deviant has to be an outstanding deviant within the community, someone who caresabout 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 within our community!
  
miontre
miontre is very active deviant within the deviantART Community. He is a very talented photographer, thoughtful, caring, always positive and willing to help anyone with their deviantART Related questions.
miontre Founder of PhotographersDream

Deviousness Award, August 2012

Deviousness Award Interview with ThiefoworldWhat is this Awesome Achievement?
The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out
on the 1st of every month to one truly outstanding deviant.
The Deviousness Award for August2012 goes to Thiefoworld.
Thank you so much to Oughter for conducting this interview!


So, Don Jon, would you like to tell the world who you are and the things you do IRL and stuff?
Hi! My name is Jonathan but everybody calls me Thiefo, yeah even IRL. I'm a Graphic Designer doing some marketing work for a living. I also do some freelance work as illustrator. I've had the opportunity to work on some independent projects, children's books, mascots and a little concept art.
A small F.A.Q.Hello dear person who is reading this.
I guess is because lately a lot of new people is visiting me (hi guys! :D) but there are some questions I've been asked a lot lately. A LOT. And even when it doesn't bother me at all to answer these everytime, I figured out I could just make a little journal so hopefully people will look at this before asking (one can dream right? :P)
Why are you a premium member "'till hell freezes over"? How did you obtain such thing?
Staff members and volunteers get a permanent Premium Membership. I was a Community Volunteer a few years ago (a Gallery Moderator as they used to be called then). Said PM remains even when one steps down, hence why I have this status.
As a trivia fact, they're not really endless, they just last for maaany many years ;)
Who made your icon? I've seen others similar before, is there a base of some sort?
My icon was made fo About hackers on DA and what you can do"Hacker alerts" are pretty common around DA and it has been for a long time. Journals warning you that there is a hacker loose at DA and will hack your account if you don't copy the journal and re-post it.
Some variations can be: "There is a hacker that will block all your friends, leave nasty comments on other's profiles, will deactivate your account, will get you in trouble with the staff, etc." another could be "Don't watch *insert deviant's name here* because they will give you a virus if you do" there are a lot more variations, but you get the idea. These journals always end with something like "If you read this warning, spread the word and share it with your friends so they won't be the hacker's next victim!"
I know, reading something like this can make you feel terrified and you might feel compelled to spread the word, you don't want you friends to be victims of this terrible hacker!
People re-post these journals with good intentions, trying to warn others about this alleged hac

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devBUG

New deviantART Thumbnails - Thumb GridHello again, everyone! 
Back in April we launched the new deviantART thumbnails to beta. Over the last few months we've received a great deal of feedback from the community on them. We're always working to ensure that we put out products that are best for our community, and so today we'd like to announce some new options being added to these thumbnails to give you the best browsing experience. 
A Recap
 
Very quickly, we'd like to recap what the New Thumbnails are, and the feedback we've received on them. We made the decision to change our thumbnails based on a multitude of factors. While the smaller thumbnails did their job, there's always a great deal of room for improvement as we move toward the future and look for better ways to present your art to the deviantART community, and the world. 
To further this, we increased the size of the

dA-Dictionary

Dictionary Entries: 27We have new people on staff! That's right, give a warm welcome to the four new people who will be helping out! bradleysays, Katy-L-Wood, Xadrea, and Tifa22 will be helping myself and namenotrequired post the dictionary entries. Hopefully this means that we'll be able to stay on track with updates once a week (at least every two weeks). It's definately a load off my mind! It also feels amazing that something I started on a whim has grown to be this big. That's your doing!
The birthday celebrations last week were amazing with high participation from everyone. Can't wait until next year's when dA is officially old enough to be on the internet and no longer a COPPA violation!
Other than that, there's nothing really going on with the dictionary. I (personally) am collecting points again to use for prizes in contests and for random donations. The birthday celebrations cleaned

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CatCraze

:thumb320849341: New folder + Contributor(s) spots openGroup Rules & Guidelines | Best of CatCraze | Feline Info Links | Rarer Breeds Profiles | Cat Articles
New Folder Announced: Memorials - Cats That Have Passed
From recent submissions we have been getting, we've decided to add a folder specifically for our deceased cats that have passed on and are no longer with us anymore. If you'd like to commemorate your friend, please submit to our new folder titled, Memorials - Cats That Have Passed
Our guidelines for thi

Community-Projects

Community-Projects role is to be of any support to not just the gallery,
but to you and your community projects online here on deviantART and offline in the world we share.
Run your own Community Project!Edit: I am no longer looking after Community Projects. For now please contact moonbeam13 instead. If you're interested in this position, see A New Community Volunteer Vacancy 
Did you know that everyone on deviantART can organise a project? Some examples of current projects can be found here. Do you want to raise awareness for a cause? Start a contest or group? Make people participate in something fun and artistic? Make it happen!
Now, you can do this all on your own - but the dA staff and volunteers are here to help you with it, too This is a major part of my role as Volunteer for Community Projects, in particular. So if you would like some help, please send me, namenotrequired, a note!
Not sure how to organise it? Want some more exposure Projects and Going Ons!Hiya! This is Bart, reporting from sunny Brazil again, while my love is at work I'd like to let you all know about some projects that you can participate in, that you can win things in, etc... enjoy!
I apologise to those that I offered a feature but whose project hit the deadline before this journal came!  This journal will be a regular thing from now on - if you have your own project see my journal Run your own Community Project! to get help with running it, and/or with promoting it, prizes etc. Let me know and I'll help!
Projects
electricstorm-x asks for donations for her Artists in the Making Project, to help children in South Africa.
OneLoveDrew has started the group WelcomeTodANewUsers. Do your part to help dA become a bett

dAWishingWell

Nomination Station: August (UPDATED)The Noms
Get your fill!
Hi everyone! This is a new monthly blog that will help you in finding and submitting members for Seniority and deviations as DDs! But we can't do it without your help.
Seniority
:iconteaphotography: TeaPhotography
Tea, apart from doing a lot of work for the Shelter Project, an outside DA activity (telling us a lot about her type of personality), is totally UNSTOPABLE... This lady is a BIG soul always helping deviants, encouraging people and giving a hand to ALL AND SUNDRY!!!! I am sure her wonderful "hands and heart" have touched a lot of lives, both at a personal level but also artistically.... Tea is a powerful force in many groups like dAWishingWell, DevNews and right here at deviantHEART! I cannot praise Tea enough... because I am sure her reputation surely follows her, and therefore my words are just what you all know.:iconPrinceFuyu: rioIu
Vincent is a deviant wi WishingWell WeeklyThe Wishlist | Granted Wishes | Featured Member | Featured Print
Point Features | Well Wishes | Tuesday Treats |
Tuesday Treats: Furry FriendsTuesday Treats!
sometimes i wish all my friends had fur...
Furry creatures aren't always cuddly, but they sure make for some cute friends! Personally, I love a cute fuzzy tarantula, but I am sure more of you will find kitties and puppies super cute and furry! So go out there and find some furry friends to share with us and link the deviation 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!
Recently, we checked in on some sparkly deviations!
All My Hearts by AppleLily Magic is resting by Munchkinmay Makeup! by MFSyRCM .Multicolor. by Psychosomaticc
Have a suggestion? Just send the group a note with subject of Tuesday Treats Suggestion! Wonderful Wednesday and YouThe Wishlist | Granted Wishes | Featured Member | Featured Print
Point Features | Well Wishes | Tuesday Treats | Feature Friday |

deviantHEART

Heart Art Submissions Open!Heart Art Curator MamaLantiis
Submit HeartArt Here
March Week 1 Art Finalists!
  
March Week 3 Art Finalists!
I LOVE: Now ClosedThis project is now closed. Please look forward to other great deviantHEART projects!
February Top 2 LOVE HAPPENS

deviantART-Related

A Week in dA Related - #055Welcome 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 14 days.
If you have any deviantART Related news you'd like to share, shoot a note to bradleysays.
This issue covers August 5th to August 18th, 2012
News
Official deviantART
Site Update: Sta.sh Visual Refresh by danlev
Last week's site update involved the discussion of Channels!
Site Update: Thumb Grid to Beta, Redraw Button by danlev
This we dA Related Gallery Restructure: Input WantedHey guys,
As you can tell by the title, the deviantART Related gallery will be undergoing a restructure. Over the next couple of months, I'll be working closely with namenotrequired and moonbeam13 to update the current structure of the deviantART Related gallery.
For your convenience, here's the current structure:
Deviant Stamps
DeviantMEETS
Devious FunAdoptablesMemesMiscellaneousMy Video Stills
It's Coming
LOLFella
T-shirts, Gear & PrintsCommunity Product ShotsProduct ShotsdeviantWEARFeatured Action ShotsFor SaleReprintingSold OutFor SaleReprintingSold Out
Zines
deviantART Birthday10th Birthday11th Birthday12th Birthday7th Birthday8th Birthday9th BirthdayPrevious Birthdays
deviantART Skins & ScriptsBrowser Scripts & ExtensionsJournal & Gallery SkinsComplete Journal & Gallery CSSInstallable Journal SkinsJournal & Gallery DesignsJournal GraphicsUser Styles
deviantART SuggestionsVisual SuggestionsWritten Suggestions
deviantID
We already ha

Make a Difference

Make a Difference #171Artists 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.
:iconskaparnemmi:'s captures subject matters with fantastic clarity and sharpness, making her photographs really powerful. With the lighting being all natural, it only serves to work well with the bright colours to form pieces worthy of attention.
  
SkaparnEmmi's Gallery
:iconjustifi-cation: has an awesome way of phrasing things and

ProjectPorkchop

ProjectPorkchop Vol150ProjectPorkchop 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.
:iconherrdarano:

see more..
:iconbrittmartin:

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Kicks are for Kids by Ron-Tweedie Psycho Land by Ron-Tweedie
see more..
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Sky pirate by NIkly Comm: masterlevan1 by NIkly sealing master full body by NIkly Pokemon trainer2 by NIkly
see more..
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Fairy by SilverOceans :thumb3095101 ProjectPorkchop Vol151ProjectPorkchop 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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What Happened to Old Hawaii by AllAboutDianne together-ness by AllAboutDianne
Suggested by DiMO-and-MrDr
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Well that sure is a thing by flatw00ds Carnivore Candygram by flatw00ds Closed Case pages 134 - 138 by flatw00ds :thumb321922579:
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Solutions Sanctuary

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stopBSL

Featuring August'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
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TheCorrespondent

Andrew McConnell, master photojournalistSources: Canon Europe http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/interviews/power_of_photojournalism.do and Andrew's official website (well worth a look!) http://www.andrewmcconnell.com/
Photos from various sources via Google images.
Irish photographer Andrew McConnell began his career as a press photographer covering the closing stages of 'The Troubles' in his homeland and the subsequent transition to peace. McConnell moved to work in Asia and then Africa, since 2007, to document the stories and issues from that continent. In the 2011 World Press Photo Contest McConnell won both the Portraits Stories and Arts and Entertainment singles categories for his images from Africa. His work has appeared in publications including National Geographic, Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, The Sunday Times Magazine and Vanity Fair (Italy)
Video interview with Andrew: http://www.photographers.ie/2011/07/interview-with-andrew-mcconnell/

Unframed-Nature

August's Monthly Theme: NONE
September's Monthly Theme: REFLECTIONS IN NATURE
July's Top Subs of Unframed-Nature and News!Welcome to JULY 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 over 900 Members!
That means, in about 8 months, we’ve grown an average of 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 QUALI Time to VOTE and Other News!:iconpurpleflowerplz: Voting on Top Submissions of JULY 2012! :iconpurpleflowerplz:
TIME TO VOTE ON JULY 2012's FOLDERS!

~~~ :iconpoppy3plz: ~~~ HOW TO VOTE ~~~ :iconpoppy3plz: ~~~
Most Months, we hold a WHOLE GROUP Membership Voting, and we Welcome our AWESOME MEMBERS/[plus ADMIN.!] to VOTE on what each feel are the TOP Submissions from the Month, out of our Folders!
We believe this is the Group's Group.

You May Vote on:
2 from "Birds, Iverts., Aquatics, Repts., Amphibs. JULY 2012" - HERE: http://unframed-nature.deviantart.com/gallery/37967816
1 from "Wild Animals JULY 2012" - HERE: http://unframed-nature.deviantart.com/gallery/37967821
1 OR 2 from "Domestic Mammals JULY 2012" - HERE: http://unframed-nature.deviantart.com/gallery/37967823
2 from "Nature Much Closer MAY. 2012" - HERE: http://unframed-nature.devi

devious Charities

:thumb275338842: RESULTS: 'Warm Winter Project: 2012' ChallangeOn April 17th I started Blurple's 'Warm Winter Project: 2012' Challenge in an effort to collect points on behalf of ToxicAlice92's Warm Winter Project: 2012.
Total Collected:
2,669
2,669 x3 = 8,007
But lets round that up to a Grand Total of:
8,500
Many thanks to the very generous donors!
Additionally, three donors have been randomly selected to receive 1month Premium Memberships:
DianaGrigore JamminJo AreteEirene
If you have you are willing to donate you may send them direct to ToxicAlice92. She also has a list of deviants collecting on her behalf.

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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
$7 - $14
Professional
$16 Gillian's Journal CommissionsPlease see my front page for current commission slots via the new commission platform, thank you.
:thumb291053890: 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
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
POINT COMMISSION INFORMATION
Status and 2014 commissions
Visual pricelist
ADULT Visual pricelist
[Star!] Finished commissions [Star!]
[Star!] Adoptables gallery [Star!]
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Commission Info - OpenCommissions open for 2.  Trades are friends only and requests are closed.  All info is updated
Payment
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 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: Super Discount Commissions from an Awesome ArtistOKAY! SO...
Me and :iconkatestrife06: are going to Tokyo in Tulsa in 2 weeks and she needs to make a lot of art in the next few days to sell (bookmarks, keychains, etc)
Here's some examples of her art:
        
SUPER DISCOUNT PRICES:
Head and shoulder pics (1.5 x 2.5) for $1 each!  Bookmarks for $2!  And full color pin up pictures for only $5
The only catch is that they have to be things that she can sell at a convention, too.  So, for now, these will be for fanart pieces.  Here are some of the fandoms she wants to work with...
Pokemon
Puella Magi Madoka Magicka
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Legend of Korra
Batman (chibis only)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
League of Legends
Legend of Zelda (?)
Adventure Time
Vocaloids
AND HONESTLY ANYTHING FANART RELATED THINK YOU CAN THINK OF!  Feel free to send ideas.
Please help
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2012 commissions 2013 COMMISSION INFO:

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2012- COMMISSIONERS LIST
1. UnseenVision || paid || fullbody -soft || finished Jan 6th
2. Major-Link || free || fullbody -cell || finished Jan 7th
3. Pronon1990 || paid || fullbody-cell x2 || finished Jan 9th
4. KIxFE-4eva || paid || Pokemon || finished Jan 10th
5. Crash-the-Megaraptor || paid || kneesup -soft || finished Jan11th
6. ZeFrenchM || paid || fullbody-cell || finished Jan 19th
7. Limynna || paid || chibi || finished Jan 12th
8. ohemgeetragictwist || paid || fullbody cell || finished Jan 12th
9. Limynna || paid || animal || finished Jan 21st
10. quamp || free || fullbody cell || finished Jan 22nd
11. ZeFrenchM || paid || fullbody-cell || finished Jan 24th
12. shnoogums5060 || paid || fullbody cell || finished Feb 20th
13. Chronophontes || paid || kneesup soft 2v Comission Information!What I will draw:
Anything of any style you ask me to, except gore. All pieces will be made with traditional media.
What you will get:
A 300dpi resolution file for any use (except commercial) in your prefered format sent to your e-mail. If you want to get the
original piece, a separated value for the shipping will be charged. The shipping normally costs around $10, but it may be a bit more depending on where you live.
Payment:
Paypal only. Please either note or e-mail me with all the details about the comission, references and general information that might be needed for it then I will ask for payment and start working on your piece. My contact email is efrancadecarvalho@gmail.com
Se você é brasileiro e quiser me comissionar, eu aceito pagamento em reais por depósito bancário (a conversão do valor de dólares para reais será feita de acordo com o câmbio do dia em que fecharmos o pagamento).

Origami CommissionsHello my friends!
I've been meaning to post this journal for a while but have only got to it now. Just to let you know that I am up for COMMISSIONS. Whether you would like something that you've seen in my gallery, or would like to request some exotic origami creation as a decoration/gift/way to give me grey hairs, just shoot me a note and I'll see what I can do.
To date, I have been commissioned to fold:
1) 7 miniature cranes for a to-scale dolls' house
2) A replica wedding bouquet

3) 39 golden animals for a wedding reception
4) A dinky peacock for a university friend
I only do origami commissions and accept payment through PayPal but everything else is negotiable. (Also, am willing to mail stuff to ya wherever you're at, but expect it to cost an arm and a leg if you live in Antarctica. )
SO HIT ME.
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Logo/Watermark Commissions





pDi.sk Logo Commission by admx
A Week in dA Related Logo by admxABCs of Deviants Logo by admx
Kinamatix Logo by admx
City Strolls Logo by admxRelativity Emblems by admx
Tenor Logo/Watermark Commission by admxGE Logo by admx
Nortfallon Crest by admx
Obsidian Hotel | Resorts by admxKiriss Logo/Watermark by admx
JobsQuest by admx
Interested? Send me a note! Johnny Briz One Note and need for CommissionsOver the weekend, I've jotted down so many notes and haggled some with friends that I decided that Stash isn't going to cut it in keeping them all together.  For that, I fire up the preview of Office 2013 and set up a One Note on Skydrive.  You can view it at this https://skydrive.live.com/redir?page=view&resid=88A38FEDE2455833!175&authkey=!ANel7e7mygwk88Q
I thank Meiou, Badger, and a couple other firends with haggling, but I still need an artist for me to work with on the project.  I've sent notes and comments all over DA and elsewhere looking for someone who would work with me, but it's either too soon or I'm hearing too much of my Inner Retard.  If anyone's interested, please let me know.
Also, I desparately need someone to comission a work from me this week.  Got broke a bit too unexpectedly over the weekend and I have some expenses coming down to the end of the month.  Any and all paying request will be apprecaited.
Artists for a Cure 2013 CalendarHello DevianART friends!
How are you all! I have been away a short while and working on many projects.
I am doing awesome.. business is always a good thing and now a days having
work is a blessing!
I miss you all and am so sorry to have missed all your updates and new arts, journals
and all! I will be trying my best to make more time to visit DeviantArt more than
I have been. I see my page needs a makeover and some major updating too!
I will get right on that. I have much great news to update you all on.. but today's
journal is for something more important......  (Psst I will tell you to check out
my latest poll about 2013 Halloween Contest!
Today I am very excited to announce the Artists for a Cure 2013 Calendar is now on Sale!
I am very proud to play such a large part in the organization, production, and designing of
this wonderful project, along with the participation of kind and talented featured artists!
I have donated one of m

Groups Needing Administration Assistance

Volunteer Application Promotion
deviantARTcommunity  is always accepting new volunteer applications. We are currently in need of a bit of help. To be promoted to a volunteer, you must first have been an active and positive influence in the group. It's generally good if you've been a member for a little.
Volunteer Expectations
If you are thinking you would like to increase your presence and positive influence in the dA community (or just in this group), please read on to see if being a volunteer would be a good fit for you!
     Chatroom
    Our chatroom will be arriving soon. Volunteers will be expected to moderate this.
     Activity
    We do expect that all Volunteers, at some time or another, will be able to assist with our regular activities such as articles, features, chat events, and gallery moderation.
     Gallery Moderation
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Resources

Beta: Embed videos into Journal entriesMy second Beta project. Embeding dA films, Vimeo, and YouTube videos into the Journals.
This is the code: <da:embed profile="video type" id="ID of the video"/>
Replace video type with...
"film" for DeviantART Film
"vimeo" for Vimeo videos
"youtube" for YouTube videos
Also, replace ID of the video with the video ID. For example, on a YouTube video, the ID would be the alphanumeric part at the end of the link.
Example:
<da:embed profile="youtube" id="vE8ktfRZ0FE"/> will become...
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Interviews & Editorials

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:thumb318998696: dA love for everyone! #23                                    
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: Lyricanna :iconlyricanna:
Tell us what defines you as a person.
That's a hefty question that could easily lead to a long. philosophical answer I'd say I'm the sum of my experiences and the values I have been taught and acquired over the years. So experience and knowledge, good or bad.
How did you found out about deviantART and why did you join the community?
I
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby was born Jacob Kurtzberg on August 28th, 1917 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He was a comic book artist, writer, and editor; one of the most innovative and influential creators in the history of comics.
Growing up poor in New York City, Jacob Kurtzberg entered the newly emerging comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comics features under different pen names, finally settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby, often collaborating with Simon, created numerous characters for that company and also for the company that would become DC Comics.

Kirby eventually found himself at Timely's 1950s incarnation, Atlas Comics, later to be known as Marvel Comics. There, in the 1960s, he and writer-editor Stan Lee co-created many o dASAW 2012 Interview: $codenamepanther:iconstaffappreciation:
dASAW Interview Series: codenamepanther
Welcome to the second Staff Member interview of deviantART Staff Appreciation Week! As part of my role in dASAW, I had the pleasure of interviewing the fabulous, codenamepanther. Enjoy!
1. How did you discover deviantART, and what made you stay?
I discovered deviantART back in the day when Heidi introduced it to me. Essentially, I have known about it since it started, but I didn't join until about 3 years ago. I think the passion of the community and the amazing work I see on a daily basis has made me stay.
2. Tell us the story behind your username and/or prior dA accounts.
This one is actually asked a ton. I don't have a prior account. This is my main account at this time. I have others that are used for testing things, but they are not really that exciting. codenamepanther was kind of made up out of now
:thumb323143212: Manga/Anime Spotlight: aiki-ameManga/Anime Spotlight: aiki-ame
Manga/Anime Spotlight is a weekly feature that highlights the different artists across the deviantART's Manga/Anime community, and is a portal to get to know a bit more about them and their works.
This week's feature is aiki-ame
1.) To start off, what is your favorite medium and tools to use?
SAI (digital) and water color.
2.) When you draw, do you plan everything out first, or do you just see where the drawing takes you?
For most pieces, i plan first, doing little thumbnail drafts.
3.) On average, how long do you spend on a drawing?
Probably 20+ hours? >_W<
Some other works from aiki-ame


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:thumb322721451: Chinese Horoscope Contest- Last Call!One final week to get your submission in before the full moon of August 31st; deadline is midnight August 30th for 
deviantART's Chinese Horoscope Contest!
Find your Chinese Animal Sign, and you've found the Gallery which needs your contribution (if you don't know your Chinese Animal Sign, please check here; you'll find three animal signs in there, primary of which is your DAY sign, but if you'd prefer, work on either your MONTH sign, or YEAR sign, or ALL THREE! You can enter this contest as many times as you'd like, but try to limit yourself to the BEST work you can do, and not the MOST work you can do ):

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August Contest: Yellow Ending Soon August Theme: Yellow
Just ONE day left!
Over at Still-Life-Stills we're hosting monthly challenges with a regular prize list courtesy of communityrelations! So without further ado let's get onto the rules and regulations (of which there aren't many) of August's contest!
Dates
The contest will run from 1st August 2012 until the 31st August 2012.
Submission
Entries can be old or new. Please submit your entries to the group gallery found here!
Rules
Entries can be old or new
The majority of the deviation must be Yellow
It must fit the rules of Still Life Photography (If in doubt, ask us!)
You can only enter ONE piece of work!
Prizes
CONTESTS!Hey, contest-hungry deviants!
Stay safe!
Be sure to send us the winning entries in the contest, we will show them in the group.
Also, check the tag, as it points you to the newly posted contests.
If you want to send us a contest, please Download Our Contest Format Here or check our main page where the format is provided without a download.
Thanks, and on with the contests!
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Fierce Wars Fan Art Contest
Any visual medium.
Fanart of the artist's manga.
Prizes:
1st Place: $20
2nd Place: $15
3rd Place: $10
Deadline: May 20th
More Info: https://www.deviantart.com/cristinese/journal/FAN-ART-WANTED-832507461
March-to-May Make-a-Script Contest
Literature, Specifically Scripts & Screenplays.
For three months, contestants have the opportunity to write a three-scene play (or trio of inter-related monologues) based on a set of randomly assigned prompts.
Pr
sifro. - solve the codes and win points!  May/10/2016 - The game is still alive! simbalm solved it in under one day, winning 303 points!
July/7/2014 - After a year and half, we finally have a next winner! It's Dimensionwalker21, winning 360 points. Congratulations!
Dec/24/2012 - We have a next winner! It's WintersRead, winning 306 points!
Nov/11/2012 - The second winner is nuvak! He generously refused the point reward, so there is still a lot of points in the pool for the next winner!
Oct/12/2012 - We have the first winner! It's ninquetari, who wins 475 points!
Aug/1/2012 - The easy day was yesterday! Today, the game begins! And It's just in time for dA's birthday!
START HERE:
First cipher: http://sta.sh/013oovslpt00
RULES:
to participate, you need do one (or both) of the two following things:
a) donate points into the pool on my front page (they are points solely for the SMT Persona 3/4 Contest - winners!Winners have been announced. Click here!
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In giddiness of Persona 3 getting a movie and Persona 4's fighting game coming out, I am holding a contest!
Draw any character or compilation of characters from any iteration of these two games (including P3 Portable, P4 Arena, etc)
Anyone can enter even if they've never heard of P3/P4. Just pick a character from their Wiki and draw them!
EDIT: You can draw the Personas and/or anything in the Compendium

PERSONA 3 CHARACTERS
PERSONA 4 CHARACTERS
PERSONA 3 PERSONAS
PERSONA 4 PERSONAS

:thumb321713230: Away + Premium Membership WinnersThis is Bart reporting from Brazil!
I am here with my girlfriend VelCake to spend 3 weeks with her again We did the same in February, the first time we met in person, and both had the best time of our lives.
For those interested in what we get up to, watch my scraps. Here I will post photos with stories in the description to keep you all updated
So during this time, I will be around less than usual. If you have messages, notes, etc pending - I will get to them but notes (and comments right on my page) will get priority.
Thanks for the lots of response on my recent journals by the way - I received dozens of notes from people who want to run a project for example, which is awesome! What a community spirit I'm proud of you. I've gotten back to quite some of you already - if I haven't yet, bear with me, I'll do for you what I can and remember that you're high priority for me There's just many and as there's often a lot to di
Creative Art Challenge #15 WaterfallCreative Art Challenge
Creative Challenge #1 - Clean
Creative Challenge #2 - Christmas
Creative Challenge #3 - Gateway
Creative Challenge #4 - Cold
Creative Challenge #5 - Scotland
Creative Challenge #6 - Froud Fae
Creative Challenge #7 - Daenerys
:bullet Seven Virtues ContestIn celebration of reaching 1000 watchers I would like to hold a contest, the contest theme will be THE SEVEN VIRTUES.
When Pope Gregory defined the seven deadly sins that we should avoid, he also included a counter-balancing set of values that we should espouse and adopt. These are: Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance
This contest will be open to all visual media's and will be judged on originality, execution, technique, impact and the last day for submission will be August 25th
Rules
1. Must be a new piece created for this contest
2. Must be submitted before August 25th at midnight
3. You Must link to this journal on your entry
4. Please indicate which virtue you are portraying in your artwork
When you are done your entry, just note me with the link and I will add it to the folder.
Prizes
1st place
300 points from me and a feature
100 points and a feature from :iconsweedies:
100 points and a feature from :iconkimsol:
2nd place
200 points from me and a featur
Disney-Parkhoppers Big Picture Contest - Last CallThe Big Picture Contest
Last call for entries!  Voting will start on Monday the third, so if you want to enter get your entry in now!
Time for a new contest! This time we'll be looking for entries that show the Big Picture at the parks.
What does that mean? Well, it's the view you get when you step back. I've only been to Walt Disney World, and I often wonder about what things look like at the other parks. I've got a good idea of what individual attractions look like, but not how lands are laid out, or the order of parade floats, or how things fit into their surroundings.  The gallery here is full of all the details, but not the big picture. 
For examples, see our entries!
The Rules
1. Entries must showcase the Big Picture theme and be related to the parks in some way.  We will reject close-ups or deviations that focus on one attraction/character/store/etc., so be sure your entry meets the contest's requirements.
2. Any type of Medium is welcome.
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:thumb303507833: ContestThe Brief:
To use any of the fonts that are currently featured in :iconAwesome-Fonts: to create a stunning piece of work.
Rules:
Post a link to your contest entry in comments of this blog entry, and please identity they font you used.
Prize: Featured in the next blog entry.
Deadline: Sept. 14th 2012
Have fun showing off your typography skills!
Here are some links for inspiration:
http://adsoftheworld.com/search/aotw/typography
http://www.behance.net/collection/Typography-typeface-graphics/85613
http://www.behance.net/collection/Lettering/141810
Bring Your Type to Life - A Typography ContestIt is time for another Typography contest! The theme of this contest will be…
Bring your Type to Life
This may sound abstract at first, but to keep the theme as open as possible, I choose a rather abstract title. There are many directions in which you can go. You could choose an anthropomorphic direction, where you breathe life into letters and give them human or other animate characteristics. Another route would be to create the letters out of living objects, such as plants or animals.
Which direction you choose, maybe even a third or fourth one, does not matter. What matters is that your letters are brought to life!
What kind of letters you bring to life, words, glyphs or sentences, is 100% up to you. This contest has a more visual approach, so you will not be judged on the creativity of the meaning you choose to give to the letters. However, don't rush it! Even one letter can appear completely different than another. Be wise with the letters, word Children's Book Vexel ContestTheme
Do you remember that time when you went to sleep and your parent read you your favourite story?
Imagine that you can go back to those awesome times by creating a cover of your favourite book.
Rules
1. All works MUST be vexels. I will NOT accept any photos, photomaniplations, digital drawings, vectors etc. If you're unsure if your entry is a vexel please follow this link: The New Vexel Definition to find out what vexels are.
2. You can NOT trace/copy an existing cover.
3. You can use your own and/or DA stock, as long as you state in art's comment that photos used as stock were yours and/or made by other deviantArt artist.
4. Don't break any DA rules.
5. You can add title/author/any needed text that can be found on covers, it's all up to you!
6. Please include author's name and book's title in your entry's description. This means it has to be an existin
Thursday: Improbable Mission!Welcome to another beautiful Thursday! I hope you've been having a great week so far.
We have the winners from our Reverse Jeopardy contest! Awesome puns and use of words. We enjoyed reading through all the entries!
The top winners are:
Category: Olympic Sports
Answer: Badminton
Question: Which sport is constantly making a racket?
by aczi16
Category: Aquatic Life
Answer: Red Snapper
Question: What was an accurate description of the photographer when told to get a real job?
by NonAnalogue
Category: School Subjects
Answer: Algebra
Question: In which subject do we study the subject of zebra and algae breeding?
by miontre
Category: Villains
Answer: Darth Maul
Question: What tool does a Sith Lord user to split firewood?
by jkrolak
:bulletblu CLOSED - Sun and Moon ContestThis contest is now closed - winners and honourable mentions will be annouced in a week. Good luck to all who entered!
Deviants are encouraged to be creative; as long as the comments explain how the piece links back to one or both of the theme topics (Sun and/or Moon) it will be accepted.
See this journal for examples using a different theme https://fantasymuse.deviantart.com/journal/?offset=1 or the bottom of this journal featuring some amazing Sun and Moon deviations to inspire you
There are two categories that you can enter under: Digital Art and Stock. You may enter both categories once.
Each category will have a first, second and third place, as well as 5 honourable mentions from either category. If you wish to donate anything as a prize, please let me know via comment on this journal or via note. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated, and donators will be featured in a special "Donators Feature" at the end of the contest.
Opening Date: 12th August, 2012
Closing
When Angels Fly Contest: ClosedI'm going to close the contest at 10:30 AM Central Time  just to give everyone a chance to do last minute touches
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ Collaboration Contest: Dark Halloween (UPDATE!!)UPDATED DATES AND PRIZES
Hi there
Sign-ups now CLOSED!
SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED PRIZES!
Hello from the admins of TheArtOfManipulation! We would really like to revive the mentoring aspect of our group and we are going to start by having a Collaboration Contest.
How it Will Work
For this contest, two or more artists must team up and collaborate to create an entry. One artist must be at the intermediate/expert level and the other must be a beginner. We (the admins) will decide which class you fall into and assign participants into teams (requests will be considered if there is a specific person with whom you want to partner). We hope that this contest will create new friendships and allow beginning photomanipulators to learn something new .
The Rules
You must note the group TheArtOfManipulation no later than September 4, 2012. Title the note "Collab Contest" and
  
Magic/Dreams/Twisted Fairytales - 4 HOURS LEFT!!!R U L E S
You have to be a member of the group to enter the contest.
2 per person; 1 in each category. You cannot have 2 in 1 category.
New pieces only (After August 1st)
No racism, pornography, violence, bashing religions and hentai.
Photo Manipulations only.
ALL STOCK MUST BE CREDITED or your entry will be declined. If it is your stock, say so in the Artist's comments.
You must put in your "Artist's comments"  a link to this journal or the group.
T H E M E
Magic / Dreams was the most voted. But since we've already had both of those as contests before, I'm going to create two categories using the 1st & 2nd most voted:
(click on the category to go to the folder)
Category #1:
Magic / Dreams
Category #2:
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Chinese Horoscope Contest- Last Call!One final week to get your submission in before the full moon of August 31st; deadline is midnight August 30th for 
deviantART's Chinese Horoscope Contest!
Find your Chinese Animal Sign, and you've found the Gallery which needs your contribution (if you don't know your Chinese Animal Sign, please check here; you'll find three animal signs in there, primary of which is your DAY sign, but if you'd prefer, work on either your MONTH sign, or YEAR sign, or ALL THREE! You can enter this contest as many times as you'd like, but try to limit yourself to the BEST work you can do, and not the MOST work you can do ):

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  First Contest The ImaginariumTHE IMAGINARIUM INVITE ALL MEMBERS OF DEVIANTART TO PARTICIPATE TO THE  FIRST CONTEST
Entries will be accepted from August 10, the contest ends on September 15.
THEME
SHOW YOUR IMAGINARY WORLD
The theme chosen by a poll where all members voted for their favorite
The winners will be chosen by judges, administrators of the group:
:iconwhendell: :iconwesley-souza: :iconvaleskamoura: :iconeclipsy: :iconviniciuscarbonera: :iconsamueltd: :iconkuramaphoenix:
and guest judges :icondani-owergoor: :iconlunebleu: :iconpshoudini:
PRIZES
1°
3 MONTH PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP BY :iconwhendell:
[Bullet; Blue] 1000 POINTS [Points] Donated by= 170 [Points] :iconwhendell: 150 [Points] :iconwesley-souza: , 50 [Points] :iconsamueltd: , 100 [Points] :iconvaleskamoura: , 50 [Points] :iconlunebleu: , 50 [Points] :iconmirellasantana: , 150 [Points] :ic
- Photomanip Contest -Bravery
Start Date: June 26, 2012
End Date: September 15, 2012
Theme: Bravery
Your mission is to create a manipulation that somehow expresses bravery. You will not be given anymore information than that. How you choose to portray it is up to you and only you!
Judging: This contest will be judged by me. I will not accept other judging offers.
I will not be judging by personal preference nor will I choose any "friend" to win. I will be judging based on technique, originality, and effort. I will not go easy on you if you are a beginner, your art will be judged just as fairly as the others.
Rules
Sorry guys, I guess I should have added this earlier, but I was being pressured to get off the computer.
> Manipulations only
> Slapping a filter over an image is not acceptable. You must use multiple images
> Any animal may be the subject (I don't care if its a friggin okapi, as long as it fits the theme)
> If I have any suspicion :thumb296363824:
Another Contest!With our first contest finished, I think this club is starting to get back into the swing of things.  With the winner away on "I don't want to do every part of this myself" leave, Katze316 has been given the opportunity to choose the next contest.  His choice follows, in his own words.
"Sci-Fi vehicles. Not necessarily real ones, like X-Wings and DeLoreans, they can come from your imagination. Some examples would be flying cars, spaceships, mecha, and all other funky-lookin' forms of transport. That should be interesting, provided we get more applications this time
I WANT YOU
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TO BUILD SOMETHING!"
Same rules apply as last time: It must be built out of only Lego bricks and Lego products. (eg. stickers made by Lego are not bricks, but they're okay.  Stickers, or anything else, not made by Lego are not okay.)
As before, please submit your creation as a note with a link to it.  If you have any questions, please ask away.
**Edit* CONTEST (My First One...) The Heart Of The Cards Stays Alive!
Traditional Drawing only.
Draw Yugi Moto or The Pharaoh from the Battle City Series. Mature Content Not Accepted.
Prizes:
1st Place:100 Favourites + 30 Comments + 1 Llama Badge + deviantWATCH + Invitation To Group
2nd Place: 50 Favourites + 20 Comments + 1 Llama Badge + deviantWATCH
3rd Place: 35 Favourites + 10 Comments + 1 Llama Badge
Deadline: August 21st
This Is My First Time Organizing A Contest, So Don't Put Me Under A Lot Of Pressure.
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Photography Community

Photography Weekly: Edition Thirty FourPhotography Weekly Header created by TouchedD
"One Signature is worth a thousand implied tones..."
-Charles Swan -
Copyright Expert
In the news this week there has been a spotlight on Karren Brady, a photographer who has won a copyright ruling. The news article itself is interesting but the cautions that it turfs up for the future and current generations of photographers are slightly more concerning. The general feeling that has started to develop is that if you have assistance with setting up a shot, making a scene, posing a model and making up a person for example, those people may well have rights to your work. This is also being debated with regards to post-production and if you get somebody else to edit your work. What are your thoughts on this? And when attributing this to the deviantART community, what Infrared Photography Gallery: Your Thoughts?For some time now there have been calls from the community for an Infrared Gallery as it's becoming a popular technique and often there is confusion over where the work actually belongs. The powers that be have been listening and have decided that it would be really useful to have your feedback as to where this Gallery should go. At the moment, Infrared Photographs are spread across the Photography Galleries from Animals, Plants and Nature to Miscellaneous.
What is Infrared Photography?
gilad explained it quite succinctly over seven years ago now in this journal. Infrared Photography (or IR) shows a magical, thermal type effect of a world that, without specific filters or applications, appears quite normal. It can be achieved using a filter on specific D-SLR cameras or it can be achieved with special films in Analog. This clear technique divi
Fashion Friday #16Introduction
My goal is to feature amazingly talented Fashion Photographers & Models every Friday!
Featured Deviant
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Dusanka Duric 2010 II by photofenia
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simsalabima | Photography Weekly: Edition Thirty SixPhotography Weekly Header created by TouchedD
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
-William Shakespeare
Basking in the glory of finally getting recognised for your hard efforts and photographic skill is pretty awesome and at the start of this week I took the opportunity to enjoy georgewjohnson's after he got published in a UK Photography Magazine. It's really nice when something like that happens and the knowledge that across the country - and because of deviantART and other networks - across the world, people are looking at your work. And if you're me, smiling! I once stumbled across lauren-rabbit's work in Black and White Photography Magazine and was truly proud that somebody I had found here on deviantART was here in my mag! So have you been published? Has your work received any recognition that makes you proud? What are your tips to getting out there and having your work showcased?
Aspect Ratio, Composition, Present and FuturePhotography is simply a technology that allows you to record a moment in time, in a box that simply captures a moment of light. Simple and basic as that, no myth there.
But the decision on how to capture that moment and its variables like composition, time and subject matter remain in the hands of photographer.
Let's talk about that box, how it affects composition, and the time we live in. Photographic technology has developed at a rapid pace. From the 19th century's cumbersome daguerreotypes to today's compact digital cameras,  photography has become one of the most accessible art mediums, but more related to motion pictures that we might think, being at the same time influence and influenced by each other.
4:3 (1.33)
The original aspect ratio used by the motion picture was industry was 4:3, or ratio down to 1.33:1, or just 1.33.  Theories why vary from from Euclid's famous Greek "Golden Section", a shape of approximately 1.6, to a shape that simply saved m

Literature Community

Art History Project- September is Literature! 30/08/12: Almost ready to launch! Alongside this month, inknalcohol is conducting a series of cheeky lit interviews for Art History, so keep an eye out for what he uncovers! 
There are still lots of slots for people to submit articles too! Don't forget, we can have more than one article on the same day! Please get those proposals in! Who is your favourite author? What Book/Poem has had the most influence on you? Bring it on!
24/08/12: Hey guys, we're still looking to fill this up nice and meaty! Don't forget, the articles don't have to be as in depth as some of you are thinking and can be about specific authors, styles or even something different such as interviews or chat event (get your lit group involved!). 
If you're not sure about your idea, please still send it in, we have a wonderful crack commando unit who are helping for crimes they didn't commit in the backroom. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, you can use this team!
Also, those who

Street Community

Street Photography: To Lo And Behold!Street Photography Quiz:
When was the last time a random passenger in a bus made your jaw drop?
Happens with me all the time!
Whenever I go out into the streets, I never plan on what I'm going to shoot, nor do I have a particular theme in mind.
Mind you, planning ahead is highly benefical to a Street Photographer or any photographer for that matter - a practice that almost always yeilds excellent results when properly utilized.
For me, it's just the sheer excitment of stepping into a vast concrete jungle, unsure about what's around the next corner, or perceiving an event that is about to unfold before you, the sound of your heart beating as you walk/run towards the developing scene - all the while hoping that you get there in time to take... that one shot, that ultimate payoff; is all that matters.
Sometimes you could be standing there observing a street scene when you begin to notice things falling into place; a photo opportunity forming right before your very eyes.
Beli Friday night Street Specials v8.4
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.








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Have a nice weekend!
Greetings, fellow Yardies..
Welcome to the end of August, traditionally a good month for most street photographers and to charge our own batteries for the rest of the year. Hope you got those awesome captures you wanted and we expect you to share them with us.
I won’t take much of your time with words, let me just leave you with some of  the last ten photos that impressed our administrators and the promise of good news (probably next week) to all our active and less active Yardies with the "beginning of School".










Allow me too to present you our new Boatswains:
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Have a great Weekend.
NunoCanha Cole Trickle, The Best Street Photography TeacherStreet photography is gaining popularity with each passing day.  It seems with each passing month, more and more photographers are attempting to try their hand at it.   Starting out in street photography can be an overwhelming venture. There is so much to learn when starting out and the internet can often be a daunting place for those starting out in street photography to go for advice.  
I am often asked advice on starting out in street photographer, and so I thought I would put together a small series on Street Photography for Beginners.  Now I am no expert or master street photographer, so nothing really qualifies me to put together a series on street photography for beginners other than it is process I followed to learn and practice street photography myself.
I like to look at learning street photography along the same progression Cole Trickle takes in the movie Days of Thunder.  
When he first shows up at the track he doesn't

Photomanipulation Community

Photomanip News and Feature 19 August.
Hi all,
How are you? Lots to share with you this week! Here's what's up . . .
News in Brief
"When Darkness Falls" winners coming this week!Vote for theme for Advanced Photomanip Month at The-Sacred-Space.All stock should be credited in manips. Saying "stock purchased" is not enough; we also have to say where, even if we don't give a direct link to the image itself.Creativity Challenges will get started soon! We will still be supporting Random Acts of Kindness.Good luck to all those returning to (or starting) school this week or next!
Please welcome . . .
Every week we will try to feature a new member of our community. If you
know of a new member (who has been here 6 months or less) and want to
have a "welcome" feature for them, please note their username to ChisSweetArt.
MarquisAmonArt has been with us on dA for about a month and has been wowing us with incredible macabre and horror deviations. :devchissw

deviantART Community Volunteers Projects, Spotlights, Information & dALove

City Strolls: #005Welcome to the fifth edition of City Strolls! This feature showcases some of the best cityscape photography on deviantART!
Today's Stroll: Liverpool, England






General Features
Features of deviations posted in the Photography > Urban & Rural > Cityscapes & Skylines gallery in the past week.





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Awesome Artisan Crafts XIXHello!

Hello and welcome to Awesome Artisan Crafts!
I will be regularly featuring the awesome creations I find in the Artisan Crafts Gallery.
Contest Results
In case you have missed the Official Birthday Card Contest Results have been announced.
Culinary Arts
Talty is pondering how the Culinary Arts Gallery should be arranged, please leave your suggestions for her.
Pony Features
Showcasing some awesome MLP Artisan Crafts.
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:thumb323086937: To Be Seen .02A weekly article featuring five photographers from all areas in the deviantART community. Spare a bit of time to take a gander at the photographs and their respective galleries showcased below!
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To Be Seen .03A weekly article featuring five photographers from all areas in the deviantART community. Spare a bit of time to take a gander at the photographs and their respective galleries showcased below!
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A Light In The Forest by LivelovelifeEleni 80s Happy Girly Tribute Collage by LivelovelifeEleni YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL: DIY Inspiration Board Project by LivelovelifeEleni
First ID# (Mini Story) Look at how far you've come by LivelovelifeEleni This is Toronto- C.N Tower by LivelovelifeEleni
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Caterpillar by possumbrush Spider on twisted leaf by possumbrush Woodchip Fungus by possumbrush
My Treasures - Genealogy by possumbrush HMAS Melbourne Sunset by possumbrush
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Wheat Field 11 by a-murmuration Nasturtium 2 by a-murmuration Strangford Lough 21 by a-murmuration
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Thursday: Ideal Class!Your stories were epic and action-packed last week. You handled the obstacles given -- a sad whale, Cupid shooting arrows, and bubble wrapped roads -- with elegance and creativity! Nice work!
Our top winners are:
Express delivery by UnknownOO8
The Most Interesting Delivery Guy in the World by Allegro-Designs
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Fella's Intergalactic House of Pancakes by allieryan
Congratulations! You will be contacted about your prizes within the next 24 hours.
It's back to school season! We know many out there may Site Update: New deviantART ThumbnailsIn our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.
New deviantART Thumbnails
This feature will be rolled out to everyone over the next few days.
DeviantART's thumbnail images just got bigger and better! Starting today, we've increased the size of deviantART's thumbnails and, by popular demand from the community, we're also giving you a "Thumbnail Grid" mode.
Here's a run-down of what's changed:
We've made all thumbnails bigger!
Deviations display in tidier rows with no unnecessary cropping, allowing you to see the art as it's meant to be seen!
For literature thumbnails, the background has been lightened an

deviantART Community Relations

CR Newsletter - July/AugustTable of Contents
1. Thank You!
2. Daily Deviations and Groups
3. Volunteer Openings
4. Share Your Opinions
5. Community Projects
6. Official Contests
7  Project Educate 2011/2012
8. Art History Project
9. News from the Chats and Forums
10. News from the Galleries
1. Thank You!
I'd like to take a moment to issue a very important "THANK YOU" to YOU! The deviantART Community.  On the heels of our 12th Birthday, I've looked back at the projects that my team have undertaken and realized that in the last year, especially, the deviantART community has stepped up and helped to make projects like projecteducate and ArtHistoryProject successful.  Without your contributions, interest, faves, feedback and participation, projects like these would go no where.  I'm looking forward to more community interaction and participation projects and am always open to your feedback regarding projects or endeavors you'd li Chat Events: What do you Want?Every two weeks member of the Community Relations team alongside members of the community hold regular events in the :#communityrelations: chatroom. For some time these have been critique events but we recognize that these aren't always suitable for everybody. We'd like to have your thoughts and feedback on what sort of events you would like to attend and take part in running. We will hold events at different times on different days each week to ensure that we are making it available to as many people as possible. Here are some thoughts for chat event themes that have been done recently:
Trivia
Scavenger Hunts
Rock , Paper , Scissors
Critique
Questions and Answers
Meet and Greets
Interviews
Tutorials
Let us know if those are the sorts of things you would like to attend or even help run. If you have an event idea and would like to run it alongside us then

deviantART Prints Community

Print FeatureTake a look at these amazing Prints
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deviantART Project Educate

Project Educate: Pixel ArtThis week is to celebrate and learn more about the art of pixels.  Pixel art is defined by deviantART as: "Pixel art drawing, using only the pencil tool, hand laying individual pixels one at a time, under high magnification." (But more on that later )  ClefairyKid and I have put together a week of articles and events that we hope will be informative, interesting and fun.  Here is the schedule*:
Monday
The Pixel Art Community by ClefairyKid http://fav.me/d5bvdh1
Pixel art tutorials by Lyricanna http://fav.me/d5bspd5
Interview with Cyangmou by ClefairyKid
Tuesday
Furcadia Ports and Stamps - Categorization, where and why - by Lyricanna
Interview with Ice-Pandora by ClefairyKid
Wednesday
A Week in Pixel - Weekly Feature - by Lyricanna
Interview with ValaSedai by ClefairyKid
Pixel Art Critique in Communityrelations chat 3PM EST, 12PM PST
Thursday
Digital Dolls and Pixel Art – Similarities and differences - by :de The Pixel Art CommunityWelcome to Pixel Art’s PE week! Firstly, I’d like to begin by discussing where we are in the Pixel Art community, where we came from and where we might head in the future.

Why discuss the definition of Pixel Art?
Why is it so important to discuss the definition of Pixel Art? It becomes important not only when it comes time to update the category’s description for the sake of organisation and clarity, but also when confusion and misconceptions become increasingly common among those in the community itself. As Pixel Art grew from being primarily used for old computer and gaming systems, that could not handle much data and therefore not too many colours per palette, into something used with more contemporary technologies like Photoshop and MSPaint, Pixel Art itself was bound to reflect those changes. This change has become apparent in new styles, new techniques and questions around the need for the “old rules” of past
The Pixel Art CommunityWelcome to Pixel Art’s PE week! Firstly, I’d like to begin by discussing where we are in the Pixel Art community, where we came from and where we might head in the future.

Why discuss the definition of Pixel Art?
Why is it so important to discuss the definition of Pixel Art? It becomes important not only when it comes time to update the category’s description for the sake of organisation and clarity, but also when confusion and misconceptions become increasingly common among those in the community itself. As Pixel Art grew from being primarily used for old computer and gaming systems, that could not handle much data and therefore not too many colours per palette, into something used with more contemporary technologies like Photoshop and MSPaint, Pixel Art itself was bound to reflect those changes. This change has become apparent in new styles, new techniques and questions around the need for the “old rules” of past PE: Pixel Art TutorialsSo you have discovered the wonderful world of pixel art and want to create your own   But you don't know where to start or what techniques you might need to learn.  This article will give you some tips and tutorials to help you on your way.  Some links in this article do go off-site, as a warning.
Do I need a special program?
No!  Something as simple as Microsoft Paint, Paint Shop Pro or the Gimp, all of which are free, are all you need to start with pixel art.  Well, that and a mouse/touchpad (and a computer ).  Photoshop can be used to pixel as well, but it is costly, so unless you plan to use Photoshop for a multitude of digital media, it isn't the best investment for pixel art.
Free downloads of MS Paint and Paint Shop Pro can be found here: http://www.bunnystick.com/tdlc.html
What are some useful Pixel techniques?
When it comes to shading, both dithering and anti-aliasing (often called AA-ing) are your best
PE: Pixel Artist Interview with Cyangmou
Today I bring you an interview with a talented Pixel Artist by the name of Cyangmou.
:iconclefairykid: How did you get started in Pixel Art? Was it your first medium or did you work with something different before discovering it?
:iconcyangmou: I worked with several other mediums before, but only traditional ones, like pencil, ink and water colours. I started with pixel art because a friend made a game and it needed pixel graphics, then pixel art became a hobby and after that I started  to do visuals for games
:iconclefairykid: What is the thing you love the most about Pixel Art? What makes it stand out from other art mediums for you?
:iconcyangmou: Pixel art has the childhood-game-feel for me and it has the RETRO-factor. I played my first videogames on the SNES and my GBA brought me back those small but very detailed graphics with beautiful colours. The two most outstanding things of pixel graphics are form e that the graphics are us PE - Furcadia Ports and Stamps: CategorizationSometimes the category system here on dA can get a little confusing.  For example; you created a piece using pixeling techniques but you intend to use it as an icon.  Where do you categorize it?  A lot of people just are not sure.  So this article should help to clear it up.
When it comes to categorization, intended use can be a huge factor.  In this case, Furcadia portraits would belong in the Icons and Handhelds gallery instead of Pixel Art or Anthro, because while it may have been created pixel by pixel and the subject is anthro, it was created for use as a portrait (often shortened to port), with specific size parameters and place of display kept in mind.  By putting them in Icons, ports are easy to find and media doesn't separate them; some ports are not done in a pixel by pixel manner but as they are similar in theme and intended use, they should be seen in the same area.  As this is not the first time this has been discussed, I feel the need to
PE: Pixel Artist Interview with Ice-Pandora
Today I bring you an interview with an isometric Pixel Artist by the name of Ice-Pandora.
 
:iconclefairykid: How did you get started in Pixel Art? Was it your first medium or did you work with something different before discovering it?
 
:iconice-pandora: I started in 2005, back then my pixel art looked a little bit different than what I'm making these days. Less cute and more non-isometric! 
 
:iconclefairykid: What is the thing you love the most about Pixel Art? What makes it stand out from other art mediums for you?
 
:iconice-pandora: I love pixel art because you can create such great detailed art in a small amount of space and only by pixels.
 

 
:iconclefairykid: How long have you been working in Pixel Art? Do you feel like it's hard to learn or relatively easy to pick up or somewhere in between?
 
:iconice-pandora: PE: Isometric Pixel Art FeatureI want to start out by saying that I am no expert on Isometric Pixel Art, but someone who knew far more than I did wrote the best, most comprehensive article on the subject: http://shonegold.deviantart.com/journal/Isometric-PixelArt-Simply-Defined-214155749   Even though the author no longer is active on dA, that is a great resource and I encourage its use to understand isometric pixel art
This article is a feature article however, so I will not be going into depth with the definition.  I started with that link to help people better understand the fine examples I am about to showcase
Swordman by windship :thumb254327655: Panduranga-temple by Socnau The_Hovel by zi-
PE: Digital Dolls and Pixel ArtFull title: Digital Dolls and Pixel Art, Similarities and Differences.
A question I remember asking myself and have since been asked a few times is: what is the difference between a piece submitted to the customization > digital dolls > pixel art > original base* category and a piece submitted to digital art > pixel art > characters?  On the surface the answer is not much.  What it mostly comes down to is intent and process of creation. 
Intent: Did the artist intend for this to be a digital doll?  Do they call it a doll?  Did they make a base first and then make the finished doll?  Did they just pixel an image but plan to make a base for public use later?  If the answer to any of these is yes, then chances are that the image belongs in the digital dolls category.  If the doll is tool shaded (use of layer effects, gradients, blur, burn, dodge, etc) or if you used someone else's base it belongs in the digital dolls category.
Process PE Daily Deviations: What if...? 
Hello everyone!
After news articles explaining 'The Myth and the Legend' of the Daily Deviations, how to suggest them, tolerance towards Daily Deviations, the negativity, the focus on the notes and what it actually is, this article tackle the 'What if...?' scena

deviantART Art History

:thumb322072289: Jean Giraud (Moebius)
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (also known as Moebius) was a French comics artist, working in the French tradition of bandes dessinées (bandes dessinées is derived from the original description of the comics art form as "drawn strips").

Many artists from around the world have cited Giraud as an influence on their work. Giraud was longtime friends with manga author and anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Giraud even named his daughter Nausicaä after the character in Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Asked by Giraud in an interview how he first discovered his work, Miyazaki replied:
"Through Arzach, which dates from 1975, I believe. I only read it in 1980, and it was a big shock. Not only for me. All manga authors were shaken by this work. Unfortunately, when I discovered it, I already had a consolidated style so I couldn't use its inf
Art History - Interview with KovoWolf:iconarthistoryproject: :iconcommunityrelations: 
As part of Graphical Art History Month I will be interviewing some of your Community  Volunteers

Today it's the lovely KovoWolf - Community Volunteer for Anthro Art

:iconKovoWolf:
Hi KovoWolf, tell us a little about yourself and your style of Art.
Hello! My name is Amber Mills and I am a freelance digital artists.
I have always loved to draw and doodle ever sense I was really young.
I have always had an inspiration for art and I owe a lot of my artistic roots to my grandfather who used to work for Disney on some projects doing sketches and cartoons.
My style derives from inspiration I get from within. Anything and everything I am feeling and want to express I put on 'digital pen and paper'. That is why I love art so much. Its an expression of raw and tempered emotion.
What is it that attracts you to Graphical Art?
I love the flexibilit Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby was born Jacob Kurtzberg on August 28th, 1917 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He was a comic book artist, writer, and editor; one of the most innovative and influential creators in the history of comics.
Growing up poor in New York City, Jacob Kurtzberg entered the newly emerging comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comics features under different pen names, finally settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby, often collaborating with Simon, created numerous characters for that company and also for the company that would become DC Comics.

Kirby eventually found himself at Timely's 1950s incarnation, Atlas Comics, later to be known as Marvel Comics. There, in the 1960s, he and writer-editor Stan Lee co-created many o
Jean Giraud (Moebius)
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (also known as Moebius) was a French comics artist, working in the French tradition of bandes dessinées (bandes dessinées is derived from the original description of the comics art form as "drawn strips").

Many artists from around the world have cited Giraud as an influence on their work. Giraud was longtime friends with manga author and anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Giraud even named his daughter Nausicaä after the character in Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Asked by Giraud in an interview how he first discovered his work, Miyazaki replied:
"Through Arzach, which dates from 1975, I believe. I only read it in 1980, and it was a big shock. Not only for me. All manga authors were shaken by this work. Unfortunately, when I discovered it, I already had a consolidated style so I couldn't use its inf