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How to feel good about your ArtWe've all had those moments as an artist where we just can't seem to like what we're doing, where nothing seems sufficient and everybody else seems to draw so much better than ourselves.There's a few simple things you can do to avoid feeling like that or that you can remind yourself of should you already be right in the middle of this mess.How to feel good about your Art by ^ValaSedai
Draw for yourself, not an audience!
The first and probably most important point, especially for any artist on here who in one way or the other seeks feedback and recognition from their fellow deviants. You should never forget that your art is after all YOUR art, so it should be a means to express yourself, relax yourself, be proud of yourself etc and not anyone else. Never let yourself be pressured to do anything you don't want simply because your watchers might demand it or do anything for the sole purpose of getting more attention. It might make you happy in the beginning but loosing track
How to be a guiding light and a shining exampleThis journal was updated in July 2012 to include some new information and replace outdated terminology.How to be a guiding light and a shining example by `RockstarVanity
How can I help?
At regular intervals, new faces appear in the Community Relations team as open positions for Community Volunteers are filled. All these new additions to the team can spark interest in volunteering for dA and can inspire people to ask "What can I do to support my favourite gallery?". You don't have to be a Community Volunteers or have a fancy symbol next to your name to promote and support artists within your favourite gallery. The suggestions listed below are for everyone, and in case you want something a little more useful than just my ideas I've included links to FAQ entries with more information.
Featuring art
To avoid repeating myself, I'd like to point you in the direction of an article called How to promote other people's work on dA that I wrote back in De
How to be a devious deviant:UpdatesEdit: Fixed embedding of `phoenixleo's deviation, kind of. I also added llamas by popular demand + added more information about various things.How to be a devious deviant:Updates by `Infinite-Heart
Your feedback will be added in the next article!(see end of article) Community version for the win!
Some people only seem to care about numbers. Watchers/llamas/views/ the like. Those are important and lovely, but not just by them self.Here are a few simple ways to get more involved with the community.
Go join a group! Explore +Groups So many to chose from!
Consider volunteering for that group, helping moderate it, welcoming new people.
Groups: Tutorial + Resources
Groups: DeviantART Relate
Project Comment Monthly ~ Commenter Newsletter#ProjectComment is a Group that provides Guaranteed & Constructive comments for the deviantART community.Project Comment Monthly ~ Commenter Newsletter by ^3wyl
In order to support those efforts, we encourage dedicated users to give comments too. For those who are critics, artists, or just helpful in the community, we now offer something in return for all that you do - be it helping the participants of #ProjectComment, or the group itself!
This article focuses on awesome deviants, who have given fantastic comments, through excerpts of those comments, artwork by the deviants themselves, and much more! Your support inthe article would be much appreciated.
Spotlight Commenter : =hefeigal!
Each month, #ProjectComment will select one member from within the group to be our Spotlight, based on the comments we have seen in our
Project Comment Monthly ~ Commenter Newsletter#ProjectComment is a Group that provides Guaranteed & Constructive comments for the deviantART community.Project Comment Monthly ~ Commenter Newsletter by ^3wyl
In order to support those efforts, we encourage dedicated users to give comments too. For those who are critics, artists, or just helpful in the community, we now offer something in return for all that you do - be it helping the participants of #ProjectComment, or the group itself!
This article focuses on awesome deviants, who have given fantastic comments, through excerpts of those comments, artwork by the deviants themselves, and much more! Your support in
Spotlight Commenter : =hefeigal!
Each month, #ProjectComment will select one member from within the group to be our Spotlight, based on the comments we have seen in our
PE: Groups Directory Update Group LovePE: Groups Directory Update by `Infinite-Heart
deviantART is an artist dream come true and caters to artist from all artistic mediums. I know of no other
online community that is in constant contact with their members and
allows members to run their own groups with specific rules and
guidelines that you have decided for your group.
If you are not interested in becoming a founder or administrator of a group, deviantART has hundreds if not thousands
of groups for you to search and find one or more that is to your
comfort level and liking. Groups are a fantastic way to find other
artist to discuss techniques, share idea's, collaborate and make new
friends.
Question for the Reader; How often do you
search for a new group to join or to find a group that is centered
around your interest Discuss in the comments area of this journal
Below is a sample collection of groups you will find within devian
| My #PKMN-Steam OC, Oliver Phillips The Meowth! This is my most viewed deviation.  Oliver © Me, fluf-studios, Alex R. Art © Me Meowth, Pokémon © Nintendo, Gamefreak, Creatures #PKMN-Steam © =ShadowHoundoom And Admins |
 IndexEmoticonsBack To Top  (05/07/13 - 05/14/13) EmoteADay is a lovely group that randomly features anyone that's ever submitted an emoticon to dA, to give them more exposure. Along with the deviation being featured, they add excellent descriptions, as if the art hasn't spoken for itself already. They interview emoticonists monthly as well. So if you're looking for more emoticons to love, or if you want more exposure on your emoticons, check out #EmoteADay Back To Top MiscellaneousBack To Top  (05/07/13 - 05/14/13) The official group for the Unofficial DeviantArt Wiki!Check it out for updates and discussion on the Wiki.X/em> |
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I am way, way too curious for my own good, and I can't help it.
I had been inspired by the art of :devvzerudez:, *GregAndrade, *HourglassHero, *JelloJolteon2000, and many, many more. A friend of mine from the oekaki, namely *frenchbreadrobot, is a star in the Fakemon community- and I'm not surprised. Somehow, he's managed to emulate the "Sugimori style" (basically the style the official art is drawn in) in this Oekaki Applet called ChibiPaint, and while he woks with SAI now, I'm still amazed with his ideas and designs. He's designed a fakemon for me as well! (I also have to mention he's the guy whose fakemon works at the oekaki inspired me so much to the point I did post my fakemon up in my dA account.
. (In other words, a good friend who shares too much in common with me. 
) I never even knew it was Roleplaying! And when I realize all that character strangling and torturing was RP, I decided to check out RP groups. And damn, it was so fun, thinking up whole new characters to match the RP universe. I made Curtis, Luna, Janna Lee, and Oliver. Curtis was the first character I ever made for an RP group, which was the medieval style PKMN-Haxorshire. (It closed down though.) I made Luna for the Sci-fi Gijinka Group #POKELOID, but that group is going to close. As for Janna, she's in #Poke-SchoolOfTheArts. And Oliver? He's a resident of #PKMN-Steam. I loved- and I still do- these characters. The time I put in their histories and personalities, the fun I had thinking about the basics. Not only that, with every app, I improved in my drawing skills as well.
But regardless of my stupidity, they patiently added my wish as one for exposure. I became happy seeing some people telling me they've granted my wish, featuring me in their journals. 
It gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling. I wanted to grant wishes as well! (I should've participated in the 31 Days of Wishes D But as time passed by, I tried harder and harder to make up for everything. I challenged myself to do as much #deviant365 tasks as possible! I loved making features, and I loved critiquing. I was- and still am- an admin for #Rising-Artists I found myself in a sea of tasks. I was drowning out the sorrows of real life.
, the teenage female asian incarnation of the great Batman. I felt the need to grant wishes, and wishes, and wishes. And so, a great deal of my time on dA had become dedicated to whatever I thought was "giving back". But really, with everything I did, I forced myself to do better. While I believe there's nothing wrong with that... The problem was I wasn't really focusing on my work anymore. Ideas were kept inside with every obligation I gave myself. I began to neglect one thing I've always treasured, and that was practice. Despite this, I kept going and going because of all the chats and talks and the wonderful people here. Don't get me wrong- I love talking with you all, but I've written all of this for a reason. (This isn't a really, really full pledge, though. If I really can't fulfill my obligations for reasons like outings, problems, the occasional Fluf Sadness etc.)
So to fix this issue, I, =fluf-studios, pledge to write at least 3 constructive comments/critiques each month. I've been neglecting my literature, and I've never written real fiction. 
I plan to fix this by posting a kind of story, with my own fictional characters, or maybe uploading some poetry, or even putting up my Song Lyrics. 
I, =fluf-studios, pledge to upload at least one literature submission each month.
Keep being awesome, and have a nice day!
Welcoming a new user"A smile is the universal welcome."
Max Eastman
Your Welcome Message"I have an answering machine in my car. It says, I'm home now. But leave a message and I'll call when I'm out."
Steven Wright
Let's start with a simple greeting- such as, "Hello there!", "Hi!", or even "HI. I'M GONNA BE YOUR NEW FRIEND. LOVE ME. 
" yes im pretty sure that last one is okay Adding helpful links (such as the FAQ for example) will help answer questions they have on the first day of being a dA user. Try adding a link to the Welcome Forum so they can introduce themselves as well. Tutorials such as DeviantArt For Dummies by =mangasockattack and How to deviantART by `BrokenTutorials, that explain the basics, are also things you might want to link. 
And finally, add a touch of inspiring words for our new user, you know, for encouragement.
this gif just about summarizes it. Not only that, everyone appreciates good grammar, so really, why not? (Note: If English is not your first language and you're not fluent with it, it's perfectly okay. This part is mostly directed for those of us who have had it as our first language and/or are experts at it.)
" Yup, the same welcome message. This is because: 1. You'll have to be default (You'll read why later), 2. It's faster, and 3. You'll receive a cookie from the magical Internet Fairy.
Finding someone to greetA hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.
P. J. O'Rourke
You'll spot the new users below Popular Forum Threads.
Food For ThoughtI'm giving life lessons and tips on how to take care of your emotional heart, because heart disease is the number-one killer in America.
Leeza Gibbons
just gives that cheerful vibe, and a or certainly gives the enthusiastic (maybe too enthusiastic) feel that can be very encouraging to the new guy. Here is an example: Welcome to DeviantART, hope you enjoy your stay here! 
... Again, welcome to deviantART! (preferably after greetings & the start and finish) And that's wrap!
Good day ladies and gentlemen!
"What magic is in this issue today?" you ask. The magic of spring, magical artwork, and actual magic!
What is devious A Day?Devious A Day is a small and simple feature series released daily. In each issue, I feature one deviation, one user, and one group, to spread a little more of that scrumptious dA love!
Or maybe it's the colors of freshness and activity, which, in my opinion, totally scream "Spring".
Today's Deviant: 
=lucid
ing this lovely deviant and their works- you won't be sorry. 
Today's Group: #Dreamers-of-Avalon
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Alexandra VerniceArtist|Student|VariedPhilippines 14|Single|Straight|Roman Catholic    Current Theme Song: Heart Attack by Demi Lovato Playing: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team Fandom of Focus Today: Nothing~ Mood:  Kinda sad. Getting happier, though.Back To Index Alexandra You laugh, I lol. I am Alex R., ready to do some art! If you know me from Bulbakaki, you'll know I'm a fan of everything Pokemon! But I'm into a lot of things too. I try to respect everyone's opinion as much as I can! I try to respect your choices, your beliefs, you, yourself. But anyway, I am very sure you'll think my art is okay. I am not a professional, but I am surely not that bad. And thus, I practice. I use a lot of stuff for my art.  Membership StatusI have been a:  since I joined (July 2010). ▼ Then, I received PM's from `mirz-alt and `Endorell-Taelos on the fateful day of February 23, 2013. And I am still a Premium Member today!  ▼ Then, on March 10, 2013, I stopped being a scaredy-cat wuss and decided to become a Beta Tester.       Also,  For all fakemon in my gallery: Pokémon and its concept © Nintendo, Gamefreak and Creatures Pokémon OC's: Rosie © fluf- studios Pokémon, Pikachu © Nintendo, Gamefreak, and Creatures          Oh, if you can, may you give a Female Zorua, with a Gentle Nature, Lvl. 1? Icon By:Awesome Zoroark Icon By:  With that I am also apologizing for not giving you credit. *goes into corner of shame* Go and look at her beautiful work now! |
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