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Theme Traditional Art Portrait
Hosted by *Egil21
Medium Traditional mediums, drawings and paintings
Ends 30 October 2012
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Theme Pink (it's to honor the Breast Cancer Awareness Month)
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Fella Around the World Contest Winners Tweet

Fella Around the World

Fella and Super Llama have returned from their trip around the world, making a scrapbook for the
Fella Around The World Contest! With
passport stamps from the tiny islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the Far East, The Wild West and
everywhere in between it's certainly not anything they (or we) will forget soon!

Now that the staff judges have had time to review every single page in their scrapbook, it's time
to announce and send congratulations to each of the 50 Winners listed below who will all be receiving a
Fella or
Super Llama Plushie
of their own!

Didn't win? Don't worry! Check

...and the contest is closed! Thanks everyone for the entries, judging will commence now.

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the #communityrelations sponsored deviantART Related Collaborations Contest

Where you have six weeks to work together on any work in the dA related category. A quick overview;
This contest will be open to all mediums in the deviantART Related main category, as well as dA tutorials and dA avatars.It will run from today (3rd April) to May 15 2012. Your entry must be submitted between (or on) those dates!You can participate in three ways (see the bottom of this article for examples);Work on your own based on an existing dA related deviation (with their permission if needed; e.g. find a visual suggestion and make a browser script to make it work).Collaborate with another artist on a piece in one medium (e.g. make a stamp or devID together.)Work together to create two related deviations (e.g. a

Chat Tour ScheduleWord Wars Chat Tour | Word Wars | Chat Tour Schedule
You're Invited!
Join us in our next game which can be found here:
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Date: Sunday, August 19th, 2012

Time: 3:00 PM EST (USA)
[What time is that for me?]

#theWrittenRevolution's Chatroom: http://chat.deviantart.com/chat/thewrittenrevolution
Next Stop, #theWrittenRevolution!
Due to an overfull schedule, we're returning to a wonderful group on our solo stop this August.

September will return to our usual crazy two stops per month schedule!
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The Host Group
As written for the 11th stop: #theWrittenRevolution, run by another awesome staff team and headed by :devstarboyd

Artist Interviews - Conzpiracy:iconConzpiracy: `conzpiracy Is the lair of the rather talented Dean, better known as Conz. In between writing articles, working for clients and doing his own art he kindly agreed to answer some questions about stock for us.
For those who might not know you already, can you share a little bit of Conzpiracy history? What made you first get into the art scene and who were you most influenced by in your early years, and has that changed/evolved?
Prior to working with digital, I used to draw all the time - mainly using inks and biro. I was influenced by the works of Clive Barker, comic books, horror movies, virtuoso's like Giger and the illustrators of 2000AD.
I started working freelance at 15, literally my first year of Photoshop practice - producing event flyers for Drum n Bass events in my area. My work was rubbish and I was getting paid peanuts, but it put me in good stead to learn people skills and the pressures of working to deadline.

Project Educate Stock & Resources DD CriteriaStock & Resources Daily Deviations. What We look for, and what you should look for as well!
Its a regular question, and something that the other Community Volunteers get asked about as well. So during Project Educate Stock & Resources week I'm going to try and lay out some of the reasons behind our choices.
Stock & Resources Daily Deviations, and how they are judged by the Community.
Dan has already touched on this touchy subject in his "Potential" Article here - The Potential of Stock
There is something fundamentally different about stock & resources DD's compared to all the other DD's from all the other galleries.
Stock & Resources are NOT finished artworks to be viewed as an end product.
We can't stress this enough!!!
The Stock Artist/Provider/Creator has not submitted this work becasue they think its absolutely perfect and they want to show it off, they subm

All Hallow's Tales - RESULTS!October 31, 2012 - Time to put the chainsaws back in the shed, hang the skin-suits up in the closet and announce the WINNERS of this year's All Hallow's Tales Contest! Competition this year may have been less crowded than in previous years, but no less fierce! Please help me congratulate this year's winners:
FIRST PLACE:

Harvest Time by =Tobaeus
First Prize

1,000 points courtesy of Points Pool donors.

$20 Amazon Gift Card from `Memnalar

Dripping Blood Bookmark from `Memnalar

dA Print of winner's choice from #CRLiterature

6-month premium membership from #CRLiterature

3-month premium membership from `Memnalar

£50 worth of tokens in =TheSkaBoss' browser game Lyrania.*

Fre

Thriller! A resource contest.
Thriller! A Resource Contest.
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller
View the full filmclip here http://youtu.be/sOnqjkJTMaA

We want you to scare the crap out of everyone in time for Halloween, Resource Style

Using either the film-clip or lyrics from Micheal Jackson's Thriller as inspiration to create some spooktacular stock and rancid resources!
Models as zombies, goorish and grungy textures, spooky splatters and cobweb brushes, creepy scenes and horrifying objects! This contest is open to all resources, be it stock, application resources, textures, tutorials, patterns and anything in-between. So long as it is Thriller inspired, follows the rules and is clearly labeled as a resource!.
T

A Whole New World Contest|

WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!

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- ^CreativeJenn
Are you a street rat wandering the streets of Koreatown, bargaining with a street vendor?
:icontransparentplz:
Are you a droid learning how to operate a hi-tech Nook reader at a local Barnes and Noble store?
:icontransparentplz:
Maybe you are a mass, non-existent group hunting down aliens within the subway rails of New York in black and white suits!
:icontransparentplz:
Whoever you are in this modern world,
this contest is just for you!
Viewers and members of deviantART,
the two galleries of Fan Art and Cosplay present to you --

A Whole New World Contest

Necessary Steps

Today, my grandmother would have been 80 years old.
I had the privilege of being very close with my grandmother and I will forever remember her as an extremely strong, independent and vibrant woman.
However, I also remember the cancer and her long and arduous battle. &

PE S&R Contest Icarus Updates"On Delicate Wings"

Mourning for Icarus by H.J. Draper 1898
The Theme- ART:
We want you to recreate the story of Icarus, be that modern, or ancient using stock and resources available on DeviantART.
The Theme - STOCK:
We want you to recreate the story of Icarus, in stock form! Is your Icarus male or female? Are your wings made from feathers and wax or something more magical?
The Story: Icarus
Son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. Daedalus had been imprisoned by King Minos of Crete within the walls of his own invention, the Labyrinth. But the great craftsman's genius would not suffer captivity. He made two pairs of wings by adhering feathers to a wooden frame with wax. Giving one pair to his son, he cautioned him that flying too near the sun would cause the wax to melt. But Icarus became ecstatic with the ability to fly and forgot hi

Vigilante Oriented GroupsWhen the deviantART Groups system launched in beta nearly two years ago we fully expected it to become home to a large variety of Groups centered around every subject possible and that is exactly what has happened and we are really encouraged to see so many embracing the Groups concept and coming together around these common topics to share their thoughts and works.
Today we’d like to discuss a certain type of Group which often comes to our attention, and not always in a good way; the “vigilante” style Group.
For those who may not be familiar with these types of Groups, what we call a “vigilante” Group are those which are created and centered around gathering deviants together to encourage the reporting of rule breakers and members who may be in violation of one or more official policies.
While gathering together in order to promote following the rules is not a bad thing there are good and bad ways for these types of Groups to operate; We always appre

Changes to the Literature GalleryThe Literature Gallery recently had several changes to its categories. Read all about them below!
1. Free and Blank Verse is now simply Free Verse.

Blank verse is actually a highly structured form—the opposite of Free! Anyone writing blank verses can now submit their pieces to Traditional and Fixed Forms.
2. Visual and Found Poetry

Found poetry of all types has a official home in this newly renamed category.
3. Historical and Fantasy have been divided.

Huzzah! You asked, we listened! The unification of the two strangely-paired genres is no more. Both Fantasy and Historical Fiction now have their own category. The Historical Fiction change just happened today, so it may be a bit before it shows up, but be on the look out for it in the very near future!
Thanks to everyone who helped us with gallery discussions!

Informal Interviews: jswebb About
Informal Interviews is a monthly project hosted by `LiliWrites in the :#InformalInterviews: chatroom. As the name implies, the chat sessions will be quite laid back with lots of fun and chatting for everyone. Each month, `LiliWrites will choose one deviant to spotlight. Said deviant will be subjected to 10 mild questions asked by the host, followed by whatever deep dark secrets the other guests feel like plucking out of him/her.

The event will wrap up with a writing prompt given by ~jswebb. Those who participate in the prompt will get a whopping 10 points each from `LiliWrites.

Who's Up First?
~jswebb has agreed to be the first person in the hotseat for this project. ~jswebb, better known as Justin, has been awarded three Daily Deviations in his one year on dA. Impressive, yes? Something jucier though? He actually performs poetry. Check out his

Alternate Universe:iconmirz-alt: I have been debating about what exactly to post over at my `mirz-alt account. Granted, anything that is not quite family-friendly will stay over there. Also, any literature or hand-drawings. However, I will be posting things like pixel dolls and specialized emotes, which my watchers here may be interested in. Since I don't want to double-post things, and not all my watchers feel a need to watch my alt account, I decided to create a journal entry which will feature pieces from my other account which might interest them. I'll update it up from time-to-time.
Some newer pieces:

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Older:

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All "official" contests will begin at midnight PST on the start date and end at 11:59 PST on the end date. This applies to all Community Relations run contests and all deviantART sponsored contests.

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Monster High - Create-A-Monster Contest (Australia Only) -Deadline June 17, 2013

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Get Crafty Contest -Tutorial deadline May 20, 2013 - Artisan Craft deadline June 30, 2013

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~sonicviviana May 22, 2013 Hobbyist Interface Designer

but help so your where lots it who Only Contests?

^maytel May 23, 2013

???
Sorry I don't understand this question, at all.

*Rinaldi-Pin-Up Jan 11, 2013 Professional

Ban all contest, period... if all deviants (many who pay for premium memberships) can't enter than they shouldn't run them at all! It certainly fractures any community spirit.

=o0Daria0o Feb 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

^This!

`RockstarVanity Jan 12, 2013 Professional Photographer

There are lots of contests, both official and user-created, that anyone can enter. While a few are for US residents only, this is due to the companies who sponsor them rather than dA itself. Maybe instead of demanding that all opportunities to enter contests are removed from dA you could consider creating a contest to inspire other artists...open to everyone to enter

$Moonbeam13 Jan 11, 2013

FAQ #133: Why does dA have US Only Contests?

`JZLobo Jan 11, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

I'm sorry, who says you can't enter contests?

*Rinaldi-Pin-Up Jan 11, 2013 Professional

Tu banderita, weon.

~O-o-eagle-the-bird Jan 1, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

for gods sake, us only contests? what has the world come to? i swear american people act like there is nothing beyond their beloved america. Well there is. It is a little island where you get drunk have fun and try not to go to bed, england its called

=XPaintTheStarsX Feb 2, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

also the greatest pasties in the galaxy come from there!
Pastyland Cornwall!!
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