In three simple parts:
A) deviantART Account
B) Buy Points
C) Donate Points
A) deviantART Account
1. To buy points you need a deviantART account. Log in to yours or create one as below.
B) Buy Points
1. Go with the mouse over Shop in the top bar and select points.
2. On the Points page, click "+Points" on the amount of points you want.
:note: You can choose a combination of different amounts. Want to buy $45 worth of points? Choose '2,000' once and '800' twice.:note: If you want to remove something you added, click the grey "-" next to the green "+Points".:note: You can change the currency in your settings.
3. When you're done, hit the yel
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Literature
dA Suggestion: Commission Process
More sales, more security, more money per sale, more happiness
I'll briefly describe the current Commissioning process before I explain the improvements I'd like to propose. Then I'll include a simple mock-up that shows some of the changes. I'll end with a list of advantages I had in mind for these changes.
(I mainly wanted to bring up these ideas for discussion, more than say "the current process is wrong and this is right". A process like that of Commissions is rather sensitive as money is involved, and there's likely to be downsides I had not considered.)
The current process
The potential Buyer searches commissions or finds the widget o
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dA Suggestion: Commission Process by namenotrequired, literature
Literature
dA Suggestion: Commission Process
More sales, more security, more money per sale, more happiness
I'll briefly describe the current Commissioning process before I explain the improvements I'd like to propose. Then I'll include a simple mock-up that shows some of the changes. I'll end with a list of advantages I had in mind for these changes.
(I mainly wanted to bring up these ideas for discussion, more than say "the current process is wrong and this is right". A process like that of Commissions is rather sensitive as money is involved, and there's likely to be downsides I had not considered.)
The current process
The potential Buyer searches commissions or finds the widget o
Beginners Tutorial: Buy and Donate Points by namenotrequired, literature
Literature
Beginners Tutorial: Buy and Donate Points
In three simple parts:
A) deviantART Account
B) Buy Points
C) Donate Points
A) deviantART Account
1. To buy points you need a deviantART account. Log in to yours or create one as below.
B) Buy Points
1. Go with the mouse over Shop in the top bar and select points.
2. On the Points page, click "+Points" on the amount of points you want.
:note: You can choose a combination of different amounts. Want to buy $45 worth of points? Choose '2,000' once and '800' twice.:note: If you want to remove something you added, click the grey "-" next to the green "+Points".:note: You can change the currency in your settings.
3. When you're done, hit the yel
Contacting the DeviantArt Help Desk by namenotrequired, literature
Literature
Contacting the DeviantArt Help Desk
The unofficial tutorial
Français: Contacter le service d'aide de deviantART.
Suomi: Yhteydenotot deviantARTin Help Deskiin
Other language? Watch #InternationalFAQ • Can you translate? Please feel free!
Where to find the Help Desk?On any DA page, click "Help & FAQ" at the bottom (which looks like this) to see if your question is answered yet.If not, you'll want the Contact DeviantArt page.You'll be asked some questions until you're at the contact form or at the FAQ item that should help you (if not, read on).
And that's it! There are more but this works from just about any DA page.
Some tips
Reporting deviations;To report some
Literature Thumbs Tutorial by namenotrequired, literature
Literature
Literature Thumbs Tutorial
Literature thumbs
Overview;
Introduction
What are thumbs?
What are these different lit thumbs and when do they show?
What makes the default lit thumb show up?
How to set a preview image
How to set a lit author tag
Mature content on my deviations
Browsing mature content
tl;dr
Introduction
I find people wondering about this time and time again so I thought I'd put together a tutorial explaining the different literature thumbs, and most importantly, when which one will show up (and thus, how you can choose which thumb you get)!
Many of you will already be familiar with much of the information under the first one or two points but to
Simple Sta.sh Tutorial by namenotrequired, literature
Literature
Simple Sta.sh Tutorial
What is Sta.sh?
Sta.sh is a new system for submitting art to dA. You can find the link in your 'submit' menu. Why use it?Main advantages are that you can submit deviations faster, from more places (currently with apps for android, iPhoto, mac, iOS, etc., as well as from email and FTP) and you can keep them private if you want. You can then share it only with those people you want - for example to ask their opinion before submitting it to your gallery. How to submit?Submitting basically happens in two parts. Upload the file Image- and other filesSubmit files from your computer by clicking
Hold your hand, blow a kiss
All these little things I miss
Hold your hand, share our love
All these things I'm dreaming of
Share a smile and share a tear
Closer than ever, yet not here
You may be far, but please be mine -
Will you be my valentine?