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Further edit: The article won't come because I found out that keywords aren't as important anymore to have your work found than they used to be.
Got any more tips, or tutorials you can find? Please tell me soon! I might make an article if I get enough tips. Every contribution is appreciated and will be credited
If you want your art to be found through search, it's more important than ever to use the right category and keywords. So my question is, do you have any tips for your fellow deviants on how to pick the right category and keywords?
Please comment and tell me all you know, and I'll make a list here with all of your tips (I will probably summarise them to like a short headline and add a link to your original comment - you will also be credited, of course).
I'm looking for any tips on how to make sure you have the category, and how to pick good keywords, basic or advanced, in general or in specific situations (say, for stock in particular).
...And maybe you know some good resources that have tips towards this already?
Thank you all! Here is the list!
How to pick good keywords
Visual art - describe the image. Colours, shape, emotions, content, composition...
GabrielleBonez explains here.
Follow your feeling - mention the mood.
Suggested by ArwenGernak here.
Think about anything the deviation looks/feels/tastes/smells/seems like.
Suggested by xblackxbloodxcellx here.
IIIXII has a great tutorial called Maximizing Your Keywords.
Recommended by 3wyl here.
Include username and category in the keywords.
Suggested by AlecWolfe here.
Add the main keywords in multiple languages.
Suggested by KwehCat here.
Add misspelled versions of main keywords.
Suggested by Sifelif here.
Add alternative spellings and synonyms of keywords
Explained by Bewinxed here.
Think about what mediums/programs/gadgets you used.
Think about the purpose and targeted audience, too.
Suggested by kisaki-akizuki here.
UnicornReality has a Keywords Tutorial for stock artists.
Suggested by Amarie-Veneanar here.
Groups that explain the category
Gallery info button explains the category
Otherwise google definitions of the term
Contributed by WyvernLetDie here.
Note that it's easy to change the category (namenotrequired; see GinkgoWerkstatt' Change Deviation Category Tutorial).
Consider the categories as they come along.
Explained by AlecWolfe here.
Follow your instinct - especially if you're torn between several options.
Ask in the artist's comments what other people think.
Suggested by xblackxbloodxcellx here.
Think about what mediums/programs/gadgets you used.
Think about the purpose and targeted audience, too.
Suggested by kisaki-akizuki here. (Yes, these tips count for both the keywords as well as the category)
Featured FAQ
Just because I always do these and it's pretty relevant here
FAQ #577: How do I use the Search?
Got any more tips, or tutorials you can find? Please tell me soon! I might make an article if I get enough tips. Every contribution is appreciated and will be credited
If you want your art to be found through search, it's more important than ever to use the right category and keywords. So my question is, do you have any tips for your fellow deviants on how to pick the right category and keywords?
Please comment and tell me all you know, and I'll make a list here with all of your tips (I will probably summarise them to like a short headline and add a link to your original comment - you will also be credited, of course).
I'm looking for any tips on how to make sure you have the category, and how to pick good keywords, basic or advanced, in general or in specific situations (say, for stock in particular).
...And maybe you know some good resources that have tips towards this already?
Thank you all! Here is the list!
How to pick good keywords
Visual art - describe the image. Colours, shape, emotions, content, composition...
GabrielleBonez explains here.
Follow your feeling - mention the mood.
Suggested by ArwenGernak here.
Think about anything the deviation looks/feels/tastes/smells/seems like.
Suggested by xblackxbloodxcellx here.
IIIXII has a great tutorial called Maximizing Your Keywords.
Recommended by 3wyl here.
Include username and category in the keywords.
Suggested by AlecWolfe here.
Add the main keywords in multiple languages.
Suggested by KwehCat here.
Add misspelled versions of main keywords.
Suggested by Sifelif here.
Add alternative spellings and synonyms of keywords
Explained by Bewinxed here.
Think about what mediums/programs/gadgets you used.
Think about the purpose and targeted audience, too.
Suggested by kisaki-akizuki here.
UnicornReality has a Keywords Tutorial for stock artists.
Suggested by Amarie-Veneanar here.
How to pick the right category
Groups that explain the category
Gallery info button explains the category
Otherwise google definitions of the term
Contributed by WyvernLetDie here.
Note that it's easy to change the category (namenotrequired; see GinkgoWerkstatt' Change Deviation Category Tutorial).
Consider the categories as they come along.
Explained by AlecWolfe here.
Follow your instinct - especially if you're torn between several options.
Ask in the artist's comments what other people think.
Suggested by xblackxbloodxcellx here.
Think about what mediums/programs/gadgets you used.
Think about the purpose and targeted audience, too.
Suggested by kisaki-akizuki here. (Yes, these tips count for both the keywords as well as the category)
Featured FAQ
Just because I always do these and it's pretty relevant here
FAQ #577: How do I use the Search?
A better 2018, two months in
In the last days of 2017, I resolved to do my little part to make 2018 better. I decided that I'm going to change, then what I'm going to change and why those things, and how I'll change them.
Two months in, let's see how it's going.
I
Overeating: I've made some progress. I have done this maybe 4 times, and mostly only slightly.
I still rarely separate the lunch and dinner before I start eating. What helped me get this right was mostly just having made myself the promise of not doing it, and having seriously thought through the consequences.
II
Sleeping enough: I'm as surprised as you, but I actually made progress! Especially in February,
For a better 2018, final part
So far, I have decided that I'm going to change, then what I'm going to change and why I'm going to change those things. The last question: how?
Ideally each of these would be a skill or habit that I train until it's natural and mostly effortless.
I can only sketch the initial attempt at improving these things. With time I'll learn if they work or not and change the method. I'll reflect in a month.
I
For overeating, the first step could be to decide how much I'll eat before I start eating. Ellen and I often cook more than we need to leave some for lunch. I could separate this in advance and leave only the amount I intend to eat, before I e
For a better 2018, part 3
Step 1 was deciding to better myself.
Step 2 was choosing five things I know I could do better. I have more, but five seems a good number to get started. And these five should lay a good basis for whatever may be next.
Step 3 is imagining. To be properly motivated to improve myself, it's important to realize well why I'm doing it - who I could be if I work on it, and who if I don't.
What if I don't?
If I don't improve on any of these dimensions, next year I'll be a year older and none the wiser. I'll still be wishing to improve on these things. I may have realized even more things I need to do better. I'll be further behind, and further fr
For a better 2018, part 2
What would "becoming a better person" look like, for me specifically?
I don't need to bother defining "good". I think I know how I can be better, if I ask myself.
I don't know how to be perfect. But some part in me knows at least 5 things I should be better at, by my own standards. My conscience tells me all the time. I just have to pay attention. That's hard, because I'm so used to ignoring it.
Actually, I just threw around the number 5, but let's see if I can come up with five.
I
One of the most common things it tells me (that I ignore) is "you should stop eating now". When I ignore it, I often end up with stomach ache, or being unable
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I'm really confused, my keywords don't work but I'm sure I'm using them correctly, with spaces and not commas. On my latest deviantation I typed:
ringo ringsie starr richard starkey beatles soul eater crossover sad se
But nothing related shows up, and I only have to feeling the tags don't work. Similar things on other deviantations too, plz help?
ringo ringsie starr richard starkey beatles soul eater crossover sad se
But nothing related shows up, and I only have to feeling the tags don't work. Similar things on other deviantations too, plz help?