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Also see:

:faq61:

`ginkgografix’ Overview of dA related & Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines
The features!
deviantART Skins & Scripts (What are skins? What are scripts?)

deviantART Suggestions(what is this?)

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Improving your Art – what dA news can teach youWhat dA +news can teach you about:
Improving your Art
Issue One!

The dA +news platform is a great way to adress the community and teach them things about a wide range of topics, and of course to find information that you didn't even know you were looking for!

Over time I've collected many great articles. This series will bring them together per topic so it's easy to find what you're looking for!

Besides helping people find information they need, the aim of this series is also to promote quality on the news platform.
For this issue, I chose articles about Improving your Art. There may be more issues on this topic in the future

Articles may overlap on some areas, and may contain outdated info though I've tried to avoid this.

(For all you beta testers I included thumbs too!

they're invisible to non-beta testers.)

Learning Experience #1: 10 Ways

Get your Art some Attention on deviantARTFive basic tips to get your Art some Attention, Appreciation & Audience on deviantART
Here's some tips that may not get you a consistent spot on the front page right away, but that will definitely help getting some watchers and friends, whether you already have some, or not.
First, let me make clear that this is only about 'good' attention – if you just want, say, a certain pageview count, there are probably better ways.

This article is for those who would like some people to take them serious as an artist and to actively watch them.

Also note that you needn't follow all of the tips below, but it's recommendable to follow at least 3 of them. Just one or two will not usually get you very far.
So here we go! :iconeagerpee:
Submit art regularly.
Try to find a balance between quality and quantity. Personally I think it's best to submit one or a couple of de

The Art of Code
As written by `ginkgografix in the Guide to the deviantART Related Gallery, The browser scripts and extensions category is for scripts that add new functions to (or modify current functions of) deviantART.com. Commonly these scripts are installed through Greasemonkey, but some are designed to install through web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox. Keep in mind that this category is for functioning scripts, not just ideas for scripts.
This is perhaps one of the most resourceful types of dA Related deviations

But, how do you create these? In order to find out, I interviewed a couple of creators of scripts, user styles and apps.

Please tell me briefly about yourself and

Art Feature - DD suggesters!
As the dA Related Community Volunteer, I am blessed to receive some wonderful DD suggestions sent to me by note!

in the previous issues, I featured some deviations that were suggested to me that I chose not to feature. In this issue, I will feature some work by people who made me several suggestions, as a Thank You to them

Would you like to suggest too? Everyone can do so! See My DD Suggestions Guidelines

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Of course I cannot feature them all as Daily Deviations, but I still like many of these that I don't feature. So here's the first of some feature journals with "the best of the rest"! Please enjoy

Of course, the fact that I chose not to feature them yet as DDs doesn't exclude them from still being featured as such in the future

Skins & Scripts

deviantIDs

Stamps
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CSS and Skinning Resources
Many people may have ideas about journal skins, or how they want their gallery folders to look.
FAQs on this topic;
:faq62:
:faq67:
:faq892:
Tutorials

Groups
:iconecssited:
#eCSSited #eCSSited is a group dedicated to the world of deviant CSS (and HTML). Its main purpose is to help deviants customize their journals and galleries. The group aims to be your first choice CSS resource, collecting useful tutorials and guides.
:icondeviantCSS:
#deviantCSS is a full CSS and HTML resource/guide r

Also see:

:faq61:

`ginkgografix’ Overview of dA related & Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines
The features!
deviantART Skins & Scripts (What are skins? What are scripts?)

deviantART Suggestions(what is this?)

March 2012dA Related Daily Deviations
Let's start with a little personal note! As March came to an end, so did the first 6 months of my time as Community Volunteer. Time sure goes by fast

So far it's been a wonderful experience, I'm having a great time as part of a wonderful team and haven't regretted applying even once

On to the features now

This is a monthly article to show all the deviations from the dA related gallery that were featured as Daily Deviations during the month!

There weren't all that many DDs this month since I was away for 3 weeks - but luckily I did manage to have some for you to enjoy

Also see:

:faq61:

`ginkgografix' Overview of dA related and Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines
The features!
devia

And it's not gonna be brief
Because, no one can simply answer this for other people. This journal will not attempt to do that. Instead I have tried to gather a variety of opinions on this subject, so you can read several views and decide for yourself!

Some of the views below were shared with me through note, others in comments to the poll here. Feel free to chip in there too!

there's also more responses left to be enjoyed there - I only selected some from the comments there to pick as many

Icons & Handhelds DD Roundup - January 2012Welcome to this month's DD roundup for Icons & Handhelds!
Here are the wonderful pieces that were suggested and featured in December.

Angry Orange Avatar Group by ~ykl
Angry Orange Avatar Group by ~ykl is a beautiful and smoothly animated icon of a dangerously chomping orange. Beware: he might be after you!
(Featured by `Hardrockangel)

Sadako : Free avatar by ~TheDeathOfSen
Sadako : Free avatar by ~TheDeathOfSen is an excellent rendition of the bone-chilling scene at he end of The Ring. Who said avatars have to be cute?
(Featured by :devHard

Project Educate, dA RelatedThrough Project Educate, the Community Relations team aim to further educate the community about the wonders of the dA galleries and community! This week: deviantART Related

What you can expect this week
(Subject to change)
A contest! Details to be announced soon.A chat event in :#dArelated:Art Features - #1, #2, #3, #4, #5Informative articles regarding the following subjects:

PE: Stock, Resources and dA Related: FeaturesAlso see the main article:
Stock, Resources & deviantART Related
Now let's get on with the features

Hopefully these will help inspire you to help you discover what you could create to help the community

Stock & Resources
Stock Images

Tutorials

Textures

Application Resources

Line Art & Character Sheets

Video Resources & Tutorials

The Stars of dAr - `Mirz123The Stars of dAr is a series where I interview one member of the deviantART Related (dAr) community each time, about personal and dA related matters. For today we have `Mirz123! She creates fantasic stamps, sometimes fun and silly, but also often with an important and profound message, and always in her recognisable style. She's also an enthusiastic community member in many aspects, and can be found in many corners of the community. But enough about her from me - I'll hand the floor to Mirz herself

Hi `Mirz123, thanks for agreeing to be interviewed
- Please tell us something about yourself!
By day I'm a mom who works as a secretary. By night, I don a cape and create emoticons, stamps, and write Lit. Though, looking at my gallery stats, I'm most-known for my stamps.

- Some people may be reading this article

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dA Related Daily Deviations

This is a monthly article to show all the deviations from the dA related gallery that were featured as Daily Deviations during the month!

Also see:

FAQ #61: What is a Daily Deviation?

`ginkgografix’ Overview of dA related and Guide to the dA related galleries

My DD suggesting guidelines

The features!

DEVIANTART SKINS & SCRIPTS

(What are skins and scripts?)

DEVIANTART SUGGESTIONS

(what is this?)

DEVIANT IDS

(what is this?)

DEVIANT STAMPS

(what is this?)

DEVIANT MEETS

(what is this?)
None this month

DEVIOUS FUN

(what is this?)

DEVIANTART BIRTHDAY

None this month

OTHER DA RELATED DDS

Project Educate

January 2012 also saw this year's Project Educate for dA related!

Unfortunately, my life that week turned out to be some more busy than most weeks, and there were other reasons too that left me no choice but to postpone some things. These will still come! Here's what was released and happened as normal:

A chat event in #dARelated
Art Features - #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
Informative articles regarding the following subjects:

Outside of this all, #dARelated is also always open to everyone, and I also released an informative article on Minor Updates to Journal Skins!

Community Corner

dA related has a nice community full of fun people and helpful deviations! Here’s some nice places and people to check out for everyone who’s interested in it

_{| #deviantART-Related | #dARelated | ~darelated |}

#deviantART-Related - an unofficial group that is about the entire dA related gallery. Updates, news, and of course submissions of all types dA related

#dARelated is the official chatroom for the gallery. Here, official and unofficial chat events and games take place, and outside of those you can often find people in there too for a general chat.

If you want to learn CSS to create journal skins, ~eCSSercise is a great space to learn!

`ginkgografix has been mentioned before – she has done a lot of work for the dA related gallery, providing great deviations in many of the devious categories as well as resources for people interested in it! Her previously mentioned Overview of dA related is like a treasure chest for anyone interested in this gallery and community.

^ladygagz is an enthusiastic member of the community, running dA related groups, interviews, and news updates with features. He is soon bringing his article series "A Week in dA Related" back!

Watching or at least visiting these deviants is much recommended.

Thanks for reading!