5 Reasons Why I Love Suggesting DDs

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Daenerys by Inna-Vjuzhanina

As some of you already noticed, I love suggesting DDs





And I am actually quite new to suggesting DDs. Why?
  • I did not really know I can do that...
  • Once I found out anybody can do that, I was shy to  approach artists I admire, who are usually very busy...
  • And I did not want to put myself out there, risking to feel rejected and not knowing how to react when we meet again somewhere in dA, maybe related to other projects...
  • I thought I do not have the time for it...
Well, in between I started to understand how it works, some CVs helped me get over my shyness, I got over feeling rejected and I made some time for sending suggestions.

And here is why:

1) I love featuring!


I love tracing the artworks I feature, to see if they really get a boost in faves and comments, if they get featured somewhere else (and I am always happy to see when other featurists pick them up for further features, or when they are added to other groups :heart:)
A DD is right now the mother of all features! :D It is simply the most efficient way to gain exposure in a short time. 




2) I love working in team 




The DD comes to life when the CV agrees to it. It is a great feeling knowing that we both agreed that this artist/artwork is awesome!
I can only imagine that for the CVs is the same - there is a certain charm about doing this in a team. Hehe - in complicity!




3) I love browsing dA in a meaningful way


I love this site! I love browsing here. I do this since years. I collect faves since years. This brings a new dimension to it!
I can now share it directly with somebody - OMG, look what I found!




4) I love nice surprizes!


Making them and receiving them! And DDs often includes both! Isn't that awesome?!




5) It is a wonderful opportunity to say thank you


Everyone who interacted enough in the community probably knows what I mean. That artist which had a crucial influence on you... Or that person who helped you when you needed the most! The encouragement and the nurturing that this special platform allows us to share can play a crucial role in our life sometimes. Maybe a DD can help us to say thank you in a meaningful way...
I am very happy and grateful that Eric TsaoShin allowed me to say thank you to Inna-Vjuzhanina, who, without really guessing, helped me make one of the biggest discoveries about myself.  


I am still extatic over the fact that this wonderful work got rewarded a DD

Daenerys by Inna-Vjuzhanina This was such a strong inspiration to me, I kept drawing it and redrawing it, learning exciting things every step of the way! Thank you again, Inna! :rose: 




Together with this I would like to also present 5 artworks featured as DD



Featured by MarcosRodriguez. Marcos... I do not know where to start describing Marcos... His presence is everywhere in dA for me. I always loved his macro features, as well as his impressive gallery, this is why I was very surprized to see how friendly and approachable he is! I am happy that becoming a CV didn't change that!


Sarah aliasvassily, you proved to be such a nice discovery! I'll be loooking for your DD suggestions!^^ :huggle:







And check this lady out!



Wonder Woman HK by Artgerm
Featured by JunkbyJen I only start to get to know Jennifer, but we are off for a great start! She was so gracious to feature this iconic character, that Eric could not feature under the Fan Art category. And for me as a beginner in digital art, Artgerm provides so many useful resources, that I instinctively looked at his DDs. When he published this awesome version of Superwoman (and, ja, as for many of you, I cannot think of her anymore without moonbeam13 coming to my mind. :giggle:), I could not resist, but suggest it! Glad I did! :la: Thank you Jennifer, thank you Eric!  
Happy Birthday, Artgerm!PartyHave your cake and eat it too






Another work I am super happy it got featured, because it is so spectacular, is DmitryGrebenkov's Ripley

Ripley by DmitryGrebenkov

Featured by TsaoShinwho is very friendly and polite. Giving feedback about what type of suggestion would fit or not, and why. I was a bit shy to write to him, being given his success as an artist, and his popularity. Thank you, Eric for your time and interesting feedback!





Jumping in a softer register is this photograph:



What the water gave me by GinebraSiddal


Featured by Mrs-Durden - Nina is such an inspiration to me! Her community work is absolutely great, and I joined her projects when ever I had the chance!  I have been looking for a while to see what types of artworks she likes, and I was very happy when I came accross GinebraSiddal's work, especially that she is quite new to dA. (Welcome to dA, Ginebra!) Needless to say how happy I was when Nina liked this beautiful photo and decided to award it with a DD! Thank you, Nina! :heart:

Many thanks to the other CVs featuring my suggestions:  CelticStrm-Stock Talty pullingcandy DistortedSmile isthisthingstillon  :huggle:, and also to all of them who processed my messages.^^ :heart: 






And last, but not least, this is a list of artists who suggested DDs that I like ;P, in the last couple of weeks! Thank you very much for bringing so many wonderful artworks to our attention! It is really a joy to check DDs every day :heart: Looking forward to seeing what you will like to show us next!
 inknalcohol ARTificialphanTOM polipori MidnightTiger8140 CSFiReFoX Waluigi-Prower little-billie Miguel-Santos Ellysiumn lucid-light WhIppIng-b0y Moltenkitty ChocolateSun YBsilon-Stock SavageFrog Smirtouille SAVALISTE autumnicity Brookette Kaze-Ki sandyx19 Chubbygoblin Dragos-Sulgheru YBsilon-Stock WintersRead Doll-Ladi UnityUniverse @keinzantezuken 3wyl CD-STOCK Nebelelfe-Art SpiritLullaby PutYourBraveFaceOn bigbeniversen @keinzantezuken satsuyurami Neaqmir RAMWOC87 ValaSedai maytel Clutchie piethein21 RogueMudblood Mocris Octavia-Moon GeorgeXVII lovelessdevotions JustACapharnaum psoty brennennn FabledCreative xthumbtakx Malintra-Shadowmoon Mouselemur iingo Shirokibo LindArtz Wild-Growth pulbern Kida-neechan LukasFractalizator lapis-lazuri Astralseed Katinka-Duval Ero-Haru MuffinMyst MagicalJoey Mr-Ripley overseer STelari Minato-Kushina dutchshun FallenAngelGM neurotype-on-discord Grim-Grinning lucid-light reveur-artiste MariciaLee Malleni-Stock kupieckorzenny Elandria Marcellyne LA-Draws kevotu Koscheith MidnightTiger8140 Ero-Haru ObsydianDreamer Phreja AlexanderPaupoff ihamo CSFiReFoX ++



Why do you like sending DD Suggestions? :la:


We'd be happy to read your 5 reasons in a similar journal (multiple posts are also welcome)
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See you around!





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