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Green

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D.E.S.I.G.N. January 2020

Welcome to Stitching Pirates the Cross Stitching Juggernaut. Aims & How to join + Submission Guidelines + Advertisements & Links + Facebook Group Read about this event's rules and prizes here! :ahoy: Ahoy me hearties! I hope ye all had a wonderful first week of the New Year. :) Ye can submit yer DESIGN pieces up to the end of this month, but try to get it in earlier if possible, that way I don't have to scour the high seas for them between all the other things I'm doing, yarr! Participants Winner of This Month's Drawing :clap: :ahoy: Captain Pinky

Promoting

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Fireworks with Photoshop

Fireworks

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Catchlights Photoshop and GIMP Brushes

Resources

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After night fall

Fractals

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Journey

fractal animations

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Pumpkin-and-pears, Pastel on Paper

fruits

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Coffee on deck

time to WAKE UP

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Water Games.

Water

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Krita Tutorial: Sketch, Hairy, Chalk Brushes

Flowers

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The Origins of Colour Names

Art History Week We can't deny that colours are everywhere around us. Anything and everything that surrounds us has a colour, a tint, a hue to it. All humans, no matter the language they speak, have come up with names for the variety of colours nature offers. But where do the colour names come from? Is there a reason why green is called green and not a completely different word? Colours everywhere! But why those names? Artist: Jane Blundell In this article, we'll try to introduce you to the origin of colour names by explaining some of the most common colours. Let's get started! :eager: The little bitter or yellow in Spanish Amarillo (ye

Tutorials and Guiding Articles

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I love the earth + Earth Hour

Earth Hour Day

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Dev_Group_List2 update

I continued working on dev_group_list 2. Most notably it now includes a macro feature. Macros allow you to post the deviation to multiple groups at previously decided folders at once. You need to click on the "Collection" title to access the macro-modus. There it behaves similar to the collections: use + in the top to add a new macro and • in the macro to start recording. While recording it will remember all groups and folders you submit your deviation to (even if submitting is not possible, e.g. already inside). When you click on the macro name, you get a confirmation prompt with the list of groups. Once confirmed, it will start sub

Scripts

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The Forest in Her Eyes

artisan

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Huor and Hurin Approaching Gondolin

Accepted DD Suggestions

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Joie de vivre

my awesome references

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Project Educate: How To Critique Fan Fiction

Fan Fiction Week Welcome to the next installment of projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate) 's efforts, a whole week about fanfiction! :la: One of the biggest misconceptions about the fanfic community is that fanfiction is written just for the writer's own pleasure, to appease a fantasy, and so on; implying that fanfiction writers don't really care about growing as a writer and improving their skills. That's not only generalizing and offensive, but flat out wrong. Like for any other types of writing, a big part of the community will not care for feedback or critique (for any reason, from fair to plain childish), but there is always a niche of writers who thrives

Articles about various Media

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What greater gift than the love of a cat

DDSDP

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Please welcome new dA members

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Stock and Resources Contest #2 - Winners

Winners Congratulations to all the incredible winners, It was very difficult to choose the winners, special thanks to everyone who voted and thanks to our guests jurors:  kuschelirmel-stock (https://www.deviantart.com/kuschelirmel-stock) | Dani-Owergoor (https://www.deviantart.com/dani-owergoor) | DraakeT (https://www.deviantart.com/draaket) and the winners are... 1º Place

To be featured

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Seniority Announcement: January 2020

Seniority has been a cornerstone of DeviantArt since the site's early years, and is a community award given to deviants who have made their mark on the community. These outstanding deviants have been recognized for their level of interaction, helpfulness with others, kindness, sincerity, and many other traits. These deviants can be recognized by the medal icon that appears next to their username, and in 19 years, less than 2,000 deviants have received Seniority. The following five deviants, having shown a kindred spirit that has led to continued positive community interaction and involvement, are the most recent recipients of Seniority. Please join us in congratulating them! @Null-Entity @Null-Entity is a long time stock provider for the community, with a gallery of over 4,000 reference and stock images for people to use when creating, and on top of that, he brings cheer and good humor wherever he goes around the community. @Andorada A force of positivity in the community

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Thursday Prompt: In It to Win It

Greetings, Core Members, and welcome to this week’s Thursday Prompt! In our New Year’s Day challenge, “The Promise”, we wanted you to share your New Year’s resolutions for the year. Whether it be creating your next masterpiece or steadily improving on your craft, we wish you all the best as you conquer this year with your art. After much deliberation, we have picked the six works that we felt best represented the spirit of this new year. Here are your winning visual deviations: And here are your winning written deviations: I've crafted wor[l]ds. Next? Painting adventures!This year, I have to create 24 paintings

For my heart

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Thank you for DeviantArt

Though there have been times where maybe decisions on how to manage the site messed up and sometimes people are right to get mad at changes, I have talked to a few staff members before and closely followed in `spyed (https://www.deviantart.com/spyed)'s words and realized that there's still a whole lot of love put into this community. I have things to complain about, yes, but I am also thankful that I have this site, the only art site where I feel like everything is about having fun and procastinating with art, where art is encouraged with child spirit and I am allowed to do whatever I want with it even if the community has gotten so butthurt it makes you want to leave so

Thank You dA Staff

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Celebrating Deviousness - April 2020

In Recognition of Exemplary Membership and an Outstanding Spirit of helpfulness and mentoring within the DeviantArt community. Join us in celebrating the latest recipient of the Deviousness Award. In Recognition of Exemplary Membership and an Outstanding Spirit of helpfulness and mentoring within the DeviantArt community. Join us in celebrating the latest recipient of the Deviousness Award. Introducing Iduna-Haya (https://www.deviantart.com/iduna-haya) `Iduna-Haya (https://www.deviantart.com/iduna-haya) Hi! My name is Margot, also known as Iduna-Haya or Haya. I am a 30-year old archaeologist who specializes in digital heritage. That sounds like a contrast, but I can assure you it's not!I started drawing in 2013

da related

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Urban Planet Tutorial

Space articles

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'I Can Get It in One Trip'

DDs

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Prachtig

Accepted DD Suggestions 2

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Dont Talk back

Digital portraits

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Kiss Of Passion by Leonid Afremov

Wonderful artworks I tried to draw or paint

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Suggesting DDs 2: Community Viewpoint Part 1

In Part 1 of this article, I went over my personal perception and preferences for Suggesting Daily Deviations. Having suggested DDs for years, to different people with different likes and dislikes, it has been fun and interesting finding out what the past and present Community Volunteers like to feature. But since I am by no means the only one who loves to suggest, I have asked for other deviants' input in this activity we share. I want to thank Andorada (https://www.deviantart.com/andorada), craftsbyblue (https://www.deviantart.com/craftsbyblue), Catgirldstr11 (https://www.deviantart.com/catgirldstr11), GeorgeXVII (https://www.deviantart.com/georgexvii), LukasFractalizator (https://www.deviantart.com/lukasfractalizator), Minato-Kushina (https://www.deviantart.com/minato-kushina), psoty (https://www.deviantart.com/psoty), and RAMWOC87 (https://www.deviantart.com/ramwoc87) for joining me in this. Are you excited? Good! Let's begin!  1. What gallery/gall

Citing Features

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If I Could DD Project 2016: Digital Art

Community Feature Project: If I Could DD Made By `lovelessdevotions (https://www.deviantart.com/lovelessdevotions) :iconb1nd1: :iconstevedelamare: :iconchateaugrief: :iconsylar113: :iconvasylissa: :iconIncantata: :iconrodg-art: :iconsandara: :iconj-witless: :iconamourinette: :iconglitterbrushart: :iconaoleev: :iconliiga: :icontamikaproud:

If I could DD

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Admins needed to help vote on submissions

Dear members, We are looking for new admins to help us vote on submissions. If you regularly suggest Daily Deviations and feel you have a good handle on the quality of artwork that is typically featured as a Daily Deviation, send us a note with the following information: 1. What type of artwork you have expertise in (digital art, photography, literature, etc.) 2. Five thumbnails of artwork you believe is Daily Deviation worthy (these of course cannot already be DDs, and should not already be in our group gallery) :star: If we have not replied to your application within 14 days, it unfortunately means we have decided to go with someone els

Searching for new Admins

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How to paint with acrylics , step by step

Traditional Art Week Acrylic paint is one of the most recommended to begin with in the world of painting for several reasons; Its use is very simple, it avoids the use of solvents and products with a bad smell and it is very affordable. Like with all techniques, there are several brands and types of acrylic paint, depending on what we want to do, but to start painting with acrylics we do not need a high-end paint, because there are cheaper paints that are just as good. The acrylics contain a plasticized material (acrylic polymer, derived from latex) that makes it a very fast drying and covering paint. This technique was first used at the be

traditional

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Guardian Angel

angels

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Fickle Friday: Uninvited

LISTEN TO THE SONG You know I can see just why you make believe a story line I pull you in and let you go hopeless are the nights you know And every local pub and shop and every grocery store I'm found In light of all the dark around there's an uninvited someone In the minds of most I'm the uninvited ghost You know the type that hides and waits for you to put your guard down tonight Might be a warm southern wind tempting and so unsuspecting Maybe the thought that storm is brewing something from the north so soon I'm the rain that makes the river rise and creeps so slow I'm that chance you had but walked away only if you had known

Something to remember - great memories

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