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I was brought to life on April 30th, 2001 by `switched who submitted my original form to the deviantART Mascot contest. It is my mission, with help from my friends, to ensure that you get the most from your deviantART experience!!

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Contests, Projects and Challenges Around dA

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 5:47 AM

Contests, projects and challenges from around deviantART to inspire your creations (and give you the opportunity to win cool stuff!).

Theme Wildlife Logo and Banner

Hosted by *LeahCK

Medium Traditional/Digital

Ends 31 May 2013

More info...

Theme Valentine's/Love Theme. Your OC in love with my OC

Hosted by `mirz-alt and #RelativityComic

Medium Two categories: Anything visual and literature

Ends 31 May 2013

More info...

Theme OC Contest (9 categories)

Hosted by ~lolaxcazar, ~D-Zeus and *Apolliz

Medium Digital, traditional, crafts, anything that can represent the characters

Ends 10 July 2013

More info...

Theme Colour the Mascot, Design Contest

Hosted by #PlantimalHaven

Medium Digital and Traditional

Ends TBD

More info...

Theme Muro for Membership
Hosted by #Muro-For-Membership through `Nyiana-Sama
Medium Muro
Ends Ongoing (runs 15th-20th every month)
More info...

Theme Walking in their shoes
Hosted by `innocencedied2nite
Medium Any
Ends Ongoing
More info...

Theme Get points for suggesting
Hosted by #Poetry-To-The-Masses
Medium Song and poem suggestions
Ends Ongoing
More info...

Theme SIFRO - solve the codes and win points!
Hosted by =MirachRavaia
Medium N/A
Ends Ongoing
More info...

If you're running a contest, project or challenge and would like #fella to help promote it, please send a note to the group with the theme, who is hosting it (and individual deviant, or a group), the medium(s) accepted, the deadline for entries and a link to where more info can be found and we'll list it here.

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Undiscovered Weekly: Digital Art Feature

Fri May 24, 2013, 3:49 AM

*FoxInShadow

`cinyu: Please introduce yourself. What are your interests?
»I'm Raphael, people that know me as an artist call me Fox. I'm 19 year old student of ethnology and I'm partially making a living out of art. Besides art I'm interested in all kinds of music and classical movies. I enjoy a good read, especially high fantasy books.«

`cinyu: What do you want to express with your artwork?
»That's a difficult question. Many people don't seem to look for any deep meaning in my artwork, and I think I have to agree with them, at least for now. Another category in my gallery are the personal pieces, and I think I can't explain them well enough. What I'm trying to achieve right now is being able to show beauty, I think that's all.«

`cinyu: What softwares do you use for your art? How do you create your art?
»While I'm mostly digital artist, I use all kinds of mediums. As I said, usually it's a digital colouring (Wacom Bamboo + Adobe Photoshop CS6) of a scanned pencil lineart, but I'm also working with Copic markers, watercolours, coffee, all sorts of traditional media. I'm also getting into stencil graffiti (I'm using Montana 94 paint) and I recently began my training period in tattoo studio. So I'm indeed trying everything«

`cinyu: What inspires you the most?
»I can name few sources of inspiration. Movies and TV series I've seen, cartoons and comic books. Written word. Music. I'm also trying to get to know as many artists as possible. My favourites are Jef Bertels and Paul Kidby«

"Iftah yas simsim" by *FoxInShadow

`cinyu: Have you drawn a special drawing? With a special meaning?
»If I really have to pick up a special drawing I've made recently,
it would be this: [link] It simply has this magical atmosphere I love, that's all.«

~cirenk

`cinyu: Please introduce yourself. What are your interests?
»Hello my name is fauzy, my interest are in comic and artwork.«

`cinyu: What do you want to express with your artwork?
»I want express what I love and what I have in mind.«

`cinyu: What softwares do you use for your art? How do you create your art?
»I always use potoshop for coloring and shading.
For traditional drawings I use water color.«

`cinyu: What inspires you the most?
»My inspiration are tekken, final fantasy and msny indonesian comic book.«

"mojang bandung" by ~cirenk

`cinyu: Have you drawn a special drawing? With a special meaning?
»This one: [link], this is a pitcure of the girl who I love and I cant reach her

~Flurryfox
Interviewed by `Infinite-Heart

Chocolate Raspberry Sheepcake by ~Flurryfox

`Infinite-Heart: Hello! Thank you for participating! Please introduce yourself!
I am Flurryfox, but I tend to go by Vixen. There's really not too much to know about me.

`Infinite-Heart:What are you favourite mediums? Why are they your favourite?
My favorite medium is digital art by Photoshop CS4 since it creates the strongest colors. Whenever I scan images, my scanner tends to wash out the color. I also use a tablet, so it makes digital art easier. Oh, and Photoshop allows me to quickly alter hues and add different transformation that take much longer to do with traditional medium.

`Infinite-Heart:Any advice for artists out there?
Advice? I'd say practice and don't let critique or trolls get to you. Haters will hate, but if you stop now, you will never improve.

`Infinite-Heart:What inspires you?
Most of my inspiration comes from magic and nature and various discreet things I see in everyday life.

We Feature Digital Art For You!

Found an undiscovered talent in Digital art?
Please check out this [jorunal] and feel free to note `cinyu right after you read the journal.

Found an undiscovered talent in Digital Art: Photomanipulation?
Please send your suggestion notes to =thefantasim.

Undiscovered Weekly Feature Categories
Photography | Traditional Art | Literature | Digital Art | Digital Art: Photomanipulation | Film, Animation and Flash | Stock and Resource

If you wish to suggest an Undiscovered Artist in another category, then please click on the category title to find the deviant who features this category in Undiscovered Weekly.
Please send your suggestion in a note.

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Undiscovered Weekly: Traditional

Fri May 17, 2013, 5:46 AM

Welcome to Undiscovered Weekly!
Written by `Infinite-Heart for #fella

Undiscovered Weekly promotes undiscovered artists from various galleries here on deviantART.

Interviewed Artists Featured:

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Hello! Thank you for participating! Please introduce yourself!
Hello! My name is Carissa K. Powell (I use the alias Simkaye online). I'm a self-taught traditional artist from Dallas, although right now I'm working towards my meteorology degree at the National Weather Center in Oklahoma. Unlike many artists here on dA, my art is simply a devout hobby and in no way my career path. My art-making methods can be quite unprofessional.

What are you favourite mediums? Why are they your favourite?
My go-to mediums are charcoal and graphite pencils. For one, I've worked with them the longest so they're sort of a comfort zone. But I also feel I have the most control with them and I know I'm best at portraying moods, textures, and lighting with them. I think greyscale traditional work has a lot of potential.

Any advice for artists out there?
PRACTICE! I would be nowhere had I not pushed myself, it makes all the difference. We are learning even when we think we aren't. There are days when we all suck and can't seem to draw a thing right. It happens, it's ok. Push through!

What inspires you the most?
Other artists and nature are my greatest sources of inspiration.
Plants and the animal kingdom directly inspire so much of my work--moreso than my audience probably realizes. Earth is just teeming with artistic wonders.

Hello! Thank you for participating! Please introduce yourself!

My name is Sara, I am 18 and I will be attending the Rhode Island School of Design in the fall.

Admiration of a False Source by ~decomposerdoll

What are you favourite mediums? Why are they your favourite?

My favorite medium is acrylic. It is such an expressive, beautiful medium that can be mixed in any way (and you can also go over things if you make mistakes)

Any advice for artists out there?
For artists - ALWAYS be creative. Creativity can be your greatest weapon - you can have an amazing amount of talent, but if you can only copy things, you will not make it far. Ask people for words, subjects, or ideas to draw. Always try to think of new things and CHALLENGE yourself. Make things overly complicated if you have to (I definitely do) And never give up if you see an immaculate piece of artwork and think "oh, I could never do that"- you never know! There will be people who are better than you, but don't let that deter you.

Misha Collins and The Queen of England (GISHWES) by ~decomposerdoll

What inspires you the most?
Living in Europe and Art History inspires me a lot. I am inspired by past artists and European architecture and antique objects. I am also inspired by Esao Andrews, an amazing contemporary surrealist.

A New Addition to the Family by ~decomposerdoll

Hello! Thank you for participating! Please introduce yourself!

I'm Feral-Tiger, a student and hobbyist... for now. I like sleeping, trying new things, and playing games.

What are you favourite mediums? Why are they your favourite?
Pencils: I've started with pencils and I plan to end with pencils, they're probably the easiest for me and luckily the cheapest. :) (Smile)

Paints: No reason, honestly, except that they're just fun for me. I'm horrible at it, yes, but hey, why should I stop? Practice makes a little better!

Any advice for artists out there?

Advice... Hm. Prevail through anything and everything. No matter how depressed or art blocked you get, even with that procrastination habit a lot of us have. You can do it!

Goals/Deadlines are also good to set. (Yuck.) And, at least for me, rewards at the end when I finish that goal. I get a piece done- I get to lay down and sleep as much as I want right after. Probably different for everyone else, but that's just me.

What inspires you the most?

Others inspire me to do what I do, I like to look at everyone else until I get that spark of an idea. Half the time it's not even related to what I'm seeing. Sometimes I question how my mind works.

Traditional Art Feature

Found an undiscovered talent in the Stock and Resource/ Traditional Gallery?
Before noting me, please read my guidelines here.

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Group Therapy: Community

Wed May 15, 2013, 6:27 PM

^Astralseed of #ProjectPorkchop is sitting on Fella's couch for this month's session.

For those of you not familiar with this series, each month we'll be delving into a group that is dedicated to their members and giving back to the dA Community through exposure, hosting regular events and just being an all around awesome place for deviants to settle in and feel welcome.

In a couple sentences, can you please describe what your group is about?

#ProjectPorkchop was mad as a continuation of my original project Fresh meat which aimed to promote underrated yet talented artists found on dA with weekly articles hoping to put these amazing deviants into the spotlight. I've had a passion for promoting artists who are going unseen since I remember how much work it took for myself to get out there and be seen when I first joined the site. I thought the community could benefit from something like this and over the years I've found that not only does it benefit the artists who get featured, it is also a great place for deviants to come and look if they are interested in supporting and appreciating some unseen artists.

ProjectPorkchop Vol228#ProjectPorkchop is all about bringing more exposure to the many talented yet under appreciated artists going unseen on deviantART daily. The artists chosen truly deserve more attention based on low counts of favorites, comments, and watchers, added to their incredible artistic talent.
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see more..
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Aside from lots of hard work, what do you do to keep your members active and involved?

While #ProjectPorkchop is not as hands on for our members as many other community oriented groups are, I believe that members stay involved by suggesting artists to be featured as well as knowing that anything coming into their message center from #ProjectPorkchop is an unseen artist as we only allow submissions to our group by invite.

Are you currently running any contests? Prompts? Challenges? Upcoming Chat Events? Anything you'd like to pimp in the feature?

Currently there are no contests or the like going on at #ProjectPorkchop. A few years ago we tried adding prompts to get members creating art but there was little to no participation.

Any suggestions for awesome groups to be featured should be directed to `GrimFace242 via note

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May 24, 2013 Undiscovered Weekly: Digital Art Feature
May 17, 2013 Undiscovered Weekly: Traditional
May 15, 2013 Group Therapy: Community
May 15, 2013 New Management at #Fella - The Official dA Group
May 12, 2013 Mothers Day
May 10, 2013 Fella's Spotlight .05
May 10, 2013 Undiscovered Weekly: Literature
May 7, 2013 FellArt - A Feature of Fella Related Art [#18]
May 5, 2013 Cinco De Mayo
May 3, 2013 Undiscovered Weekly: HDR Photography

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`IceXDragon May 1, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Happy belated birthday!

Now you don't have to worry about COPPA!

=erik-cassel Apr 30, 2013 New member Hobbyist Photographer

Happy birthday fella :3
Ready to be a teenager soon.

~Dimensionwalker21 Apr 23, 2013

Can someone inform me how stamps work and where you can put them on a non premium profile?

Are all stamps usable or is there a trick where only some can be used? (That was quick, lol.)

`IceXDragon Apr 24, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

On a non premium profile, stamps can be placed in journals, and deviantIDs using the thumb code that is located on the right side of the stamp's deviation page.

~Dimensionwalker21 Apr 24, 2013

Thanks.

I sent you a llama.

No problem.

And yeah, like `cinyu said, you can also put it in featured deviation, favorite, point pool, etc.

`cinyu Apr 23, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

_{Tutorial how to use stamps: [link]

You may put stamps on all widgets where you can add a text.
For example (non-premium accounts): Features, Favorites, 'Donate Points' and deviantID.
All stamps with the :thumb######: code are usable.}

Thank you for the help!

~Dimensionwalker21 Apr 22, 2013

#Fella group doesn't have a Fella around the world badge!?!

Oh well.

(for now).

=new-born-Magnezone Mar 30, 2013 Student General Artist

Kitty

`cinyu Mar 30, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

[link]

That's one cute kitty and my favorite! ^^ Thank you for the link

~AnonymousAssassin77 Mar 16, 2013

HIYAH!

`miontre Mar 17, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Heyloo

~AnonymousAssassin77 Mar 18, 2013

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^Astralseed of #ProjectPorkchop is sitting on Fella's couch for this month's session.

In a couple sentences, can you please describe what your group is about?

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~FlurryfoxInterviewed by `Infinite-Heart

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Group Therapy: Community

^Astralseed of #ProjectPorkchop is sitting on Fella's couch for this month's session.

In a couple sentences, can you please describe what your group is about?

Aside from lots of hard work, what do you do to keep your members active and involved?

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