Beginners Tutorial: Buy and Donate PointsIn three simple parts:A) deviantART AccountB) Buy PointsC) Donate PointsA) deviantART Account1. To buy points you need a deviantART account. Log in to yours or create one as below.B) Buy Points1. Go with the mouse over Shop in the top bar and select points.2. On the Points page, click "+Points" on the amount of points you want. You can choose a combination of different amounts. Want to buy $45 worth of points? Choose '2,000' once and '800' twice. If you want to remove something you added, click the grey "-" next to the green "+Points". You can change the currency in your settings.3. When you're done, hit the yellow "Checkout" button to go to the checkout page. The first step is to review your order. If everything's ok, hit 'Continue'.4. Verify payment details. You can pay with Credit Card or Paypal (I personally always use Paypal to use my debit card instead of my credit card). This process depends a bit on your payment choice and details so I won't discuss
How to be a guiding light and a shining exampleThis journal was updated in July 2012 to include some new information and replace outdated terminology.How can I help?At regular intervals, new faces appear in the Community Relations team as open positions for Community Volunteers are filled. All these new additions to the team can spark interest in volunteering for dA and can inspire people to ask "What can I do to support my favourite gallery?". You don't have to be a Community Volunteers or have a fancy symbol next to your name to promote and support artists within your favourite gallery. The suggestions listed below are for everyone, and in case you want something a little more useful than just my ideas I've included links to FAQ entries with more information.Featuring artTo avoid repeating myself, I'd like to point you in the direction of an article called How to promote other people's work on dA that I wrote back in De
Contacting the deviantART Help DeskThe unofficial tutorialAlso available in: Français: Contacter le service d'aide de deviantART.Other language? Watch #InternationalFAQ • Can you translate? Please feel free!Where to find the Help Desk?On any dA page, go to the very bottom and click "Help & FAQ" (which looks like this).To the left, click "Contact the Help Desk" (which looks like this).And that's it! There are more but this is the simplest way and it works from just about any dA page*.Some tipsReporting deviations;To report someone for submitting art theft, hate art etc. do NOT go here - instead click 'report deviation' on the deviation (unless you're the copyright o
How to Use Journal Skins What are journal skins?Journal skins are premade, installable layouts that allow you to customize the look and feel of your journal.Here are a few examples: Who can use journal skins?Only premium members on deviantART can use journal skins.If you're unsure about whether or not you're a premium member, just go to your profile page and look at the top. If it says "Need Premium Membership", you're not a premium member. How do I use journal skins?Find a skin that you like. You can browse for one here, the Installable Journal Skins category.Pick a skin that you like.Before you install the skin, scroll down and read the comments. Many journal skins will require you to copy
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You can choose a combination of different amounts. Want to buy $45 worth of points? Choose '2,000' once and '800' twice.
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