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Seniority Announcements - January 2013

This article marks the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 1000 deviants holding the highly saught after ` -- it's clearly a moment that deserves recognition.
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So what does it take to become a Senior? That's a question many have asked and have never really been able to get a straight answer on. Some have gained Seniority as a thank you for their time spent as a Volunteer, or to recognise their contribution to a particular project or collaborative action. Some have gained Seniority because of their community spirit, providing help and assistance to many other deviants and taking time out to promote the work of others in the community. 
Some people have received Seniority because of their artistic endevours, having a positive influence on their peers by sharing resources, providing constructive criticism and by being a voice that stands out above the many other

10 Simple Drawing tips #6 - To see.[ PS: Dont forget the Make it cold (http://trichardsen.deviantart.com/#/d5ia0qe) Contest where you can win 3 month premium and 1000 points ]
It has been a while since I have delved into drawing myself, a lot has to do with getting a new camera so ofc the enthusiasm has been very high for taking pictures lately, but that certainly does not mean I have forgotten about drawing, so In honor of the mix and match between photography and drawing I though I would cover a topic that should resonate with both.
*Again I must add that I am in no way a professional artist and you should take the below mentioned tips as such*
1. The art of seeing When you are working with the visual medium, be it drawing/painting to 3d and photography you will even when you are freshly starting out quickly start to see things different, and If you just take a small stop now and then you will also realise that you infact are starting to see things differently, and that is the most powerful tool at yo

Need faces?We've already had "Need references?" and "Need textures?", time for something else. This actually is about references again, but about these more specified ones. Emotions. How many times have you wondered why is that the faces you draw look as empty as dead? Depicting moods can be a very hard task. Try sketching yourself (yes, a mirror would be a nice thing to have in this case), pull faces at diffrent angles, change light. And take a look at these below. Compare.

Time To Pimp... Contests n' FeaturesHi people of the deviant art world! I am dropping by my journal to let you know that there is only 5 days left until the Stock Creation Challenge VULPINE draws to a close!! So come on and get your entries in! Info here:

Other Cool Stuff That's On:
*kirilee is holding a competition inspired by her amazing Red series of stock! You can find that info here:

`faestock has her Creative Art Challenge #18 Kilmainham running at the moment. Info here:

The stock and resources team (^Elandria and ^PirateLotus-Stock) are holding the Creatures Of The Night stock challenge!! Check it out here:

=CathleenTarawhiti is holding The Brunette Challenge. Check it out here:

So you should go and have a looksee and enter!!
And some amazing art I have come across:

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Affiliate Stock Feature #34 Part OneHello and Welcome to our affiliate stock feature for the month of Sepetember.

First, please let me apologise for the delay in submitting the Affiliate Stock Feature for the month!
This feature will be in two parts, and part one includes stocks by, =CathleenTarawhiti, =CelticStrm-Stock, ^Elandria, #Divine-Divas-Links *kirilee *MontvalentStock
These are just a few uploads from our stock providers and they have many more, so check out their gallery for more amazing stock.
Also check out our current challenge, "The Familiar" http://fav.me/d5gg6kn.
Part 2 coming up, so watch out and enjoy!
:iconCathleenTarawhiti: =CathleenTarawhiti

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Affiliate stock feature #37Welcome to our Affiliate stock feature which shows you a selection of the January updates from our affiliates. There is something for every taste and purpose, so enjoy looking at it, faving it, and using it. Remember, this is just a selection of the stock in their galleries, so if you don't see what you need hop over to have a closer look at the entire galleries.
Make sure you follow the rules of each individual stock provider!
Before I continue here is a reminder of our current challenge "Celebrating Romance" - there are quite a number of entries already, all are lovely. Details can be found here: http://manipulatethis.deviantart.com/journal/New-Challenge-Celebrating-Romance-351076884
Now for our affiliates!
:iconCathleenTarawhiti: =CathleenTarawhiti

:iconcazcastalla: *cazcastalla

:iconCelticStrm-Stock: =CelticStrm-Stock

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Affiliate stock feature #39Welcome to our Affiliate stock feature where we show you a selection of last month uploads from our affiliates.
It has been an exciting month for our model stock artists, as you will see at their stock. Overall I think there is a wide choice for all your artistic needs, so I suggest to get your imagination caps on and go create! However, if you don't see the exact thing you're looking for, I suggest to pay a visit at the galleries of the stock artists, to have a more specific look at their offers.
And as always: Follow the rules of each individual stock provider.
In case you missed it, we started a new challenge, the theme is travel, and with the surrealism and textures involved I think it will be a lot of fun! Details can be found here: http://my.deviantart.com/art/Travel-Is-Our-Current-Challenge-364295433
And now we are ready for the stock features, look and enjoy

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Affiliate Stock Feature #33 Part OneHello and Welcome to our affiliate stock feature for the month of August.
The feature will be in two parts, and includes stocks by,
~10eke-stock, =CathleenTarawhiti, =CelticStrm-Stock, ^Elandria, #Divine-Divas-Links *Zankruti-Murray =kirilee
These are just a few uploads from our stock providers and they have many more, so check out their gallery for more amazing stock.
Our latest challenge is called "Autumn Landscape" http://fav.me/d5cpwvh is ending tomorrow, so check it out.
Part 2 coming soon, so watch out and enjoy!
:icon10eke-stock: ~10eke-stock

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:iconCathleenTarawhiti: =CathleenTarawhiti

:iconcelticstrm-stock: =CelticStrm-Stock

:iconDivine-Divas-Links: :devDivine-D

The Unseen Stock Poll FeatureHiya Darlings,
Here is that feature we put a poll out for a little while ago. Sorry it took a bit to get it out.

Enjoy, and artists, remember to follow the individual provider's rules.

Make a Difference #185Artists join deviantART to share their art and appreciate others. Due to the many artists out there, it's easy to get towed under and generally obscured from the public.
Make a Difference aims to do exactly that. This series of articles will hopefully make a difference to you as well as the artists featured weekly. Just by giving one minute of your time to write constructive comments, favourites and even watches will make a difference to these artists.
:iconxeeshan-ch: captures the moment exceptionally well, many of his pieces filled with colour to really draw you into the piece in question. It is clear that, through patience, ~xeeshan-ch captures those photographs in which time is wonderfully suspended.

~xeeshan-ch's Gallery
:iconancientpoet: poetry has awesome rhythm and rhyme, the flow

Not So Traditional Tuesdays #6The things that make one piece of art great applies, for the most part, to other genres. A painter can learn how light and shadow fall from photography, photo-manipulators can learn about composition from a great
Manga drawing, and literature can give you the inspiration to try something new or take your work to the next step. You may never try all art forms you see! You can however take what you learn from them and
incorporate that into your own work. It could be the difference between stagnating and that breakthrough every artist wants to find! Now on with the show!
**WARNING:Viewing these works of art may cause giddiness, elevated heart rates, and happiness in the pants(which could lead to blindness)! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!**

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Traditional Tuesdays #43***WARNING: Viewing these works of art may cause giddiness, elevated heart rates, and happiness in the pants(which could lead to blindness)! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!***
Now with the warming out of the way, Hi, and welcome to the 43rd edition of Traditional Tuesdays. This week, like all of the other weeks, I'll be featuring fifteen works of art from the Traditional Gallery. Any more than that might and you might loss interest or it could cause your monitor to fail in an explosion of awesomeness. I would feel guilty if that were to happen, so I'm keeping it at fifteen! The Traditional gallery is a vast storeroom of work that covers many mediums and genres. I've tried to show a diverse array of artwork, but I don't have room for them all. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

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Traditional Tuesdays #42***WARNING: Viewing these works of art may cause giddiness, elevated heart rates, and happiness in the pants(which could lead to blindness)! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!***
Now with the warming out of the way, Hi, and welcome to the 42nd edition of Traditional Tuesdays. This week, like all of the other weeks, I'll be featuring fifteen works of art from the Traditional Gallery. Any more than that might and you might loss interest or it could cause your monitor to fail in an explosion of awesomeness. I would feel guilty if that were to happen, so I'm keeping it at fifteen! The Traditional gallery is a vast storeroom of work that covers many mediums and genres. I've tried to show a diverse array of artwork, but I don't have room for them all. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

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Resources and Stock Signup:iconarthistoryproject:
November is Art History Stock & Resources month

Here are some hints n tips about submitting.....

Create the News Article as you normally would in your own Journal portal. N.B If you create this as a 'Journal' rather than 'News', when you submit it to the Group it will show up in the Gallery, rather than the Blog.

Choose to submit to Groups at the last page, after formatting and select #ArtHistoryProject. You may also submit to
any Group you Admin for, providing it is relevant. In fact I would encourage this as it will spread the Project further - many people will be yet to hear about it. e.g. I submit my Pinup & Glamour stuff to my #Death-Chicks Group, as it fits the theme.

It doesn't matter what Art you usually create. You can g

Traditional Tuesdays #52OMG OMFG OMFG! This is week fifty-two of this little article, and I can honestly say that I didn't think it would last this long. The night I started this feature, I was bored and just browsing around the Traditional Gallery. I was finding all kinds great artwork, that for one reason or another I couldn't/wouldn't give a DD. It could be because they had a DD recently, but mainly it was for a link to go back and see what they created next, and if they took it to the next level. Now it's more for artwork that I no longer have time to DD, I can't DD everything! I still find the article fun to do, and I'll keep doing it until it no longer is. So.... here is fifteen works of art that I thought you should see. I can't trust all of you all with anymore awesomeness, you might hurt yourself! Anyway, on with the show!
**WARNING:Viewing these works of art may cause giddiness, elevated heart rates, and happiness in the pants(which could

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Journal Entry: Thu Oct 4, 2012, 2:25 PM

First: I usually don't notice similar messages, especially because my bank account is in the red and I do not have the opportunity to donate.
But I know the sender of the message and trust her and so I want to share this content with you. Maybe it helps a little.
To all who get these news too often, as I do normally, please do not be angry.

Just got this message from ~nicjo

"Off topic for art, but for a truly important reason.

Kira, a 6 month old mini dachshund, has been diagnosed with the neurological disease Hydrocephalus.
Help give her a second chance at life!

Please if you can help, no matter how small a donation, go to the link below.
She needs this operation to survive.
All the information about her is there, along with how to help her. Do something selfless this Christmas <3

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PLEASE REBLOG THIS ON TUMBLR

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I would like to discuss with you about your favorite stock images and galleries.
What are your favorite places to find pictures to draw/paint? I'll summarize the best proposals later in my journal.
Unrestricted stock without many rules is particularly warmly welcome. ♥
Arranged alphabetically:

AlexanderHuebner [link] (beautiful architecture and landscapes, medieval)
Beinspyred [link] [link] (great vintage stock, Pin Up's and old portraits)
CathleenTarawhiti [link] (modern stock with great costumes and models)
chonastock [link] (great references for poses and with outdoor locations)
chunga-stock [link] (lovely animal stock, horses and tigers)
elandria [link] (great dresses and poses, lovely muse)
erieye-stock [link] (lovely artistic nudes)
faestock [link] (the red-haired muse, a legend)
felixdeon [link] (great male artistic nude stock)
kechake-stock [link] (super creative stock muses)
lockstock [link] (My first muse, brought me closer to art again! ♥)
imquelle-stock [link] (great model and wildlife shots)
insomnia-stock [link] (lovely muse, it feels like being in a fairy tale)
jaymasee [link] (beautiful poses and stunning costumes)
mjranum-stock [link] (lovely artistic nude stock)
senshistock [link] (basic poses and beyond)
sinned-angel-stock [link] (modern stock with great costumes and models)
syccas-stock [link] (great poses that tell stories)
tigg-stock [link] (lovely stock from medieval to modern)
twilitesmuse [link] (beautiful modern stock)

Group for animal references: animalreferencephoto [link]

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~Sorain26 Dec 4, 2012 Student General Artist

I hope little Kira gets the help she needs

~nicjo Dec 4, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

thank you SO much for posting this, her owner will really appreciate it <3

~stoffkimba Nov 18, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

hej. that's a great list.

there are many of my favorite stock artists and also a whole bunch of stockers I've never heard of. just checked them out. they're all great! thanks!

~stoffkimba Nov 18, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

I completely forgot, I had something else on stock I'd wanted to ask: so, you're often using photos of famous people as stock/model - how is the best way to go about that? I've read so much about laws and rules and am basically to scared to upload my fanart now. (I know a lot of people are doing this here on DevArt - but you're the one with the journal entry on stock pictures, so I thought asking won't hurt.) Of course, I'm also interested in other people's opinion on this... orz

~stoffkimba Nov 18, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

because, thing is - I've uploaded a J.Cash picture. I'm pretty hazy on whether that's OK. I've been waiting whether I'd get any complains or something, but so far nothing. But then again, maybe it's just because nobody's seen it...

~IvieMoon Oct 30, 2012 Traditional Artist

If there's anyone who hasn't checked out

she has some excellent work that's definitely worth a look! And of course

has some great action shots (and his captions always make me chuckle).

=CathleenTarawhiti Oct 29, 2012 Professional Photographer

Hey, thanks for the plug

~TearsOfWolf Oct 26, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Did I understand it right? You can use stock objects for pictures that you make? Just cut them out and put in your own photos?

`dholms Oct 18, 2012

wow.
i must say, my feelings are a tad hurt that there isn't a mention of #resurgere
oh well.
there are some awesome one's here.
i adore lockstock.
also, mjranum and faestock are most excellent as well.

`faestock Oct 16, 2012 Professional Photographer

there are some people on here I hadn't heard of before, will have to check them out.
Thanks for the shout out

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