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11 Things I Love About dAdeviantART has served us for 11 years already and, no matter when we joined, it definitely changed something for every one of us. Some of us have found friends, others received inspiration to create or improve their skills, or experienced changes in many different personal aspects as well.
So why don't we take a moment for dA's 11th birthday to write a list of 11 things we love about dA? How did it help us? Did it make us grow as artists? Is it fun? What did it get you addicted to?
Your entry can be sincere and profound, as well as silly and fun - it's up to you!
You can only submit one entry, and you have an entire week to submit your list to Contests > 2011 > 11th Birthday Contests > 11 Things I Love about dA. This gallery will be closed on the 7th of August 2011 11:59pm (PDT) and we'll be rewarding the best entries in the after-party!
Even though the main goal of the project is th

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This is a news article, posted once every two weeks, choc-a-block full of Senior happenings and initiatives, stunning visual features, an awesome mini-interview and much, much more!
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This is a news article, posted once every two weeks, choc-a-block full of Senior happenings and initiatives, stunning visual features, an awesome mini-interview and much, much more!
Even though this is mainly Senior orientated, if you have something you want to promote or are just looking for something generally, senior or not, we invite you all to take a gander.
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$fourteenthstar's Celebrating Deviousness - January 2012 ~ `thorns

`johnpaulthornton's

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The Art of Capturing Souls

CodePLZ - What is the plan

Presenting: Community Volunteers

Cutting Edge Prints, Week 30/11

Quit Work, Be A….

24 Hour Prints Sale
Comic-Con!!

deviantART Artists Represented at Comic-con!

South Park features work created by deviants!

Seniority Announcement - December 2011This article marks the latest announcements detailing the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 800 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 others who deviate to be recognised

The Senior 'Stache | August 4th 2012On behalf of #dAseniors, `TickedOffTeam is the base of operations for

and News of Senior members, defined as those users who have a ` or a ° as their symbol on deviantART.
This is a news article, posted once every two weeks, choc-a-block full of Senior happenings and initiatives, stunning visual features, an awesome mini-interview and much, much more!
Even though this is mainly Senior orientated, if you have something you want to promote or are just looking for something generally, senior or not, we invite you all to take a gander.
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Community Relations News - January + February 2012>
Table of Contents
1. Daily Deviations
2. Bi-weekly Critique Nights
3. Volunteer Openings
4. Share Your Opinions
5. Community Projects
6. Official Contests
7 Project Educate 2011/2012
8. Art History
9. News from the Galleries
1. Daily Deviations
Recently, I announced changes to Daily Deviations in this journal and I'm happy to say that the response has been favorable. To review, we have made the following changes:
a> The "3-month rule" is now the "6-month rule" meaning an artist cannot receive another DD if they have had one in the last 6 months.
b> Daily Deviation selectors are limited to a maximum of one selection per day. This has been put in place to focus on quality vs quantity.
The hard-coding of these new guidelines is now in place (special thanks to $ZombieCoder for that

).
These changes are part of an ongoing initiative to better our Dai

Seniority Announcement - 11th Birthday EditionThis article celebrates our latest additions of Senior members in our community.
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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 others who deviate to be recognised in the crowd.
Today, we present to you the following deviants who have all been awarded Seniority as part of our 11th birthday celebrations. They have all been nominated

Seniority Announcement - June 2012

This article marks the latest announcements detailing the latest additions to the dizzy height of Senior members in our community. With just over 900 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 t

Presenting: Community VolunteersA BRIEF OVERVIEW
Over the years, we've been proud to offer the opportunity to volunteer with deviantART. We believe that our volunteers play a crucial role in helping our community develop and grow in positive ways.
The Gallery Moderator (previously known as Gallery Director) and Message Network Admin (MN@) teams have become a much loved and appreciated role, with many volunteers proudly detailing their experience in applications to enter into successful careers with companies who all recognise the value of volunteering in such a vibrant and eclectic community. Did you know that some of our now full time Staff were once volunteers? $fourteenthstar, $Moonbeam13, $pachunka, $aunjuli, $y2jenn, $damphyr, `Tachy-on, $dxd and $Ikue all volunteered in various roles -- and we are all very proud of that fact!
Over the past few months, we've been taking a close look at the volunteer experience -- what's worked, what hasn't worked a

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Even though this is mainly Senior orientated, if you have something you want to promote or are just looking for something generally, senior or not, we invite you all to take a gander.
A Very Devious Wedding!
`martypunker and ~imafallenangel reccently got married!

Everyone here at dAseniors wishes you lovebirds a happy and long life together. If you want to see the pictures Marty posted, click the picture below.

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deviantART's 11th BirthdAy: Let's Celebrate! Tweet

August 7th, 2011 marks deviantART's 11th birthdAy, but in true devious style, we're taking a whole week to celebrate! Our original plans for Deviants Appreciation Day were so huge that there was no possible way to express our love for the community in a mere 24 hours. Instead, we've created Deviants Appreciation Week, and what better time to host a week's worth of community-oriented events than in the days leading up to our birthdAy?

Each day this week, we have something special organized for you to participate in! Check out the schedule of events below to come party with us!

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On behalf of #dAseniors, `TickedOffTeam is the base of operations for

and News of Senior members, defined as those users who have a ` or a ° as their symbol on deviantART.

This is a news article, posted once every two weeks, choc-a-block full of Senior happenings and initiatives, stunning visual features, an awesome mini-interview and much, much more!

Even though this is mainly Senior orientated, if you have something you want to promote or are just looking for something generally, senior or not, we invite you all to take a gander.

FAQ #29: How do I become a Senior Member?
FAQ #106: What are the symbols in front of each deviants nickname?

Mini-Contest: Me and My 'stache

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By ^Thiefoworld and his +1

This time, ^Thiefoworld gives us an special mini interview to a good ol friend, `Athos-of-Light, who, this weekend, is finally passing to a whole new level in life. Let's just hope his princess isn't in another castle.

`Athos-of-Light

If you were a beverage, what would you be? Would you be sweet? dry? Alcoholic? Blue?

i know the exact beverage i would be and it glows in the dark.

Hpnotiq Martini

Tropical combination of Bacardi Cóco, Hpnotiq liqueur and pineapple juice + glow!
Available at the bonefish grill

How do you like your.. meatballs?

Moist. Saucy. Round. Meaty.

The trousers are overvalued and the translators in line are funny, these in agreement?

you need to increase your english levels to abour Lvl. 49 plz

Would you choose to live forever if you could? If so, what would you like to do for the rest of eternity?

Living forever would be exceedingly fun for me. Most people think they would get bored. I would probably just harass humanity. Assuming humanity died off after a while. I'll take up breeding squids.

What do you do when no one is watching?

well if i told people, it wouldn't be an alone activity would it?

News

$fourteenthstar's Celebrating Deviousness - May 2011

`megturney's Ticked Off with `RockstarVanity

`Rushy's Teen hipsters discover joys of analog photography

`raine-angel's Mermaids- The Next Big Thing!

`isoldel's Awareness Much?

`PurpelBlur's Duck and Cover! THE WORLD IS ENDING!!!

`MzzAzn's -May: Acts of Random Kindness!!-

`Endorell-Taelos' The Ugly Vampire - A comic series to love

`lost-angle's Dictionary Entries: 12 and 13

^namenotrequired's dA Updates - Recent and Upcoming

`JunkbyJen's You Can Be Saved / 5/26/11 Body, Soul and Spirit

`Exileden's experience at deviantART HQ

`Saimain has a few Grab Bags still available and also lists additional information on an artist who needs some help and a petition to help save Palawan.

`DemonMathiel has postcards up for sale

`Yamino and *batlesbo will be at F.A.C.T.S on the 22nd/23rd of October!

`smashmethod has opened the floor for any questions you may have about programs, art, music, design and more!

`isoldel has a Multinational Doll Month proposal

`synconi and ~moth-owl's 1000 deviants, 1000 cranes Project now allows five entries of one crane each, so go make more and boost your chances of winning some prizes too!

Contests

indicates new contests

#LITplease's Writing About Writing ~ Ends June 4th

`CookiemagiK's Revamp My Stuff 5 Contest ~ Ends June 5th

`zeiva's X-note Art Contest ~ Ends June 30th

`LadyLincoln's The Spectacular Cheap Thrills Romance Contest ~ Ends July 1st

`Rogue-Of-The-Night's Collaborative Red Contest ~ Ends December 12th

`TouchedVenus' SD Contest 15: Angelic and Holy Contest ~ Ends January 13th

`HazelCraft's St. Patty's Day Contest Feature

#ArtisanCraft's Dinosaur Contest Winners

`AssClownFish's Get Your Pokemanz On Poke'Winners

`TouchedVenus' OC Challenge 12: Magic: Winners! She also has a cool list of deviantART Contests !

Interviews

`PurpelBlur's

^Thiefoworld's An Absurd Interview with `CookiemagiK

`phoenixleo's Rendezvous with *sakimichan

`Gwendolyn12's Manga/Anime Beauty #2 - =KiwiChameleon

Art News

Customization: `Synfull's So i herd u liek emotes?? - Volume 118

Digital Art: `lilvdzwan's "Did you Know?" - 10 facts from Vexelove

Literature:

Manga/Anime: `AssClownFish's TokyoPop Closes It's U.S. Doors

Photography:

`bQw's Street Photography Tutorial: Context!
`photoswithattitude's PWA Unbound - Book Pledge
`wynnesome's lighting session ~ June 13, 7-10pm

Resources:

Features

^{IN NEWS}

`Mishelangello's Set the World on Fire

#ProjectPorkchop's Vol20, Vol21, Vol22, Vol23

#Unique-Equines' UotU Vol07, UotU Vol08

`TeaZS' The Bull and The Twins: An Art Feature

`stuck-in-suburbia's Weekly Stamp Feature The 33rd Instalment & The 34th Instalment

`Mirz123's The Other Features

~Topicality's Topical Feature 2 -Divas in the Forums & Topical Feature 3: Divas and Guinea Pigs

`petrova's Gummy bears feature

`photofairy's Australian Working Dogs

`ginkgografix's dA related presents: Food & Eating

^{IN JOURNALS}

`creativemikey's Summertime Features

`mooncalfe's Shadoweyes page 96 and 97

`petrova's Fav feature #26

=JillAuville' Features and More.

`DemonMathiel's White Feature and More

`LuneBleu's Featured Artists

`conzpiracy's Features

Announcements

^{CONGRATULATIONS!}

`Athos-of-Light and `tiganusi as a newly wedded couple!

`SeanDietrich who is launching his first official U.S live art tour with San Diego Comic Con.

`emeraldsugar for being an Aunty for the second time.

`vertMB for finishing his final year film and University too.

`jbensch's final design for a semi-trailer in Cali was approved.

`jsmonzani for being invited to post some of his works on a French and German TV Channel ARTE section devoted to Creatives.

`mooncalfe's nomination for a Glyph Award.

`Rahll for being hired to do environment work for 'The Hunger Games' film.

`gucken's feature and interview with Microsoft.

`fritsvandersloot for being reappointed as a MN@!

^{HELP WANTED}

`Pyritie is overseeing the programming and modelers of a free single-player RPG, Celestial Blue, and they are currently looking for more people to help and join ship!

Give support, luck and well wishes to `ArtisnotanAccident who is on medical leave and `Aegis-Strife who is in a Spanish Revolution.

`UnicornReality is looking for some more support in terms of funding a charity involved in people with mobility issues/brain injuries.

`Gashu-Monsata will only have £14 a week to live off of in University and is trying to save up some money beforehand! Support, order a commission and help if you can!

`demonlight is doing a sponsored walk in aid of MIND mental health charity, so go and show your support!

`Hellobaby has a whole journal dedicated to those Artists who need help!

To those that are now one year older...

`voodoo-prophet, `bad-blood, `bleedsopretty, `velociraptor, `ashwynmayr, `Caektiems, `zeyus, `Sophquest, `chutkat

...and to those yet to be: Happy Birthday!

^{MAY 29TH}
`lost-angle, `Zeros-Elipticus

^{MAY 30TH}
`DivineError, `duhcoolies, `zephyrkinetic

^{MAY 31ST}
`De-Profundis

^{JUNE 3RD}
`CynthiaCynical

^{JUNE 4TH}
`TeaZS

^{JUNE 5TH}
`gaborcsigas

^{JUNE 10TH}
`MzzAzn

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By ~Topicality

To end this article we would like to get you giggly with one (very long) quote from dAmnIT!, deviantART's center for finding funny quotes reported and said by people in dAmn +chat. If you have any favourites yourself, please don't hesitate to send a note to ~Topicality with the Subject "Lulz for Senior 'Stache".

<Mavyrk>cuppas: When I go to geometry class, I whip my square back and forth.
<Mavyrk>cuppas: When I'm a travelling reporter, I whip my Where? back and forth.
<catboyry>are you two still on that?
<cuppas>lmao
<Mavyrk>catboyry: Yes.
<chix0r>when I come to damn I whip my whip back and forth on cuppas so they STFU with the lame
<77sparrow77>lol
<cuppas>when chix0r crushes my heart i cry
<catboyry>you have a heart?
<Mavyrk>chix0r: When I disagree with your assertion of lameness, I whip my ne'er! back and forth.
<Endorell-Taelos>small heart.
* Mavyrk fights the power.
<Narfmaster>When I'm a wel respected pastry chef, I whip my chocolate eclair back and forth
* Endorell-Taelos pokes at cuppas' heart.
<catboyry>ohgodIwantchocolateeclairs
<Mavyrk>cuppas: When I don't want to tell the truth, I whip my dare back and forth.
<cuppas>hah
** Mavyrk was kicked by chix0r * oops, I whipped my /kick back and forth
<Narfmaster>When I'm a bear hunter, I whip my snare back and forth
** Mavyrk has joined
<TorsadesPourFoi>haha
<Endorell-Taelos>I guess this whipping wont get old.
** Mavyrk was kicked by chix0r * oops, I whipped my /kick back and forth
<TorsadesPourFoi>timing!
** Mavyrkhas joined
<Mavyrk>Bet you thought I was gone forever.
<prateek203>lol chiz0r.
<Mavyrk>When I don't want to get kicked from #devart, I whip #thumbshare back and forth.
<Narfmaster>When I'm Bon Jovi, I'm livin on a prayer back and forth.
<Mavyrk>Narfmaster: Damn, that's a good one. I never would have thought of prayer.
<cuppas>im gonna recycle one
<cuppas>when ive got you babe, i whip my Cher back and forth
<Mavyrk>Narfmaster: Yeah, well, when I'm hunting wabbits, I whip my snare back and forth.
<cuppas>when i have trouble pronouncing the french word for 'heart', i whip my Coeur back and forth
<TorsadesPourFoi>when im lost at sea on a boat, i whip my flare back and forth
<cuppas>oh man.
<Mavyrk>When I manhandle Bill Gates, I whip my multibillionaire back and forth.
<TorsadesPourFoi>when i'm thinking of starving african kids, i whip my care back and firth
<cuppas>when i use the masculine definite article when speaking german, i whip my Der back and forth.
<Mavyrk>When I feel Persian, I whip my Mehr back and forth.
<TorsadesPourFoi>when im wrestling in a wwf title match, i whip my chair back and forth
<Narfmaster>When I'm Usher, I whip my Yeah! back and forth.
<Mavyrk>When I chill on some British isle, I whip my ayre back and forth.
<77sparrow77>yay
<cuppas>when im wondering which seat to take on friday, i whip my Where? back and forth
<TorsadesPourFoi>when im thinkinbg about politics, i whip my meh back and forth
<Endorell-Taelos>cuppas: When I am Austin Powers, I whip my mojo back and forth
<Mavyrk>When I visit Cambodia, I whip my Khmer back and forth.
<TorsadesPourFoi>when im selling items on world of warcraft, i whip my rare back and forth
<cuppas>when i hire someone to live in my house and take care of kids, i whip Au Pair back and forth
<Narfmaster>When I'm living in Miami I whip my Mayor back and forth.
<Mavyrk>When I fuck bitches, I whip my pair back and forth.
<cuppas>Mavyrk: when i go scuba diving, i whip my air back and forth
<Mavyrk>When I visit Cambodia, I whip my Khmer back and forth.
<Mavyrk>When in a despotic country, I whip despair back and forth.
<TheSprunk>Fresko-1: Nectar of the gods
<cuppas>oh!
<cuppas>right
<Fresko-1>TheSprunk: And also the Elder Gods!
<Mavyrk>cuppas: During my time in the WCW, I whipped Rick Flair back and forth.
<cuppas>Mavyrk: lmao
<cuppas>Mavyrk: when i go scuba diving, i whip my air back and forth
<Mavyrk>I think I can safely cap off this line of humor with one oldie, but goodie.
<Mavyrk>When I'm in Soviet Russia, hair whips me back and forth.
<Mavyrk>Fin
<cuppas>i think weve run out of rhyming words anyway
<DarkestVirtue>Mavyrk: I hope the hair dips you in gaudy paint colours, first.
<Narfmaster>If I'm a North American glasslander, I whip my Prairie dog back and forth
<thetricksters18>Narfmaster: you know what i could whip back and forth?
<Narfmaster>If I'm a 70s British Computer Manufacturor, I whip my Sinclair back and forth
<Mavyrk>Narfmaster: When I'm in the zombie apocalypse, I whip m---oh shit, RUN!

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