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It's a photomanip PARTY!Let's get this party started!
Hey, everyone!
You heard right-- it's a photomanipulation party, and YOU are invited!
Join us tomorrow (Monday, October 1st) at 11 AM Pacific Time (dA time) (Find your local time here).
There will be games and LOTS of PRIZES!*
You could even win a 1-year premium membership to dA.
Meet with me, your friendly and adorable Photomanip CV. Meet with other equally friendly and adorable members of your community. Have a blast playing fun games and challenges. Or, just stay and enjoy the company.
Join us in :#communityrelations:!
*You must have at least 1 legitimate photomanipulation in your gallery to win a prize. This restriction is in place because we want this party to be especially for the photomanipulation community. Than

Got questions? We've got answers.Your questions answered.
Hi all,
For those of you who do not know, PHOTOMANIPULATION MONTH starts in one week (on October 1st)! Please be sure you are watching #projecteducate and/or my journal to learn about some super exciting and wonderfully wicked happenings in the photomanipulation community.
Also, please either leave a comment on this blog or send me a note with your questions about anything at all related to photomanipulation and the photomanipulation community.
For example, what does it take to get a DD? What am I looking for when I DD stuff? What is composition and why does it matter? Why do I need to be careful about using premade backgrounds? Where can I find a great tutorial on fire? Why is using the "Match Color" filter often a bad idea?
Also, I will be contacting some of you to get your 'stories' -- that is, your experiences with photomanipulation. Still others will be (or have been) co

Announcing Rolled Fine Art Paper Prints!Prints Shop
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Starting immediately, deviantART is upgrading our rolled Fine Art Paper Prints to a more professional grade print process. The new and improved product will now ship with an additional 1.5" (3.81 cm) bright-white border ready to be hung or framed! This change will not affect the way in which we currently provide Photo Prints, Canvas, or Frame Art Prints.
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Advanced digital drying process in order to guarantee vibrance
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Of Copyright + Premades

Disclaimer: I'm no lawyer, I do not work for deviantArt, I'm merely someone who has been doing photomanips for quite a while and has taken the time to read quite a few articles on the topic. The views expressed hereunder are mine alone. They do not reflect any "official dA opinion" nor are they to be taken as "legal advice". Furthermore, you may live in a country that hasn't signed any of the treaties that govern international copyright law, so you'd have to check with your country's national laws.
I strongly urge you to not only read the journal, but also the comments underneath it as there are a lot more examples of what you can and can't do as well as more links to information being shared by your fellow deviants!
What is Copyright?
I'll paraphrase/quote the wikipedia article on the topic for this:
"Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclus

Photography Troubleshooting: The Watermark FAQ"How do I protect my photography and art in general?"
~=Eitvys200
"As =Eitvys200 pointed out, at least 1 journal per month makes it to the top of the list and is about stealing art. Sometimes this is something small such as posting a piece to facebook, other times you see hoards of pieces on a website selling wallpapers or something similar. Regardless of how it happens, or where, it can hurt just as much to see your hard work disregarded and especially someone else profiting or taking credit.
Protecting work is a huge deal for some people, and not for others. It depends entirely on your outlook - how you view your work and indeed whether or not there needs to be some constrictions on it due to the content being a child, or family member. But how do we protect our work properly from art theft and wrongful use? The simple answer is you can't provide for every eventuality. Even if you upload your work to a website where right click -> copy is disabled,

Spirit Day is ComingSpirit Day
Save the date! Spirit Day is Friday, October 19th! Which means you can show your support for the LGBT community by doing a number of things, from raising awareness through articles, artwork, literature or simply sporting the team colors on and/or offline. What colors?
Purpleh!
The color that represents Spirit Day is purple! Which brings us to the challenge portion of Spirit Day!
The Purple Challenge
The Purple Challenge is simple, go one day (October 19th) using only one color during your daily adventure on deviantART: purple. Here are some places you can pimp out the color purple:

Your avatar. Use a simple photo editing program to temporarily turn your avatar purple.

A featured deviation on your page.

A collection of purple deviations.

Your devID.

Use only purple emoticons!

In journal sk

Project Educate: Permission to Photograph People Permission to Photograph People
It's a tough topic and one that most of us like to shy away from rather than embrace, but the honest truth is that the shots of people that you get - the best kind - are the ones that are candid, journalistic or spontaneous. That usually means asking permission afterwards, or not asking permission at all - which can appear quite odd, to some. One of my biggest concerns and anxieties is having my camera out in public. I recently went to a beach, of all places, and was shooting the coastline when a horrible feeling crept over me and I realised that there were lots of people around and that I was invading, a little bit, on their privacy. These guidelines are useful for shooting on the street, at public gatherings and events and at more formal occasions such as weddings.

If the person is going to be the main subject of your photo - then it's kind to ask permission, get perm

Rising Stars of Photomanipulation Vol. 03.
Names you should know: *B-r-a-c-i-a-t-a
The Rising Stars in Photomanipulation interview series focuses on upcoming rock stars from the photomanipulation community whose names you really ought to know! This week I am so excited to introduce you to someone who not only demonstrates tremendous skill in our medium, but also gives generously to the community via the creation of incredibly clean, well-composed tutorials.
I am happy for you to meet =FP-Digital-Art, an Italian artist who has been with us on dA for a bit more than a year. Please enjoy the interview that he was so kind to give, and don't forget to take a moment to check out his gallery!
*B-r-a-c-i-a-t-a's Interview
So, let's start with your program of choice: Photoshop, GIMP, PSP, or other?
Photoshop.
How did you get into photomanipulation?
My friend Anja (*D-E-S-T-I-N-Y-0105) showed me some of her digital work

4 Artists and Their Journeys

Sept. 5, 2012 by $techgnotic
“When I left high school, I had all my plans to go to college, but I had no money. And I decided then, the best thing for me to do is not worry about getting money to go to college — I will educate myself. I walked down the street, I walked into a library, I would go to the library three days a week for ten years and I would educate myself. It’s all FREE, that’s the great thing about libraries! Most of you can afford to go to college, but if you wanna educate yourself completely, go to the library and educate yourself. When I was 28 years old, I graduated from Library.”
— Ray Bradbury
So spoke the recently departed Ray Bradbury, a seminal (possibly the seminal) American fantasy & science fiction writer. Today, aspiring sci-fi and fantasy writers study his novels and short stories as their core ed

Awesome Artisan Crafts - XVIIIHello!

Hello and welcome to Awesome Artisan Crafts!
I will be regularly featuring the awesome creations I find in the Artisan Crafts Gallery.
Absence!
The dreaded real life has taken me away from my beloved internets for the last few weeks. CURSE YOU REAL LIFE So I apologize for this being so long from the last one.
Changes and such!
Since my last article the wonderful ^Talty has come on board and is helping to look after the Artisan Crafts Gallery, so send her DD suggestions and general suggestions too!
We also held a fabulous week at #projecteducate where we tried to bring you an insight to the world of Artisan Crafts!
Chatrooms
A lot of you ask for a chatroom for Artisan Crafts, well there is one that can be found at :#craftydeviants: thing is whenever I pop in it is always empty. Soooo do you want an event in there

Need Input for Message Center RevampIn the deviantWATCH, we would like to switch to Feeds vs. Messages you have to "X" away one by one.
Now, I could use a wide net of input for message center revamp, but really I'd like to start with a narrow view of just deviantWATCH.
The deviantWATCH lives within Messages, which contains within it Feedback, Notices, etc. as well. deviantWATCH messages come in like crazy in your message center once you are watching 20+ people. And of the folks reading my Journal, I know you guys tend to have over 100+ people that you +WATCH.
Help me understand something. Because if we go off and make changes, we're going to have a riot on our hands. And no one needs that kind of sadness in their lives:
Why can't we switch to feeds?

Feeds would effectively index YOUR deviantWATCH in to deviantART's search engine, so your deviantWATCH Deviations would have all of the filters and capabilities of the home page. Categories, Newest, Most Popular 24 hours, 1 week, 1 month, etc. BUT a

It's All About Presentation (Mostly)As more and more people start taking pictures of their nether regions on their iphones or posing myspace style in front of their HTC's - the competitive world of getting a Daily Deviation gets just that much harder...

I kid. But... daily, I am bombarded with awesome suggestions (which I love) and I'm not complaining about. But there has to be a criteria of sorts, that sets an image above the rest. Here are a few things I look for that you might not have noticed before... The first thing I look at when I stumble across an image or view a suggestion from somebody, is how the artist has presented their work to the deviantART Community.
Title
Your image isn't everything. Not anymore. In the past I have given Daily Deviations to pieces with titles that are a combination of random letters and numbers, or that are very obviously still the source file title - or that tends to be just a keyboard mash-up. Everyday CVs are sent many many notes suggesting pieces o

People + Portraits: TroubleshootingBack at the beginning of this week we opened up a photography troubleshooting blog and had lots of queries to answer and work through. Some of them require lengthy replies so keep an eye on #communityrelations this coming week for fuller articles. However the basic ones and some hints and tips that were shared along the way have been compiled into this blog. Feel free to contribute - and of course, ask more questions!
Questions and Answers...

"People often ask me where they can see their photo, after I've taken it - sort of on the street or something. What do I tell them?"

"I tend to take business cards with me when I go out. I slip a few into my camera bag and then if anybody ever asks or wants to know where shots will be, I can say that in the near future they should be on my website. Equally people can contact you if they don't see it, and/or ask for copies.! ~ ^Kaz-D "

"I did a big series of engagement phot

PE: Tolerance Towards Daily DeviationsIf you're like me, one of the first things you do every morning is turn on the computer to check the DDs for the day, if you make this a habit sooner or later you'll see something featured that you won't like at all, making you spill your morning coffee all over the screen.

Oh the crime! That poor coffee going to waste.
Before you hit the Caps Lock button and begin an essay about the drop of quality of DDs, stop. Take a deep breath, maybe walk around for a bit to cool down, and think about what you're going to do. To begin with, complaining about the DD leaving a comment is extremely disrespectful for the artist because most of the time, they didn't even ask to be featured. Instead, take a moment to consider why was it picked, DDs are chosen for far more than just being visually attractive, as the article Daily Deviations - The Myth and the Legend explained; we often look f

Announcing our Creative Grants recipients!Congratulations to our first-ever Creative Grants recipients!
We're proud to announce that this round's Creative Grants recipients have been chosen! Our Creative Grants Board, comprised of `Mollinda, `RockstarVanity, and `vayabobo, diligently reviewed the applications, and from their top choices, we have determined this round's recipients. What better day to announce these projects than on deviantART's big 12th birthday celebration?
These talented artists are passionate about their projects, and they've already accomplished so much in their communities without outside funding. We can't wait to see how they flourish after receiving their Creative Grants!
Full Moon Art Appreciation
By ~dogsofeternity from Dallas, TX
Austin Craver, aka ~dogsofeternity, has been running an art gallery space in Texas for t

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by `alicexz, Aug 25, 2012, 1:23:54 PM
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Want to get rid of the absolutely horrendous recent dA update of ugly, massive, unorganized, unprofessional thumbnails that I turned off beta to escape from but IT SOMEHOW STILL FOUND ME???

Just install this amazing new browser script written by `rotane, which not only shrinks the thumbnails back to a reasonable size, but also gets rid of the awkward light-background problem for wide deviations.

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THANKS `rotane!!!! Please +fave and spread it around if you like it!

[link] LOOK HOW EVEN WORSE DEVIANTART.COM MAIN PAGE LOOKS ON A NON-PREMIUM

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=yesi-chan Oct 20, 2012

I really appreciate the effort but at the same time I feel that a big deal is being made here just because people don't switch to the grid view, that makes a LOT of difference. First thing I did was change it to the grid view and everything already looks so much better.

~InPBo Sep 11, 2012 Student General Artist

how do the premium main page look like? yes it is horrible for us, the non premium users

~dwsel Aug 31, 2012 Digital Artist

Thank you so much! I was looking for that!

*mysticspirits Aug 30, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I know this thumbs are really hideous!! D:

=ArtOfKassie Aug 28, 2012 Professional General Artist

Is this for only certain browsers?

`rotane Aug 28, 2012 General Artist

Works best and most easily with Firefox or Chrome. It's quite a bit tricky with the others (Opera, IE, Safari…), but maybe doable.

*Kelpie77 Aug 28, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

oh THANK YOU!!!!!!
Thought it was just me, the new layout is boggin'!
Thank goodness for techy-geek people

~rebel28 Aug 28, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Naa, I'll leave it.

I've had to design websites in the past, and that was already a pain to bug-fix, I don't even want to know how difficult it is for the DA crew. I'll let them get around to it, till then I can still upload and view images. Works for me.

*signore-illusionista Aug 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow! Wonderful! Thank you very much, I don't love this too

*riparii Aug 27, 2012

Gonna try this, it feels like there are big ugly billboards in my gallery now.

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