Celebrating Deviousness - July 2012 Deviousness Award Deviousness Award Congratulations to `Itti Postcard 4 pack Letter Quotes Steampunk heart Every child is an artist What is this Awesome Achievement?The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out on the 1st of every month to one truly outstanding deviant. Zombie Fighter Extraordinaire Trunk love Snowgrain I Who is `Itti?To be a positive force in the community doesn't always mean you have to get on a box from great heights and shout loudly. `Itti is proof that sometimes just getting on with things and making the most of your time on deviantART can build just
Welcome to Arts and HealthWelcome to #Arts-and-Health. We are glad you are here!We are not a typical "art collection" group!Please take a moment to read a little bit about us and our mission.Arts & Health is about art. And health. We are a new Community Project but not an "official" dA group.We are grateful for the generous backing of Community Relations.We are concerned not only with how art is used to show health and illness, but also with how art can be used as a vehicle for storytelling. We want to show what it's like to live with an illness (regardless of how major or minor) as a means to raise awareness not only of the condition, but also of the human spirit and endurance. At our core, human beings are brave and resilient creatures, even in the face of illness, and we want to depict this triumph while raising awareness of illnesses.We are still ironing out the format of the group.We plan to put together a bimonthly (perhaps moving to monthly) "e-zi
Humans Becoming Robots, Robots Becoming HumanOn March 1, 2012 the Nevada DMV issued the first license for a “Google Driverless Car.” The idea behind this innovation is that one day soon new technology will drive cars safer and more skillfully than humans, thus saving lives and billions of dollars in car crashes. How well this idea catches on is a bit questionable, given the powerful “romance” of driving one’s car, but it’s certainly an indicator of things to come in the daily intersection of human and artificial intelligence and mobility. There have always been those who have dreamed of stepping into a mechanical exo-skeletal-type “suit” and letting the engineering do the work, instantly increasing limited human speed, strength, endurance and accuracy.:icontec
Brian Taylor: Outlaw of Independent CinemaMovies featuring the latest in high tech digital effects, eye-popping CGI environments and ear-splitting surround sound, are often described as “pushing the envelope.” But they’re mega-million-dollar productions that are delivered back to the studios by the filmmakers precisely as pre-ordered. Rarely is there danger of disaster, so what envelope has been pushed?Brian TaylorOutlaw at the Bleeding Edgeof Independent Cinema:icontechgnotic:by $techgnoticWed Apr 11, 2012, 07:00 PMMovies featuring the latest in high tech digital effects, eye-popping CGI environments and ear-splitting surround sound, are often described as “pushing the envelope.” But they’re mega-million-dollar productions that are delivered back to the studios by the filmmakers precisely as pre-ordered. Rarely is there
DownfallAnd in this dark harvest of seasonMy life has completely lost reason,For which or against to decide.All lost in a savage and endless, bleak tideIn sadness and in kindness In light and in darkness.In a boat made of hope I shall sail to tomorrow,In a winding hurricane Made of treachery and sorrow.There's a spear, endless, and colossal spear...Piercing, slashing though my head.Starting somewhere in heaven, Ending somewhere in hell.Fighting, burning, crying, crashing.Are the armies within.In my head they are all thrashing.On the heaven's and hell's whim.To be light or to be darkness.A perpetual array.It's n
Art History - Sign Up:iconarthistoryproject: :iconcommunityrelations:- What is Art History -Art History is a Community Relations Project - looking at the History of the genres and art we love today.This is open to any member of dA. CV's, Senior members, Beta testers, Subbed and Unsubbed accounts - EVERYONE. Over the last year we have brought you exciting articles and features from the various genres of Art. We are now going to move into the second wave of this Project, by working through chronologically.What we now want is for anyone with any interest in Art History to sign up!- Who we want -This doesn't need to be your career. Or even the artwork you create today.Maybe you were the one who d
5 Reasons you should learn photography manually!I once met someone who was determined not to use a D-SLR until he had mastered a Manual Camera first. I thought he was a bit stuck up, maybe a little arrogant of his own abilities too...but actually, he was right. You will not truly value Photography until you go right back to basics and learn how the legendary pros did it first. So here are five top reasons why you should teach yourself photography on a manual camera!1) It's CheapMany people think that Film Photography is expensive. If you're going all out and developing your own photographs rather than taking the to a developer then it might well be expensive! However manual cameras are a dying breed and you can pick up most of the bits and pieces you need to get started, quite cheaply.2) Manual FocusIt's the simplest reason, but it's so true. Manual Focus will save your life. Learning how to focus your camera the hard way will make
MyWeekThroughArt: How Has Your Week Been?How has your week been? Tell us through artwork using the new Journal editor.How to ParticipateSimply post a Journal entry with three deviations that represent your week (or your week to come).Start a new Journal entryUsing the new "Add Media" sidebar, search deviantART for three deviations that represent your week and then place them in your Journal (for example, if you went on a date this week, one of your deviations might depict two people having dinner).At the end of your Journal, add a link back to this Journal by copy and pasting the following text:"This was MyWeekThroughArt. How was yours?"Title your Journal "MyWeekThroughArt" and submit it!Examples(Artwork featured
Undiscovered (Beta): Unearthing Quality ArtArt Under The RadarEach day, hundreds of thousands of pieces of art are submitted to deviantART. As more and more artists join, create, and share their work, it becomes easy for high quality art to miss its chance to stand out and be seen.Our new browse mode, Undiscovered, aims to bring new, high quality artwork to the foreground.Finding Hidden GemsUndiscovered focuses on recently submitted artwork that has not yet drawn attention or recognition at the levels of Popular or What's Hot browse modes. Using an algorithm that identifies patterns in community behavior when curating content, Undiscovered generates a browsing experience that draws attention to creative art and talented artists that may not receive the same level of attention from other browse modes.Please keep in mind that the algorithm that powers Undiscovered is still new and we may make changes as it grows in use.Discover New Art DailyBecause Undiscovered focuses on recently submitted artwork, the artwork displayed m
CSS/HTML Tricks: Article LayoutHello!Another tutorial for news articles and journals on dA!This one is meant to help you add structure to your news articles (and personal journals) and thus enhance the reading experience for your audience.I have already written a tutorial on the topic of HTML Literature, but only showcased what is possible there. It is almost the same as :faq104:This tutorial will try to explain why you should use additional HTML in your articles and how it helps improve their quality.Also it turned out to be quite long, so skip to your liking.For further reading please refer to CSS Tricks: Limiting .text width, which explains the necessity of limiting your text width.Why is structure important?Nobody likes reading a wall of text. If you look at an article and all you see is a grey blur,
Celebrating Diversity #23The idea behind the Celebrating Diversity Project is to post an article with deviations not from my area of expertise (Artisan Crafts) but from other Galleries that I almost never visit. This time I specifically searched for mediums that I enjoy but kind of forgot that I did.Once again, I strongly encourage you to step out of your zone of comfort and take the time to discover or re-discover other types of art. The world is full of wonder and beauty, we just need to take the time and open our minds to see even more of it.Photography > AbstractTraditional Art > ScratchboardFilm & Animation > Animation:b
Volunteering with Passion and LoveDear Deviants,With this journal I would like to share my Volunteering experience on DA.VolunteeringAs a Design and Interface CV, I always focus on Introducing new faces and designs, of course, to the World #1 Art & Design community.When i get a Note of DD suggestion, I open it and see the deviation in detail, sometime i use zoom in photoshop lolThe following points are very important for my DD selection::1. Quality - Top Notch - I can never compromise with quality, i always strive for the best to showcase in Daily Deviations.2. Uniqueness - Out Of the box - I respect idea, even its not executed very well - I never mind, I feature it and see possibilities to enhance the idea. It can only happen if as a CV will promote it.3. Popularity - Favs, Critique & Comments - Sometimes at a glance, i don't like the suggestion but when i open the deviation and see other deviants' comments and favs, it pushes me to think again and again.4. The
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