Artist Relations Newsletter - April 9, 2008

Director of Artist Relations    &    Assistant Director of Artist Relations

The purpose of Artist Relations is to strengthen the community spirit as well as network with fellow artists so that we may bring outside opportunities to you, and help you to hone your skills. Contact the Gallery Director that best represents your art style and tell them your ideas. Need support for a contest? Advice on your artwork? Tips for how to get involved? Perhaps you have feedback for the administration. Artist Relations is your one stop shop for all of your Artistic needs. Gallery Directors are constantly giving your feedback and suggestions to us in an effort to make deviantART best represent the needs and wants of the community.

News

The AR team would like to extend our love and heartfelt gratitude to the efforts of hellfirediva, mauricioestrella, LorrieWhittington and maxwell-heza, please do the same


New Gallery Directors!!  Please welcome (and welcome back) to the team:
                        mrrste - Skins & Themes
                        DCZed - deviantART Related
                  
I will be filling the rest of the openings however, due to some extra activity around the April Fools Fiascos, I fell behind. Please be patient with me

The Film gallery is being restructured to be more conducive to growth.  Expect to see a bit of insanity during this I will try and make it as quick and painless as possible. Once I have completed film, other galleries will follow but I'll keep you updated

Project Educate is featuring Photomanipulation!! Read about it - <a href="news.deviantart.com/article/46…>Intro: Photomanipulation Week

If you're the caring empathetic type, you should check out Hero-Rebellion-Club

Trying to get some exposure for yourself or an artist you love? Check out deviantSPOTLIGHT

There's been a bit of confusion surrounding the Square Enix contest.  Please read this and this to hopefully gain some clarity.

dAmn is looking sexay after it's recent makeover!

1 in 8 Speedsters contest extended.  Get involved for a good cause

Commission oilsoaked and help stigmatattoo ! Read about it here

Did you know that deviantART had an official flash preloader?? Read about it here

It shouldn't be new news to most of you that deviantART doesn't support mp3 submissions.  However, it would appear that some in our community are abusing certain category allowances and have uploaded bad disguised music files into our galleries.  These will be removed when they are located, so do us a favor and adhere to the rules and remove them yourself.  Thank you.


ItDoesNotHaveMe needs your support! Send in information pertaining to awareness days, weeks etc so we can build up our resources.  Thank you

  Please help out my team by sending your daily deviation suggestions to one person only.  There is great confusion caused when you suggest the same piece to multiple gallery directors.  We appreciate it

Artist Relations Sponsored Contests

ComicStock - Comic Artists - Deadline April 13, 2008
The World Ends with You - Deadline April 22, 2008
FanCraftic - Deadline April 25th, 2008
1 in 8 Speedsters Contest - Deadline April 28, 2008
The LOL Corner Contest - Deadline May 1, 2008
Face Your Fear Contest - Deadline May 11, 2008
The Forbidden Gaze Contest - Deadline June 1, 2008


Under the Big Top

- Pass the Panel - Ongoing

Important and entertaining links you should go to

Weekly Help Desk Updates

Anime Postcard Contest Winners

Feature Saturday

Print Profits - A Reminder

Artist Interview - E-X-O-G-E-N

Poem in Your Pocket Day

April Awareness Weeks, Months, Days

Help Get a Handle on Handhelds

Print News: New Kodak Edge Paper

April Grand Prize Giveaway Contest

Traditional Trees II

The Best in 3D manipulations #7

Forest and Trees

Where are the Writers?

Feature from the word: Words

Comicstock Contest: Comic Portion Begins!

Community Choice Features - V

Feature Artist of the Month on dA - April 2008

Art Class 101 - Color

ABC's of Anthro

Anthro DYK's

Project: Something New

Get Acknowledged 3D

A springtime Fractal Friday

The Horror - Volume seven




Some thumbs of favorites Roxy and I have added recently:



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News from the Galleries

Anime/Manga

Anthro

Artisan Crafts

Comics & Cartoons

Community Projects

Customization
Handhelds
Wallpaper


deviantART Related

Digital Art - cosmosue
Digital Art - JunkbyJen
3-Dimensional - baKIN
3-Dimensional - Bloodredsangre
Fractal Art
Photomanipulation
Vector
Vexel


Fan Art

Film - DVeditor
Film - Animation - Marker-Guru

Photography - equivoque
Photography - rhapsouldize
Abstract/Surreal/Fetish
Animals, Plants & Nature - Photosbykev
Animals, Plants & Nature - SheTakesPics
Conceptual
Horror & Macabre
Street Photography

Resources - LawrenceDeDark

Stock Photography

Space Art

Traditional Art - artfromsouldesigns
Traditional Art - stigmatattoo
Traditional Art - oilsoaked
Traditional Art - Body Art - just-an-artist