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Official dA News
Premium Content Platform Site Update Bug Fixes and Feedback Discussion Site Update Premium Content Platform Comic Con - Day 4 (previous three days linked at the bottom of the journal entry for Day 4) DT 2012 - Baguette meet at Breadlands Celebrating Deviousness - July 2012 DeviantART's First Ever Gallery Show in London Official Contests
All "official" contests will begin at midnight PST on the start date and end at 11:59 PST on the end date. This applies to all Community Relation run contests and all deviantART sponsored contests.
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Mythical Creatures Design Challenge - Deadline July 24, 2012 - vote from July 25 - 31, 2012 Bring Your Type to Life - A Typography Contest - Deadline August, 26, 2012 Before and After Feedback Competition - Deadline August 31, 2012 Epic Movie Poster Contest - Deadline August 31, 2012 Children's Book Vexel Contest - Deadline September 27, 2012Community Relations Projects
#projecteducate Current Week: Artistic Nude Photography #ArtHistoryProject Learn how you can get involved here.Informative News & Events
A Fat Female Superhero Contest Raining Free Resources Contest Boss Week Things You Should Do On deviantART Project Educate Looking for Deviants Daily Deviations: Behind the Magic Around the Site Suggestions Volume 2 Suggesting Darkroom Daily Deviations Hello CRLiterature! Did You Know - July 7 July Artisan Crafts Theme Challenge - Medieval Manip Challenges #003 Paint is Paint Hands of Hope Talty's Artisan Crafts DD Guidelines - Updated A Crafty Chat with Lisatoms Why I Appreciate dA Calling All AlbertansFeatures & Interviews
dA Love for Everyone Darkroom Exposed - JillAuville 20th Anniversary of Jeff Koons "Puppy" The Story Behind the Photo III ProjectPorkCHop Vol141 Feature: Sketches and Doodles Body Art DD Recap, June 2012 Manga/Anime Monthly Features Vol 35 Creeping Wednesday - 2 Featured Artist Interview with shtut Photography Weekly Edition Thirty One Friday Night Street Specials v.7.2 A Week in dA Related - 051 Photomanip News and Feature - July 15 Fashion This Week Under the Skin - photoswithattitude Art History - John William Waterhouse Crazy Crafts I - SeanAvery Traditional Tuesdays #34 A Week in Pixel - 6 Awesome Artisan Crafts XVIII Project Comment Interviews Issue 52 - Aimyee Weekly Hunt #59 Obscured Photos Features 97 Inside Scoop on Andie-c Undervalued Artists Interview with Sylwia77Groups
#StaffAppreciation's goal is to promote positive community relations between deviants. We dothis by creating relationships between the staff and the community, and
by showing the staff that we really do appreciate all of their hard
work! Anyone can help us plan this! #StaffAppreciation week is scheduled for August 8-14th, 2012.
#Critique-It is working on digital art this month! Any sort of digital art is accepted into our featured folder Anyone who submits work must also
comment on work in the folder. Full details here.
=DailyLitDeviations is holding a summer contest #LitResources has published a journal on Flash Fiction Month #DreamyArt is a Group dedicated to collect beautiful, original and deep artworks, showcase them and then, inspire more artists! All kinds of art are accepted and everyone is welcome to join. Every week we make features and we also hold contests with good prizes. Commission Info
*danydiniz has listed commission info here =Hades-O-Bannon has listed commissions for Chibi lineart here `Exileden is accepting commissions here =izka197 is accepting commissions here ^ClefairyKid is offering points commissionsWhoas - Theme: Comics
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What I'm looking for from you guys:
News, Features or Interviews you want to promote Groups you want me to feature or highlight deviations that follow the theme for that issue DevMEETs or events going on around you or being hosted by you. Commission information for those looking for Commissions Anything else you feel you want the deviantART community to know about!Next installment to be posted August 1st and the theme for the "Whoas" is deviantART Fan Art This could be anything from love for the site, #fella, staff or volunteers etc - in preparation of our 12th birthday!.
Wanna suggest a theme? Note $Moonbeam13 with your ideas!
New Photojournalism only group #TheCorrespondent
Would love a mention to let all PJ lovers out the know about us as there was a lack of active Photojounalism only groups on dA. There obviously was a need as we are growing fast
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#ManipulateThis current challenge is "Theme Tarot" card, where you can create a tarot card on one of three giving themes. The challenge runs from August 30th-August 12th. Find all of the information on the Home page.
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